Unit 3: A PARTY
A: READING
* Write the names of things you need for a birthday party:
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
* Task 1: Matching
A | B |
1/ a gift 2/ a toy 3/ an adult 4/ to celebrate 5/ to joke 6/ milestone 7/ to mark | a. an important event in someone’s life b. an object for children to play with c. to show that a day or an event is important d. a present e. to say funny things f. a person that has grown to full size g. to record |
* Task 2: Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
gift blows silver celebrate
anniversary celebration milestone joke
1/ It's more serious than you think, so please don't ___________ about it.
2/ My parents celebrated their 50th wedding _____________ last year.
3/ The day he graduated from university marked a _____________in his life.
4/ We’re having a small ___________________ for my son’s birthday.
5/ She _____________ out the candles on the birthday cake.
6/ I want to buy a ______________ for Lucy but I’m not sure what she’d like.
7/ It’s Dad’s birthday and we’re going out for a meal to ____________
8/ People call the 25th anniversary the _____________ anniversary.
* Task 3: Choose the best answer:
1. Lisa’s family and her friends are at her_______ birthday party.
A. sixth B. seventh C. eighth D. ninth
2. In the United States, many people over the age of 30 don’t like to talk about their age because ________.
- they don’t want other people to know their age
- they really want to make a joke at the party
- they don’t want to feel older
- in reality they don’t know their age
3. The pronoun “they” in the 3rdparagraph refers to___.
A. all Americans B. Lisa’s family and friends
C. people of all ages D. some people who joke
4. The word “ gift” in the 4th paragraph a synonym of “__________”.
A. toy B. present C. joke D. cake
5.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE ?
A. On children’s birthday cake, the number of candles are also their years of age.
B. Married couples make each other presents or flowers at their anniversary.
C. For adults, people don’t use candles on the birthday cake to show their years of age.
D. Most married American couples always have an anniversary party at a restaurant.
6. The passage mainly gives information about celebration of ____________
A. birthdays and anniversaries. B. birthday parties
C. Lisa’s birthday party D. a couple’s anniversary party
7. People consider the milestones in the lasting married life to be _________ .
A. big parties at restaurant B. dinner parties
C. gifts and flowers D. precious metals
* Talk about how you celebrated your last birthday, using the following cues:
- My last birthday was……………………………………………………
- I invited ………………………………………………………………..
- My mother made………………………./ bought me …………………
- ………………………………………………………………………….
B: SPEAKING
* Task 1: Name the pictures