Exercise 1
1. Look at the table and listen to the teacher talking about the class party. Match the names of the students to the food.
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Class Party What food can you bring? |
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Name |
Food |
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Jessica Kim Hugo Lily Nina Alfie Tom |
cheese bread and butter oranges apples bananas tomatoes biscuits cakes lemonade juice |
Answer & Audioscript
Jessica – bread and butter
Kim – biscuits
Hugo – cake
Lily – oranges
Nina – apples
Alfie – cheese
Tom – tomatoes
Audioscript
Teacher: Ok everyone. Listen please, this is important! We haven’t got any food for the class party tomorrow. But I’ve got a list here. Can you all see it?
All students: Yes.
Teacher: OK, good. So … Jessica, what can you bring?
Jessica: Umm, I haven’t got any fruit at home. But I can bring some bread and butter.
Teacher: Great thanks. And Kim. What about you?
Kim: I can bring some biscuits. We’ve got lots of biscuits at home.
Teacher: Great. Now, Hugo. We need cakes. Can you bring two cakes?
Hugo: Yes, I can!
Teacher: Thanks Hugo. Lily, what about you? We need some fruit.
Lily: I can bring ten oranges.
Teacher: Thank you Lily. And Nina, can you bring some fruit too? Can you bring ten apples?
Nina: Yes, I can.
Teacher: Thanks Nina. And Alfie. Let’s see. You can bring tomatoes or cheese. Have you got any tomatoes at home?
Alfie: Ummm … we haven’t got any tomatoes, but there’s lots of cheese.
Teacher: OK, cheese is fine. And Tom. Can you bring some tomatoes?
Tom: Yes, OK.
Exercise 2
1. Listen to the conversations 1-4 and match them to the invitations A-D.
Answer & Audioscript
1 C 2 A 3 D 4 B
Audioscript
Conversation 1
Daniel: Pedro, can you come to my swimming pool party?
Pedro: Yes! When is it?
Daniel: It’s at two fifteen, and it’s at the big swimming pool.
Pedro: Great. Thanks!
Conversation 2
Hannah: Would you like to come to my party, Melissa?
Melissa: I’d love to! When is it?
Hannah: It’s on August the first.
Melissa: What time?
Hannah: From eight until late.
Melissa: Cool!
Conversation 3
Andrew: Sam, would you like to come to my sports party?
Sam: I’d love to. Is it at the park?
Andrew: Yes, it is. It’s on Saturday at 10 o’clock.
Sam: I can’t wait!
Conversation 4
Rebecca: Can you come to my birthday party, Ella? It’s on Wednesday, at my house.
Ella: I’d love to, but what time is it?
Rebecca: It’s from three thirty until five thirty.
Ella: Oh, I’m sorry, I can’t. I’ve got a guitar exam on Wednesday afternoon.
Exercise 3
1. Listen to the conversation. Why have they got a shopping list?
2. Listen again. Complete Jenny’s shopping list.
Mum’s party shopping list
0 ……bread……
1 ………………….
2 ………………….
3 ………………….
4 ………………….
5 ………………….
6 ………………….
3. Listen again. Who says the sentences and questions? Write J for Jenny and D for Dad.
0 Where are you? …D…
1 Have you got the shopping list?
2 We can write a new shopping list.
3 Have we got any fruit?
4 We need a cake.
5 Yes, that’s everything.
6 Where are my keys?
Answer & Audioscript
1 It’s Jenny’s mum’s birthday. / for Mum’s party
2 1 butter 2 cheese 3 biscuits 4 (two) cakes 5 lemonade 6 orange juice
3 1 D 2 J 3 J 4 D 5 J 6 D
Audioscript
Dad: Jenny! Where are you?
Jenny: I’m in the living room.
Dad: Come here, please.
Jenny: Hi, Dad.
Dad: It’s supermarket time. Are you ready to go to the supermarket?
Jenny: Now?
Dad: Yes, now! Have you got the shopping list?
Jenny: No! Have you?
Dad: Oh, Jenny.
Jenny: It’s OK, Dad. We can write a new shopping list. Ready?
Dad: OK. Come on, then.
Jenny: Right. Things for Mum’s party. Hmm. Bread, butter and cheese.
Dad: Yes, lots of bread and cheese.
Jenny: Biscuits?
Dad: Yes, lots of biscuits, too.
Jenny: All right. Have we got any fruit?
Dad: Yes, we’ve got some fruit.
Jenny: Great. Hmmmm. Cake?! Have we got a cake?
Dad: No, we haven’t. We need a cake. No – two cakes!
Jenny: OK. Biscuits, bread, butter, cheese, two cakes and … lemonade and orange juice!
Dad: Oh yes, we need lemonade and orange juice too.
Jenny: That’s it, Dad.
Dad: Really?
Jenny: Yes, that’s everything.
Dad: OK, let’s go to the supermarket. Where are my keys? Have you got my keys, Jenny?
Jenny: No, I haven’t.
Dad: Where are they?
Jenny: Look, they’re on the chair.
Dad: Great! Thanks, Jenny. Let’s go!
Exercise 4
1. Listen to Ava talking about her favourite holiday, Labor Day. Answer a or b.
1 What month is Labor Day?
a August
b September
2 Who does Labor Day celebrate?
a workers
b children
3 What does Ava’s family have?
a a family meal
b a barbecue
2. Listen again. What happens on Labor Day? Tick (✓) the right answers.
a family meal
a barbecue
a parade
fireworks
Answer & Audioscript
1 1 b 2 a 3 b
2 a barbecue, a parade
Audioscript
Interviewer: Hi. What’s your name?
Ava: I’m Ava.
Interviewer: And where are you from?
Ava: I’m from California, in the USA.
Interviewer: Oh, right. And what’s your favourite holiday, Ava?
Ava: My favourite holiday is Labor Day.
Interviewer: When is Labor Day?
Ava: Labor Day is the first Monday in September.
Interviewer: It’s after August then, the first Monday in September.
Ava: Yes. It’s at the end of the summer.
Interviewer: And do you know what Labor Day is for?
Ava: Yes, I do. On Labor Day, we celebrate all people who work in the USA. It’s a day to celebrate American workers.
Interviewer: Oh, I see. And what do you do on Labor Day?
Ava: Well, in my family, we go and see a parade in the morning.
Interviewer: Oh, that’s fun. What time is the parade?
Ava: The parade starts at about eleven o’clock.
Interviewer: I love parades.
Ava: Me too. And after the parade, we go back home and we have a barbecue.
Interviewer: What time is that?
Ava: Well, friends and family come to the barbecue at about four o’clock.
Interviewer: And what food do you eat at the barbecue?
Ava: We eat lots of different food. But my favourite is burgers. When we have a barbecue, we all help cook the food. It’s a fun day!
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