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Describe a national day in your country.
 
You should say:
x
what day it is 
x
how it is celebrated 
x
what the historical significance of this day is 
and explain how you feel about this day. 
[You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one 
minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to 
help you if you wish.]
Model Answer 1:
Vietnam is one of the countries that was under the domination of French 
colonies and got independent in 1945 from the French rules. Since then, the 
country observes the day as the National Day. 
Vietnam is not so much developed in terms of modernity but the people of the 
country are too much patriotic. They underwent different struggles around 
their life before the independence and participated in the revolutions during 
the Second World War to make the state free from the occupation forces. 
Vietnam was used by the Japanese as a shelter to get involved in war and hide 
themselves. But by the same time, the domination of French colonies was 
prevailing on the land. Since the French dominators were alien in the country, 
they allowed the Japanese soldiers to stay in the country as long as they need. 
But the commoners revolted against the entire decision and finally on the day, 
September 2 in 1945 the country was declared as an independent state. 
Presently the day is celebrated amid different events. The day is also known as 
the Independence Day of Vietnam. Marking the day, a large number of events 
are held across the country and the commoners participate on the events. This 
is a holiday for all around the country. In the early of the day, a good number 

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of Vietnamese gather at the Ba Dinh Square. Here the declaration of Ho Chi 
Minh is played. Ho Chi Minh is the national leader who declared the 
independence of the country amid a disastrous situation. Later he became the 
first president in the independent Vietnam. Under his declaration, all the 
people gathered and revolted against the then occupiers. So, this declaration is 
used every year to remind the people about the origin of the country. A wide 
range of activities is undertaken on the day. Fireworks are the key attractions 
of the day. The streets are used for marches and many other events. Besides, 
many of the citizens go to visit the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh to pay respect 
to him. 
The day is historically very important for all the citizens of Vietnam. Before the 
independence, French colonisers used to rule the country as a colony of them. 
As a result, the local people did not get enough attention from the colonisers 
in each of the aspects of daily life. In a word, the natives were exploited by the 
French colonisers. Thereby, a sense of discomfort started gathering among the 
locals. They wanted freedom. Simultaneously, with the initiation of the Second 
World War, life turned intolerable for them. Freedom from the occupational 
Japanese forces and the colonisers appeared like a basic need of the locals. So, 
they secretly started gathering opinions about their independence and once 
the opinions were gathered, they declared the independence by Ho Chi Minh. 
Later, he took care of the state like a father takes care of his son. So, if the 
declaration of independence was not made, the presence of Vietnam on the 
world map would not have been possible yet. The country might have been 
under the rule from the colonisers. 
As a Vietnamese, I am proud of this day. This is the day for declaring our 
independence from France. If the day was not made, there would be no state 
named – Vietnam. My forefathers had participated in the declaration process 
and actively helped the president to bring the rule of peace in the country. 
Everything of Vietnam, before the independence, was in disorder. The 
declaration of independence brought everything under order. Different historic 
events took place before the date and the people had to silently tolerate the ill 
treatments. So, when my country became independent, the people started 
enjoying the freedom. The new name – The Democratic Republic of Vietnam 
brought a sense of peace among all. Later, some other events took place inside 
the country and government which are entirely different issues. So, when the 
day arrives, I try to participate in every activity organised by national and local 
level. I feel comfortable when I attend there. 

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