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For

SMP/MTs

Class VIII

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Best Wishes

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1. Greeting Cards

Look and learn.

Happy birthday!

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I hope that your special day is full of fun and happiness.

Happy graduation to you

and very best wishes in

everything you do!

birthday wishes

graduation wishes

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Look and learn.

Happy graduation to you

and very best wishes in

everything you do!

newborn wishes

Mother’s Day wishes

God bless your

newborn baby!

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Look and learn.

Happy graduation to you

and very best wishes in

everything you do!

Teacher’s Day wishes

Father’s Day wishes

Happy Father’s Day!

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Look and learn.

Happy graduation to you

and very best wishes in

everything you do!

wedding anniversary wishes

New Year wishes

Congratulations

on your golden

wedding

anniversary.

Happy New Year!

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Wish joys and

happiness on this

New Year bloom

in your life as

flowers in the

garden.

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Think about it.

What do we find in a birthday greeting cards?

Happy birthday!

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I hope that your special day is full of fun and happiness.

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On your own

Write birthday wishes to someone you love.

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2. Mother’s Day

Practice the dialog.

When do people in Saudi Arabia celebrate Mother’s Day?

People in Saudi Arabia celebrate Mother’s Day on March 21.

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Think about it.

  1. What do we say to ask for information about a special day?
  2. What do we say to give information about a special day?

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On your own

Find information about Mother’s Day in some countries.

See

page 86

for further instruction!

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Summary

  1. We send greeting cards on special occasions, such as a birthday, graduation, New Year, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Teacher’s Day, newborn babies, and anniversaries.
  2. A greeting card consists of receiver, wishes, and sender.
  3. To congratulate someone on his/her special occasion:
    • Congratulations on your graduation/wedding anniversary!

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Summary

  1. To send wishes to someone:
    • I hope that your day is full of fun and happiness.
    • Very best wishes in everything you do!
    • God bless your newborn baby!
  2. Countries in the world observe Mother’s Day on different days. We celebrate it on December 22 in Indonesia.