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May 25

Towel Day

Celebrated every May 25th as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams by fans of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. Fans carry a towel with them for the entire day.

A person carrying a travel bag and a folded towel

Speaking Discussion

  • If you were hitchhiking across the galaxy, what’s the one thing you’d absolutely have to have in your bag?
  • Why do you think we get so attached to random physical objects, even when they aren't worth much?
  • If a spaceship landed in your garden tomorrow, what’s the weirdest human tradition you’d have to explain to the aliens?
  • Do you think being funny is actually a survival skill, or just a nice personality trait?
  • If you had a one-day ticket to any planet in the universe, would you go for a relaxing paradise or a wild adventure?

Activity 1: The Great Debate

Motion: "In the future, technology will replace our emotional attachment to physical, tangible objects."

Split the class into two sides. Team A must defend the importance of physical mementos; Team B must argue for a digital-only future.

Activity 2: Rapid Fire Sentences

Complete the sentence and justify it in 20 seconds.

  • "If an alien invited me to join their crew and leave Earth forever, I would..."
  • "The most useless thing I own that I could never throw away is..."
  • "If I found out the world was ending tomorrow, the first thing I would do is..."