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Alex is sending his dad a card*. Today is Father’s Day in Taiwan. They celebrate* it on August 8. Alex misses his family. He has a younger* sister and an older brother. Rob can celebrate Father’s Day twice*. He and his siblings can call their dad today.
Conversation A
(in the office)
Ben: Hi, Alex, what are you doing?
Alex: I’m sending my dad a card*.
Ben: Is today his birthday?
Alex: No. Today is Father’s Day.
Ben: No, it’s not. Father’s Day was in June!
Alex: Well, in Taiwan, we celebrate*
Father’s Day today.
Ben: Why?
Alex: Well, ba is the Chinese word for 8.
So August 8 is ba ba. That is also the
word for father in Chinese.
Conversation B
(in the Jungle Café)
Susie: What are you thinking about, Alex?
Alex: I’m thinking about my family. Today is
Father’s Day in Taiwan.
Susie: Tell me about your family.
Alex: Well, I have a mother and a father.
I also have an older brother and a
younger* sister.
Susie: Are they all in Taiwan?
Alex: Yes, they are. I miss them.
Conversation C
(in the studio)
Taylor: Rob, do you celebrate Father’s Day
twice*?
Rob: What do you mean?
Taylor: Well, American Father’s Day is the
third Sunday in June. Father’s Day in
Taiwan is today.
Rob: My family celebrates American
Father’s Day. But my siblings and I
can also call my dad today.
Taylor: How many siblings do you have?
Rob: Three. I have two sisters and a
brother.
Answer it!
1. Who is in Alex’s family?
2. Who is in your family? Tell someone.