Before you listen (Trước khi bạn nghe)
– Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions. (Làm việc theo cặp. Hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi sau.)
1. When do you like to organise your birthday party, during the day or in the evening? (Bạn muốn tổ chức tiệc sinh nhật vào lúc nào, ban ngày hay buổi tối?)
=> I’d like to organize my birthday party in the evening.
2. What foods and drinks are often served at your birthday party? (Loại thức ăn và đồ uống nào bạn thường đãi khách trong bữa tiệc sinh nhật của bạn?)
=> At my birthday party I usually serve fruit, candy, soft drinks and birthday cake.
3. What activities do you often have at your birthday party? (Hoạt động nào bạn thường tổ chức trong bữa tiệc sinh nhật của bạn?)
=> We usually sine our favourite songs.
– Listen and repeat.
| gathering: sự tụ họp | restaurant: nhà hàng |
| prizes: giải thưởng | birthday cake: bánh sinh nhật |
| decorated: trang trí | icing: kem lòng trắng trứng |
| slices: miếng/lát mỏng | clapped: vỗ tay |
While you listen (Trong khi bạn nghe)
Task 1. Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). (Nghe và quyết định xem các câu là đúng hay sai.)
Gợi ý:
| 1. F | 2. F | 3. F | 4. T | 5. F |
Task 2. Listen again and answer the following questions. (Nghe lại và trả lời các câu hỏi sau.)
1. How old was Mai? (Mai bao nhiêu tuổi?)
=> She was 16 years old.
2. Why didn’t she like having her party at a restaurant? (Tại sao cô ấy không thích tổ chức tiệc sinh nhật ở nhà hàng?)
=> Because it’s noisy and expensive.
3. What did Mai’s mother serve the guests at the beginning of the party? (Mẹ của Mai đã mời khách món gì vào đầu bữa tiệc?)
=> She served them soft drinks and biscuits at the beginning of the party.
4. What time was the birthday cake brought out? (Bánh sinh nhật được mang ra lúc nào?)
=> The birthday cake was brought out at about 4:30.
5. What was the birthday cake like? (Bánh sinh nhật trông như thế nào?)
=> It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing.
6. What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting the cake? (Các vị khách làm gì trong khi Mai đang cắt bánh?)
=> They clapped their hands eagerly and sang “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”.
7. What time did the birthday party finish? (Bữa tiệc kết thúc vào lúc nào?)
=> (It finished) At about six in the evening.
After you listen (Sau khi bạn nghe)
Work in groups. Take turns to talk about Mai’s birthday party. (Làm việc nhóm. Lần lượt kể về bữa tiệc sinh nhật của Mai.)
Gợi ý:
Mai is my neighbor. She turned 16 recently and her mother held a birthday party for her. I was one of those invited.
The party began at about three in the afternoon. There were about twenty of us gathering in Mai’s house. She didn’t like having the party at a restaurant because it is noisy and expensive.
We gave presents to Mai and she happily opened them. It must really be exciting to receive all those presents. After that, Mai’s mother served us birthday cake and biscuits.
Finally at about six in the evening, the party came to an end. We were all tired. The parents of other children came to collect them by motorbikes.