Lanterns on the harbor: pitching a new town festival
Zoe pitches a winter lantern festival to a funding panel; students study signposting and deliver their own festival pitch.
C1Adults60 minPresentation
About this lesson
A C1 speaking lesson (presentation). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Presentation
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Celebrations & festivals
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, True / False, Word order
- Key words
- I'd like to start with a question., That brings me to…, Let me put that in perspective., To return to my opening question, …, In a nutshell, …, I'm glad you asked that., footfall, the off-season
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Deliver a clear, persuasive three-minute pitch for a new community festival
- Signpost a talk and handle questions from a panel with confidence