The document discusses friends and friendships. It describes organizing a surprise birthday party for someone named Clive. It provides examples of making and responding to suggestions about party plans and activities. It also contains examples of describing personalities and qualities of friends. Finally, it discusses friends' birthdays, including well wishes, gifts, and celebrating.

1. Friends
Describing friends
Friends’ birthdays

2. Giving reasons
• Why are you • Because I’m
smiling? happy.
• Why is she • Because it’s
carrying a cake? Clive’s birthday.
• Why are you • Because we’re
here? organizing a
surprise birthday
party for Clive.

3. Making, accepting &
rejecting suggestions
• Why don’t we • That’s an excellent
organize a party? idea.
• What about going • Well, I’m not so
to the pub? keen on going to
• How about the pub. I’d rather
stopping now? go to a restaurant
• Let’s get a coffee. instead.
• Well, I’d rather not.
• Let’s not have a
break. • Great idea.

4. Describing personalities
• What sort of • I like her. She’s
personality does friendly, but she’s
she have? shy.
• What’s she like? • She’s great. She’s
• Why do you like hardworking, loyal,
your best friend? sociable, and honest.
• What qualities • She’s adventurous,
does she have? kind, intelligent,
funny, generous, and
friendly.

5. Friends’ birthdays
• Congratulations! • What can we get our friend
• Happy birthday! for her birthday?
• Many happy • What about getting her a
returns! present from the two of us?
• On cards: To a • I know! A photo frame where
great friend! we can put our photo in it.
• Here’s your • How about a music gift
present! voucher?
• Cut the cake. • What about a voucher for a
spa? She can relax, read
• Make a wish!
magazines, and eat her
favourite food.