Cover of the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10 - Celebrate good times for the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Work in pairs. Check you understand the words in bold. Then discuss the questions below.

Answer

  • If you have a small get-together, you meet a small group of friends / people you know for an informal social occasion, often at your house or in a bar.
  • If you go clubbing, you go out to a disco / nightclub to dance and have fun.
  • A bunch of friends is another way of saying a group of friends. 
  • If you treat yourself to something, you do or buy something special for yourself, e.g. an early birthday present or a new coat, etc.
  • If you have, or go on a weekend break, you go away somewhere nice for the weekend to relax and get away from your normal life.
  • If you go mad, you act in a crazy and irresponsible way. If you go mad with your dad’s credit card, you buy loads of things and spend more than you were probably supposed to. You might also, for example, go completely mad when you first leave home, or when you go somewhere with friends for the weekend!
  • If you weren’t really up for going out, you didn’t really feel like doing it; you didn’t want to do it. Point out that you can also say the opposite: I’d be (or I’m) up for going out, if you fancy it.
  • A karaoke booth is a small room in which a group of people can sing karaoke together. If you rent it, you pay to use it for a short period of time.
  • A romantic dinner usually involves a lovely restaurant or place to eat, candlelight, a long slow meal, lots of conversation, etc.
  • A posh restaurant is one which is smart, and usually expensive. Posh can also be used of clothes, people, houses, etc.
  • A big do is a big party (other types of ‘do’ include the office do at the end of the year; a little do to celebrate your birthday, etc.).
  • If you throw a surprise party for someone, you organise a party for them without telling them that is what you’re doing. Everyone has to keep it secret and when the person arrives, you might shout ‘Surprise!’.
  • Other ways of celebrating (and expressions): have a fancy dress party, have a night out, go to see a show or a concert with friends, have people round for dinner, go on a hen party or a stag do.