APIEVocabulary and Pronunciation: Birthdays and gifts
Birthdays and gifts
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How to use this lesson
For teachers:
Guide students through the word table first, then give them 15 minutes to complete the tasks. Check answers as a whole class and listen to their pronunciation recordings.
For learners:
Read the 10 words and say each example sentence aloud. Next, solve the 16 practice questions and record your voice in the shadowing section.
Word table
Theme 1: The party
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birthday | The day you were born | happy birthday, birthday cake | Today is my birthday. | Think of birth + day. |
| party | A fun meeting with friends | have a party, birthday party | We are at a party now. | People dance and are happy. |
| cake | A sweet food made with sugar and flour | make a cake, eat cake | The sweet cake is very good. | It rhymes with 'bake'. |
| candle | A small stick of wax with a light | blow out the candle, light a candle | Put a candle on the cake. | Candle gives light like candy gives sweet. |
| balloon | A bright rubber bag filled with air | red balloon, big balloon | He holds a red balloon. | A ball that flies in the room. |
Theme 2: Giving and sending
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present | A gift you give to someone | open a present, birthday present | This present is for you. | You give it in the present time. |
| card | A folded paper with good wishes | send a card, write a card | I write a birthday card. | A hard paper card with words. |
| invite | To ask someone to come | invite friends, invite to a party | I invite five friends today. | In + invite: ask someone in. |
Theme 3: Doing
| Word | Meaning | Common collocations | Example sentence | Memory tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sing | To make music with your voice | sing a song, sing happy birthday | We sing a song together. | Song and sing sound like music. |
| celebrate | To do fun things for a special day | celebrate a birthday, celebrate with family | We celebrate your day. | Cele-brate: cheers and great fun. |
Practice 1: Match the verb to the noun
Which noun goes best with 'blow out'?
Practice 2: Match the verb to the noun
Which noun goes best with 'open a'?
Practice 3: Match the verb to the noun
Which noun goes best with 'blow up a'?
Practice 4: Match the verb to the noun
Which noun goes best with 'have a'?
Practice 5: Fill in the blank
Word bank: [cake, invite, card, celebrate]
A: Who do you want to ___ to your home?
____Practice 6: Fill in the blank
Word bank: [cake, invite, card, celebrate]
B: Let us eat a slice of sweet chocolate ___.
____Practice 7: Fill in the blank
Word bank: [cake, invite, card, celebrate]
A: I want to send a nice birthday ___ in the mail.
____Practice 8: Fill in the blank
Word bank: [cake, invite, card, celebrate]
B: Today is special. We must ___ together!
____Practice 9: Choose the word
She gave me a nice birthday ___ in a box.
Practice 10: Choose the word
We all stand together and ___ a happy song.
Practice 11: Choose the word
Today is my tenth ___, and I am happy.
Practice 12: Choose the word
Look at that big yellow ___ in the air.
Practice 13: Sentence building
Put these words in order: [invite / my / I / friends]
____Practice 14: Sentence building
Put these words in order: [a / blow / out / candle]
____Practice 15: Sentence building
Put these words in order: [have / party / a / we / big]
____Practice 16: Sentence building
Put these words in order: [eat / they / birthday / cake]
____Shadowing
Listen to each item, say it aloud, and record your voice.
1. Collocation: birthday party
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____2. Collocation: open a present
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____3. Collocation: write a card
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____4. Collocation: sing a song
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____5. Sentence: I invite my friends.
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____6. Sentence: She makes a sweet cake.
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____7. Sentence: He blows out the candle.
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____8. Sentence: We sing happy birthday.
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____9. Long sentence: We have a big birthday party.
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____10. Long sentence: I open my present and smile.
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____11. Word: celebrate
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____12. Word: balloon
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