British Council Listening: Celebrations

Match the events with the definitions.

• birthday party

• a celebration of 50 years of marriage

• Notting Hill Carnival

• a party normally organised by students to

  celebrate finishing the school year and

  completing their exams

• Royal wedding

• the marriage of a king, queen, prince or

  princess

• end of term party at school

• a party to celebrate the anniversary of

  someone’s birth

• golden wedding anniversary

• a West Indian carnival held in London

  every August

Match the following

• Royal wedding

• Speaker A

• golden wedding anniversary

• Speaker E

• Notting Hill Carnival

• Speaker B

• surprise birthday party

• Speaker C

• end of term party at school

• Speaker D

Speaker _______________ will see people dressed in amazing costumes.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Speaker _______________ is going to decorate the venue with Chinese lanterns and projections

on the wall.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Speaker _______________ is worried about someone on Facebook spoiling the surprise.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Speaker _______________ is going to be careful of people stealing things.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Speaker _______________ is going to listen to old-fashioned music played on an old-fashioned

machine.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Speaker _______________ is in one of the bands that are playing.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Speaker _______________ is going to celebrate with the whole family.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E