英语情景口语:special occasions特殊场合

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　　046　special occasions
        　　Word
        　　Birthday celebration party budget (10th)anniversary wedding decorations
merchandise commemorate parade centenary dress up dancing fireword
        　　Phrases
        　　Visit friends
        　　Have visitors
        　　Put into practice
        　　Hold a party
        　　Mark an anniversary
        　　Put up decorations
        　　Celebrate a wedding
        　　Beginner
        　　A: is everything ready for Billy’s birthday party?
        　　B: yes. I’ve finished making the birthday cake and I’ve put all the things
on the table. Did you find the party hats?
        　　A: yes, I did. I’ve put one on the table for each child. I put up the big
“happy birthday” sign too.
        　　B: thanks. Do you think we have enough for the kids to eat and drink?
        　　A: I’m sure of that. There’s enough food here to feed an amp3y!
        　　B: that birthday cake looks wonderful, but you haven’t put any candles on
it yes.
        　　A: thanks for reminding me. I’ve prepared some party games for the children
too.
        　　B: I’ve brought a tape with lots of children’s songs on it.
        　　A: hopefully, that will keep everyone happy.
        　　Intemp3ediate
        　　A: how should we commemorate the centenary of the founding of the
university? We have been given quite a large budget to pay for some events.
        　　B: we should certainly hold a big party for the professors and students. We
could have a firework display.
        　　A: do you think that we should invite alumni and fomp3er professors?
        　　B: if we do, too many people might attend. Perhaps we should invited all of
them, but make a small charge to attend.
        　　A: good idea. We should also hold a series of presentations. We could have
presentations on the history of the university, the course we offer, and our
links with other universities.
        　　B: good idea! I think we could also have presentations by fomp3er students
on how their experience here helped them in their lives.
        　　A: we could have another on the successes of graduates from here.
        　　B: I think that we could also produce some merchandise for the
centenary-you know, T-shirts, mugs, plates, pens, and things like that.
        　　A: that’s an excellent idea. Hopefully, we would be able to make a profit!
A few professors and students are writing a book on the history of the
university.
        　　B: I’m looking forward to reading that. We could have book signings by
famous professors an alumni.
        　　A: a group of students from the art and music faculty are producing a short
film.
        　　B: I’m sure that will be very popular.. OK, let’s think about how we can
put these ideas into practice.