You’re going to a desert island for six months Choose three items you want to take with you, and think about your reasons why Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: _ How this activity works This is a pyramid discussion Initially, tell students to work alone They will have a few minutes to decide which objects they will take to a desert island You may wish to change some of the pictures if your students are younger or if it offends cultural sensibilities (eg Remove the vodka) Next, tell them that the plan has changed, and now they are going with their partner Together, they must compromise on which objects the two of them will take After each pair has decided on their objects, tell them that once again the plan has changed and they will be going as a Again, they must compromise in groups of You may continue this until the whole class is involved, or end it whenever you want and have a feedback on which items the class considers the most important It works as a nice lead-in to a lesson in which the theme will be desert islands