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Timed Speaking Activities - On the plane
By michelle (used with permission of Talking People )

Situation: On the plane to London/ NYC/ Toronto/ Sidney/ Johannesburg/ New Delhi.
Task: You are on the plane and you strike a conversation with the person sitting next to you.
Time: 4 or 5 minutes (about 2 min. each candidate in balanced interaction/turn-taking)

Candidate A
Introduce yourself, start the conversation
Explain what the purpose of your trip is (business trip)
Talk about the city or what you would like to do in the city
Try to see if you can meet Candidate B in that city to go out for a drink

Some ideas on language functions you can use: introducing yourself, giving information, asking for info, describing, making proposals/suggestions, giving reasons, checking if the other person understands you.

Candidate B
Wait for the other person to start the conversation
Talk about why you're travelling there (a 7-day holiday)
Talk about the city or what you'd like to do there - include you're going to visit a friend

Some ideas on language functions you can use: introducing yourself, giving information, asking for info, describing, making proposals/suggestions, giving reasons, checking if the other person understands you.