Global View - Veteran's Day (C0162)

A:

Do you have any plans for Veteran's Day

B:

You mean Armistice Day

A:

Well, as you know, on November 11th allies signed a peace treaty with the Germans, also known astheArmistice Treaty This marked the end of WWI and many countries around the world commemorate this date under names such as " day. In Poland it's their independence day! There's a lot going on around the world on this day.

B:

Wow, I didn't know! Probably because I flunked history in school.

Key Vocabulary

armistice

an agreement to stop a war

treaty

agreement

commemorate

memorize

flunk

fail in exams

Supplementary Vocabulary

poppy

a red flower with a black center that grew on the graves of soldiers who died in WWI, worn to commemorate the dead in Commonwealth countries

to pay your respects

to show respect to someone you are grateful to

a moment of silence

the time in a Veteran's Day ceremony when everyone is quiet for one minute as they pay their respects

salute

to pay respect to or to honor by an outward act

The Last Post

the name of a famous salute, a trumpet solo played at most Remembrance Day ceremonies in Commonwealth countries

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