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8.4 Special days

Vocabulary

Celebrations in the UK/USA
1 4.24 Listen and repeat. What are these
phrases in Bulgarian?

VIDEO
From: Mia
To: Ben
Subject: Invitation
How are you? Sorry I didn’t write earlier but I was really
1 send out invitations 2 decorate the room busy with my music exams. All went well so I’m having a
party to celebrate my birthday on 5th April – at an
aquarium! I hope you can make it.

The party is going to start at 7 o’clock in the evening. First,
we are going to go on a special tour of the aquarium. Then
we are going to go snorkelling. Can you imagine swimming
with tropical fish, puffers and sharks? Then, there is going
to be pizza. After that, we are going to lay our sleeping
3 blow up balloons 4 give presents
bags under a big tank.
I really hope you can make it! You could come with Sue.
Mia

Check these words
earlier, busy, music exam, all went well,
celebrate, tour, tropical fish, puffer, shark,
5 have a party 6 bake a cake lay, sleeping bag, tank
Reading
b) How do you celebrate birthdays in
2 Look at the picture and read the subject of Bulgaria? Tell the class.
the email. What do you think the email is
about? Read through to find out. Grammar

3 Read the email again and complete the can/could – possibility/ability
invitation. Write in your notebook.
5 Read the theory, then complete the
sentences in your notebook. Which express
possibility? ability in the past?

To …
From … Could is the past simple of the verb can. We use it
Date … Time … to talk about past ability.
Place … He could swim when he was five.
We also use can/could to talk about possibility.
We are going to go on … . Then, we are going
We can/could have the party at my house.
to go … . After that, we are going to eat … .
Then, we are going to lay … .
1 I … give you a lift to the party if you like.
Let me know if you can come!
2 We … buy her a vase as a present.
3 He … write when he was six.
4 a) Tell your partner three reasons why 4 We … go to the party together.
this party is special. 5 She … speak English when she was 10.
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