Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Having Friends Over: English for Welcoming Guests

Ready to invite people over to your new place? This story will teach you essential phrases for having friends over. You'll learn how to practice welcoming guests and what to say during your very own housewarming party.

Text 8 - Having Friends Over

Laura and Mike are having friends over to their new home for the first time. They are very excited. Their friends, Jack and Lisa, arrive in the evening. Laura shows them the new living room. Jack and Lisa say the room is big and beautiful. They sit on the new sofa and talk. Laura brings drinks from the kitchen. Mike brings a big bowl of snacks. Everyone is happy and having a great time. They laugh and talk all night long. Laura and Mike are happy because their new house is a place where they can share with friends. It feels like a true home now.


Exercises

Vocabulary & Comprehension

  1. True or False?

    1. Jack and Lisa are Laura and Mike's friends.

    2. Laura brings snacks to the living room.

    3. The friends think the new living room is beautiful.


  1. Fill in the blanks with a word from the story:

    1. Laura and Mike are having friends over for the first ____.

    2. Jack and Lisa sit on the new ____.

    3. Everyone is happy and having a great ____.


Grammar

  1. Fix the mistake:

    1. Laura and Mike is very excited.

    2. Laura bring drinks from the kitchen.

    3. They laughs and talk all night long.


Personalization & Speaking

  1. Answer the questions:

    1. Do you like to have friends over to your home? Why or why not?

    2. What do you do when you have friends over?







Answer Key

True or False? A-True / B-False / C-True

Fill in the blanks with a word from the story: A-time / B-sofa / C-time

Fix the mistake: A-Laura and Mike are very excited / B-Laura brings drinks from the kitchen / C-They laugh and talk all night long.