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Celebrations Listening

The document provides listening exercises to practice celebrating events. The exercises include: 1) Matching celebrations like birthdays, weddings and carnivals with their definitions. 2) Matching speakers talking about celebrations with the type of celebration. 3) A gap fill exercise to practice understanding speakers talking about decorating for and celebrating events like surprise parties, carnivals and golden anniversaries.

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Celebrations Listening

The document provides listening exercises to practice celebrating events. The exercises include: 1) Matching celebrations like birthdays, weddings and carnivals with their definitions. 2) Matching speakers talking about celebrations with the type of celebration. 3) A gap fill exercise to practice understanding speakers talking about decorating for and celebrating events like surprise parties, carnivals and golden anniversaries.

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Listening

skills practice: Celebrations –


exercises

Listen to the speakers and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Match the events with the definitions and write a – e next to the numbers 1 – 5.
1……… a party to celebrate the anniversary of
someone’s birth
a. golden wedding anniversary
2 …….. the marriage of a king, queen, prince or
princess
b. Notting Hill Carnival
3. ..….. a West Indian carnival held in London
every August
c. end of term party at school

4 …….. a celebration of 50 years of marriage d. birthday party

a party normally organised by students to


5 …….. completing their exams e. Royal wedding
celebrate finishing the school year and

2. Check your understanding: matching


Do this exercise while you listen. Match the speaker with the celebration and write a – e next to the numbers 1 – 5.

1…… Speaker A C a. golden wedding anniversary


..
2…… Speaker B B b. Notting Hill Carnival
..
3…… Speaker C A c. end of term party at school
..
4…… Speaker D E d. Royal wedding
..
5…… Speaker E D e. surprise birthday party
..
3. Check your understanding: gap fill
Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the gaps with the speaker.

A (x2) B (x2) C (x 2)
1. SpeakerDB(x2)
will see people dressed in amazing costumes.
E (x2)
2. Speaker E is going to decorate the venue with Chinese lanterns and projections
on the wall.

3. Speaker D is worried about someone on Facebook spoiling the surprise.

4. Speaker A is going to be careful of people stealing things.

5. Speaker A is going to listen to old-fashioned music played on an old-fashioned


machine.

6. Speaker B is in one of the bands that are playing.

7. Speaker E is going to taste food from all over the world.

8. Speaker C is going to celebrate with the whole family.

9. Speaker D is organising a party for her two best friends.

10. Speaker A is going to make sure there is no traffic on her street,

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