UNIT 3 : A PARTY 1. Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box. celebrate, decorated, wedding, joke, candles, clapped, gathered, anniversary, guests, prize 1. There was a concert to mark the l0th . of Mandelas release from jail. 2.The ceremony will take place before 10,000 invited VIP 3. The roomwas lit by . 4. Football fans around the TV in the corner of the bar. 5. The glasses were a present from my aunt. 6. At the end of the speech, everyone . 7. When I told her that I was going to buy a car, she regarded it as a . 8. Let’s have a party to . your birthday. 9. There’s a chance to win a . if you can answer this question. 10. Have you your Christmas tree yet? 2. Match a verb in A with a word or phrase in B to make an appropriate phrase. A to celebrate to give to cut to blow to get to serve to enjoy to save to take to write B a. oneself b. divorced c. foods and drinks d. a birthday gift e. a letter of invitation f. the birthday cake g. place once a year h. out the candies i. a lot of lives j. the golden anniversary 3. Choose the best answer 1. Come on ! out the candles on the cake, Linda! A. Put out B. Blowing C. Blow D. Extinguish 2. The 25 th wedding anniversary is called the anniversary. A. golden B. silver C. special D. diamond 3. It’s a pity to hear that the young couple has decided to A. divorce B. get divorce C. divorced D. get divorced 4. My favourite holiday is Thanksgiving when my family to share foodand watch football. A. gets B. gathers C. arrives D. focuses 5. The Fourth of July, the Independence Day of the U.S.A. is .with colourful fireworks. A. played B. noisy C. welcome D. anniersary 6. Qne of the newest in the United States is Day, celebrated on the third Monday A. holidays B. celebrations 7. Countries around the world celebrate their own . and festivals A. vacations B. holidays C. occasions D. calendars 8. Chocolate is one of the most loved in the world. A. foods B. cakes C. sweets D. specialities 9. Chocolate is used in cake, cookies, ice hot cocoa, and candy bars. A. tea B. milk C. coffee D. cream 10. In general, parents still play a significant role in arranging A. marry B. couple C. marriages D. wedding 4. Complete the passage, using a word from the box for each gap. Public, Australia, holiday, actual, anniversary, according, states, celebrated,birthday,weather The Queens birthday is celebrated in the United Kingdom on a Saturday early in June, instead of the Queen’s (1) birthday, April 21. The celebration is close to the (2) of her coronation, June 2, and usually has better (3) . for trooping the colour than late April. Honours are announced on this day. The Queen’s birthday is also celebrated as a (4) holiday in New Zealand and in all the states of Australia. The holiday is (5) . on the first or second Monday in June, (6) .to proclamation, in New Zealand and five of the Australian (7) . In Western (8) ., it is celebrated in October. In Australia, the custom of honouring the sovereign’s (9) . dates when Governor Arthur PHilip declared a (10) to honour the King George III, June 4. 5. Match a word in A with one in B to have a compound. A Party wedding ice mineral soft thank-you speeding guide train good B Drink goer station ticket water anniversary note night line cream 6. Match a word in A with a word in B to have a pair of antonyms. A Quiet start winner stranger tidy small guest public finish stay B End acquanitance huge private noisy loser begin go messy host 7. Complete the passage, using the word in brackets in the correct form. Feasts and festivals are special times of (1) .(celebrate). Most of them take place once a year and may last for one or more days. Many feasts and restivals honour great (2) (lead), saints, or gods or spirits. Others elebrate a harvest, the (3) .(begin) of a season or of a year, or the :niversary of a (4) . (history) event. Most of them are (5) (joy) occasions. During some feasts and festivals, adults stay away from their jobs, and (6) (child) stay home from school. Some people celebrate happy events by(7) decorate) their homes and streets, wearing special clothes, and exchanging gifts. Many of these celebrations include special meals and (8) .(dance). In the past, (9) . (near) all feasts and festivals were (10) .(religion). loday, many of them celebrate non-religious events. 8. Give the adjective from each of the nouns. Nouns act accident child joke trouble home comfort gold origin care Adjectives 11. Choose the word which does not belong with the others. 1. A. husband B. father C. wife D. friend 2. A. card B. gift C. party D. present 3. A. hello B. meet C. goodbye D. goodnight 4. A. wedding B. married C. engaged D. divorced 5. A. cake B. wish C. candle D. couple 6. A. blow B. offer C. award D. give 7. A. silver B. golden C. diamond D. birthday 8. A. noisy B. silent C. peaceful D. quiet 9. A. cosy B. soft C. warm D. happy 10. A. start B. stop C. end D. finish 12. Complete the passage, choosing the best word. There is a set of rules concerning the proper dress for a party, the (1) . of a wedding, or the setting of a dinner table. The first thing to do before a party is (2) invitations.Invitations may be extended in the form of a written note, a (3) card, a telephone call, or even an e-mail (4) . Your choice of form may depend on the size and (5) of the event and the time available for organising it. For example, a person might use the telephone (6) .six friends to dinner. But for a wedding, a person might (7) printed invitations and post them six weeks before the event. It is important to reply promptly to any invitation sent to you. Replies to (8) invitations, such as those for weddings, follow a format. The letters R.S.V.P. may appear on the invitation. The letters are an abbreviation for the French phrase Repondez, s’il vans plait, which (9) .Please reply. A guest should respond to an invitation by telephone or by mail within five days of (10) it. 1. A. hold B. held C. throw D. organisation 2. A. sent B. send C. sends D. sending 3. A. printable B. printed C. print D. printing 4. A. letter B. news C. message D. information 5. A. formal B. formality C. informal D. informality 6. A. invite B. inviting C. invited D. to invite 7. A. use B. have C. give D. like S. A. formal B. informal C. formality D. informality 9. A. is B. senses C. writes D. means 10. A. receiving B. sending C. taking D. accepting 13. Use a verb which can be collocated with the three words or phrases. 1. g a card, a gift, flowers 2. h a party, a meeting, a conference 3. e . yourself, the food, a film 4. t . a lie, a joke, the truth 5. g . engaged, married, divorced 6. c birthdays, the anniversary, the National Day 7. a a party, class, school 8. h soft drinks, coffee, cake 9. w . a hat, shoes, a T-shirt 10. s . hello, goodbye, thank you 16. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A. place B. party C. cake D. take 2. A. sir B. girl C. hire D. birth 3. A. end B. send C. tend D. prefer 4. A. invite B. dinner C. time D. sign 5. A. talk B. happy C. salt D. small 6. A. drinks B. foods C. friends D. strangers 7. A. toys B. gifts C. forms D. candles 8. A. guests B. notes C. tickets D. means 9. A. ended B. joined C. served D. enjoyed 10. A. started B. married C. awarded D. celebrated 17. Put the words into lists of pronunciation. The sign • shows the main stress. cosy, refreshment, party, today, together, enjoy, divorce, wedding, relative, birthday, goodnight expensive, family, celebrate, December, decorate •o o• o•o • oo