Describe a special day/date in your country’s history. You should say: what day/date it was what happened on that day/date how people celebrate this day/date and explain why this day/date is so special in your country, [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Model Answer 1: Being residents of Quebec in Canada, we all love celebrating National Patriots' Day which falls on the Monday before May 25 coinciding with Victoria Day every year. Although it started rather recently from the year of 2003, we, in Quebec, celebrate National Patriots' Day (known as Journée nationale des patriotes) as a statutory holiday to honour the rebellion against the British rule that took place in 1837.
National Patriots' Day is a public holiday in Quebec when most businesses, government offices, banks, and stores remain closed. All of us in Québec on this important day like to attend various celebrations and events while also taking part in historic activities that are organized throughout the province. Celebrations may include marches, music concerts, public speeches, and award-giving ceremonies. Many societies, organizations, and community groups take special care to organize different events and activities that don’t only occur on this particular day but also before or after National Patriots' Day. Special commemorative dinners may also be organized during this holiday.
National Patriots' Day is special in Quebec as it reminds us of our past struggle for freedom and liberty that we cherish so much in our lives. In fact, it is the rebellion of our forefathers on this day which helped bring democracy in our country. On this particular day, we become one nation in solidarity with each other in an effort to honour and remember the sacrifice of the Quebec rebels. Finally, this day gives us a great opportunity to get together with our families, friends and relatives over a special dinner meal which is just not possible otherwise most of the times.
Describe
a
special
day/date in your country’s history. You should say: what day/date it was what happened on that day/date how
people
celebrate this day/date and
explain
why this day/date is
so
special
in your country, [You will
have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
think
about what you are going to say.
You
can
make
some
notes to
help
you if you wish.
]
Model Answer 1: Being residents of Quebec in Canada, we all
love
celebrating
National
Patriots' Day which falls on the Monday
before
May 25 coinciding with Victoria Day every year. Although it
started
rather
recently from the year of 2003, we, in Quebec, celebrate
National
Patriots' Day (known as
Journée
nationale
des
patriotes
) as a statutory holiday to
honour
the rebellion against the British
rule
that took place in
1837.
National
Patriots' Day is a public holiday in Quebec when most businesses,
government
offices, banks,
and stores remain closed.
All of us in Québec on this
important
day like to attend various celebrations and
events
while
also
taking part in historic activities that
are organized
throughout the province.
Celebrations may include marches, music concerts, public speeches, and award-giving ceremonies.
Many
societies, organizations, and community groups take
special
care to organize
different
events
and activities that don’t
only
occur on this particular day
but
also
before
or after
National
Patriots' Day.
Special
commemorative dinners may
also
be organized
during this holiday.
National Patriots' Day is
special
in Quebec as it reminds us of our past struggle for freedom and liberty that we cherish
so
much in our
lives
. In fact, it is the rebellion of our forefathers on this day which
helped
bring democracy in our country. On this particular day, we become one nation in solidarity with each other in an effort to
honour
and remember the sacrifice of the Quebec rebels.
Finally
, this day gives us a great opportunity to
get
together with our families, friends and relatives over a
special
dinner meal which is
just
not possible
otherwise
most of the times
.