brainstorming/ food and drink/ trends/ CSR
You will hold a meeting to discuss opening a new restaurant and/ or a new food shop in the area where your workplace is. Points to brainstorm and talk about include:
- what is popular and unpopular with people in your area
- what is likely to become more popular in the near future and more distant future
- what competition there is for each type of restaurant and/ or food shop
Label these phrases for each step of a brainstorming meetings with their functions:
Did you have any trouble getting here?
Long time no see.
How many sugars?
Good to see you (all) again. How long has it been?
Tea or coffee, anyone?
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That brings me on to what we are going to talk about today, which is…
Let’s get down to business, shall we?
Okay, shall we get started?
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Let’s discuss the pros and cons later, shall we?
Is there anyone who hasn’t contributed yet?
What’s the first thing that comes to mind?
Let me get all these up on the board
Any (more) ideas?
Great! Give me more.
Keep them coming!
Any ideas at all are okay at this stage. We’ll narrow them down later.
How about some kind of (health food shop)?
Any more examples of possible (ethnic foods)?
What does the expression ‘new food’ make you think of?
Let’s have three more ideas and then we’ll move on
Come on, don’t be shy!
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How can we group these together?
Any more in this category?
Maybe we should create another section for these
I think we can eliminate all the ideas connected to (German food)
Let’s get it down to ten ideas, and then go on from there.
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Do we all agree?
Shall we take a final vote on it?
I think that is unanimous
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I think we should all give ourselves a pat on the back.
Anyone else ready for a drink?
Well done everyone. Good work.
Thanks for coming.
So, I think we are done.
Use these mixed categories to help, then check as a class.
- Brainstorming
- Getting down to business
- Making a final decision
- Organizing the ideas and narrowing down the options
- Small talk
- Wrapping the meeting up
Test each other on the phrases:
- say phrases until your partner guesses which category they all come from
- say the name of a category and help your partner come up with examples
Brainstorm language of trends and use it to make statements about past, present and future changes related to food like:
- Health food shops
- Organic food
- Vegetarianism
- Interest in animal rights
- Interest in Fair Trade goods
Decide on a chair for the meeting and, using the language above, hold the meeting to decide on a new food related business in your area.
Discuss as a class how important “ethical consumerism” was in your discussion and/ or final decision.
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