It's not my birthday

N O T MY B IR T H D A IT'S G RAD E 6 Y ! Phitchayaphak Sukkaree 621740002002-4 Faculty of Education and Educational Innovation English Major Kalasin University

N O T MY B IR T H D A IT'S G RAD E 6 Y ! Phitchayaphak Sukkaree 621740002002-4 Faculty of Education and Educational Innovation English Major Kalasin University

PREFACE This electronic book is a part of Developing digital media for learning English course. The purpose of this book is to provide readers English knowledge especially for grade six students. In this book, there are conversation, vocabulary, grammar, and culture related to the content. The author hopes this book will be useful and worth learning for all readers. Phitchayaphak Sukkaree

CONTENTS Page Pre-test.................................5 Vocabulary...........................10 Grammar...............................13 Conversation........................16 Global culture......................22 Thai culture.........................24 Post-test..............................26 Key answer..........................30 Reference.............................31

5 PRE-TEST 1.What does \"surprise\" mean? a. fantastic b. wonder c. happy d. party 2. Look at the picture. Where are they? a. In the bookstore b. In the kitchen c. In the supermarket d. In the bedroom 3. Look at the picture. They are at the party. What party is it? a. A birthday party b. A Christmas party c. A new year party d. A Halloween party

6 PRE-TEST 4-8 Read the conversation 4. What is the conversation about? a. Oscar's birthday b. Daniel's birthday c. grandmother's birthday d. grandfather's birthday 5. Who does grandmother go to the supermarket with? a. Daniel b. Oscar c. Caroline d. grandfather

7 PRE-TEST 6. What is Daniel doing? a. He is putting candles on the cake. b. He is switching off the light. c. He is going to the supermarket. d. He is hiding. 7. Where does the party take place? a. At Oscar's house b. At Oscar's grandma's house c. At Oscar's friend's house d. At Oscar's aunt's house 8. Which sentence is correct? a. Today is grandma's birthday. b. Oscar does not invite friends to the party. c. Oscar's aunt is Daniel. d. Grandma's birthday is on the sixth of May.

8 PRE-TEST 9. What is not true about birthday in Britain? a. They don't invite friends to the party. b. Friends bring presents and cards to the party. c. They sing Happy Birthday. d. They play party games. 10. What is not true about birthday in Thailand? a. They make merit at the temple. b. They free animals. c. They have special meal with family. d. They decorate the house with balloons and banners.

9 Vocabulary & Grammar

10 VOCABULARY birthday (n.) surprise (v.) the calendar day to cause a feeling and month of of wonder in one's birth Synonym: wonder party (n.) a gathering of people to celebrate or have fun

11 VOCABULARY supermarket (n.) a large shop which sells most types of food and other goods fantastic (adj.) excellent or superb switch off (phrasal verb ) to stop the flow of electricity Antonym: switch on

12 VOCABULARY candle (n.) a piece of wax shaped like a stick with a wick cake (n.) a sweet food made with a mixture of flour, eggs, fat, and sugar put (v.) to move to a particular position or place

13 GRAMMAR Present Continuous Tense Present continuous tense shows that an action is happening now. Let's see the structure! Subject + is/am/are + Verb (-ing) Example: I am having dinner. Subject is/am/are Verb (-ing) am I are eating/ You sleeping/ We is cooking/ They reading He She It

14 GRAMMAR Present Continuous Tense Here are some examples which you will see in the conversation.

15 Conversation It's not my birthday

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19 It's not my birthday

20 Summary It's not my birthday Oscar invites his friends to a surprise party for his grandmother. He thinks that she is 70 years old today. When she comes home, she is surprised. It is because her birthday is tomorrow!

21 Global culture VS Thai culture

22 Global Culture Birthday Celebration in \"Britain\" In Britain, children invite their friends to a birthday party when it’s their birthday. Before the party, the birthday child decorates the house with balloons and banners. At the party all the children play party games and eat party food. They also like listening to music and dancing.

23 Global Culture Birthday Celebration in \"Britain\" Friends bring birthday presents and birthday cards to the party. There is a birthday cake with candles. All the children sing Happy Birthday! The birthday child tries to blow out all the candles in one go and makes a wish. When it’s time to go home, the birthday child gives the guests a party bag with a slice of birthday cake and a small toy.

24 Thai Culture Birthday Celebration in \"Thailand\" Traditional birthday celebrations in Thailand are not about birthday cakes, balloons or party games. Instead, it is about making merit at a temple, freeing animals such as birds and fish, and paying respects to parents by taking them out for a nice meal or calling them.

25 Thai Culture Birthday Celebration in \"Thailand\" Other activities involve giving food to the monks and possibly visiting family members. Some people may however choose not to do anything for their birthdays.

26 POST-TEST 1.What does \"surprise\" mean? a. fantastic b. wonder c. happy d. party 2. Look at the picture. Where are they? a. In the bookstore b. In the kitchen c. In the supermarket d. In the bedroom 3. Look at the picture. They are at the party. What party is it? a. A birthday party b. A Christmas party c. A new year party d. A Halloween party

27 POST-TEST 4-8 Read the conversation 4. What is the conversation about? a. Oscar's birthday b. Daniel's birthday c. grandmother's birthday d. grandfather's birthday 5. Who does grandmother go to the supermarket with? a. Daniel b. Oscar c. Caroline d. grandfather

28 POST-TEST 6. What is Daniel doing? a. He is putting candles on the cake. b. He is switching off the light. c. He is going to the supermarket. d. He is hiding. 7. Where does the party take place? a. At Oscar's house b. At Oscar's grandma's house c. At Oscar's friend's house d. At Oscar's aunt's house 8. Which sentence is correct? a. Today is grandma's birthday. b. Oscar does not invite friends to the party. c. Oscar's aunt is Daniel. d. Grandma's birthday is on the sixth of May.

29 POST-TEST 9. What is not true about birthday in Britain? a. They don't invite friends to the party. b. Friends bring presents and cards to the party. c. They sing Happy Birthday. d. They play party games. 10. What is not true about birthday in Thailand? a. They make merit at the temple. b. They free animals. c. They have special meal with family. d. They decorate the house with balloons and banners.

30 KEY ANSWER PRE-TEST & POST-TEST

31 REFERENCE Connor, A. (2020). Wish Someone A Happy Birthday In Thai: #1 Guide. Retrieved from https://ling- app.com/th/happy-birthday-in-thai/ Dooley, J. & Evans, V. (2020). EXTRA and Friends 6 (4th ed.). Thailand: Aksorn Chareon Tat.