A birthday party (1) Tanya is a friend of mine. We are classmates. Tanya is eleven years old now.
Yesterday I went to Tanya's birthday party. I gave her a book and a box of sweets as a present. And I sang the song "Happy Birthday to You".
There were five children at the party. We ate pizza, salad, chocolate cake and sweets, listened to music, and played games.
Then we went for a walk in the park. I liked Tanya's birthday party.
A birthday party (2) My birthday is on the 21st of January. I remember my birthday and birthday party very well.
When I woke up in the morning, my mother and father came into my room and said, "Happy birthday, dear son!"
They kissed me and gave me presents. Then I had breakfast and went to school. My school friends congratulated me on my birthday and gave me presents.
I gave them sweets and cookies that I brought from home, and I invited my friends to my birthday party.
After school I went home, had dinner, rested a little, and helped my parents to prepare for my birthday party.
My father bought a large chocolate cake. My mother made pizza and potato salad, and I helped her to lay the table.
My guests came at six o'clock. They gave me presents and sang the song "Happy Birthday to You".
We ate pizza and salad, played games and watched animated cartoons. Then we drank tea and ate chocolate cake.
I like my birthday and my birthday parties. My birthday is a special day for me.
A birthday party: Words and phrases birthday – день рождения; birthday party – празднование дня рождения, вечеринка по случаю дня рождения;
on the 21st of January – 21-го января; on the twenty-first of January – двадцать первого января;
Предлог "on" употребляется с днями: on Friday, on April 5th, on the third of May (в пятницу, пятого апреля, третьего мая);
Правильные глаголы образуют прошедшее время, прибавляя окончание "ed": to kiss – kissed; to invite – invited; to play – played; to watch – watched.
Неправильные глаголы образуют прошедшее время, изменяя корень слова (в основном): to wake up – woke up; to sing – sang; to give – gave; to go – went; to buy – bought; to eat – ate; to bring – brought; to make – made. (См. список Irregular Verbs в разделе Writing.)
to wake up – проснуться, просыпаться; in the morning – утром; to kiss – целовать, целоваться; to sing a song – петь песню;
Happy birthday! – С днем рождения! Happy birthday to you! – С днем рождения тебя!
to give presents – давать, вручать, дарить подарки; to congratulate (on something) – поздравлять (с чем-то, по случаю чего-то);
to have breakfast – завтракать; to have dinner – обедать; to have tea – пить чай; to eat pizza – есть пиццу;
to go to school – идти, ходить в школу; to go home – идти домой; to go for a walk – идти, ходить на прогулку;
school friends – школьные друзья; classmates – одноклассники; a friend of mine – один из моих друзей, мой друг, моя подруга;
sweets – конфеты; cookies – печенье; chocolate cake – шоколадный торт;
to bring – приносить; to invite – приглашать; to buy – покупать, купить;
to rest a little – отдохнуть немного; to prepare (for something) – готовиться (к чему-то);
to make pizza – сделать пиццу; to make potato salad – сделать / приготовить картофельный салат; to lay the table – накрывать стол;
to watch animated cartoons – смотреть мультипликационные фильмы; to watch cartoons – смотреть мультфильмы;
guests – гости; a special day – особый, особенный день.