My Mother's Gift I grew up in a small town where the elementary school was a ten-minute walk from my house and in an age , not so long ago , when children could go home for lunch and find their mothers waiting. At the time, I did not consider this a...
By Adam Freedman For todays episode: In honor of Mothers Day last week, we ask: do you have what it takes to be a good Mommy? Legally speaking, that is. But first, your daily dose of legalese: This podcast does not create an attorney-client relations...
To prevent our dog, Lacy, from pestering visitors to our house, my mother often massaged her as she lounged beneath the kitchen table, her favorite resting spot. One day a contractor came over to talk about a home-improvement project. As he and my mo...
Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, I built a big house for our mother.The second said, I sent her a Mercedes with a d...
[00:01.74]In France, Mother's Day [00:03.76]is like a family birthday. [00:06.09]It takes place on the last Sunday [00:08.37]in May and the whole family [00:10.73]has a big dinner together at home. [00:13.83]At the end of the meal, [00:15.35]the moth...
[00:02.53]Module 3 MOTHER'S DAY [00:06.42]Unit 2 Many countries celebrate Mother's Day. [00:11.19]1 Listen and read. [00:15.27]The Story of Mother's Day [00:18.27]During the 1600s,England celebrated a day [00:23.21]called 'Mothering Sunday'. [00:25.6...
[00:02.84]2 Listen and write.Listen and fill [00:08.84]in the missing information in the table. [00:12.07] [01:49.21]3 Listen and circle.Listen and circle [01:54.55]the correct answers to complete the sentences. [01:59.50] [03:21.54]...
[00:04.13]Module 3 MOTHER'S DAY [00:07.87]UNIT 1 The black ones don't look [00:11.66]as warm as the red ones. [00:15.31]1 Listen and read.Then say. [00:21.48]What are you going to buy your mum [00:23.32]for Mother's Day? I haven't decided yet. [00:27...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. This week, our subject is mothers and how their image has changed over the years in film and television. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Anna Jarvis...
17 Things My Mother Taught Me ------Anonymous My mother taught me to appreciate a job well done: If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning! My mother taught me religion: You better pray that will come out of the car...
