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Cosa è il Conversation Club by MPEC

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What is the MPEC Conversation Club

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• Deck the Halls
  🎄🏢 – To decorate a space for Christmas
  • It’s time to deck the halls; the office is looking a bit drab.
• Trim the Tree
  🌲✂️ – Refers to both decorating a Christmas tree and cutting costs in a business
  • We need to trim the tree before the year ends to meet our budget targets.
• Elf Yourself
  🧝‍♂️💼 – Taking on more responsibilities, like an elf helping Santa
  • Sarah had to elf herself to get all the reports done before the Christmas break.
• Snowed Under
  ❄️📑 – Overwhelmed with work
  • I can’t attend the Christmas party; I’m completely snowed under with assignments.
• Stocking Stuffer
  🧦🎁 – Small but useful gifts or bonuses
  • Management is giving out some stocking stuffers this year, like vouchers and extra leave days.

• Jingle All the Way
  🔔🛣️ – Going full out in business efforts or celebrations
  • We’ve decided to jingle all the way with our marketing campaign this Christmas.
• Sleigh the Competition
  🛷🥇 – To outperform competitors significantly
  • With our new product, we’re planning to sleigh the competition this holiday season.
• The Grinch
  🤬🎄 – Someone who dampens the Christmas spirit, often a boss or coworker
  • Don’t be such a Grinch; a little holiday fun won’t hurt our productivity.
• Wrap it Up
  🎁🔚 – To conclude something, often a project or deal, also to wrap gifts
  • We need to wrap it up before the holidays so we can start the new year fresh.
• Light Up the Room
  💡🏢 – To make a significant impact, often during meetings or presentations
  • His innovative ideas really lit up the room during the annual Christmas meeting.

Round 1 – Let’s Warm Up

1. Open one of the Xmas Traditions below, your partner should open the other one.
2. Give yourself 1 min to read through the card, then take turns to briefly present and explain your Tradition to your partner (1-2 min) Advanced Students: Try not looking at the card at all 🙃
3. Role play using the Conversation Starters you find on your Xmas Tradition Card. Role Play Set up: You and Your Partner work together. Speak about the Holiday using the Conversation Starters from the card.

Helpful Expressions Round 1

• To draw names: To randomly select who buys for whom. We’re drawing names for Secret Santa next week.
• To play it safe: To choose something low-risk or uncontroversial. If you don’t know the person well, it’s best to play it safe with the gift.

Helpful Expressions Round 2:

• To go all out: To make a big effort.
  • Wow, you really went all out with that ugly Christmas sweater.
• Tongue-in-cheek: Meant to be understood as a joke, though often in a way that might seem serious.
  • Wearing ugly sweaters is done in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

Round 3: White Elephants?

The Rules are the same as in the previous rounds, but… Ho – ho – HOOO! MPEC engaged Neil Patrick Harris to give you a short explanation of what the White Elephant Tradition is – enjoy!