BASIC ELEMENTARY

1 - Happy birthday!!
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Activity
1.

Philip is going to be twenty-one

in August 5th.
on August 5th.
at August 5th.

2.

Is Katherine going to make a cake?

Yes.
No.

3.

Amy's birthday is on September

first.
seventeenth.
sixteenth.

4.

What is Amy going to do for her birthday?

she is going to arrange a dinner in a restaurant.
she is going to give a party at home.
she is going to have a party.
she has no plans yet.

5.

In the dialogue, the word "embarrassing" means

boring.
awkward.
difficult.

Audio transcription
Amy:

How old are you, Philip?

Philip:

I'm twenty years old. But I'm going to be twenty-one on August 5th.

Amy:

That's next Friday! What are you going to do?

Philip:

Katherine is going to take me to a restaurant.

Amy:

Nice !!! Is she going to order a birthday cake?

Philip:

Probably. And the waiters are probably going to sing "Happy

Birthday" to me. It's so embarrassing !!!

Amy:

Oh, I bet it's going to be fun.

Philip:

I don't know. I hope so. When's your birthday, Amy?

Amy:

It's in September.

Philip:

September what?

Amy:

September seventeenth.

Philip:

And are you going to be twenty-one?

Amy:

I'm twenty-one now. I'm going to be twenty-two.

Philip:

Oh. So do you have any plans?

Amy:

Well, my birthday is on a Saturday this year, so I'm going to have a

--

party. And, of course, I'm going to invite you and Katherine. Can you
come?

Philip:

Well, I think I can. And Katherine can probably come, too.

Translation
Feliz cumpleaos!!
Amy:

Qu edad tienes, Philip?

Philip: Tengo veinte aos. Pero voy a cumplir veintiuno el 5 de agosto.

Amy:

Es el prximo viernes! Qu vas a hacer?

Philip: Katherine me va a llevar a un restaurante.

Amy:

Qu bien! Va a encargar una torta de cumpleaos?

Philip: Probablemente. Y es probable que los mozos me canten "Feliz

Cumpleaos". Es tan incmodo!
Amy:

Claro. Apuesto que va a ser divertido.

Philip: No s. Espero que s. Cundo es tu cumpleaos?

Amy:

Es en setiembre.

Philip: Qu fecha de setiembre?

Amy:

El 17 de setiembre.

Philip: Y vas a cumplir veintin aos?

Amy:

Tengo veintiuno ahora. Voy a cumplir veintids.

Philip: Ah. Y tienes algn plan?

Amy:

Bueno, mi cumpleaos cae en sbado este ao, as que voy a hacer una

fiesta. Y, por supuesto, los voy a invitar a ti y a Katherine. Puedes venir?

Philip: Bien, creo que puedo. Y es probable que Katherine pueda ir tambin.

Answers Activity
1.

Philip is going to be twenty-one

on August 5th.

2.

Is Katherine going to make a cake?

No.

3.

Amy's birthday is on September

seventeenth.

4.

What is Amy going to do for her birthday?

she is going to have a party.

5.

In the dialogue, the word "embarrassing" means

awkward.

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