| 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. |
| armistice | an agreement to stop a war | |
| treaty | agreement | |
| commemorate | memorize | |
| flunk | fail in exams |
| 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 |