46

Unit 10, listening number 46, read and listen.

Hello, what are you doing?

I'm decorating the windows with Turkish flags and the pictures of Mustafa Keman Ataturk.

Why? Is there a national festival today?

Not today. Our most important national festival is tomorrow.

We celebrate Republic Day on 29th October.

I see. Who is Ataturk? There are his pictures everywhere.

He is the founder of the Turkish Republic. He is a very important person for Turkish people.

What else do you do on this day?

People go to stadiums, they watch performances.

For example, parades of soldiers, police officers and students.

Young people perform short plays to remember the events in history.

School children read poems and perform traditional Turkish dancers.

Politicians make speeches.

Military planes celebrate the day with flights.

Music bans perform music.

How nice. It is very exciting. Can I come to the stadium with you tomorrow?

I would like to celebrate the festival.

Sure, you can. First, we can go to Ataturk's Moseleum on its kabish.

People visit the Moseleum on national festivals.

Okay, I'd love to.

Then, we can watch the fireworks shows in the evening. It is really amazing.