{"id":6616,"date":"2025-11-11T15:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=6616"},"modified":"2025-11-11T15:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:35:50","slug":"notes-from-lesson-7-11-11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/english-for-seniors-b2-c1-online-live-course\/notes-from-lesson-7-11-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Lesson 7 (11\/11)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lesson 7-\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Tuesday, 11<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>How has your week been? Have you done anything interesting or relaxing?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s one good thing that has happened to you since our last class?<\/li>\n<li>Have you seen or learnt something new this week\u2014maybe on TV, online, or in your town?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We spent an afternoon going\/wandering down memory lane<\/li>\n<li>We used to have a family get-together every Easter.<\/li>\n<li>I remember the first time I met my mother-in-law.<\/li>\n<li>I meet up with my mother-in-law every Wednesday evening.<\/li>\n<li>We met up with our friends on Friday and had dinner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyday wear and tear<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a poppy<\/li>\n<li>Armistice Day<\/li>\n<li>The royal family lay a wreath at the Cenotaph<\/li>\n<li>to commemorate \u00a0the end of the First World War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parties and social events idioms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>life and soul of the party\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 she\u2019s a social butterfly, the most extroverted and sociable<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>call it a night\u00a0 = Let\u2019s call it a day\/a night<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>throw a party\u00a0 She <strong>threw a party<\/strong> for her son\u2019s return to Sweden.\u00a0 A dinner party<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>mingle with people<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>to be in full swing<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>make small talk<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>get-together<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>enjoy oneself<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>break the ice<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>host a dinner\/a party\/a dinner party<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>raise a toast<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>bring someone along<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>join in the fun<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>festive atmosphere<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Complete each sentence with an idiom from the list above\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The charity dinner was <strong>in full swing<\/strong> by 8 p.m. \u2014 everyone was chatting and enjoying themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Margaret is always friendly and outgoing \u2014 <strong>she\u2019s the life and soul of the party<\/strong> at any event.<\/li>\n<li>After a stressful week, it\u2019s good to relax and <strong>enjoy oneself<\/strong> for a change. To let your hair down<\/li>\n<li>It was a lovely evening, but by ten we decided to <strong>call it a night<\/strong> and go home.<\/li>\n<li>The neighbours are planning to <strong>throw a party<\/strong> for their 40th wedding anniversary.<\/li>\n<li>During the reception, guests had time to <strong>mingle<\/strong> before dinner was served.<\/li>\n<li>At networking events, it\u2019s important to be able to <strong>make small talk<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>We had a small <strong>get-together<\/strong> at John\u2019s house last weekend \u2014 it was very relaxed and friendly.<\/li>\n<li>At the beginning of the party, someone told a funny story to <strong>break the ice<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Sarah invited her neighbours and decided to <strong>host<\/strong> <strong>a dinner party<\/strong> at her home on Friday.<\/li>\n<li>Before dinner, the host asked everyone to <strong>raise a toast in<\/strong> honour of the birthday girl.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to <strong>bring someone along<\/strong> if you want more friends to come along.<\/li>\n<li>Everyone was laughing, dancing, and chatting \u2014 it was clear they were <strong>enjoying the fun<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Christmas party had decorations, music, and candles everywhere \u2014 it really had <strong>a festive atmosphere<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Discussion <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you enjoy <em>mingling with people<\/em> at events, or do you prefer quieter conversations?<\/li>\n<li>Who is usually the <em>life and soul of the party<\/em> in your family or circle of friends?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever had to <em>break the ice<\/em> at a party? How?<\/li>\n<li>Do you prefer <em>hosting a dinner<\/em> or being invited to someone else\u2019s?<\/li>\n<li>What was the most memorable party you have ever attended and\/or hosted?<\/li>\n<li>What is your favourite type of party (birthday, holiday, dinner, etc.) and why?<\/li>\n<li>How do you celebrate milestone birthdays?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever arranged a children\u2019s birthday party? How did that go?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever met someone interesting at a party? Tell us about it.<\/li>\n<li>Will you celebrate Halloween and\/or All Saints Day this year?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have an alarm to act as a <strong>deterrent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Does the death penalty <strong>deter<\/strong> people from committing murder?<\/p>\n<p>We had our cats <strong>neutered\/sterilised\/castrated\/speyed<\/strong> when they were 6 months old<\/p>\n<p>I had my car <strong>towed away<\/strong> when it broke down<\/p>\n<p>If you are illegally parked in London, you might<strong> towed away\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 (by a tow truck)\u00a0 \/ You might be wheelclamped<\/p>\n<p>You might be fined<\/p>\n<p>When you enter the USA you will be photographed and have your fingerprints\u00a0 taken.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (by the customs officer)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 7-\u00a0Tuesday, 11th November \u00a0How has your week been? Have you done anything interesting or relaxing? What\u2019s one good thing that has happened to you since our last class? Have you seen or learnt something new this week\u2014maybe on TV, online, or in your town? \u00a0 We spent an afternoon going\/wandering down memory lane We &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/english-for-seniors-b2-c1-online-live-course\/notes-from-lesson-7-11-11\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Notes from Lesson 7 (11\/11)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":0,"parent":6419,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6616","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6616"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6620,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6616\/revisions\/6620"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}