1. Match the verbs with their meanings.
1. Look forward to a) organize
2. Go through b) wait for with excitement
3. Deal with c) arrive
4. Get in touch with d) contact
5. Get to e) experience
6. Turn up f) reach / arrive at
2. Complete the sentences with verbs (1-6) in the correct tense.
I really 1 ________ my birth day because I always have a big party and it’s great fun.
First, I 2 _________ my friends a couple of weeks be¬fore and invite them. My mum and I 3 ________all the arrange¬ments — we decorate the living room, and buy the food. I always get a bit nervous just before the people 4 ________and think nobody is coming.! Then, when it 5 _______about 9 o’clock, I cut my cake and everybody sings “Happy Birthday!”