Lesson 2.1 - Party Time

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Chapter 4 Lesson 2 - Party Time

Today

Listening: Holidays

Reading: Matching cards to holidays

Grammar: Future

Vocabulary: party words

Lesson aims

• I can name different holidays that are celebrated in America/England. 
• I know different words that I can use when talking about a party. 
• I can understand a written invitation to a party. 

Listen and match the holiday with the right conversation. 

conversation 1 

conversation 2

conversation 3

conversation 4

conversation 5

New Year's Day (1st January) 

St Patrick's Day (17th March) 

April Fool's Day (1st April) 

Independence Day (4th July)

Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November) 

Exercise 2 

Go to page 113 of the Realtime book. 

Look at the cards and read the texts. 

Match the text with the right description.

You'll have five minutes. 

Please work alone.

Done? Start on exercises 5 and 6

Exercise 2 - answers

• a = 5
• b = 6
• c = 2
• d = 4
• e = 3
• f = X
• g = 1 

Future

Twee manieren om over de toekomst te praten:

1. am / are / is going to 

2. will / shall

1. am / is / are going to

• Wat? am / is / are going to + base form
• Wanneer? Als iemand iets van plan is / wanneer je iets aan ziet komen (voorspelling) 
• Voorbeeld?
   I am going to clean up after the party. 
  They are going to sing a song on the party. 
  It looks like it is going to rain.

2. will / shall 

• Wat? will + base form
• Wanneer? Als je iets op dit moment bedenkt. 
• Voorbeeld? I don't think I will come. 

• Wat? Shall + base form. 
• Wanneer? Bij vragen met I en we. 
• Voorbeeld? Shall I buy her a present? 

Practice with the future

Work on exercise 6 on page 117. 

Complete the sentences, use am/is/are going to or will/shall. 

Write down entire sentences in your notebook. 

Please work alone. If you have a question, let me know. 

No music, no phones, no WhatsApp. 

Done? Work on exercises 5 and 6. 

Exercise 6 - answers

1. I'm sorry about your BBQ, but I think it is going to rain. 
2. I've got some great plans for my partie: we are going to have a fashion show. 
3. Shall I ask my sister to type the invitations for us? 
4. I'm 100% sure the he will invite you to his party. 
5. I am going to have a birthday party on 22nd February. Will you . come, too? 
6. My mum and dad are going to cook a special dinner tonight. Shall we help them?