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Talking about Thanksgiving

When we talk about the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, we often talk about shopping and food. Here are some questions and words to help you have a good conversation about shopping and food:

Questions:

What does your family do for Thanksgiving?
What are your favorite Thanksgiving foods?
Where do you go shopping on Black Friday?
Do you buy a lot of stuff on Black Friday?
- What will you buy on Black Friday?
Do shop online? Do you shop on Cyber Monday?
- What are you gonna get?
Do you watch any football games on Thanksgiving?
- Who’s playing this year?
Do you go to see a parade at Thanksgiving?
What do you miss the most about Thanksgiving?
How long do the leftovers last?
What do you want for Christmas?

Words:

In stores…	At the table…
bargain	bowl
bargain	butter knife
barter	carving knife
basket	chopstick
browse	cloth
buy	crockery
carrier bag	cutlery
discount	dessertspoon
discount	dish
haggle	doily
high street	finger bowl
impulse buying	fish knife
mall	fork
mallrat	glassware
plaza	knife
queue	ladle
queue	napkin
receipt	place mat
reduction	plate
retail therapy	serviette
sale	setting
sample	side plate
saving	silverware
shopaholic	table mat
shoplifting	tablespoon
shopping	teaspoon
special offer	tureen
spendthrift	roast
splurge	salad
splurge	side dish
spree	side salad
steal	snack
store	starter
tester	supper
trolley	sweet
try on	takeaway
window-shopping

Oxford Learner’s Dictionary

Talking about Travel

When was the last time you stayed in a hotel?
Do you know what a hostel is?
Have you ever stayed in a Bed & Breakfast?
Have you ever done a homestay? How was it?
What’s your favorite place to stay?

Come to the English Lounge and talk about places to stay when you travel.

These words will help you:

all-inclusive	foyer	room service
bed and breakfast	front desk	single
board	full board	star
book	half board	suite
check in	housekeeping	twin bedroom
checkout	lounge	upgrade
desk	reception	vacancy
double room	reservation	visitors’ book
en suite	room	wake-up call

(www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com)

Talking about Business Deals

Google is one of the largest technology companies in the world, and Fitbit is a popular health and fitness watch that many people wear. Recently, Google purchased Fitbit for about $2 billion dollars. Do you think this was a good idea? What will Google do with its new fitness technology? What should Google do next? What Google products do you use? What fitness products do you enjoy? Come to the English Lounge and tell us what you think.

You might need some of these words below:

accept	dissolve	offer
acquisition	draft	plug
approach	draft	pressure
bargaining power	fall through	proposal
bid	hardball	pull
bid	horse-trading	pull out
broker	hostile	reject
broker	ink	schedule
buyout	leverage	table
contract	meeting	take over
deal	merger	takeover
dealing	negotiation