narrative tenses, Present Simple, and life events vocabulary
Choose one of the topics on the next page below. Talk about one particular time/ experience related to that in as much detail as you can. Your partner will listen and ask for more details. Then take turns doing the same with different topics below.
When your teacher stops you, ask about any topics you don’t understand or have never experienced, sharing related experiences as a class each time.
What cultural differences do you know related to the things below?
Cultural differences extended speaking topics
- A (formal) banquet
- A baptism/ A christening
- A birth
- A (first/ 70th) birthday
- A business meeting
- A (religious) ceremony/ celebration
- A (blind/ first/ group) date
- A divorce
- A (national/ school leaving) exam
- A funeral/ A wake/ A memorial service
- A (Valentine’s Day/ birthday) gift
- A hen night/ stag night/ bachelor party
- A honeymoon
- A hospital visit
- A (job/ second) interview
- A meal abroad/ A meal in a foreign restaurant
- A negotiation
- A night out
- A (housewarming/ retirement/ farewell) party
- A pregnancy
- A presentation
- A (wedding) proposal
- A sabbatical
- A sickness/ An illness
- A souvenir
- A (formal) speech
- A stay in a hotel/ A stay in a B&B
- A stay with friends/ A stay with a host family
- A visit to a hot springs resort
- A visit to someone’s home
- A visit to someone’s workplace
- A (church/ white/ traditional/ second) wedding (ceremony/ reception)
- A(n) (golden/ silver/ diamond/ wedding) anniversary
- An engagement
- Buying a house/ Buying a flat/ Getting a mortgage
- Coming of age day
- First day at school/ First day at work/ First day at…
- Graduation (ball)
- Leaving home
- Matchmaking
- Maternity leave/ Paternity leave
- Meeting someone (important/ you’ve had contact with/ related to…) for the first time
- Moving house
- Receiving some bad news
- Seeing a traditional sport/ Taking part in a traditional sport
- Welcoming guests
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