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so this lesson will be broken down in three parts first different types of celebrations
second common collocations and mistakes and lastly fun expressions for parties
so to start off with we are going to look at some different words for celebration and also
the different types of celebrations that you can have so usually people call a celebration a party
so this is probably the one that you will hear the most and we are going to look at this a little bit
more in depth later on you might also use the word bash so lots of people will say we are having a
bash or this is another way of describing a type of celebration you could also have the word do so
some people might say oh we're having a do for our anniversary party for example so this one is also
quite common amongst natives so if you do hear it don't be too confused by it another word used for
celebrations that's also quite interesting is the word shindu so some people might say oh I went to
this shindig at the weekend it was really fun it was really cool and you might be like what are you
talking about what on earth is a shindig but it does actually just mean a party or a celebration
you might also call a celebration a get-together because often when this happens lots of people
get together lots of people come together for a celebration also you might sometimes be invited to
a farewell party so it can be called this way but it might also be called a send-off so some people
have a celebration to have a big old send-off so maybe someone is moving to a new country maybe
someone in your workplace has a new job so you would have a party to send them off in a great way
sometimes you might also want to have or be invited to a housewarming so this is typical
when someone moves into a new home once they are settled they will then have a housewarming
so they will invite their closest friends or family to warm up their house to have a little
party to celebrate their new place also if you want to raise money for charity or have some
sort of fundraiser this is another celebration or party so you might throw a fundraiser you might
organize a fundraiser and you could attend one as well you could just simply call it a gathering so
usually when there's a celebration lots of people gather together a little bit like come together
they gather together they come for this one celebration this one particular party and if
you're lucky enough you might even get invited to a ball so a ball is a very formal occasion where
you would wear a ball gown and men would probably wear a tuxedo or a very nice suit and it will be
probably in a very grand location very beautiful place and it will be a very formal kind of party
and finally the last word we're going to have a look at here is reunion so you can have a reunion
party maybe it's with your college or university friends maybe you have a high school reunion
or maybe just a reunion of friends that haven't seen each other for a really long time and you
could also have a family reunion sometimes what happens now in the world that we live in people
move around all over the world so then there must be a time where people can come together
and have a family reunion have a big old party to celebrate and enjoy spending time together
so now we're just going to briefly look at some verbs that we would use here as well because this
is an area that learners sometimes find difficult and often make mistakes with so the most common
one here is to celebrate okay so when you have a celebration or a party you are celebrating
a particular event or milestone something very special and important in your life or a friend
or family member's life so usually when we have a party so that's another verb we can use here
we would say I'm having a party we tend to say I'm throwing a party so this is very
common as well to use we would say I'm throwing a party or would you help me throw a party this
is a very common verb to use here one mistake that learners tend to make is to use the word
make a party so this is very common I guess because people tend to translate the word in their
head from their native language but in english we do not say we are going to make a party we would
say we are going to have a party or we are going to throw a party and you might even say that you
are going to host a party so these are the verbs that we tend to use with celebrations and parties
so next we're going to look at some phrases that we tend to use with celebrations and these can
be quite funny they are quite interesting and they are ones that natives use so one that we
could start with is have the time of your life so if you attend a party that is really amazing
you could have the time of your life meaning that you are having a great time you are having the
best time there is no better time than you have had than at this party we often tend to say also
that we are going to let our hair down so if you go to a party you're going to let your hair down
it means that you're going to completely relax and enjoy yourself you're not going to think about
anything else you're not going to think about your work you're not going to think about what happened
that day you're going to completely let your hair down let loose and enjoy the event you might also
hear native say that they are going to have a night out on the town so this is a phrase that we
use a lot in britain and I'm sure they use it in america as well but we would say if we are going
out with friends we are having a night out on the town we are going to even paint the town red as
well is quite an interesting phrase that natives use meaning that they are going to have an amazing
time they are not going to have a caring the world and they are going to go out and enjoy themselves
when you're at a party you might also hear someone say I'm having a ball you might even say to them
oh are you enjoying yourself and they might say to you I'm having a ball and by that they mean
that they are really enjoying themselves they are having a whale of a time which is another
phrase that natives tend to use as well and all of these mean that people are having a good time
at a party they are really enjoying themselves today we are learning all about celebration
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okay so now we are going to take a bit of a deeper look and focus more on parties and in particular
words or expressions short phrases that have the word party in them and are related to parties or
celebrations so the first one that we're going to look at is party animal do you know what a
party animal is maybe you are one yourself so a party animal is usually an outgoing person
someone that really enjoys going to parties however maybe you might be the opposite maybe
you're a bit of a party pooper have you heard this term before it's really quite a funny one
but what it means is someone that's a party pooper is someone that maybe is a bit negative in a
party or a social event and they might ruin the fun a little bit to take that phrase even further
some people might be a wet blanket so usually this phrase is used to describe someone who is maybe a
bit gloomy who kind of spoils the fun for everyone by being a bit negative so maybe if you're out
with your friends and someone is being negative about the situation or not enjoying themselves
and trying to spoil the fun for everyone you might say to them stop being a wet blanket
and a bit similar to a party animal someone that is the life and soul of the party
really is that someone that enjoys parties enjoys socializing and really gets around and is quite
funny and just someone that you remember at a party that is the life and soul of the party
some other words and phrases related to parties some people might even gate crash a party
have you heard this term before so you might know the film the wedding crashes with vince vaughn and
owen wilson and what they tend to do is crash weddings and in the uk we use this term a gate
crasher I think they do in america as well but if you particularly gate crash weddings then you
might be called a wedding crusher but you could gate crush any party and what that means is that
you're not actually invited to that party so it's kind of like imagining someone crushing the gates
they wouldn't literally do it but they find a way to somehow sneak into the party
and enjoy themselves as well so if a party is in full swing it means that it's really getting
going lots of people are there now everyone is dancing and enjoying themselves so it's probably
been going on for a little while already and now it's really getting going the party is in
full swing everyone's enjoying themselves there's lots of people there now if you break up the party
or the party breaks up it's another way of describing that it has ended maybe it ended
naturally maybe people started to slowly go home or maybe there was an incident there and maybe the
authorities have come in to break up the party and it has suddenly ended it's important to also know
that you can have a fancy dress party so in the uk this is what we would call it a fancy dress party
but in america they would say it's a costume party so this is where you dress up usually people have
these kinds of parties for halloween especially so you would choose a particular character to
attend as so you would dress up as that person or as that character to attend a fancy dress or a
costume party some other parties as well in the uk we would have a hen party and a stag party or sad
do we would say so that's an area where you can use the word do and what this is is usually before
a couple get married they have a party they have a night out with their friends so maybe a night out
on the town and hens are the female so it's the female party you'd have a hen party if you're the
woman and the men would go on a stag party and in america they would call this a bachelor party and
a bachelorette party another word or another way to describe a party that's also interesting and
good to note here is more of an american one so they tend to use the word shower so when you think
of the word shower you probably think when you go and have a wash maybe you've been at the gym
or maybe you like to have your shower in the morning or sometimes we talk about this when
we refer to a rain shower if it's raining quite lightly and it sort of comes and goes very quickly
we might use this word however in america they tend to say bridal shower and baby shower
so these kinds of parties are typical before a wedding so although you might have a hen party
or a bachelorette party they tend to also throw a bridal shower and also before someone has a
baby so when a woman is pregnant they will throw a baby shower for that person as well which is
a party where people will come along and you know usually have some sort of finger foods and drinks
and you would bring that person some gifts you would give them some presents so this is another
interesting word for party as well and finally some other things that people might say at a party
is first of all they might say I'm a bit late to the party and while this can be literal you
might actually be late to a party this is an expression that's used outside of parties and
celebrations as well so if you're with friends and you're finding out some information a little bit
later than everyone else you might say oh I'm late to the party it seems that I'm late to the party
because you weren't aware of this information and you're kind of like the last one finding
out this information and finally we have the expression party as if there's no tomorrow
so this literally means imagine that the world didn't exist tomorrow or we weren't on this planet
tonight you are going to party as if there's no tomorrow so thinking of all the expressions that
we've previously looked at in this lesson those would apply here where you are going to paint the
town red where you're going to let your hair down and when you're really going to enjoy yourself
so in this lesson we've really looked at some expressions that natives use some real life
expressions and if you haven't already checked it out I highly recommend this
lesson that ethan did on school english versus real life english so if you haven't already
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if you are arranging a party or if you are watching tv and movies you can now understand
these types of expressions for celebrations and parties a lot better and I will see you
guys in the next lesson so take care neither will actually speak like my friend street stan
yeah man I'd say like gotta wanna gonna have to so maybe you already know about those ones
so let's look at a couple more examples that might be a bit more surprising for you turn
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