Dec 27, 2015
GROUP DISCUSSION
Look at the pictures and answer the
questions:
1. What is the relationship between people in
each picture?
2. What are they celebrating?
to blow out (v): to put out the flame by
blowing.
Eg: My brother was very excited when he
blew out the candles.
adult (n): a fully grown person
(a): fully grown or developed
Eg: Why can’t you act like a real adult,
daddy?
Synonym: grown – up (v), (a)
adulthood (n) : the state of being an adult
to joke (v): (with sb) (about sth) to say
sth to make people laugh, to tell a funny
story.
Eg: She was laughing and joking with the
children.
joke (n): sth that you say or do to make
people laugh.
joker (n) a person who likes making jokes.
anniversary (n): a date that is an exact
number of years after the date of an
special event.
Eg: Ann and Jake are going to celebrate
their first wedding anniversary.
silver anniversary : the 25th wedding
anniversary.
golden anniversary: the 5oth wedding
anniversary.
lasting (a): continuing to exist
Eg: I formed some lasting friendships at my
high school.
lastingly (adv)
long – lasting (a)
Lasting friendship, okay?
VOCABULARY - REPETITION
blow out
adult
joke
anniversary (silver anniversary, golden
anniversary)
milestone
lastingBACK
GUIDING QUESTIONS
1. What do people often do at a birthday
party?
2. What do people often do at an
anniversary party?
BACK
Task 1: Work with a partner. Decide which of the activities below takes place at a birthday party or an anniversary party or at both. Put a tick () in the right box.
?
BIRTHDAY
PARTY
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
PARTY
1. People sing a song.
2. People eat cake.
3. People receive cards and gifts from friends and relatives.
4. People joke about their age.
5. People remember their wedding day.
6. People go out to dinner.
7. People blow out candles, one for each year.
BIRTHDAY
PARTY
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
PARTY
1. People sing a song.
2. People eat cake.
3. People receive cards and gifts from friends and relatives.
4. People joke about their age.
5. People remember their wedding day.
6. People go out to dinner.
7. People blow out candles, one for each year.
Task 2: Work with a partner. In each of the following sentences, there is ONE word which is not true according to the reading passage. Underline the wrong word and correct it.
1. Lisa's family and friends are at her eight birthday.2. Everyone makes cake and ice cream at the
birthday party.3. Lisa opens birthday cards and food from her
family and friends .4. Many Americans over the age of 30 don’t like to
talk about their anniversaries.5. Fifty months ago, Rosa and Luis got married.6. People call the 5th wedding anniversary the golden
anniversary.7. Rosa and Luis are happy to be together for their
silver anniversary.
1. Lisa's family and friends are at her eight birthday.
seven
2. Everyone makes cake and ice cream at the birthday
party.eats
3. Lisa opens birthday cards and food from
her family and friends.gifts (presents)
4. Many Americans over the age of 30 don’t
like to talk about their anniversaries.
age
5. Fifty months ago, Rosa and Luis got married.
years
6. People call the 5th wedding anniversary
the golden anniversary. 50th
7. Rosa and Luis are happy to be together
for their silver anniversary.
golden
BACK
INTERVIEW
Go round the class and ask 2 of your classmates
the following questions:
Where do you prefer to celebrate your birthday?
What do like to do most at your birthday party?
Do your parents celebrate their wedding
anniversary?
• Report your interviews in front of class.