Holiday Activities
Types of Holidays: What kinds of holiday do you want?
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Talk for TWO minutes:
We are going to talk together for about two minutes. Here are some things that people think are fun to do on holiday and a question for you to discuss.
First you have some time to look at the task.
Talk to each other about:
'Why do people think these things are fun to do on holiday?'
Finally,
'Which two activities are best for a family holiday?'
Useful Phrases:
To Start:
- Which one shall we start with?
- What do you think?
- I think you know a lot about [_______]. What's your opinion on it?
Moving to the Next Item:
- Shall we move onto [______] now?
- So what about [______]?
- I wonder if we can compare [current topic] to [new topic]?
- What about this one? [Pointing to topic]
- What do you think about this idea?
- How do you feel about that one?
- We're running out of time, so let's move on.
- We still need to discuss [topic].
- That connects with the next topic.
- [Topic] is pretty similar to the last one - maybe we can skip it for now?
Ending your turn:
- What do you think?
- Don't you agree?
- Do you have anything to say about that?
- Do you have anything to add to that?
- Did I forget anything?
Interrupting:
- Sorry to interrupt but...
- Just a second...
Agreeing:
- Right.
- Good point.
- I fully agree.
- I was just thinking that!
- I was just going to say that!
- That's just what I was thinking.
- I couldn't agree more.
- You're totally right.
Disagreeing (with reasons):
- Maybe, but what about...?
- I think it would be better to...
- I'm not so keen on that.
- I don't really agree with you there.
- Well maybe, but...
- Yeah, but, the thing is...
- The problem with what you said is...
- For one thing...[reason 1] And for another... [reason 2]
Reaching a Decision:
- Well, I think it's definitely not [topic]
- We can eliminate [topic] right away. Don't you think?
- So then, what do you think is the best one?
- I guess you think we should choose [topic]?
- Are we both in favour of [topic]?
- Okay, so we agree.
- I don't think we're going to agree on this!
- Let's agree to disagree!
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