B: Let's
begin the discussion, shall we? Our principal has asked us to organize
a leaving party for our English teacher. The first sub-topic we should
talk about is where to have the party. Does anyone have any suggestions?
D: Yes,
I suggest having it in the activities room. That's a good place for
a party because there are lots of colourful decorations.
C: I'm
not so sure about that. The activities room is usually occupied.
A: Sorry,
what do you mean by 'occupied'?
C: Well,
what I mean is there are usually people using the activities room.
A: Oh,
I see. That's a good point. Well, I think we should have it in our
classroom instead.
B: Sorry,
I disagree. I think our classroom is too small for a party. What about
having it in the school hall?
C: That's
a good suggestion. There's plenty of room in the school hall.
D: Yes,
that's right. Now, let's move on to the second sub-topic - when to
have the party. I think we should have it on a Saturday.
A: I'm
not so sure about that. I don't think many students would want to
come to school on a Saturday. What about having it at lunchtime instead?
B: Yes,
that's a better time.
C: I'm
sorry, I don't agree. Many students are busy at lunchtime. For example,
they take extra classes or go to club meetings.
D: I
think the best time would be after school. Most students are free
then.
A: I
agree. Not many students have activities after school, so they would
be able to come to the party.
B: Yes,
and they would have more time to relax and enjoy themselves.
C: Well,
I think we've covered that point. Let's move on to the next sub-topic
- what activities to have. Does anyone have any suggestions?
A: I
think we should have lots of different games. Everyone likes to play
games!
B: Well,
that's true but I think games are quite difficult to organize. In
my opinion, we should have simple activities like music and dancing.
C: Yes,
music and dancing are easy to organize. Let's do that.
D: Good
idea! I have lots of good music.
A: Oh,
me too! I have about 100 CDs. What's your favourite type of music?
B: Sorry,
but I think we've got off the topic. We should be discussing what
activities to have. Does anyone have any other idea?
C: Well,
I feel we should do something to make the teacher feel special. For
example, we could sing him a song.
A: Great
idea! I know that he loves music and singing.
B: We
could also make him a special card. The card will remind him of us!
D: OK.
Let's move on to the last sub-topic - what food and drinks to have.
I think we should have pizza and pasta because everyone will be hungry
after school.
C: I'm
not so sure about that. I think everyone will be eating their dinner
soon after the party, so we should only have small snacks.
A: Yes,
I agree. What about drinks? I think we should have coffee and tea.
B: Sorry,
but I didn't catch that.
A: Sorry,
I said I think we should have tea and coffee.
D: I
don't agree. I think it's too difficult to have hot drinks. I think
we should just have fruit juice.
C: Yes,
let's have fruit juice and other soft drinks.
B: Right,
I think we've discussed all the sub-topics. Does anyone have anything
else to say?
C: Well,
I think we should buy the teacher a small present like a book. I know
he loves to read.
B: Good
idea. Let's do that. Is there anything else?
A: One
more thing. I feel we should invite some of the teacher's other students
to the party so they can say goodbye too.
D: OK,
to sum up, we've decided to have the party in the school hall after
school. We've agreed to have some music and dancing, sing a song and
make a special card. We've also decided to have small snacks, fruit
juice and soft drinks and we've also agreed to buy the teacher a book
and invite some of his other students. That was a good discussion.
Thanks everyone.
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