Download this free B1–B2 English worksheet PDF for English learners and teachers. This lesson is based on a recent newspaper article about adults planning bigger birthday celebrations, including weekend trips, themed parties and expensive group events.
Students practise reading comprehension, useful vocabulary, phrase matching and speaking skills through a real-world lifestyle topic about adult birthdays, friendship, social pressure, money, invitations, group plans and social media. The worksheet is suitable for private English lessons, online classes, classroom teaching, homework and discussion practice.
The article explains the topic in clear, accessible English. Students read that some adults used to celebrate birthdays with a meal, a few drinks or a quiet evening with friends, but now some milestone birthdays can become weekend trips, themed parties or even small festivals.
This worksheet helps B1–B2 learners discuss birthdays and friendship in everyday English. Students talk about how adults celebrate birthdays in their country, whether birthday weekends are enjoyable or stressful, how much money is reasonable to spend, and whether it is rude to turn down an expensive birthday invitation.
The PDF includes a B1–B2 reading text, True / False questions, Phrase Match, Synonym Match, a task where students use new language, discussion questions and a full answer key. It helps learners build useful vocabulary for talking about celebrations, costs, friendship pressure, being left out, group plans and reasonable expectations.
Level: B1–B2
Date: 20 August 2026
Focus: reading, vocabulary, birthdays, friendship, social pressure, money and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- a B1–B2 reading text about adult birthday celebrations
- True / False comprehension questions
- Phrase Match practice with useful expressions
- Synonym Match vocabulary practice
- a sentence-writing task using new language
- discussion questions for Student A and Student B
- full answer key
The worksheet includes useful phrases such as make a fuss about, chip in for, turn down, go along with, spend time with, be left out, add up, feel bad about, look forward to and end up. It also practises vocabulary such as adults, recent, bigger, important, affordable, stressful, several, thoughtful, reasonable and pressure.
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