📙 Part 2: Describe a party that you enjoyed

This episode's vocabulary

Particularly (adverb) - especially, or more than usual.

To hold (verb) - to have something such as a meeting or an election.

To come/get to grips with something (idiom) - to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation.

Bingo (noun) - a game in which prizes can be won by matching numbers on a card with those chosen by chance.

At (your) ease (phrase) - relaxed.

To miss out (phrasal verb) - to not use or to not have an opportunity to experience something good.

Questions and Answers

R: I absolutely love my best friend's Eurovision parties. He throws them every year on the night of the finale or the final. And invites around the same group of people to his place to watch, well, and celebrate. It's always great fun, with lots of singing and jokes, but the one this year was particularly good. Like I said, he holds these events at his apartment, which is ideal for, well, it's ideal for having parties and it's probably ideal for him too. There's always lots of space to move around and great acoustics, so people can join in the songs. At least once they get to grips with the lyrics. And in that sense, this year was no different. If you're not sure what a Eurovision party is, it's exactly what it sounds like, a bunch of people get together to enjoy the big event hosting people from around the world. And they have a great time. It's an established tradition in my community. And I think others around the world where they enjoy how ridiculous the whole thing is. Sometimes people will print bingo cards for common themes and memes that almost always happen, like Nordic countries sending a weird act to the event, or no one voting for the UK or France. Although I don't think that happened this year, I think we'd actually got lots of votes. I had a great time at this particular party, mostly because of the company. This time around I knew people better and had closer relationships with them. So it was easier to feel at ease and crack jokes that I knew people would get. We were also able to join other people around the country on the internet. We all knew them and it was double the fun really. I'm really glad I went to it. If I hadn't I think I'd have just been stuck at home and missed out on a lot of things. And I don't think anybody likes to do that.

M: And what about your friends? Did they enjoy the party?

R: Well, I hope so. They certainly seemed to.