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Parties
Posted by Renddy Rose Rodriguez
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3/18/2009 05:41:00 AM
A party is a gathering of persons who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, and recreation. A party will typically feature eating and drinking, and often music and dancing as well. Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event (e.g., a birthday party, a Super Bowl party, St. Patrick’s Day). Parties of this kind are often called celebrations.
A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in pubs and bars, and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host.
PARTY DISCUSSION
1. Do you like going to parties? Why or why not?
2. What kind of parties have you attended before?
3. Have you attended parties abroad? Compare and contrast that party you have attended abroad to a party that you usually have in Korea?
4. Remember a party that you like best? How long did the party last? What made it best?
5. Have you attended a lousy party? What made you it lousy?
6. Have you ever hosted a party? Please tell me details about it. If not, do you like to host a party in the future?
7. Are you sociable or do you just keep yourself to yourself when you attend a party?
8. Have you met friends from parties you’ve been to? If so, do you keep in touch with somebody or you keep somebody at arm’s length?
9. Do you eat a lot during parties? What were the foods being served at the parties you have attended before?
10. Do you drink a lot at parties? Or do you prefer to stay sober?
11. What kinds of party drinks have you tried? Which one is the best for you?
12. What other activities do you do at the parties? Do you perform? Do you sing or dance?
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
1. lousy – (a) informal word; it means “very poor or very bad”
Ex: I had a lousy weekend.
(b) it means “very ill”
Ex: I feel lousy. I’m going home.
2. keep yourself to yourself – phrasal verb; to not talk to other people very much
Ex: He's a very private person - he keeps himself to himself.
3. keep in touch with – to have continuous communication with someone
Ex: I keep in touch with my relatives who settle in Korea.
4. keep somebody at arm’s length - to not allow someone to become too friendly with you.
Ex: I always had the feeling she was keeping me at arm's length.
5. sober – being serious and thoughtful; clear-headed.
Ex: We are now far more sober and realistic.
5. Have you attended a lousy party? What made you it lousy?
6. Have you ever hosted a party? Please tell me details about it. If not, do you like to host a party in the future?
7. Are you sociable or do you just keep yourself to yourself when you attend a party?
8. Have you met friends from parties you’ve been to? If so, do you keep in touch with somebody or you keep somebody at arm’s length?
9. Do you eat a lot during parties? What were the foods being served at the parties you have attended before?
10. Do you drink a lot at parties? Or do you prefer to stay sober?
11. What kinds of party drinks have you tried? Which one is the best for you?
12. What other activities do you do at the parties? Do you perform? Do you sing or dance?
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
1. lousy – (a) informal word; it means “very poor or very bad”
Ex: I had a lousy weekend.
(b) it means “very ill”
Ex: I feel lousy. I’m going home.
2. keep yourself to yourself – phrasal verb; to not talk to other people very much
Ex: He's a very private person - he keeps himself to himself.
3. keep in touch with – to have continuous communication with someone
Ex: I keep in touch with my relatives who settle in Korea.
4. keep somebody at arm’s length - to not allow someone to become too friendly with you.
Ex: I always had the feeling she was keeping me at arm's length.
5. sober – being serious and thoughtful; clear-headed.
Ex: We are now far more sober and realistic.
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