Find one aspect of food or drink where your preferences differ. Then try to find some common ground.
Report back
In contrast to ______, who prefers ______, ______ prefers ______. Nevertheless, we both appreciate/enjoy ______.
Example:
In contrast to Sara, who prefers mild dishes, I prefer food with a burst of heat. Nevertheless, we both enjoy dishes with plenty of flavour.
Useful language: in contrast to · who · nevertheless · both
This gives you a useful progression in the reporting language: however → whereas → although → in contrast to / nevertheless. The final round genuinely feels like a culmination because learners have to express a contrast and then qualify it by identifying common ground.