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Planning a Party
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Planning a Party
策划一场聚会

Learn the Zero Conditional

Date: Nov 04 2011

Themes: Party

Grammar: Zero Conditional

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A lot of different elements go into the perfect party. Not all of them are things you can control. If two of your guests get in a fight, or someone happens to choke on a potato chip, no amount of careful planning will help. Still, there are a lot of things you can control when you decide to throw a party.

Choosing who to invite is just the beginning. Next you have to choose what kind of music, food, and drinks to have. You might even want to give your party a theme, or move your furniture around to make it easier for people to mingle or dance. It all depends on how much of a planner you are. Find out how much party planning Marni and Jason like to do.

完美的聚会会受到许多各种各样的因素影响。你不能控制所有因素。如果两个客人打起来,或有人不巧被薯片噎住了,计划得再详细也没用。不过当你决定开聚会时,还是有些事是可控的。
选择客人只是开始。下一步你要选择音乐、食物和饮料的种类。你甚至可能想要一个聚会主题,或搬走家具,方便大家跳舞或交际。这完全取决于你计划的详尽程度。看看玛尼和詹森想要做出什么样的聚会策划。

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Marni

Marni

Jason

Jason

Marni:  When you like to have a party at your house, do you do a lot of planning? Are you a planner?

Jason:  I am not a big planner. I mean, my parties are kind of thrown together and just sort of go with the flow. I like to just sort of see where the party goes. If it turns into a rager, great, that’s welcome. But if it ends up being a more low-key affair, that’s OK too. It sort of depends on what the guests bring in terms of energy and alcohol.

Marni:  Those two go together really well.

Jason:  Yeah.

Marni:  Yeah, I have noticed as I’m getting older that I’m much more of a planner. And I have done a lot of catering in my past, so I think that might have something to do with it. You know, I’m just constantly kind of getting in there and moving things around and making sure that things look good, and constantly clearing away beer bottles and things like that.

Jason:  OK. Oh, so you’re cleaning up as the party is happening. Wow.

Marni:  Yes, and that is the key to having a successful next day, not feeling overwhelmed, ‘cause I am constantly just like pulling recycling as it’s going.

Jason:  Very cool.

Marni:  Yeah, I think that has been my biggest success, is the cleaning up as the party is going.

Jason:  Well, that sounds good. I’ll have to observe you at your next get-together.

 

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Marni asks Jason if he likes to do a lot of planning when he throws parties at his house. Jason says he doesn’t do very much planning. He likes to go with the flow at parties.

If Jason’s guests feel like having a rager, that’s fine with him. But he is also happy if the night ends up being low-key. He doesn’t try to control every aspect of a party at his house. Instead, he responds to what his guests are feeling.

Marni is more of a party planner than Jason. She likes everything to look perfect for her parties. She also likes to clean while the party is happening. That way, she doesn’t have to do a lot of cleaning the next day.

Do you do a lot of planning when you have parties at your house? Do you like to throw parties?

 

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i love life

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

for me i dont like party happened without plane as or organization


the most party remain in my mind before ten years ago i had a nice time with friends we were laugh as the same time we prepare a lot of delicious food


we dance at late time we were happy 


i am sure i will be able to do all thing what i like


my assessment to life you should to exploite every moment if you dont do it you will be loser


my next life is unkown just my god knows what i will have in the future


my ambition to be a good man with all people i treat with them


life like the thorn regardless rose has a lot of thorn but we love flowers we need to flowers

12:30 AM Nov 05 2011 |

Victoriaa

Victoriaa

France

I like throwing parties, though it doesn’t happen very often. I’m a planner, so it usually takes me quite a lot of time to come up with menu, decoration ideas and activities for the guests. But sometimes it’s much easier to go with the flow and it can be much more fun, as you never know how it will end)

09:50 PM Nov 04 2011 |

FUN777

FUN777

Egypt

I love to go parties so much, it’s funny and exciting too especially when you with your best friends. I hope to throw a party so soon, i think i’ll be a good plannerSmile

07:16 PM Nov 04 2011 |

MUHAMMAD92

MUHAMMAD92

Saudi Arabia

hi marni please if you planning party dont forget toinvite me.

06:02 PM Nov 04 2011 |

kinjal gadhavi

India

yeah,,,,,,i like it bt not too much….. our friends n relatives get-together n having fun ,spent nice time with each other thats why i like party..

05:45 PM Nov 04 2011 |

qq_baby

qq_babySuper Member!

Taiwan

I like plannying parties and having people over, but I don’t like the clean up after parties. Tongue out

05:19 PM Nov 04 2011 |

kennguyen

Viet Nam

read fastly

04:56 PM Nov 04 2011 |

Pezhman02

Pezhman02

Germany

At an early age I frequently went to parties, but today I more likely join low-key events.

04:20 PM Nov 04 2011 |

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abeeeer

Egypt

i think more than twice of helding a party without good planning 

04:07 PM Nov 04 2011 |

Laura Gl

Saudi Arabia

I haven’t really thrown parties at my house so far, but I do attend some one else parties or parties of instituition. When I have been to my country, we usually throw parties on someone birthday, used with a cake and some other sort of dishes, or if we have to organize the party, we put balloon, its just like a surprise party. If I ever want to throw a party for friends to invite, i would prefer the house be clean, and some amazing dishes to be prepared, the other stuffs depends on the kind of party it will be like. :)

03:04 PM Nov 04 2011 |

midonari

midonari

Thailand

never known this before ,cos i’m not party girl ^^

02:38 PM Nov 04 2011 |

lynn lam

lynn lam

China

actually,i never have a party before,im not really know the feelings that being in a party。Embarassed

02:05 PM Nov 04 2011 |

La Princesse de la vie

Egypt

hmmm


nice lesson


for me, throwing parties is not a good idea , but when I want to gather some of my friends at my home of course I’ll throw a party.


I think that I’m of that kind of people who go with the flow . 

12:28 PM Nov 04 2011 |

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SÉRGIO

SÉRGIO

Brazil

I prefer being a guest!Laughing

12:00 PM Nov 04 2011 |

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Ghaza

Saudi Arabia

we, in saudi arabia, make outdoors party,of course for men only

10:53 AM Nov 04 2011 |

Munira1990

Uzbekistan

Our country  prepare  palov at the party. This meal very  delicious. 

10:09 AM Nov 04 2011 |

Munira1990

Uzbekistan

I like  a party. because I saw my  old  friends. it is very pleasure

10:05 AM Nov 04 2011 |

gwillu

China

i remember we had a barbecue on my friend’s balcony,i am very happy when them appreciated the food what  was i did,every friends feeling successed.

09:24 AM Nov 04 2011 |

bonniewang99

China

I like Marni’s way to planning a party, But I afraid I can’t learn English follow her. She speak so fast for me . 

09:07 AM Nov 04 2011 |

Bruce_zhou

China

I have throw a part many times ,i have many friends around me and my friend always like me as the planner to plan some parts,also i like this very much ,it’s a good chance to practise your organiztion ability,when u as the team leader ,the planner ,you have to think about everthing more thorough,whatever the important things or not important ,we have to treat it serious,then give our friends happy and comfortable during the parts, such as the theme of part,music ,place,who will be invited and how many friends will attend the part,exact time and how to touch here,if needed,we have to rent a bus to pick up them from difference place,i remember the last part i planned at last year,we go out for barbecue on mountain,the first step is decide barbecue place and amount of the friends will be invited,then we go to supermarket to buy some foods and some stuffs for barbecue,also we rent one bus for transportation,when we arrived the mountain,man in charge of the food washing and women in charge of barbecue,i remember every friends at that time more happy and feeling very interesting.so do i ,i like barbecue also ,and like as the planner,after u organiztion the party,you will be feeling more successfuly.

09:04 AM Nov 04 2011 |

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