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BIRTHDAYS
AND PARTIES

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1 Warm up
Part A: Match the questions related to birthdays and parties to their correct answers below.

1. When is your birthday? a. My birthday is on May 12th.

2. Do you like celebrating your birthday? b. Yes, my cousin and I have the same
birthday!
3. How do you usually celebrate? c. Yes, I did. They were small parties at home.

4. Do you share a birthday with any friends or d. I have cake with my family.
family?
5. Did you have birthday parties when you e. A new bike was my best present!
were a child?
6. What is the best present you have ever f. We have cake and sing "Happy Birthday."
received?
7. What birthday traditions are common in g. Yes, I do! It’s fun.
your family or country?

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Part B: Now, answer the questions in small groups.

1. When is your birthday?

2. Do you like celebrating your birthday? How do you usually celebrate?

3. Do you share a birthday with any friends or family?

4. Did you have birthday parties when you were a child?

5. What is the best present you have ever received?

6. What birthday traditions are common in your family or country?

2 Focus on vocabulary

Match the words related to birthday and parties to the correct pictures.

balloons cake candles

decorations food games
guests music presents

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

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3 Discussion

In pairs, answer the questions.

1. Do you like having birthday parties?

2. When was the last time you went to a birthday party? How was it?

3. What do you usually do at birthday parties?

4. Have you ever had a surprise birthday party?

5. Do you like c parties?

4 Planning a party

What do you need to organize before having a party? Use the prompts below. Can you think of
anything else?

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5 Listening
Part A: James and Freda share the same birthday, so they are going to have a joint birthday party.
What kind of party do they decide to have?

Part B: Listen again and make notes on the checklist below.

6 Functional language - suggestions

Part A: Read the sentences from the conversation and fill in the gaps.

about don’t let’s shall

1. How a costume party?

2. Why we have a yard party?

3. we have it on our birthday?

4. send an e-invite.

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Part B: Responding to suggestions. Tick the phrases used for accepting a suggestion.

1. That sounds good.

2. That’s perfect.

3. OK.

4. No, I don’t think so.

5. That’s a good idea.

6. Great.

7. I’m not sure ...

7 Practice

Rearrange the words to complete the suggestions.

1. room / balloons / decorate / the / let’s / with

2. about / cake / a / how / chocolate

3. don’t / play / music / hire / why / a DJ / we / the / to

4. invite / neighbors / we / shall / the

5. about / party / costume/ how / having / a

6. bake / a cake / for / let’s / party / our

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8 Speaking task: planning a birthday party

You are going to have a joint birthday party. Follow the prompts below.

1. Discuss what type of party you are going to have.

2. Decide where and when it is going to be.
3. Talk about the music, food / drink, and decorations you want.
4. Make suggestions and give responses.
5. Write out the dialogue.
6. Practice the dialogue.

9 Let’s play
Part A: In pairs, discuss the questions below.

1. Do you like playing games at parties?

2. Do you think games are only for children’s parties?

3. Do you know any fun party games?

Part B: In teams, take turns to draw and guess as many words/phrases as possible on your list in one
minute.

• Team A

• Team B

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