### Lesson 2. Do you like Birthday Parties?

Getting ready for the task:
• Do you like Birthday Parties?
• How do you accept/refuse an invitation?
• How do you arrange your birthday party?
Key words:
to accept - to adopt, receive
honour - great respect for smth/to show great respect
to encourage - to give smb support
to refuse - not to accept
unfulfilled - not carried out or completed
impatiently - having no patience
to arrange - organize, plan, schedule
terrific - excellent, wonderful
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CW. Look through the Languange Focus box and make up a dialogue on Birthday Party. Answer the questions.

1. When and where is the party?

2. What does the person who accepts the invitation say?

3. What reason does he/she give?

4. What does the person who refuses the invitation say?

#### Language focus
Inviting people | Accepting invitation | Refusing an invitation
1. What are you doing at the weekend? | 1. I’d love to! That would be lovely! Thank you! | 1. Thank you very much! But ... . I’m afraid ...
2. Would you like to ....? | 2. Thank you! I’d like to come very much! | 2. I’d love to, but I.
3. I’d like to see you.. | 3. I’d really like to come! That sounds great/fun/terrific/ wonderful! | 3. I’d really like to, but. You can give reasons for refusing: I am looking after my baby sister.

Agil: What are you doing this weekend?
Fidan: I haven’t decided yet about my plan.
Agil: I’m having a party. I’d love to invite you to waltz . Would you accept my invitation to come to my party?
Fidan: I’d love to. I’d never refuse your request.
Agil: Hope, we’ll have a chance to waltz, too.

LISTEN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS! Read Listening Material
Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.

1. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the passage.
   Who pulls on ears of the birthday boy and girl for each year of their birthday?
   A) the kings
   B) the Germans
   C) the English
   D) the Brazilians
   E) the Egyptians
2. What is the passage mainly about?
   A) Different countries
   B) Brazilian children
   C) Egyptian people
   D) Birthday traditions
   E) Birthday cakes
3. Choose the correct statement according to the passage.
   A) The Egyptians invite lots of friends to their birthday parties.
   B) All people could celebrate their birthdays in the past times.
   C) The traditions in different countries are the same.
   D) The Brazilians decorate their houses with vegetables and fruits.
   E) German people don’t celebrate birthday parties.
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage. (no more than three words)
   In Egypt people often serve … .
5. Which word in the passage means “a social event when a lot of people meet together to enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing, singing and etc.”

Many years ago only kings celebrated their birthdays, because they were important people in the country. As time passed by, families started to celebrate children’s birthday. German people were the first who celebrated birthdays. Now almost all countries celebrate birthdays and anniversaries.

There are different traditions in different countries. For example, in Brazil the children eat candies shaped like fruit and vegetables. They decorate houses with flags and colored paper flowers. Brazilians pull on the ears of the birthday boy or girl for each year of their birthday.

In Egypt people invite lots of friends to their birthday parties and they often serve two birthday cakes. One birthday cake has candles but the other one doesn't. Family and friends dance and sing at birthday parties when a child is one year old. They also use flowers and fruit to decorate the party as symbols of life and growth.

1. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the passage.
   Who pulls on ears of the birthday boy and girl for each year of their birthday?
   A) the kings
   B) the Germans
   C) the English
   D) the Brazilians
   E) the Egyptians
2. What is the passage mainly about?
   A) Different countries
   B) Brazilian children
   C) Egyptian people
   D) Birthday traditions
   E) Birthday cakes
3. Choose the correct statement according to the passage.
   A) The Egyptians invite lots of friends to their birthday parties.
   B) All people could celebrate their birthdays in the past times.
   C) The traditions in different countries are the same.
   D) The Brazilians decorate their houses with vegetables and fruits.
   E) German people don’t celebrate birthday parties.
4. Complete the sentence according to the passage. (no more than three words)
   In Egypt people often serve … .
   Answer: “two birthday cakes”
5. Which word in the passage means “a social event when a lot of people meet together to enjoy themselves by eating, drinking, dancing, singing and etc.”
   Answer: “a party”