"Do you have any anniversary-birthday cards?" a man asked the stationer.

"We have anniversary cards and we have birthday cards, but we don't carry one that combines both. Why?"

"Simple ," replied the man. "My wife is celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of her thirty-fourth birthday."

Vocabulary Practice

Mark the best choice.

1. 'Anniversary' means ___.
• the day a person is born
• exactly the day a person gets married
• same date when something happened in the past
• party given for birthday

2. A 'stationer' is a person who ___.
• looks after stations
• sells pen, paper, etc.
• is in a station
• takes pictures

3. To 'carry' here means to ___.
• have something for sale
• to have something to eat
• give as a result
• move one's head

4. To '___' means to do something to show that a day or a happening is special.
• combine
• simplify
• celebrate
• station

Questions for Discussion
1. Why is the lady celebrating the anniversary of her birthday and not just her birthday?
2. What are anniversary cards for?

Activity
1. Now you tell your friend(s) the story in your own words.

Miscellany
A Spanish proverb:
Two great talkers will not travel far together.