UNIT 3. A PARTY
C. LISTENING
TRUNG VUONG HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher : Lê Thị Hồng Quế
October, 2021
WARM -UP
What do you call it in English?
Present/gift
Birthday card
Flower
Balloon
Candle
Birthday cake
Before you listen:

When do you like to organize your birthday party, during the day or in the evening?
What foods and drinks are often served at your birthday party?
What activities do you often have at your birthday party?
NEW WORDS
1. (to) gather :
Tập họp
2. (a) biscuit :
Bánh qui
3. (a)soft drink :
Nước ngọt
4. (a) guest:
Khách mời
5. (to) decorate :
Trang trí
6. icing (n) :
Lớp kem phủ
7. (a) slice :
Lát bánh
8. delicious (adj.):
Dọn dẹp
ngon
9. (to) tidy up the mess :
10. (to) clap one’s hands :
Vỗ tay
You are going to listen to a girl telling about a birthday party that she has been to. Listen and do the tasks
WHILe you listen:

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.
F
F
Task 1: Listen and decide whether the statements are T or F.
(at 3 in the afternoon)
(at about 20 of us)
(at about 4.30 )
(at about 6 in the evening the party come to an end)
F
T
F
(I help Mai and her mother clean up the mess)
1. How old was Mai?
2. Why didn’t she like having 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?
Task 2: Listen again and answer the following questions
How old was Mai?
ANS
TIME
30
Why didn’t she like having party at a restaurant?
ANS
TIME
30
What did Mai’s mother serve the guests at the beginning of the party?
ANS
TIME
30
What time was the birthday cake brought out?
ANS
TIME
30
What was the birthday cake like?
ANS
TIME
30
What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting the cake?
ANS
TIME
30
What time did the birthday party finish?
ANS
TIME
30
AFTER you listen

Choose the best option of words to fill in the blanks:
The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of us (1) ………. in Mai’s house. She didn’t like having the party at a restaurant (2) ………….it is noisy and expensive. We gave presents to Mai and she (3) ………….. opened them. At about four thirty Mai’s mother brought out the birthday cake. It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing. Sixteen colourful candles sat in the middle of the cake. We all clapped our hands eagerly and sang “Happy Birthday” as she blew (4) ………..the candles and cut the cake. We helped ourselves to (5) ……..of the delicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew.
A. gather B. to gather C. gathered D. gathering
A. and B. but C. because D. although
A. happy B. happily C. happier D. happiest
A. in B. to C. with D. out
A. slices B. pieces C. plates D. lots
HOME WORK
- Copy all the lesson into your notebooks.
Learn all the rules by heart.
- Prepare LANGUAGE FOCUS .
Thanks for your attention!