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Celebrations

The document provides a listening exercise about different celebrations. It includes preparation questions to match celebrations like birthdays, anniversaries, and festivals to definitions. While listening, exercises include matching speakers to celebrations and filling gaps with details about celebrations from each speaker.

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Celebrations

The document provides a listening exercise about different celebrations. It includes preparation questions to match celebrations like birthdays, anniversaries, and festivals to definitions. While listening, exercises include matching speakers to celebrations and filling gaps with details about celebrations from each speaker.

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Listening skills practice: Celebrations

Listen to the speakers and do the exercises to practice 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…….. celebrate finishing the school year and e. Royal wedding
completing their exams

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 a. golden wedding anniversary

2…….. Speaker B b. Notting Hill Carnival

3…….. Speaker C c. end of term party at school

4…….. Speaker D d. Royal wedding

5…….. Speaker E e. surprise birthday party


3. Check your understanding: gap fill
Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the gaps with the speaker.

1. Speaker ________________ will see people dressed in amazing costumes.

2. Speaker ________________ is going to decorate the venue with Chinese lanterns and projections
on the wall.

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

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

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


machine.

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

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

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

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

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

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