Giving Tuesday and the ethics of charity: a group discussion
An article on Giving Tuesday, the day for charity after Thanksgiving and Black Friday, opens up three questions about giving (near or far, why, in public or in private); students learn language for conceding and challenging, interview classmates and decide as a group how to share $2,000.
C1Adults60 minDiscussion
About this lesson
A C1 speaking lesson (discussion). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Discussion
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Thanksgiving
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching, Table to fill in
- Key words
- a cause, a donation, a food bank, the warm glow, impact, anonymous, a moral difference, accountable
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Discuss ethical questions about charity, giving reasons and examples
- Concede, challenge and keep a position using precise discussion language
- Reach and justify a group decision under constraints