Parties and Celebrations in English

Let’s talk about parties and celebrations in English.
1.) There are lots of different types of celebrations. Can you name ten of them?
2.) What is your favourite kind of celebration?
3.) Do you prefer summer vacations or winter holidays?
4.) If you could invent a new celebration, what would it be? What should be celebrated more?

WARM UP

ALL LEVELS

Around the World Alphabet Game
HOW TO PLAY
1.) Take turns saying a word that relates to parties, that starts each letter of the alphabet.
2.) You can skip the circled letters.
3.) Justify your words.

For example:

Player 1: “Ants. Ants are related to picnics. There are always ants at picnics.”
Player 2: “Birthday. Birthdays are a common celebration for for many communities around the world.”
Player 1: “Candles…”

INTERMEDIATE (B1+)

Guess Which Party I mean!
HOW TO PLAY
Take turns thinking of three words to describe one of the types of parties in the list. You can’t use the words that are in the definitions! The other player will try to guess.

1.) a birthday party
2.) an office party
3.) a cocktail party
4.) a bachelor/bachelorette party
5.) a wedding
6.) a baby shower
7.) a funeral/celebration of life
8.) an anniversary party
9.) a retirement party
10.) a graduation party
11.) a farewell party
12.) a housewarming party
13.) a family reunion
14.) a New Year’s Eve party
15.) a Christmas party
16.) a Halloween party
17.) a street festival
18.) a parade
19.) a BBQ
20.) a costume party
21.) a sleepover / a slumber party
22.) a potluck
23.) Prom
24.) an inauguration
25.) a ball
26.) a bridal shower