Concert Ticket Debate: The Price Game
Adults discuss concert ticket prices, affordability, and live music experiences. Players move around a 24-space board answering questions about costs, entertainment value, and personal preferences. Includes pair conversations, team debates, and mini-presentations to develop fluency at B1 level.
A free Board Game for Adults at CEFR B1 level. Topic: https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/concert-tickets-cost-too-much-level-2/.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner how much they spent on their last concert ticket and whether it was worth the money.
- Your team must agree: are concert tickets too expensive? Discuss for one minute.
- Stand up and mime buying a concert ticket at the box office. Your partner guesses what you are doing.
- What is the most expensive ticket you have ever bought, and what made you decide to spend that money?
- Ask your partner which type of music concert they would pay the most money to attend.
- Say: You have a budget of fifty dollars. Which concert would you choose and why?
- Your team must agree on three reasons why concert tickets cost so much money.
- Act out a person arguing with a ticket seller about the price. Your partner joins in.
- Do you think young people should save money to buy concert tickets? Explain your opinion.
- Ask your partner if they prefer watching concerts online for free or paying to go in person.
- Tell the class about a concert you attended or want to attend. Describe the artist and the experience.
- Say: Should concert tickets be cheaper? Give two reasons for your answer.
- What do you think ticket prices will be like in ten years? Will they be higher or lower?
- Stand up and show with your hands how shocked you were when you saw a concert ticket price.
- Ask your partner if they have ever decided not to buy a concert ticket because it was too expensive.
- Your team must agree: what is a fair price for a concert ticket? Discuss and decide.
- Compare live concerts with other entertainment like movies or sports. Which offers better value for money?
- Act out meeting a friend who just bought an expensive concert ticket. Show their excitement and your reaction.
- How does your country's economy affect concert ticket prices? Explain your thinking.
- Ask your partner what they would do if a favorite artist's concert ticket cost twice as much as usual.
- Do you think concert venues should offer cheaper tickets for students or low-income people? Why or why not?
- Stand up and mime the moment you realized how much a concert ticket costs. Show your surprise or disappointment.