DEBATE CLUB #11: Come Dine with Me : Which famous people would you invite?

Imagine you could invite 6 well-known people, living or dead, to dinner? Who would you invite? What would you serve them, and what does your choice say about you? Come and hear who everyone would choose at tonight’s Debate Club!

VENEZ NOUS REJOINDRE POUR PARLER DE CE THÈME ! 

C'est l'occasion rêvée pour pratiquer votre anglais dans une ambiance détendue. Animées par des professeurs qualifiés de langue maternelle anglaise, les séances de conversation du Debate Club sont conviviales, engageantes et efficaces !

VENUE & TEACHERS

• AIX: 19h00 to 20h30 with Ed Lecomte
• MARSEILLE: 19h00 to 20h30 with Simon Allchin

QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE

Who would be on your guest list? Why?

Would you invite a famous chef, like Jamie Oliver, for example?

What 3-course menu would you prepare?

Would you take dietary restrictions into consideration?

If you would rather take your guests out somewhere else, where would it be?

What are your expectations from the evening, for example, a meaningful conversation?

How well do you think everyone would get along?

What intrigues you about these people, and what would you like to ask them?

Which topics of conversation between the guests would you hope to come up?

What does your guest list reveal about you?

How far does it reflect or shed light on your personal motivation, moral compass & principles?

How would you rate your evening a success?

VOCABULARY

ahead

beforehand

come up (v)

delve into (v)

diet

dietary restrictions

disappointment (n)

entertain (v)

expectations

famous

feasible

get along (v)

guest

intrigue (v)

lactose intolerant

meaningful

moral compass

principles

reveal(v)

shed light (v)

success

values

vegan

vegetarian

SEARCH THE WEB FOR IDEAS!

Find articles and/or videos on the web and come prepared to share the information you have found with the others.

SUGGESTED SEARCH WORDS FOR THIS SUBJECT

Come Dine With Me 

living or dead dinner guest list

Who would you invite for dinner?

SUGGESTED WEBSITES FOR MATERIALS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/?gl=GB
www.guardian.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk
www.nytimes.com

KEY PHRASES

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