Read about Mother’s Day today and in the past.

Choose words from the box to complete the text.

visit – from – mixture – girls – home – very – went – presents – used – marzipan – not – off –
May – maids – holiday – sugar – home – hard – but - mixture

Mother’s Day is in _______________ in many countries, but in Britain it is in March, three

weeks before Easter. Children give cards and _______________ to their mothers. They say
thank you for all the things their mothers do for them.

In the 19th century many young _______________ went away _______________ home. They
_______________ to work as _______________ for rich people. They worked very
_______________ . They did ________________ get _______________ much time _______________,
_______________. Mothering Sunday was a _______________ . The maids were allowed to go
_______________ to _______________ their mothers. They _______________ to make a special
cake for their mothers. It was made of a _______________ of fruit, spices and
_______________ and it was decorated with _______________.

__________ name is Janet. I __________ a maid. I __________

went to be a maid at the __________ of __________. Today I am
going to visit my __________. This morning I __________ to get
__________ at four o’clock. I put __________ my best dress and
my best __________, then I __________ my breakfast __________
half past four. I am going __________ at five o’clock. It is a long
__________ to my mother’s house __________ I will have to
__________ very __________ I have got __________ of presents
for my mother. I’ve got a __________ and some honey. On the way
home I am going to __________ for some __________ to pick.

Choose from the words in the box and fill in.

journey  on  quickly  at  mother  flowers  eleven 

look  walk  ate  my  up  am  first  lots  age  out
 had  hat  so  cake