September 27th – World Tourism Day

Welcome to today’s Daily Chat. Here you’ll find an assortment of conversation starters to suit a range of learners. I have categorised them as ‘On This Day’ (a question prompted by a moment in history), ‘Connect & Converse’ (general questions suitable for a range of different ages), ‘Daily Dilemma’ (Could you? Would you? Should you? If…).

Select one or more and begin conversing and building oral language skills today. Being able to engage and communicate with others, to reason and explain, and to ask questions to clarify understanding are vital skills for our pupils. Broad general knowledge underpins reading comprehension; in turn, this supports written communication.

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What shall we talk about today?

 

On This Day

Einstein is the inspiration for today’s On This Day conversation starter. Do you have a favourite quotation from those shared below? Is there another one you like better?

 

Connect and Converse

On this World Tourism Day, our Connect and Converse question asks pupils to consider the ability of the tourism industry to bounce back from COVID-19.

Big Chat Extension Prompts:

• What are some popular tourist attractions in your area?
• Where might a tourist stay if they visited your area?
• What types of tourism jobs can you identify in your area?
• Can you think of any jobs that were lost due to the pandemic?
• Have any of those jobs returned as yet?

 

Daily Dilemma

In your opinion, what’s the best car and why?

 

Big Chat

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