Unit 3: A party - Listening

• 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?)

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?)

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?)

Guide to answer

1. I'd like to organize my birthday party in the evening.

2. At my birthday party I usually serve fruit, candy, soft drinks and birthday cake.

3. 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

Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). (Nghe và quyết định xem các câu là đúng hay sai.)

1. Mai's birthday party was held at home in the evening.

2. Over twenty guests were at the birthday party.

3. The birthday cake was cut at the beginning of the party.

4. The birthday party lasted about three hours.

5. All the friends stayed after the party to tidy up the mess.

Guide to answer

1. F

2. F

3. F

4. T

5. F

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?)

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?)

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?)

4. What time was the birthday cake brought out? (Bánh sinh nhật được mang ra lúc nào?)

5. What was the birthday cake like? (Bánh sinh nhật trông như thế nào?)

6. What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting the cake? (Các vị khách làm gì trong khi Mai đang cắt bánh?)

7. What time did the birthday party finish? (Bữa tiệc kết thúc vào lúc nào?)

Guide to answer

1. She was 16 years old.

2. Because it's noisy and expensive.

3. She served them soft drinks and biscuits at the beginning of the party.

4. The birthday cake was brought out at about 4:30.

5. It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing.

6. They clapped their hands eagerly and sang "HAPPY BIRTHDAY".

7. (It finished) At about six in the evening.

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.)

Guide to answer

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.

Mai is my neighbor. She turned 16 recently and her parents 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 soft drinks and biscuits. We then listened to music and played cards. The winners were given prizes. At about four thirty Mai's mother brought out the birthday cake. It was beautifully decorated with pink and white icing. Sixteen colorful candles sat in the middle of the cake. We all clapped our hands eagerly and sang "Happy Birthday" as she blew out the candles and cut the cake. We helped ourselves to slices of the delicious cake and sang all the songs that we knew.

Finally at about six in the evening the party came to an end. We were all tired but happy. The parents of other children came to collect them by motorbikes. I helped Mai and her mother clean up the mess we had made. After that I walked home, which was only three doors away.

Trên đây là nội dung bài học Listening Unit 3 tiếng Anh lớp 11 - A party, trong quá trình học bài và rèn luyện kỹ năng nghe hiểu có phần nào còn thắc mắc, các em có thể đặt câu hỏi trong mục Hỏi đáp để được sự hỗ trợ từ cộng đồng Chúng tôi. Chúc các em học tốt!