ESLPodcast 67 - A Family Party Flashcards
An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
I visit my ….. about once a year. This year, I was in town for about five days and there was a family get- together.
a hometown welcome.
A meeting or gathering; a party or social function.
I visit my hometown about once a year. This year, I was in town for about five days and there was a family ….
I am planning a get-together with some friends next Saturday..
A planned unique or infrequent gathering of family members or distant relatives.
This phrase is usually used for gatherings of family members who infrequently meet and are geographically separated.
It wasn’t a ……. since it was just my immediate family, but still, there were a total of about 45 people who showed up .
family reunion
A family unit consisting of a parent or parents and their children.
It wasn’t a family reunion since it was just my ……, but still, there were a total of about 45 people who showed up
immediate family.
To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
It wasn’t a family reunion since it was just my immediate family, but still, there were a total of about 45 people who …….. .
to show up
Spelled pot-luck before the 20th century, from pot + luck. The sense “meal offered by a host to an unexpected guest” dates to 1592;[1] into the early 20th century, the word was used only to mean “meal provided by the host”.[2][3][4]
The sense “communal meal” may derive from confusion of potluck and potlatch, though this is uncertain: it may be a simple extension of the traditional meaning of “meal with guests”.[5] Some works, e.g. the one cited below from 1879 New York, use the word for an impromptu meal cooked by guests at a party (rather than made by guests bringing food to a party), emphasizing the random nature of the potluck and connecting the modern “communal meal” sense and the older sense.
A meal consisting of whatever guests have brought, particularly from different parts of the world; a potlatch.
A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever is available.
Our family parties are always held at the home of one of my brothers or sisters. It is always a ……..
Here’s a good potluck of beans and stew
A relatively formal meal at which invited guests eat in the home of the host
Our family parties are always held at the home of one of my brothers or sisters. It is always a potluck. We never have formal …… and so we never need catering.
dinner party
The business of providing food and related services
Our family parties are always held at the home of one of my brothers or sisters. It is always a potluck. We never have formal dinner parties and so we never need ……
catering
a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.
We never have formal dinner parties and so we never need catering. At the potluck this past weekend, some people brought …… , some brought chips and dip, and some brought cookies and cakes for dessert.
casseroles
чипсы с соусом
We never have formal dinner parties and so we never need catering. At the potluck this past weekend, some people brought casseroles , some brought …., and some brought cookies and cakes for dessert.
chips and dip
A guest in whose honour a gathering is held
I usually don’t have to bring anything since I’m the ……
guest of honor.
