Mr Vu Thanh Tung
Luc Ngan high school No 4
present / gift
*Warm-up: Kim’s Game
candles
a cake
flowers
cards
chocolate
*What do you think of when you see these things?
A birthday party.
Unit 3. A PARTY
Lesson. Listening
Before you listen:

Ask and answer the following
questions:

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
gathering restaurant prizes birthday cake
decorated icing slices clapped
Eg: We are gathering at a new restaurant.
Eg: The birthday cake was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing.
*Listen and repeat:

Gathering /`gæðəriɳ/
Decorated:/`dekəreit/
Restaurant: /`restəront/
Icing: /`aisiɳ/
Prizes: /prize/
Slices: /slais/
birthday cake: /`bə:θdei keik/
Clapped: /klæpid/
While you listen:
Set the scene:
You are going to listen to a girl telling about a birthday party that she has been to. Listen and do the tasks:


Task 1: True/ False statements:

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
T
F
in the evening
Over
at the beginning of the party
All the friends
At about 3 in the afternoon.
About 20.
At 4:30
Only the writer, Mai and Mai’s mother tidied up the mess.
F
*Task 2: Comprehension 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?
5.What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting the cake?
6.What time did the birthday party finish?
1.How old was Mai?
She is sixteen years old.
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?
Soft drink and biscuits.
*Keys:

4.What time was the birthday cake brought?
At about 4:30
5.What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting the cake?
They clapped their hands and sang “Happy birthday”
6.What time did the birthday party finish?
At about 6 in the evening.
*Keys:
After you listen
Supposed you were busy, you didn’t come to Mai’s party. Now, ask your friend about Mai’s party.
Place where the party was held
When it began and ended
Who came
What the guests did there
(as many questions as possible)
Home work:
+ Learn the new words
+ Prepare the next lesson
Good bye!!!
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