How To celebrate Father's day?



Lesson 25 


Father's Day 

Father's Day (Learn also about Mother's Day) is celebrated by children on the third Sunday of June every year, in order to appreciate all the efforts made by their fathers throughout their entire lives.


Origin of Father's Day 

In the United States, Sonora Smart Dodd hit on the idea of celebrating Father's Day in 1909, because she, alongwith her five siblings was raised by her father who was a Civil War veteran. 

The first Father's Day was observed on June 19 in 1910, which was the birthday of Dodd's father. Since then, the celebration of Father's Day, having been supported by many renowned personalities, got off the ground.


Activities on Father's Day

People buy special gifts and flowers and give them to their fathers in order to show that they take care of them. They make their fathers feel special on this day. They express that they are fortunate to have them in their lives.


Role of a Father 

Fathers are the ones who are always ready to go through fire and water for supporting their families, protecting their children from dangers, and providing them with food. 

Fathers stand as the pillars of the family on whom the entire family is dependent. They act as a lighthouse for all the family members in the right direction. They play a vital role in the family. They are the ones who wear the pants in the family, and the whole family accepts the decisions made by them. No matter how poverty-stricken fathers are, they always make an onerous effort to educate their siblings well. 


Conclusion

It's a fact that our fathers sacrifice their dreams and comforts, and dedicate their lives to the family. So we must respect and look after our fathers and appreciate their efforts for the family, not only on Father's Day but also every single day of the year.


Words to Learn

1. To celebrate→ To honour a special day while gathering socially

2. To appreciate→ To value

Synonym→ To respect

Antonym→ To disrespect

3. Effort→ Attempt

4. Throughout→ In every part of the year

5. Siblings→ Children

6. Civil War → A war among the people of the same country

7. Veteran→ Experienced 

Synonym→ Expert

Antonym→ Novice 

8. To observe→ To celebrate

9. To support→ To aid or give assistance to to someone

Synonym→ To help 

Antonym→ To oppose 

10. Renowned→ Famous

Synonym→ Celebrated

Antonym→ Unknown

11. Personality→ Famous person

12. To express→ To convey one's thoughts 

Synonym→ To communicate 

Antonym→ To hide 

13. Fortunate→ Lucky

Synonym→ Favoured 

Antonym→ Unlucky 

14. To protect→ To save someone from danger

Synonym→ To save 

Antonym→ To expose to danger

15. To provide→ To give 

16. Pillar→ A structure of stone, wood or metal that supports a building

17. Dependent→ A person who relies on others for his/ her needs 

18. Direction→ Path 

19. Vital→ Very important

Synonym→ Significant

Antonym→ Insignificant

20. To accept→ To agree to do something

Synonym→ To recieve 

Antonym→ To refuse

21. Decision→ Conclusion 

22. Poverty-stricken→ Very poor

Synonym→ Impoverished 

Antonym→ Wealthy

23. Onerous→ Burdensome

Synonym→ Heavy

Antonym→ Easy 

24. To educate→ To provide money for one's children's education 

25. To dedicate→ To devote or give time or effort to achieving some goal


Idioms and Phrases to Learn

1. To hit on an idea→ To suddenly think of an idea

2. To be raised by someone→ To be brought up or nurtured by someone

3. To get off the ground→ (Something) to start or to come into existence

4. To make someone feel special→ To show that they matter to you and that they're special for you 

5. To go through fire and water→ To face any difficulty to achieve something

6. To stand as the pillars of the family→ To be the most important person of the family

7. To act as a lighthouse for→ To guide someone as a lighthouse guides ships at sea

8. To play a vital role in→ To do an important part or job 

9. To wear the pants in the family→ To make decisions for all the family members

10. To make an onerous effort→ To strive


Exercise 1

Do you understand the following phrases? 

1. To go through fire and water

2. To act as a lighthouse for

3. To wear the pants in the family

4. To hit on an idea

5. To get off the ground


Answer keys:- 

1. To face any difficulty

2. To guide someone as a lighthouse guides ships at sea

3. To make decisions for all the family members

4. To suddenly think of an idea

5. To start or come into existence


Exercise 2

Can you recall the synonyms and antonyms of the following words? 

1. Fortunate

2. To express

3. Veteran

4. To appreciate

5. Vital 


Answer keys 1:- 

(Synonyms) 

1. Lucky

2. To communicate 

3. Experienced

4. To value

5. Important


Answer keys 2:- 

1. Unlucky

2. To hide 

3. Novice

4. To disrespect

5. Insignificant