(and enjoy it)
A theme Fancy dress can be a great ice-breaker, but only if everybody dresses up. So if you want your guests to dress up, make it dear when you send invitations. Nobody wants to be the one dressed as a gorilla, if everyone else is in their most glamorous party clothes.
Create a good atmosphere if you’re having the party at home, you need to push back the furniture and change a few light bulbs. Soft lighting is important to get people in the mood - and it makes them look better too. Balloons, candles and fairy lights all add to the party atmosphere.
The right people Invite more people than you want at the party, and make sure you invite some party animals to get the dancing started and some good mixers who’ll mingle with the guests. Try to avoid inviting ex-partners or people who dislike each other for other reasons.
A warm welcome When your guests arrive at your door, a warm welcome will make them feel special. They’ll also need somewhere to put their coats. 
More than enough good food and drink There’s nothing worse than running out of food or drink. And don’t forget to stock up on the chopped carrots to keep the vegetarians happy.
Music First, you’ll need somewhere to dance. So make sure that sofa is out of the way. Next, you’ll need a good variety of music - something for everyone. You may be into old hardcore acid house techno rave music, and it’s your party so you can do what you like, but you may find that nobody else is dancing.
Games Are you over twelve? So stop it.
Three golden rules
1 Delegate! You can’t do everything. You’ll need four helpers: someone to meet and greet the guests; someone to take care of the bar; someone to take care of the food; and someone to do the music.
2 Don’t worry about the mess! It’s no fun for party guests to see the host running around holding a dustpan and brush.
3 Enjoy yourself!
VOCABULARY
Find words or phrases from the article above to complete the descriptions.
a) You can ask people to dress up in fancy dress for your party.
b) You are a g_________________ when you go to a party.
c) You receive an i_______________from somebody who wants you to go to their party.
d) You try' to create a good a_________________to get people in the mood for your party.
e) You m________________so that you can talk to as many people as possible at a party.
f) You should g___________________your guests with a warm welcome when they arrive at your party
g) You are the h___________when you throw a party.
h) You can use a d_________________and brush to clear up the mess after a party.
Have you ever thrown a party? What was it like? Tell your partner.
UNIT 4. FOOD
LESSON 1
READING & SPEAKING
Read through the questions below and guess how your partner would answer.
Are you chocolate addict?
1 Do you think about chocolate several times a day?
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2 Do you usually eat some chocolate before midday?
3 In a cafe, when your friends order coffee, do you usually order a hot chocolate?
4 Is chocolate your favourite ice cream flavour?
5 Do you have a favourite bar of chocolate, for example: Mars, Kit Kat, etc.
6 Can you name more than ten types of chocolate bar?
7 Do you find it painful to share your chocolate with other people?
8 Do you eat at least six pieces of chocolate per day?
If you answered yes to at least three of the questions you're probably a chocoholic.
Compare your answers. Who is the bigger chocoholic? Could you live without chocolate?
Decide whether the statements about chocolate are true or false.
1 Chocolate is good for you.
2 White chocolate is not real chocolate.
3 Chocolate contains 'happy chemicals'.
4 Dark chocolate is healthier than milk chocolate.
5 A piece of chocolate is a good treat for a dog.
6 Americans are the world's biggest per capita chocolate consumers.
7 The average person will consume 10,000 chocolate bars in a lifetime.
8 A fifty gram bar of chocolate contains the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee.
9 American and Russian space flights have always had several bars of chocolate on board.
10 In Alfred Hitchcock's film, Psycho, chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous shower scene.
5. Look at the first statement from Chocolate trivia. Replace chocolate with each word in the box to make new statements. Use plural forms if the words are countable.
Chocolate is good for you. Chips are good for you.
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