Social Activity Practice

Lesson 9: SOCIAL ACTIVITY PRACTICEPractice
Use the following flow chart to construct a dialogue. Ths situation is a semi-formal business meeting in your country.
a. (Host): Ask your visitor if he/she has tried the local cuisine.
b. (Visitor): Say no - but you've heard it is very good.
c. (Host): Agree - describe a particular specialty.
d. (Visitor): Comment.
e. (Host): Suggest a meal in a restaurant.
f. (Visitor): Accept.
g. (Host): Respond. - Ask if he/she likes fish.
h. (Visitor): Yes - you have heard that the fish (in this town) is very good.
i. (Host): Confirm this view. - Suggest you'll meet him/her at hotel.
j. (Visitor): Respond. - Ask what time.
k. (Host): Suggest a time.
l. (Visitor): Agree and end conversation.
m. (Host): Confirm arrangement. - End conversation.
ROLE PLAY 1
Work in pairs. Characters will play as A and B
A:
Your partner is a visitor to the town where you live and/or work. You would like to
invite him/her to a social event or provide some entertainment. Think about the possibilities, then find out his/her preferences and make arrangements him/her.
Suggestion: Look in a local "What's On" guide or newspaper to see if there are any special attractions on now.
B:
You are visiting your partner in the town where he/she lives and/or works. He/she wants to arrange some social event or entertainment for you. Make an arrangement with him/her.
ROLE PLAY 2
Characters will play the roles of A and B:
Role A:
You are a visitor to your partner's hometown. He/she has invited you to a restaurant. Use a menu from a local restaurant, written in your own language. Talk about it, choose what you would like to eat, talk about the restaurant. Ask questions about the town and what there is to see and do here.
If you like, develop small talk about business, work or the state of the country's economy and/or business prospects.
When you have finished, reverse roles. Talk about your birthplace or hometown.
Finally, when the check arrives, offer to pay. Final comments on the meal. Decide what to do next.
Role B:
You receive a visitor to the town where you now live, or to your birthplace.
You agree to go to a restaurant. Use a menu from a local restaurant, printed in your own language (explain in English what the various dishes are). Talk about what there is to eat, choose what to have, comment on the restaurant, talk about the town and the number of visitors, tourism, places of interest, etc.
If you like, develop small talk about business, work or the state of the country's economy and/or business prospects.
Act out parts of the meal. Comment on the food.
Finally, ask for the check. You intend to pay - you are the host. Final comments on the meal. Decide what to do next.