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Father's Day

Date: Jun 16 2006

Intro

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Poor old dad! He’s the clumsy handyman of the house, the man who brings home the bacon, takes out the trash, cleans the garage, mows the lawn and fixes the car. And on Father’s Day what thanks does he get? Another pair of socks. A bad tie. Golf balls.

Listen to Kevin and Kayla talk about Father’s Day.

Dialog

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Kevin

Kayla

Kevin: Did you get something for your dad for Father’s Day? It’s coming up, ah, on Sunday.

Kayla: Yeah, I think my sister and I will probably do something together, get him something together. She usually has good ideas.

Kevin: Is he difficult to buy for?

Kayla: He’s very difficult to buy for. He has a lot of stuff, and I don’t know if he wants more stuff, or if he just wants socks, or. You know, that type of thing.

Kevin: Yeah, a couple years ago my dad stopped asking for more stuff because he just has tons of stuff. So, um, now, like, I usually make a donation in his name to, like, the American Cancer Society or another nonprofit that he supports.

Kayla: That’s a really good idea. I do that for my mom sometimes, but I don’t think my dad would really understand. He’d probably second-guess my judgement on the organization. So, that’s probably not a good idea with my dad.

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Discussion

In the U.S. and many other countries, Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. It is a day to pay respect to our fathers, to show them that we appreciate all they do.

It’s also a day to give really tacky gifts to dad. The most common gift given on Father’s Day is a neck tie. Other common gifts in the U.S. are socks, shirts and things related to golf.

What are common Father’s Day gifts in your country? What are you going to do on Father’s Day?

Comments

mohamma

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

happt father s DAY!

father hearts is broken, and dont showed it s broken!

but when its show,

u will see, your father is very older than, his age!

miss_eos

Viet Nam

We don't have a particular day for fathers. However, to show the love i have for my father is not restricted to some certain days but can be done in a number of way whenever I want. I just want to earn as much money as possible and give it all to my family. It may sound a little practical but it's just the way of life :D

Dafi

Malaysia

i think the common fathers day gifts are nick tie ,T'shirt,perfume,wrist watch and much more…we are celebrate fathers day with make some party..

dcxj4782

China

my god!Mother's Day is coming!

stitch_x

France

Thx for the lesson!

bingde1103

China

I remeber that I have got a call to my father on some Father`day.He lives in the country,so actually he does not know that day,but he always hopes for somthing like that ,maybe Father`song,just like that.But I have not got any gifts for him but hope that he will have good health and be happness.