Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 11 – Unit 3: A party (Listening)

Give the Vietnamese names
for the following items


Flowers


BALLOON


Chocolate, cookies
and candies


Confetti


Presents


Paper hats


Cake


Songs


Candles

PRE-LISTENING


• When do you like to organise
your birthday party, during the
day or in the evening?
• What foods and drinks are
often served at your birthday
party?
• What activities do you often
have at your birthday party?


Vocabulary
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Gathering
Decorated
Restaurant
Icing
Prizes

Slices
Birthday cake
Clapped

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Tụ tập
Trang trí
Nhà hàng
Lớp kem phủ
Phần thưởng
Lát bánh
Bánh sinh nhật
Vỗ tay


While  lis te ning


Tas k 1

L isten and decide whether the statements 
are True or False

1. Mai’s birthday party was held at home
in the evening.
2. Over twenty guests were at the 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.

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Tas k 2

Listen again and answer the following questions
1. How old was Mai?
2. Why didn’t she like having her party at a
restaurant?
3. What did Mai’s mother serve the guests at the
beginning of the party?

4. What time was the birthday cake brought out?
5. What was the birthday cake like?
6. What did all the guests do while Mai was
cutting the cake?
7. What time did the birthday party finish?


1. How old was Mai?
She was 16.
2. Why didn’t she like having her party at a
restaurant?
Because it’s noisy and expensive.


3. What did Mai’s mother serve the guests at the
beginning of the party?
She served them soft drinks and biscuits.
4. What time was the birthday cake brought out?
At about 4.30.
5. What was the birthday cake like?
It was beautifully decorated with pink and white
icing.
6. What did all the guests do while Mai was cutting
the cake?
They clapped their hands eagerly and sang
‘Happy birthday’.
7. What time did the birthday party finish?
At about 6.

Post Listening
Take turns to talk about
Mai’s birthday