Decide which of the activities below takes place at a birthday party or at a wedding anniversary party or at both.. People receive cards and gifts from friends and relatives.[r]
(1)(2)flowesr
gitfs
presetns
tyos
cadrs
caek
caek
Warmer:
Game
: Jumbled words
Rearrange the letters to make right/good words:
Rearrange the letters to make right/good words:
flowers
cards
presents
toys
gifts
(3)(4)Look at the pictures and answer the
questions:
2 what are they celebrating?
1 what ‘s the relationship between the people in the pictures?
They are members in a family
(5)Vocabulary:
- a candle (n) : [‘kædl]
- to blow out (V): [ bləʊ aʊt
]
They are blowing out the candles
They are celebrating a birthday party.
- to celebrate (v) : ['selibreit]
- celebration (n) : [,seli'brei∫n]
- anniversary (n) : [,æni'və:səri]
This is a wedding anniversary
- milestone (n) : ['mailstoun]
(an important event or a stage in one’s life.)
(6)Task 1.
Decide which of the activities below takes place at a
birthday party or at a wedding anniversary party or at both
Put a tick (
)in the right box
.
Some activities
Birthdayparty
Wedding anniversary
party
1 People sing a song People eat cake
3 People receive cards and gifts from friends and relatives
4 People joke about their age
5 People remember their wedding day People go out to dinner
7 People blow out candles, one for each year
(7)Task
2
:
In each of the following sentences, there is ONE word which is not true according to the reading passage Underline the wrong word and provide the correct one.1 Lisa’s family and friends are at her eighth birthday party.
2 Everyone makes cake and ice cream at the birthday party.
3 Lisa opens birthday cards and food from her family and friends.
4 Many Americans over the age of 30 don’t like to talk about their anniversaries.
5 Fifty months ago, Rosa and Luis got married.
6 People call the 5th wedding anniversary the “ golden anniversary”.
7 Rosa and Luis are happy to be together for their silver anniversary.
seventh eats presents ages. years 50th golden
Celebration of the 25th wedding anniversary
celebration of the 50 th wedding anniversary
(8)Match each question in box A with the suitable
answers in box B.
A B
1 Where you prefer to celebrate your
birthday, at home or in the restaurant? Why? 2 Do your parents celebrate
their wedding anniversaries?
3 Are you going to celebrate your wedding
anniversaries in the future? Why (not)?
a Yes, they
b Because it’s warmer or quieter than in the restaurant
c Because they mark the milestones of a happy and lasting relationship between us
d No, they don’t
e Because it makes us more romantic than at home
f Because it’s cheaper and more comfortable than in the restaurant
g I don’t have to spend much time preparing my birthday party
h Because Vietnamese don’t often celebrate their wedding anniversary
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