Wider World 4 un9 Vocabulary

Celebrations

Read the text and choose the correct words.

Last week my parents had a ____ party with some of their friends. 

It was my mother’s _________ day so she decided to celebrate with some friends

Last Sunday we had the usual family ______________.

Every Sunday, our grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins come over for a big meal. Next week it’s __________ Day so all the children are going to do the cooking for our mums. 

I love parties and next month one of my cousins is getting married and we’re all going to the wedding ______________.

It should be really good. I’m looking forward to it. But before that, in two weeks, we’ve got our school __________, and my mum’s made me the best dress ever for it.

Choose the correct option.

The children excitedly ______ their presents.

Have you_____ the decorations yet?

Ed _____ a year older next week.

Look! Someone has let off some _____.

Don’t wear that colour. It can ____ bad luck.

My parents still ____ the old traditions.

My grandmother never ____ her birthday.

Hey, we’ve ____ a limo for the party tomorrow.

The little girl blew out all _____ on her birthday cake.

It was a public ___ yesterday.

There was an amazing firework _________ in the evening.

During the day there was a colourful ___________ through the town.

Our national ____________ is the lion.

It’s the ___________ to dress up in fancy dress.

What’s the colour of your country’s __________?

The ____________ loved watching the street show.

Some of the people wear traditional ____________.

There is a ___________ that says everyone must wear red in the evening.

We’re ____ a party for our gran’s 90th birthday.