STUDENT A - YOU START THE CONVERSATION 1 Talk to your partner about your and your partner s name. Discuss who gave you your name and why, its origin, if you like it, and if you think your name has had any influence in what your life is like now. STUDENT B 1 Talk to your partner about your and your partner s name. Discuss who gave you your name and why, its origin, if you like it, and if you think your name has had any influence in what your life is like now. STUDENT A role play YOU START THE CONVERSATION 2 You and your partner work for a marketing company. You are trying to find a name for a new product: a machine that can make coffee and toast at the same time. Decide on the best name for the product. STUDENT B role play 2 You and your partner work for a marketing company. You are trying to find a name for a new product: a machine that can make coffee and toast at the same time. Decide on the best name for the product.
STUDENT A role play YOU START THE CONVERSATION 3 You and your partner are clothes designers. You are designing a new line of winter clothes for middle-aged women and you need to find a colour which can make your clothes more appealing to buyers. You hate bright colours; you prefer colours which make women feel warm and comfortable, but you are not sure which. STUDENT B role play 3 You and your partner are clothes designers. You are designing a new line of winter clothes for middle-aged women and you need to find a colour which can make your clothes more appealing to buyers. You want women to feel young and sexy. You like dark colours, but bright colours are your favourite. STUDENT A - YOU START THE CONVERSATION 4 Talk to your partners about the colours you like for clothes. Discuss what they make you feel like and how often you wear them. Find out what your partner s favourite colour is for cars and other daily objects (mobile phone cases, room walls, etc.) STUDENT B 4 Talk to your partners about the colours you like for clothes. Discuss what those colours make you feel like and how often you wear them. Find out what your partner s favourite colour is for cars and other daily objects (mobile phone cases, room walls, etc.)
STUDENT A YOU START THE CONVERSATION 5 Discuss with your partner: Were you a rebellious child or teenager? What kinds of things did you do? Have you ever felt envious of a brother or sister? Why (not)? What about? STUDENT B 5 Discuss with your partner: What s the most impressive monument or building you ve ever visited? Why did you like it so much? Have you ever felt envious of a brother or sister? Why (not)? What about? STUDENT A YOU START THE CONVERSATION 6 Talk to your partner about your favourite room in your house. Take it in turns to ask and answer questions about which room it is, its decoration, furniture, wall colours, posters or paintings, and other details. Discuss why it is your favourite STUDENT B 6 Talk to your partner about your favourite room in your house. Take it in turns to ask and answer questions about which room it is, its decoration, furniture, wall colours, posters or paintings, and other details. Discuss why it is your favourite
STUDENT A Role Play YOU START THE CONVERSATION 7 You and your partner have just moved in to a new flat and you are discussing how to decorate it. Decide with your partner its decoration, furniture, wall colours, posters or paintings, and other details. You like light colours and basic decoration. Your favourite room is the living room, and you want it to be clear of unnecessary objects and furniture. You only need a comfortable couch and a big flat-screen TV. STUDENT B Role Play 7 You and your partner have just moved in to a new flat and you are discussing how to decorate it. Decide with your partner its decoration, furniture, wall colours, posters or paintings, and other details. You like darker colours and basic decoration, and you re really fond of your collection of Lladro figurines. Your favourite room is the living room, and you want a shelf for your figurines. A big TV is not a priority. STUDENT A YOU START THE CONVERSATION 8 Discuss with your partner a holiday you will always remember from your childhood. Discuss what made it so memorable. STUDENT B 8 Discuss with your partner a holiday you will always remember from your childhood. Discuss what made it so memorable.
STUDENT A Role play YOU START THE CONVERSATION 9 You and your partner are planning a holiday together. Decide where you want to go, and all the preparations you must make beforehand. You d like a relaxing holiday somewhere hot, like Costa del Sol or The Caribbean. You won t travel without your beauty products and full attire for all occasions, morning, afternoon, and evening, even if that means you have to check in two or three suitcases, plus hand luggage. Try to reach an agreement STUDENT B Role play 9 You and your partner are planning a holiday together. Decide where you want to go, and all the preparations you must make beforehand. You d like a holiday somewhere hot, like Costa del Sol or The Caribbean, but you like to travel light and off the beaten track. You don t mind relaxing a bit, but you want to really visit the places, eat local food and try to blend in with the locals. You only need a (small) backpack and a comfy pair of boots. STUDENT A YOU START THE CONVERSATION 10 Discuss with your partner about tourists in Spain. Discuss what different nationalities do on holiday. Who do you think are the best and worst tourists? What do you think of Spaniards when they travel abroad? STUDENT B 10 Discuss with your partner about tourists in Spain. Discuss what different nationalities do on holiday. Who do you think are the best and worst tourists? What do you think of Spaniards when they travel abroad?
STUDENT A YOU START THE CONVERSATION 11 Discuss your shopping habits with your partner. Talk about the kinds of shops there are where you live, where you usually go shopping, and your attitude to new forms of shopping. Who do you think the future of small high street shops is? STUDENT B 11 Discuss your shopping habits with your partner. Talk about the kinds of shops there are where you live, where you usually go shopping, and your attitude to new forms of shopping. Who do you think the future of small high street shops is? STUDENT A YOU START THE CONVERSATION 12 Discuss with your partner what kind of child/teenager you both were. Take it in turns to ask and answer questions about your school days, your behaviour, your relationship with your parents and siblings, the things you used to do, etc. Find out if your partner has changed much since then. STUDENT B 12 Discuss with your partner what kind of child/teenager you both were. Take it in turns to ask and answer questions about your school days, your behaviour, your relationship with your parents and siblings, the things you used to do, etc. Find out if your partner has changed much since then.
STUDENT A YOU START THE CONVERSATION 13 Take it in turns to ask and answer questions about a photo of you as a child that you really like. Take it in turns to describe the photo and find out who took it, what was happening at the moment, and what makes it so special. Does your partner consider him/herself a photogenic person? Find out! STUDENT B 13 Take it in turns to ask and answer questions about a photo of you as a child that you really like. Take it in turns to describe the photo and find out who took it, what was happening at the moment, and what makes it so special. Does your partner consider him/herself a photogenic person? Find out! STUDENT A YOU START THE CONVERSATION 14 Take it in turns to ask and answer questions about your attitude to rubbish. Find out if your parner recycles/reuses, what he/she does with the different types of waste, and what he/she does to keep the planet clean. Discuss what the future of Earth might be like. STUDENT B 14 Take it in turns to ask and answer questions about your attitude to rubbish. Find out if your parner recycles/reuses, what he/she does with the different types of waste, and what he/she does to keep the planet clean. Discuss what the future of Earth might be like.
STUDENT A Role Play YOU START THE CONVERSATION 15 You and your partners are in a meeting of your local Council to decide on the Christmas meal for homeless and poor people in your town. You belong to an organization seeking that restaurants and supermarket donate their unused food to food banks and other charities. You don t think the sell-by date of products is really accurate and you are convinced that food could be used for the Christmas meal at no cost for the Town Council. STUDENT B Role Play STUDENT A STARTS THE CONVERSATION 15 You and your partners are in a meeting of your local Council to decide on the Christmas meal for homeless and poor people in your town. You are the representative in your Town Council of the local shops and supermarkets. You know that some organizations are just waiting outside the supermarkets and shops to take away the food from the bins that is about or just past its sell-by date. You think that food is perfect to eat, and it makes you angry that some people can take advantage of this at your expense. On the other hand, the Town Council owes a lot of money to the shops and supermarkets in your town and you want them to pay off their debt. STUDENT C Role Play STUDENT A STARTS THE CONVERSATION 15 You and your partners are in a meeting of your local Council to decide on the Christmas meal for homeless and poor people in your town. You are a member of the Town Council. You owe a lot of money to the local shops and supermarkets, but the Town Council is broke. Anyway, you need to organize the Christmas meal for the homeless and poor but your budget is zero. Try to convince the local shops to donate food, but it must be healthy and safe food.