Party time

Vocabulary&rEading types of parties

1. What is your favourite day of the year? Do you like parties and having fun? What do you enjoy more, making or Party going to parties? Make a list of words related to “party”. 2. Read the text and match the types of parties to the paragraphs.

a) theme party b) outdoor party c) birthday party

Hello! I'm Susan. I like parties because I can chat with my friends, dance and eat tasty food. I also like preparing for parties. It’s fun to make invitations, cook snacks and plan the music and games.

This party is my favourite. You choose a theme for your party and your friends wear clothes to match the theme. You can also decorate the party room and have food and music the same theme.

These parties are also good – but you need good weather! My family and friends often have barbecues in a garden or on the beach. Food always tastes fantastic outdoors! Then we swim or play games. Sometimes my friends and I sleep in tents after these parties.

It is a special day for me. Today my mum is cooking Chinese dishes and I’m cleaning the house, decorating the party room and making costumes! I love presents and cakes. That’s so cool!

3. Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the text.

1) Susan likes parties because she likes meeting her friends. 2) Susan doesn’t like making invitations. 3) Susan thinks that theme parties are the best. 4) Outdoor parties are great in any weather. 5) Susan’s family never has parties. 6) Susan is having a special party for her mum’s birthday.

spEaking birthday party

4. What do you need for your birthday party? Look at the pictures and discuss.

cupcakes streamers party hat balloons lollipops greeting

box of sweets

snacks and drinks music clown

5. Who does what? Put B – for a birthday boy or girl, and G – for guests.

send invitations decorate the house blow out candles present gifts make a cake give flowers write a birthday card dress up sing Happy Birthday dance and play

6. Complete the traditions with the countries. Do you do any of these? Are there any special birthday traditions in Ukraine?

India / Poland / Israel / America / China / Mexico

1) In ____, they prepare a meal of the noodles for a family dinner and everyone wishes you a long life. 2) In ____ you are blindfolded and have to break a pinata with the candies. 3) In ____ a birthday boy sits on the chair and the guests lift him up once for every year and one more time for good. 4) In ____ you wear a colourful dress and bring chocolate luck to school. 5) In ____ parents or teachers pull on your ears, one pull for each year. 6) In ____ friends push your face into the birthday cake for fun.

listEning

7. Listen to the speaker talking about her birthday party preparations and complete the table. Tell the partner about your birthday celebration.

presents clothes food decorations activities

Writing

8. Imagine you want to organize a party and plan it by yourself. Complete the charts below. Make a list of guests and the menu, think of the activities to do for fun, and write the invitation.

Invitation card

to… Invitation

Come to my … party Guests list

1) _______ 2) _______ 3) _______

Desserts _______ Drinks _______ Starters _______ Main dish ______

Funny _____ Active _____ Board _____

day… time … place …

Love … Menu

Games