{"id":926,"date":"2014-10-29T06:37:02","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T04:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=926"},"modified":"2022-02-04T10:21:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T09:21:33","slug":"kingdom-7th-birthday-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2014\/10\/kingdom-7th-birthday-present\/","title":{"rendered":"A Kingdom For Your Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/emily2_2973796c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/emily2_2973796c-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"emily2_2973796c\" class=\"wp-image-3571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/emily2_2973796c-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/emily2_2973796c.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What was the best birthday present you&#8217;ve ever received? Read the article below to learn about a father&#8217;s unusual birthday present to her young daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2014\/07\/14\/american-man-claims-african-kingdom-for-his-daughter-so-she-can-be-an-actual-princess-4797666\/\">https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2014\/07\/14\/american-man-claims-african-kingdom-for-his-daughter-so-she-can-be-an-actual-princess-4797666\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. What can you say about the father?<br>2. Would you do the same thing if you were the parent?<br>3. What was the most extreme thing you&#8217;ve done\/given for a birthday gift?<br>4. How do you think the father&#8217;s actions will affect the child? Describe your idea of good parenting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper intermediate What was the best birthday present you&#8217;ve ever received? 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