• Name? Decade born? From? Live?
• Profession?
• School?
• Favourite book / movie / team / food?
• Club?
• Usual holiday?
• Languages speak?
• Free time to relax?
• Sport? Stay active?

Professional

• I work ____ a receptionist at a hotel chain.
• I'm in charge ____ coordinating sales teams across the region.
• I'm responsible ____ planning and budgeting.
• I specialise ____ workplace motivation.
• My job consists ____ advising businesses and organisations on employment law.
• I deal ____ after-sales enquiries.
• I'm engaged ____ the protection of the environment.

Personal

• I live ____ Saint-Etienne.
• I'm passionate ____ hiking in the mountains
• I volunteer ____ a local animal shelter.
• I'm interested ____ photography.
• I participate ____ marathons around France.
• I'm involved ____ the organisation of community events.

• Go to Asia?
• Be in a parade?
• Make a scrapbook?

• see / nice / again / you / to 
• bags / help / your / I / can / with / ?
• trouble / us/ you / did / any / have / finding / ?
• drink / you / to / like / would / something / ?
• introduce / like / Suzanne / you / I / to / would / to
• Heather / is / this
• pleasure / meet / is / a / to / it / you

Cultural reference:
Would you like a tea?

• Which of these is pretty safe to talk about?
  • religion
  • work
  • sport
  • travel
  • family
  • money
  • politics
  • the weather
     
• Order from very safe to unsafe.
  Is it different in different countries?
  How does it make you feel when people talk about these topics?

• Someone asks you a question
  • ​Ask a question back: What about you?
• Give extra information when answering.
• Use question tags. Encourage the other person to speak.
  • The food is great, isn't it?

• So, this is your first visit time in...?
• Have you ever been to .... before?
• Did you enjoy your visit to ...?
• What did you think of...?
• Where are you staying?
• Do you have any kids?
• Will you be watching the {big sports event} this year?
• And do you have any travel plans for this Summer?
• Have you planned what you will visit while you're here?

Key:
Add extra information. Ask questions back. Use question tags. Refer to something said earlier.

• What do you think are the key ingredients for a successful dinner party with guests?
   
  • the food,
  • the atmosphere,
  • the cost,
  • the seating arrangement,
  • after-dinner entertainment
  • the interactions between people

• Have the hosts been to the restaurant before?
• Why is Anna Hungry?
• What do we discover about Bruno's wife?
• Who is driving?
• What do they plan to do later?

• What topics do they talk about?
  • the restaurant
  • holidays
  • family
  • mutual acquaintances
  • friends
  • sport
  • cultural differences
  • their jobs

• Pick a restaurant you like to go to. Find the menu online.
• Describe the items on the menu and make recommendations.
• Make decisions and make the order.
• Start some small-talks and keep the conversation going.
• At the end of the meal, negotiate who will pay.