Reciting article: March 22
Unit 5 : Childrenhood
Like most kids around the world, American children enjoy video games and sports. Boys and girls often play with each other's toys and wear similar clothes, as parents are not so likely anymore to insist that boys and girls look and act differently.
Children in elementary school finish class every day at 2:00 or 3:00 PM. In the afternoon they spend a lot of time playing and running around. Many also take music, art or ballet lessons. Parents usually allow them to use their free time the way they prefer. So, after school, children may go to friends' houses or play at a local park. Of course, very young children are watched more closely by their parents. Also, most parents restrict what kinds of TV programs their kids watch and how much TV they watch every day.
Next reciting article: March 29
The most important American holidays are Christmas and Thanksgiving. Others, like Easter, the Fourth of July (Independance Day), mMemorial Day, Veteran's Day, Columbus Day and Labor Day are also major holidays. Mother's Day and Father's Day, though always held on Sunday, are also important. There is also a holiday to remember Martin Luther King, and another, President's Day, to honor past presidents.
Popular, though less formal, holidays are Halloween and Valentine's Day.
It is common on most holidays to have parades in small and large cities. Barbecues, fireworks, and picnics are also common. For religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter, many people attend church services. And, on Thanksgiving. it's common for family members from all around the country to have a reunion and eat together.
