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Helen Yeah, I did; I a nice yellow and pink flowery dress and also a pink jacket to match the dress. After that, we to a bookshop and I a present for my cousin.

Helen It great fun! There lots of beautiful decorations in the room. The cake amazing! First, my cousin out the candles and the cake. Then, we “Happy Birthday” and everybody a delicious piece of cake. After eating it, we lots of games and I many times.

June you a little?

June Where the party place?

Helen At a party centre outside the city.

June there any other food?

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Helen No, we didn’t. We no time for that. We much too busy talking and playing snooker.

Did find found give did gave was were was looked blew sang played dance Did had were take did Was was ate drank was had cut felt able to were loved had to got was made was started felt

Helen Yes, later in the evening there a food truck. The food delicious but I and too much and a little sick.

June So, you stay until the end of the party?

Helen Yes, I , because I only to feel sick later in the evening. When I home, my mum me some tea and I much better after drinking it, but I still watch what I ate the next day. Anyway, I the party; it awesome.

4. Now listen to the dialogue once again and check your answers.

2. What ’s your biggest birthday party horror story?

You are going to organise a birthday party with a friend. She sends you the link to this Reddit page where people tell about birthdays that went wrong. Read the comments and make a note of the problems other people had so that you and your friend can avoid them for your own party.

https://www.reddit.com/r/theyouthpage/

Have you ever had a birthday party distaster?

Oliver Perez like replay translation

My sister’s 25th birthday in July two years ago was a disaster. We had heavy rain and floods. The village was cut off and police closed all access. Out of 30 people invited only our next-door neighbours were able to attend and in the end the party was so boring.

Jane Thomas like replay translation

My mother keeps telling everybody about my fourth birthday. I had a unicorn piñata . But when they started hitting it with a bat, I cried because the unicorn was getting hurt. I cried so much that my mother had to stop the game… Everybody was a bit disappointed... So embarrassing!

Jessica Walsh like replay translation

It was my daughter’s birthday in November 2018. We were celebrating in a restaurant. I put candles on the cake, I lit them and caused the fire alarms to go off in the restaurant because we were sitting right under the smoke detector The waiters weren’t happy.

Gill Lord like replay translation

Last year was my 16th birthday, my “sweet 16”. Most girls get a special party for their 16th birthday in America. But my parents didn’t organize anything, not even a special meal for the family… they simply didn’t have time .