A table for everyone: hosting guests from other cultures
Two roommates plan a Friendsgiving dinner for classmates from around the world; students study how to suggest, accept and reject ideas tactfully, then solve hosting problems in groups and report their decisions.
B2Adults50 minProblem solving
About this lesson
A B2 speaking lesson (problem solving). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Problem solving
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Celebrations & festivals
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Gap-fill, Table to fill in
- Key words
- host, Friendsgiving, dietary needs, vegetarian, halal, allergy, potluck, to be on the safe side
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand a conversation about planning a dinner for guests with different needs
- Make, accept and reject suggestions tactfully
- Solve practical problems in a group and explain the decision