Farewell Party: A Pensioner's Celebration
Adults celebrate a colleague's retirement by sharing memories, asking questions about their plans, and giving advice. Players move around a 24-space board, completing speaking tasks that build authentic conversation about retirement, work life, and new beginnings.
A free Board Game for Adults at CEFR A2 level. Topic: farewell to pensioner.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what job the pensioner did and why they enjoyed it.
- What is one thing you want to do when you retire? Describe it.
- Act out the pensioner arriving at work on their first day 30 years ago.
- Ask your partner: what was the hardest part of the pensioner's job?
- Your team must agree: what is the best age to retire? Why?
- Stand up and mime the pensioner's typical day at work. Others guess.
- You have 30 seconds to present three activities the pensioner can do now.
- Ask your partner what advice they would give the retiring person.
- Compare your job now to the pensioner's job. What is different?
- Describe your favourite memory with a colleague. Why was it special?
- Discuss with your group: should people work after they retire?
- Act out saying goodbye to a friend who is moving away forever.
- What will you miss most about working with the pensioner? Explain.
- Ask your partner: will the pensioner be bored in retirement? Why or why not?
- Show with your hands how you feel about the pensioner leaving.
- You have 60 seconds to convince your team why travel is good for retirees.
- Describe a perfect retirement day. What time do you wake up? What do you do?
- Ask your partner what hobby they want to start. Why does it interest them?
- Your team must agree on the best gift for a retiring person. Explain your choice.
- Mime opening a surprise retirement party. Your group guesses your emotion.
- What will change most in the pensioner's life after retirement? Explain.
- Ask your partner about their plans for the next ten years after retirement.
- Explain why saying goodbye to colleagues is important and sometimes difficult.
- You have 30 seconds to present one piece of advice for a happy retirement.