At this time of year it´s good to talk about PARTIES!
Christmas is a great time to party with your family, friends or work colleagues. So, just to help you talk about all the parties you go to over this festive period (or whatever time of the year), we're going to teach you lots of useful words and expressions.
We really hope you enjoy our video class on talking about Parties.
Christmas is a great time to party with your family, friends or work colleagues. So, just to help you talk about all the parties you go to over this festive period (or whatever time of the year), we're going to teach you lots of useful words and expressions.
We really hope you enjoy our video class on talking about Parties.
Talking about parties is a great topic of conversation. We’ve all been to at least one in our lives! So, I often use it with my students. Just to help you talk about this popular topic, here are some useful words and expressions for you to learn. Later, you can watch a video with two people chatting about parties to help with your listening skills.
Ready? OK, let’s go!
A host
The “host” is the person who organises the party, often in their own home.
“Who’s the host for this party?”
A guest
A “guest” is someone who goes to a party.
“How many guests were there at the party?”
To have a party
If you “have a party”, you organise the party and invite people to it.
“We had a party at my house last night.”
To go to a party
If you “go to a party”, you attend it.
“I went to a great party last week.”
To plan a party
If you “plan a party”, you organise it and decide what food to have, where to have it, who to invite…
“They planned their friend’s party in secret.”
To celebrate a birthday
If you “celebrate” a birthday, you do something special on your (or someone’s) birthday – the day when you were born.
“We all met up in a pub to celebrate her 28th birthday.”
To gather
If people “gather” somewhere, they form a group to talk or do something special. A “gathering” is the noun.
“We had a little gathering last week with some old school friends.”
Highlight
The “highlight” of an event is the most interesting or exciting part of it.
“The highlight of the party was when Jessica and Jack got onto the table to sing their song.”
Have a good time
If you “have a good time”, you enjoy yourself.
“We had a great time at the party.”
Fancy-dress party
A “fancy-dress party” is one in which people dress up as famous people, monsters, vampires, fire-fighters…
“I went as a police officer to the fancy-dress party.”
Questions
Now, you’re going to watch a video with two people talking about the topic. Watch it and answer the questions.
- Where does Kennedy live?
- What does Kennedy’s family do at their parties in the woods?
- What happened at the party last year?
- What is Katie’s relationship with the girl who lives down the road?
- What sort of parties do their friends have?
- What was always a highlight of Katie’s holidays?
Answers
Here are the answers:
- Kennedy lives in Washington DC.
- Kennedy’s family roast pigs and shoot bows and arrows in their parties in the woods.
- In the party last year, someone was thrown out of a window.
- Katie is the same age as the girl who lives down the road and they grew up together.
- Their friends have Fourth of July barbecues, and Halloween and Christmas parties.
- The highlight of Katie’s holidays was going to the neighbour’s house for parties.
Speaking
Now it’s your turn! See if you can answer these questions about the topic. Good luck!
- Have you ever hosted a party? When? Where? How did it go?
- When was the last time you went to a party? What was it like?
- Have you ever been to a fancy-dress party? What did you go as?
- Have you ever helped plan a party? What did you do?
- How did you celebrate your last birthday? Where did you celebrate it?
- What are some of the best parties you’ve been to? Why were they so good?
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий