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English Conversation Practice - Birthday Party Planning
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CAROL: "Hi Anne. What are you doing?"
ANNE: "Hi Carol. I'm planning a birthday party for Tim."
CAROL: "How is that going?"
ANNE: "Not well. I can't think of anything to do."
CAROL: "How many kids do you want to invite?"
ANNE: "He wants to invite all of the boys in his classroom. That's 12 boys."
CAROL: "No girls?"
ANNE: "He doesn't want to invite any girls."
CAROL: "How about an outdoor party?"
ANNE: "We did that last year and it rained."
CAROL: "Oh. That's not fun."
ANNE: "I was thinking about taking the kids to a pizza place."
CAROL: "Kids like pizza. How about taking them to a movie theater, too?"
ANNE: "That's too expensive."
CAROL: "Yeah. How about renting a movie and watching it at home after the pizza place?"
ANNE: "I love that idea! Then they can play in our backyard if it doesn't rain."
CAROL: "That sounds like a great party."
ANNE: "Thanks for your help."
1. Who is the Anne planning a birthday party for?
Carol
Anne
Her dog
Tim
2. Who are invited to the party?
12 boys and 12 girls
12 boys and no girls
12 girls and no boys
24 boys
3. What kind of food will be served?
Pizza
Hamburgers
Steaks
Tacos
4. What other activity is planned for the party?
Laser tag
Video games
Movie
Baseball game
1. Tim
2. 12 boys and no girls
3. Pizza
4. Movie