Culture - Birthday parties

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•American birthday parties for little girls… By Monica Orjuela

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• American birthday partiesfor little girls…

By Monica Orjuela

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Level: TRANSITION

Requirements: Parental guidance, companion and active participation and a computer.

Topic: Cultural competence: Identifying and understanding American English speaking people’s day to day conversational language and behaviors at little girls birthday parties.

Subtopic: Language structure – How old are you? – I’m (1/2/3/4/5/6/7) years old. Happy birthday song. Vocabulary related to Parties such as invitations, decorations, favors and activities.

Average time: Online: 30 min Offline: 30 min

Objectives: To develop cultural competences by means of: Identifying the different ways American people celebrate little girls’ birthday parties Identifying how do Americans celebrate a little princess party. Identifying and understanding American English speaking people’s day to day

conversational language and behaviors at little girls birthday parties.

Instructions: Follow numerals 1 to 10, each numeral has a specific instruction, go one by one. Have fun!

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1. Take a look at Cristinas birthday…

Click on the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSEaUUIDNmc&NR=1

2. How old is Christina?

Is she two?

Is she three?

Is she four? Yeah!

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3. How old are you?

If you happen to be invited to an american birthday party, it would be nice to be able to communicate in english.

If someone asks: -How old are you?You must answer:- I´m (one,/two,/three,/four or five years old)

Click on the link below for a lesson from www.english-4kids.com Lesson Title : My Birthday, Language structure : How old are

you? , Vocabulary: Birthday, numbers, happyIn the link, click on the cake video clip `s play button.  Click on the link http://www.english-4kids.com/kidsvideos/birthday/birthday.html

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Practice

• Imagine you are in a party and someone asks: How old are you?

• You answer: ______________________ (I´m (one/ two… years

old)

• Now ask: ________________________ (How old are you?)

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4. Click on the links to listen to and sing the “Happy birthday” song• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFh-rX_Sfhs

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dCxh1KACPI&feature=related

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3p-Eqzk-Jw&feature=related

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2nqo-W9Qdk&feature=related

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5. English speaking people celebrate their birthday , as well as we do here in Colombia, take a look at some different types of parties american people celebrate for their little girls’ birthday.Take a look at these links, click on each of them to watch the movie clip.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgi7pd4sF-0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq3JzkkMZqM&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJSbN7AbjtI&feature=related 

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6. As you saw there are many ways americans celebrate little girls’ birthday…Click on the following link to listen to professional advisement on how to celebrate a Princess birthday party,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS5vV6cF4DU&feature=related

The steps for a great Princess party are:

- Step 1 Invitations

- Step 2 Decorations

-Step 3 Favors

- Step 4 Activities

Match each picture with the correct place. Listen : Step 1: Invitations; Step 2: Decorations; Step 3: Favors; Step 4: Activities such as baking cookies, making bubbles or decorating cakes…

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7. Click the following link to watch more ideas to have a great princess partyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19XXSGxdJ048. To which of the four steps do Princess Amerah’s ideas: Storytime, crafts, singing and dancing, belong to?

Are: Storytime, crafts, singing and dancing,- Invitations?- Decorations?-Favors?or-Activities?

-Did you say invitations, decorations or favors? Sorry, wrong answer.

-Did you say activities? Good answer!

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10. Sing along, click on the link for the video and sing along. (Lyrics are provided for your parents to read.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHwCNG18Aj4cs

Hi I’m Ariel and I found a fantastic book about the way a princess should actLet’s see…At a social event ,At a most special day or at home with your family . Your mother should say, It’s time to eat Take your sit, no time to play It’s time for manners and etiquetteSit in your chairNever play with your foodNever speak with your mouthful, it’s terribly rude.Say please and say thank youDon’t mumble or grunt,That’s called manners and etiquette

9. Click on the following links to listen to Princess Ariel’s song “Manners and Etiquette.” Listen carefully to learn the lyrics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtOp6TdGOBs

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What you do and the way that you do it.It’s what makes you a princess … or grubAnd it looks, easy tooAnd I’m telling you all aboutYour manners and etiquetteNapkin stay on your lapOne must not slurp one’s soupAlways wait to be served And be part of the group.Not elbows on tablesYour head must stay through And that’s good manners and etiquetteDon’t leave your sit please, before dinner’s end.Sip your tea , leave your pinky extent.

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11. Click on the following link to listen to a little princess who explains about manners to be followed at a tea party.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVtO3vceros&feature=related

- Do you think these are good manners and etiquette? Do the princesses from the video act like princesses do?

Yes? No? Talk about it with mom and dad.

-Do you act like a princess does?Go back to number 10, Listen to Ariel’s song carefully, ask your mom for advise.

If you do , congratulations!!!

If you don’t, well, keep trying, You will

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