Attending and describing parties and social gatherings – iGCSE Chinese Edexcel Revision

Understanding Party and Social Gatherings Terminology

Become familiar with key vocabulary related to parties and social events such as: 聚会 (jùhuì: gathering), 派对 (pàiduì: party), 庆祝会 (qìngzhùhuì: celebration), 晚宴 (wǎnyàn: banquet), and 舞会 (wǔhuì: dance).
Understand descriptive words related to the event atmosphere, like: 热闹 (rènào: lively), 愉快 (yúkuài: pleasant), 平静 (píngjìng: calm), 繁忙 (fánmáng: busy).

Describing the Experience

Learn vocabulary to describe the progression of events: 开始 (kāishǐ: to start), 进行 (jìnxíng: to proceed), 结束 (jiéshù: to end).
Know how to describe your feelings towards the event: 享受 (xiǎngshòu: enjoyable), 无聊 (wúliáo: boring), 激动 (jīdòng: excited).

Discussing Party Activities

Be familiar with terms related to common party activities: 跳舞 (tiàowǔ: dancing), 唱歌 (chànggē: singing), 玩游戏 (wán yóuxì: playing games), 交谈 (jiāotán: chatting).
Understand how to use verbs correctly in sentences to describe what you did or didn’t do during the social gather-ing: 我参加了跳舞活动 (Wǒ cānjiāle tiàowǔ huódòng: I participated in dancing).

Describing People and Environment

Use physical and personality descriptors effectively: 友善的 (yǒushàn de: kind), 欢笑的 (huānxiào de: cheerful), 嘈杂的 (cáozá de: noisy), 装饰良好的 (zhuāngshì liánghǎo de: well-decorated).
Learn how to describe the number of attendees, the venue, decor and atmosphere.

Reflecting on Social Gatherings

Express your opinion about the event and justify it with reasoning: 我觉得晚会很成功，因为大家都非常开 心 (Wǒ juédé wǎnhuì hěn chénggōng, yīnwèi dàjiā dōu fēicháng kāixīn: I think the party was very successful because everyone was very happy).
Practice using past tense to describe a recent party or gathering you attended in order to provide a personal narrative.

Having these vocabulary and grammar structures at your disposal will enable a more fluent conversation about attending and describing parties or social gatherings in your oral and written Chinese.