What celebrations are there in the pictures?
WARMER:
Part C
LISTENING
UNIT 3
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?
What foods and drinks are often served at your birthday party?
3. What activities do you often have at your birthday party?

gathering:

slice:

icing:

clap:

pink:
Pre-teach vocabulary:

coming together
hit your open hands together
Listen and repeat:

gathering
decorated
restaurant
icing
prizes
slices
birthday cake
clapped
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:

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.
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At about 3 in the afternoon.

About 20.
At 4:30
The party ended at about 6.
Only the writer, Mai and Mai’s mother tidied up the mess.
Task 2: Comprehension 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?
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?
Q. How old was Mai?
A. She is sixteen years old.
Q. Why didn’t she like having her party at a restaurant?
A. Because it’s noisy and expensive.
Q. What did Mai’s mother serve the guests at the beginning of the party?
A. Soft drink and biscuits.
Q. What time was the birthday cake brought?
A. At about 4:30
Task 2: Comprehension questions:
Q. What was the birthday cake like?
A. It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing and 16 colorful candles in the middle.
Q. What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting the cake?
A. They clapped their hands and sang “Happy birthday”
Q. What time did the birthday party finish?
A. At about 6 in the evening.

GOODBYE