Sometimes you just need to have a great party! There’s nothing like hosting and seeing all your friends together in the same place. But how do you do it? Here are some ways.

Decides on a theme

Try to come up with a theme that might get everyone excited. Write down different fun activities, types of music, and others that help you think of possible themes. Or don’t have a theme at all.

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Where are you going to have a party? Could you have it at your house or a friend’s house? Did you have a place in mind, like a restaurant, movie theater, or park? 【小题2】

Decide on the time for your party

If it’s a birthday party, most people try to have the party on that day. Or, 【小题3】, so you and your guests don’t have school or work the next morning. Most parties are after dinner, but a brunch or afternoon party works, too.

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This will be partly decided by where you are having the party. Make sure that place is large enough. Also think about whether you want your friends to bring friends or not. That could seriously change how many hands you have to plan for and mouths you have to feed.

Get the word out

You can talk of guests in person about the party or just call them. Start talking about the party at least two weeks before, so they don’t make plans. And 【小题5】. Remind them once or twice before the party, too.

In many countries around the world, May 1st is a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers’ Day. It is an interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs. But do you know how it started?

During the late 1880s, in many parts of the world, people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories, but made very little money. Later, in the United States and Canada, working people got together to set up unions（工会）. The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries（工资）, but many of the bosses ________.

On May 1st, 1886, men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets. They walked through cities and towns to force bosses to let them work eight hours a day. In the city of Chicago, several people died in fighting with the police. Over the next few years, people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1st to honor workers everywhere. By the early twentieth century, the first of May became a national holiday in many countries.

However, in the United States and Canada, May 1st is not a holiday. North Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September. Today in the United States, Labor Day is mostly about having fun. People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family. In many parts of the United States, Labor Day is also the last day of summer vacation, and students return to school the next day.