A BIRTHDAY PARTY  Buy a birthday cake, candles,ballons and so on.  Invite her friends.  Choose a place to celebrate her birthday party.

PRE - READING 1.What is the relationship between the people in the pictures? 2. What are they celebrating?  In picture 1, they are celebrating a birthday party.  In picture 2, they are celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary.  The people in both pictures belong to a family.

NEW WORDS 1. blow out (v): Ex: The boy is blowing out the candles. 3. celebrate (v): 2. candle (n): Ex: My parents celebrated their 25 th anniversary two months ago. 4. anniversary (n):  wedding anniversary (n ): thổi cây nến ngày/lễ kỉ niệm lễ kỉ niệm ngày cưới làm lễ kỉ niệm

6. Golden anniversary (n): 7. mark (v): 8. milestone (n): NEW WORDS: lễ kỉ niệm đám cưới vàng đánh dấu sự kiện quan trọng/cột mốc quan trọng 5. Silver anniversary (n): lễ kỉ niệm đám cưới bạc

A.It is Lisa’s birthday. She is seven years old today, and her family and friends are at her birthday party. On the table is the birthday cake with seven candles, one for each year. People sing “Happy Birthday” to Lisa: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Lisa! Happy birhthday to you! When they finish singing, Lisa blows out the candles on the cake. Then everybody eats cake and ice-cream. After that, Lisa opens her birthday cards and presents. Her family and friends give her toys and clothes for her birthday. In the United States, people of all ages celebrate birthdays. But when an adult has a birthday, there are not a lot of candles on the birthday cake. Many Americans over the age of 30 don’t like to talk about their age. Some people joke every year, “I’m 29 years old today.” Perhaps they do not want to get any older. WHILE - READING

B. Rosa and Luis are having a party, too. But it is not a birthday party. It’s an anniversary party. Fifty years ago, Rosa and Luis got married. Today their family and friends are giving them a party. Everyone eats some cake and says “Happy Anniversary!” to Rosa and Luis. People also give cards and gifts to the anniversary couple. Most married couples in the United States celebrate wedding anniversaries each year. Husbands and wives give flowers or gifts to each other. They often have a quiet dinner at home or at a restaurant. They usually don’t have a big party. But the 25 th and the 50 th wedding anniversaries are special. People call 25 th the “silver anniversary” and the 50 th the “golden anniversary.” These anniversaries mark the milestones of a happy and lasting relationship between married couples. Rosa and Luis are happy to be together for their golden anniversary

Task 1: Decide which of the activities below takes place at a birthday party or at a wedding anniversary party or both. Put a tick (  ) in the right box. BIRTHDAY PARTY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PARTY 1. People sing a song. 2. People eat cake.   

BIRTHDAY PARTY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PARTY 3. People receive cards and gifts from friends and relatives. 4. People joke about their age. 5. People remember their wedding day. 6. People go out to dinner. 7. People blow out candles, one for each year.      

Task 2: Answer the questions 1/ How old is Lisa?  She is seven years old. 2/ What does Lisa do when people finish singing?  She blows out the candles on the cake. 3/ What does Lisa receive from her family and friends on her birthday?  She receives birthday cards and presents from her family and friends.

4/ When did Rosa and Luis get married?  Fifty years ago. 5/ Why are the 25 th and the 50 th wedding anniversaries special?  Because these anniversaries mark the milestones of a happy and lasting relationship between married couples.

POST - READING Work in pairs: Answer the following questions. 1.Where do you prefer to celebrate your birthday, at home or in a restaurant? Why? 2.Do your parents celebrate their wedding anniversaries? 3.Are you going to celebrate your wedding anniversaries in the future? Why (not)?

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