My birthday party!
Reading A1
My name’s Betty. It was my birthday last weekend. On Friday, I phoned some of my friends. ‘Hello, Jane,’ I said. ‘Would you like to come to my party on Sunday evening?’ ‘Sorry, Betty.’ she said. ‘I can’t. I’ve got bad toothache.’ Then I phoned John. He said, ‘No, sorry! I played football yesterday and I hurt my leg.’
Examples
………Betty’s……… birthday was last weekend.
On Friday, she phoned some friends to invite them to ………a party……… .
Questions
1 Jane couldn’t go to the party because she had .
2 John couldn’t go because he hurt his leg in a game.
On Saturday, I phoned Ben. He said, ‘I’m sorry. My dad has to work on Sunday. He can’t drive me to your house.’ then I phoned Kim. ‘No, I’m sorry,’ she said. ‘I’m with my cousins that day.’
I started to cry. I wanted my friends with me on my birthday. Mum said, ‘Don’t be sad. Grandma and Grandpa can come here that evening.’
3 Ben couldn’t come because had to work.
4 The last person that Betty phoned is called .
5 Betty started crying because her couldn’t be with her on her birthday.
6 Betty’s could go to her house that day.
On Sunday evening, I was unhappy but I went to my bedroom and put on my party dress. Then I went outside to the garden and all my friends were there!
We all laughed. Then they gave me a nice yellow kite. I was very surprised!
My grandparents were there too, and Kim brought her cousins. We danced a lot and they all sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me. It was great!
7 Betty put on her in her bedroom.
8 All Betty’s friends were in .
9 Betty’s friends gave her a .
10 Kim came with and they all sang ‘Happy Birthday’.