Conversation
After a quick greeting, use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Games are as important for adults as they are for children. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
- What games do you enjoy playing?
- What value to games bring?
- How can you encourage others to play games?
Vocabulary
Skip this section if you have a 15-minute plan. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| strategy | (n) plan of action She loved playing games that involved a lot of strategy and thinking. |
| diversion | (n) recreation or past time When he was stressed about work, playing a game with his kids was a great diversion to help him think about other things. |
| entertaining | (adj) providing amusement or enjoyment Game night at their house was always an entertaining time spent with great friends. |
| childish | (adj) silly and immature Some adults think games are just childish. |
| compete | (v) strive to win something She loved to compete in all kinds of sporting activities. |
| score | (v) the number of points received in a game He didn’t care what the final score was because he had a lot of fun. |
| jazz up | (expression) make something more interesting or attractive Incorporating a game night into his routine helped to jazz up his schedule. |
| lighten up | (expression) be less serious Playing a board game always helped him to lighten up on a bad day. |
| play around | (expression) be silly The college students loved to play around on the basketball courts. |
| play your cards right | (expression) use your resources wisely He knew he could get out of this mess as long as he played his cards right and was wise with his moves. |
Something Extra
Read the following quote out loud.
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
― Plato
