Give the Vietnamese names for the following items
Flowers
BALLOON
Chocolate, cookies
and candies
Confetti
Presents
Paper hats
Cake
Songs
Candles
UNIT 3: A PARTY
Lesson 3: Listening
PRE-LISTENING
When do you like to organise 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?
Vocabulary
Gathering
Decorated
Restaurant
Icing
Prizes
Slices
Birthday cake
Clapped
Tụ tập
Trang trí
Nhà hàng
Lớp kem phủ
Phần thưởng
Lát bánh
Bánh sinh nhật
Vỗ tay
While listening
Task 1
Listen and decide whether the statements are True or False
Mai’s birthday party was held at home in the evening.
Over twenty guests were at the party.
The birthday cake was cut at the beginning of the party.
The birthday party lasted about three hours.
All the friends stayed after the party to tidy up the mess.
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Task 2
Listen again and answer the following questions
How old was Mai?
Why didn’t she like having her party at a restaurant?
What did Mai’s mother serve the guests at the beginning of the party?
What time was the birthday cake brought out?
What was the birthday cake like?
What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting the cake?
What time did the birthday party finish?
How old was Mai?
She was 16.
2. Why didn’t she like having her party at a restaurant?
Because it’s noisy and expensive.



3. What did Mai’s mother serve the guests at the beginning of the party?
She served them soft drinks and biscuits.
4. What time was the birthday cake brought out?
At about 4.30.
5. What was the birthday cake like?
It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing.
6. What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting the cake?
They clapped their hands eagerly and sang ‘Happy birthday’.
7. What time did the birthday party finish?
At about 6.



Post Listening
Take turns to talk about
Mai’s birthday