Nice costume! Small talk at the office Halloween party
A short guide to small talk at a work Halloween party (good opening questions, safe topics, moving on politely); students read the tips, choose the best responses and mingle in a role play as colleagues in costume.
B1Adults45 minRole play
About this lesson
A B1 speaking lesson (role play). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- B1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Role play
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Halloween
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Multiple choice
- Key words
- small talk, colleague, open question, follow-up question, keep it light, move on, uncomfortable
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand advice about small talk at a work party
- Start, continue and end a conversation politely
- Make small talk with colleagues in a mingling role play