Lesson 2 Parties

When did you last go to a party?

What sort of party was it?

How many people were there?

What did they wear?

What time did it start/ finish?

What did people do?

Did they enjoy it?

alcohol 好友reception 接待close friends 小吃 snacks 酒精

Key words:

At party we often use these words

present 聚餐barbecue 软饮料 sit-down meal 演讲 soft drinks 礼物 speech 吃烧烤肉 的野餐

present

礼物

snacks

小食、零食

barbecue

烧烤

alcohol

烈酒

soft drinks

软性饮料

Complete the following sentences

with suitable words:1.We only invited family and

____________ to my father’s

birthday party. My father made a

really funny ______ about life

starting at sixty-five, and he thanked

everyone for bring him a ________.

close friends

speech

present

3. At the wedding ___________,

we had a _______________ in

a big restaurant --- there

were about twenty people at

each table.

2. In the summer, we love having

a __________ in the garden

with friends.barbecue

reception

sit-down meal

4. At our parties, there isn’t any

________ to drink, only __________

and there are lots of ________ like

biscuits and sandwiches to eat.

alcohol soft drinkssnacks

Listening Strategies:

Understanding the general idea

Don’t worry if you can’t

understand everything.

Listen to learn

Listen more than once, if possible.

Try to link key words to topics.

Listen for important words and

phrases. (e.g. failed twice,

interview)

Listen and decide why each person

is celebrating.

1.

2.

3.

4.

passing his / her driving

test

retiring

going to study abroad

getting a job with good

salary

Listen to the cassette again and do

the exercise1. When you are invited to a

party in the UK , you _______

A. needn’t take anything.

B. do as you are in China

C. can take small gifts, such

as a bottle of wine, or

chocolates.

D. can’t take flowers except at

wedding

2. Which of the following state is not

true?

A. You should wear a tie at

weddings.

B. You’d better not take the car

driven by a stranger.

C. You’d better arrive at the party

earlier to help the host.

D. Teenagers may drink a little.

Try to complete the sentences

about what you should and

shouldn’t do at parties in

Britain. Then listen and check

your answers.

don’t have to, should (x 2),

shouldn’t (x 3), must

1. If it’s very formal, you ______

dress smartly.

should

Giving advice

2. Nowadays you ____________ be

too formal.3. You _________ arrive late to a

dinner party.

don’t have to

shouldn’t

4. You _______ take something with

you.

5. You _________ drink too much at

parties.

6. And you _________ accept a lift

home from a person you don’t

know.

7. You _____ be careful.

should

shouldn’t

shouldn’t

must

Use the phrases from the Function

File to prepare some advice for a

foreign visitor who is invited to a

celebration in China.

a) a birthday party

b) a local or national festival

c) a wedding

What to wear

What presents to take

When to arrive

What to say

What not to do

When to leave

Match the expressions in the

Function File with the

situations:

a) someone has

passed his/her

exam(s)2.Congratulations!

You worked

hard for it/them.

b) some friends

have had

a baby

1.That’s really great

news! What are

they going to call

her?

c) someone won

the match

4. Well done! You

played beautifully!

d) it’s someone’s

birthday

3. Happy Birthday!

Have a lovely day!

e) someone has

won a

competition

6. That’s brilliant!

You lucky thing!

f) someone is going

to get married

5. Wow! that’s

brilliant! When’s

the big day?

Homework

According to the following request ,

write a composition.

9/5 号（星期天）上午 11 点，举行一次迎新 Barbecue 活动，地点是mill’s river park, 位于 north Amherst ，大约离学校 10 分钟车程，或者坐 30 路校车（在北村下），或 31 路校车（北村下一站），然后步行 5 ～10 分钟就可以到。

Barbecue 活动内容：1. 首选的当然是 barbecue ，欢迎所 有的老生和新生，备有各种原料 如烤牛 排、火腿 鸡肉和各式调 料。2. 有游戏，还有各种球类活动，足 球 , 篮球，网球，飞盘等。

3. 最重要的是，届时差不多每个系都 有老生到场 , 可以向新生传授各种经 验，认识很多朋友，。