Write down words related to birthdays?

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I. BEFORE YOU LISTEN

* Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.

1. When do you like to organize your birthday party, during the day or in the evening?

2. What foods and drinks are often served at your birthday party?

3. What activities do you often have at your birthday party?

I. Before you listen* Listen and repeat

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cake

Eg: We are gathering at a new restaurant.Eg: The birthday cake was beautifully decorated with

pink and white icing.

II. While you listen Task 1: Listen and decide whether the statements are

true (T) or false (F).

1. Mai’s birthday party was held at home in the evening.2. Over twenty guests were at the birthday party.3. The birthday cake was cut at the beginning of the party.4. The birthday party lasted about three hours.5. All the friends stayed after the party to tidy up the mess.

T F

at about three in the afternoon

only the speaker at about 4:30 (p.m.) ended at about 6

about twenty of us

II. While you listenTask 2. Listen again and answer the following questions.1. How old was Mai?

2. Why didn’t she like having her party at a restaurant?

3. What did Mai’s mother serve the guests at the beginning of the party?

4. What time was the birthday cake brought out?

5. What was the birthday cake like?

6. What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting the cake?

7. What time did the birthday party finish?

She was 16 years old.

Because it is noisy and expensive.

She served them soft drinks and biscuits at the beginning of the party.

It was brought out at about four thirty.

It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing.

They clapped their hands eagerly and sang “Happy birthday”.

It finished at about six in the evening.

III. After you listen Work in groups. Take turns to talk about Mai’s

birthday party.

• Place where the party was held and the reason for her choice• When the party began.• Who came.• What Mai did.• When the party finished.• Who stayed after the party to help Mai clean up the mess.

Homework Write a paragraph (about 150 words) about your own

birthday party, following these guidelines.

* Where was your party held? * When did the party begin and finish? * Who came there?

* What activities took place at your birthday party? * Who helped you tidy up the mess after the party ?