Listen a song
Can you tell me the name of the song?
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?
Write down words
related to birthdays?
cakes
gifts
post cards
candles
sing songs
friends
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.
II. While you listen
 Task 1: Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Mai’s birthday party was held at home in the evening.
Over twenty guests were at the birthday 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.
T F
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at about three in the afternoon
only the speaker
at about 4:30 (p.m.)
ended at about 6
about twenty of us
LET’S PLAY A GAME
There are 10 numbers. There are some lucky numbers
Let’s choose one
If you choose a lucky number, you will get a present.
And if you can’t choose a lucky number, you will have to answer a question after hearing a short sentence and of course you will get marks if you can answer it.
LUCKY NUMBERS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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 ?
Thank you for attending our lesson!
II. While you listen
Task 2. Listen again and answer the following questions.
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?
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.
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?
II. While you listen
Task 2. Listen again and answer the following questions.
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.
How old was Mai?
She was 16 years old.
ANSWER THE QUESTION
Why didn’t she like having her party at a restaurant?
Because it is noisy and expensive.
ANSWER THE QUESTION
What did Mai’s mother serve the guests at the beginning of the party?
She served them soft drinks and biscuits at the beginning of the party.
ANSWER THE QUESTION
What time was the birthday cake brought out?
It was brought out at about four thirty.
ANSWER THE QUESTION
What was the birthday cake like?
It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing.
ANSWER THE QUESTION
What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting the cake?
They clapped their hands eagerly and sang “Happy birthday”.
ANSWER THE QUESTION
What time did the birthday party finish?
It finished at about six in the evening.
ANSWER THE QUESTION
LUCKY NUMBERS
LUCKY NUMBERS
LUCKY NUMBERS