Lexical area: Evening entertainment
Grammar involved: Present Simple, Going to for the future
Extras: You will need some authentic material from the town or city nearest to your school. Authentic material could consist of some restaurant listings possibly menus, and some copies of the evening entertainment section of your local newspaper. Each group will need several pieces of material to work with.
Setting up
Each group of students should consist of four to six students. Photocopy Game Sheet to ensure a role-card for every student.
Playing the game
Give each group their role-cards and the local material and ask them to work out their group's evening plans, beginning with the evening meal. Individuals should communicate their likes and dislikes (as described on the role-card) to the group, but should practise polite forms of making suggestions. When the groups have reached consensus, let them present their plans to the class Make sure they use the appropriate grammatical form for expressing future intentions.
FOR STUDENTS:
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You are an American businessman or woman attending an international conference in a European city. You arrived only yesterday and are still suffering from jet-lag. Tonight you are going out with a small but international group of colleagues.
You want to have dinner somewhere where you can try the local cuisine and then perhaps attend a quiet concert. And then you want to return to your hotel.
Try to convince the others in your group. |
You are an Argentinian businessman or woman attending an international conference in a European city. This is your first trip abroad and you want to do as much as possible while you're here.
You are especially interested in the night-life of the city.
You want to visit the night-clubs, bars, and discos. You love spicy food! Tonight you are going out with a small but international group of colleagues. Make your suggestions and try to convince the others.
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You are an Australian businessman or woman attending an international conference in a European city. Tonight you are going out with a small but international group of colleagues.
You would like to have a quick meal, such as a beer and a sandwich and then you would love to go to a musical or a jazz concert.
Try to convince the others.
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You are a Japanese businessman or woman attending an international conference in a European city. Tonight you are going out with a small but international group of colleagues.
You would like to eat at a Japanese restaurant because you are afraid you won't like the local food. And then you'd like to go on an evening sightseeing tour. You want to take lots of films with your new video camera.
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You are an Indian businessman or woman attending an international conference in a European city. Tonight you are going out with a small but international group of colleagues.
You only eat vegetarian food. You are very interested in culture and would love to go to the opera, ballet or concert after dinner.
Try to convince the others to do what interests you. |
You are a European businessman or woman attending an international conference in the European city where you live.
Tonight you plan to spend the evening with a small but international group of colleagues. Since your company will pay your expenses,
you want to eat at an expensive restaurant with fine foods and wines and then do something exciting, such as seeing a good show or going to a casino.
Try to convince the others.
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Resource: "Business Communication Games" by Angela Lloyd, Anne Peier
