Modern school

Describe a family celebration that you attended.
You should say:

0. 
   where this celebration was held
   
1. 
   why it was held
   
2. 
   what you did at the event
   

and explain what you enjoyed about the celebration.

One of the most memorable family events of recent years was my father’s 80^th birthday. We wanted to have a special celebration for him but decided to keep it a secret so as to surprise him on the day.

My youngest brother, who lives two and a half hours drive away from the rest of my immediate family, told Dad that he’d come down with his family so we could all go out for a meal together. What we actually did was to invite members of our extended family to come as well without my fatherknowing. Most of them live a long way away, like in London or Scotland, so we don’t see them very often. They came down the day before and stayed in local hotels.

There was a lot to arrange and it was difficult to sort everything without Dad guessing what we were up to. There were several times when I thought he must know something was going on but was just playing along and pretending he didn’t.

We booked a table at a local restaurant and on the day, my sister decorated it with balloons and other party bits and pieces. It looked amazing. It was a very long table as in the end there were more than twenty family members at the meal. So, as well

as

my parents and

my siblings,

there

were

alsonieces,