A Party
Unit 3
A party
Teacher: Đỗ Kiều Lệ
Before you listen
- Asks Ss to cover their books and look at the pictures in the book: guess what they are going to listen about.
- Tells Ss to open their books and work in pairs to answer the questions on page 36
- Calls on some Ss to answer then corrects again.
New words:
- icing (n): kem lòng trắng trứng
- decorated (adj): được trang trí
- clap (v): vỗ tay
- Helps Ss to pronounce these words
- Presents the meanings of them from the class.
WHILE YOU LISTEN

1. Task 1: True or False
- Tells Ss to read through the statement to understand them and underline key words
- Plays the tape once for Ss to listen and do the task
- Checks their answers with a partner.
- Plays the tape one or two more times and pauses at the answers for them to eatch
Answers:
1. F (the party began at about 3 in the afternoon
2. F (not over 20, about 20 people)
3. F (at 4:30 they cut the cake)
4. T (the party ended at about 6)
5. F (other kid left, only the writer stayed to help Mai and her mother)

While you listen
2. Task 2:
- Encourages Ss to answer the questions without listening again. If they cannot, plays the tape for them to listen again
- Plays the tape again for them to answer the questions (only write down the main points)
- Gets Ss to check their answers with a partner.
(should play the tape again and pause at difficult correct words)
Answer:
1. 16 2. Because it’s noisy and expensive
3. Soft drink and biscuits 4. At about 4:30
5. It was beautiful decorated with while and pink icing and 16 colourful candles in the middle
6. They clapped their hands eagerly and sang “Happy birthday”
7. At about 6 o’clock.
While you listen
Mai is my neighbor. She turned 16 recently and her parents held a birthday party for her. I was one of those invited.

The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of us gathering in Mai’s house. She didn’t like having the party at a restaurant because it is noisy and expensive.

We gave presents to Mai and she happily opened them. It must really be exciting to receive all those presents. After that Mai’s mother served us soft drinks and biscuits. We then listened to music and played cards. The winners were given prizes. 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 middles of the cake. We all clapped our hands eagerly and sang “Happy Birthday” as she blew out the candles and cut the cake. We helped ourselves to slices of the delicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew.

Finally at about six in the evening the party came to an end. We were all tired but happy. The parents of other children came to collect them by motorbikes. I helped Mai and her mother clean up the mess we had made. After that I walked home, which was only three doors away.
AFTER YOU LISTEN
Introduces the task: Supposed that Mai is your common friend, yesterday was her birthday but one of you couldn’t come. Now you ask the other pesson about Mai’s party.
Card A- place where the party was held- who it began and end- who came- what you did there …- Add more question as you like.

Card B- It was held at Mai’s place- It lasted about 3 hours- About 20 guests came- Mai opened gifts, you play chess, then Mai out cake- Add more information as you like
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Do Kieu Le, BA
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