Celebration Time!

Today we will..

1. Review
2. Play a Personas Game
3. Learn about culture!
Review!
 Vocabulary

guest: A person who is invited to a

party

host:

location:
 Vocabulary
Banquet: A big dinner party where the
company has a very fancy
meal together

Courtyard: A pretty, outside place for

parties

When you tell the host if

RSVP: you will or will not go to
the party
INVITATION
 How to invite someone to a party

How to accept or decline an invitation

Host: I would like to invite you to my banquet / anniversary. I hope
you can attend.

Guest:
If you will not go: If you will go:

Thank you for the invitation, Thank you for the invitation.
but
1. I will gladly accept.
1. I have prior arrangements.

2. I will not be attending. 2. I would be happy to attend.

Activity 1: Personas
Instructions:

The teacher will give you a piece of paper. This will be your character. You will
have to act like this character for the game.
Do not show your paper to anyone else!

You will move into the classroom next door

and get to know each other by asking
questions.
You will be given a piece of paper with 9
questions to ask the other guests at the
party.
Questions
1. What is your name?

2. What do you do for a living? (What is your career?)

3. Where are you from?

4. What are your hobbies?

Questions
5. What is your favorite food?

6. What type of music do you like?

7. What makes you happy?

8. What is something special about you?

Culture
Time!
Etiquette
Shaking hands

Smile a lot

Raise your hand to signal a server

Say Pardon me or Excuse me if you
get too close to someone or do not
understand what they said
Gifts
America: Drinks
Fruit basket
Flowers
 Small talk

Do! Dont
Weather Age
Music Relationships
Food Religion
Politics
 Small talk Chit Chat
That ______ looks great on you!
Compliment what someone is wearing
What to wear
Black and white attire Business casual