You are going to visit relatives for Thanksgiving, your parents tell you that you have to dress up. You would rather wear sweatpants.
Examples:ย compromise, find clothes that look nice and are comfortable, if possible. Wear your dress clothes, it is just for one day, etc.
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heart
Other team wins 20 points!
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gold
Win 50 points!
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shark
Other team loses 5 points!
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lifesaver
Give 5 points!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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star
Double points!
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fairy
Take points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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You have been at the Thanksgiving celebration for a long time, and are getting bored. You want to go home, but the adults keep talking. They don't look like they are going to stop. Give a solution.
Examples:ย find something else to do to keep yourself busy. You can politely ask "when are we going home?" when no one is around, etc.
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You are asked to set the table. You notice it is set differently than how you normally set the table. What would you do?
Examples:ย ask how to set it properly, etc.
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Idiom: I was not very hungry and my grandma saw how little I ate for dinner. She said "you sure eat like a bird"
to eat a very small amount of something
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Idiom: Jim spilled the beans about the surprise Thanksgiving party his class was having. The teacher was upset. What does the phrase "spill the beans" mean?
telling a secret
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You have finished eating dinner before anyone else has. You want to leave the table. What should you do?
Examples:ย ask permission to leave the table, if you can't just sit and make polite conversation, etc.
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Idiom: I could not finish what was on my plate and my mom said "Oh my! your eyes were bigger than your stomach!"
expression used when somebody wants more food than he or she can eat or when they take more food than they could possibly finish
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You were asked to sit at the kids table, but all the kids are at least 5 years younger than you. What is the size of the problem? What can you do?
Examples:ย ask if you can sit with the adults, and if you cant, sit with the kids and help them, etc.
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monster
Reset all scores!
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gift
Win 5 points!
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gift
Win 15 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Your uncle brings up an embarrassing story of you from when you were little. You feel upset and embarrassed, what could you do or say to get him to change the subject?
Examples: ignore him, tell him how you feel, bring up a new topic, etc.
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You are hanging out with your younger cousins while your parents, aunts and uncles talk in the other room. Your little cousin wants to watch a movie, but you want to play a video game. What would you do and say?
Examples:ย compromise, take turns, let him/her watch the movie because they are younger, etc.
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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star
Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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You want to keep your hat on during dinner. Your mom said you have to take it off. Size of the problem and solution.
Examples:ย small problem. Take the hat off during dinner and put it back on after.
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When you go over to a relative's house for Thanksgiving, what could you say to the person who cooked or prepared the meal? What if you don't like the food?
Example: Thank you, the food was good. Thank you I'm stuffed. Thank you! I ate a lot.