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1business skillsEXPRESSING ARGUMENTSKR 1) learn vocabulary and expressions necessary to build coherent arguments 2) have two for&against discussions with group members using the vocabulary&expressions mentionedB1-C14oral: students prepare a discussion where they have to use the introduced vocabularyStep #1: introduce vocab&expressions for building arguments - article, role play, quizlet 10-15 new expressionsStep #2: have each student prepare a presentation about a topic they feel strongly about using the argument-building expressions; no discussion at this point; if a group class - have others give feedback about the arguments and expressions used Step #3: introduce effective argument constructionStep #4: have the sudents read two articles on one topic but with opposing arguments; have them discuss about the said topic during the class; see if they can use argument-buidling expressionsOptional: you may introduce debate rules and have a debate with the studentshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zyydjxs/revision/2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zv7fqp3/articles/z6n6gwx https://www.engvid.com/english-conversation-skills-12-methods-to-persuade-and-convince-people/
https://virtualspeech.com/blog/guide-to-debating
https://saskdebate.ca/resources/resources-for-students/basic-argument-construction
https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/883331/pages/debate-argument-structure-overview-and-outline
https://seanhamptoncole.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/structuring-an-argument-cheat-sheet/
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2presentationsIMPROVE PRESENTATION SKILLS: BUSINESS PRESENTATIONSKR 1) learn vocabulary necessary to run presentations 2) prepare 2 presentations per course on a chosen business topic, using the new vocabularyB1-B24oral: students prepare presentations & the teacher analyzes them, check if they're using new expressions and vocabularyIntroduce vocabulary needed to run presentations - simple exercises, banana sentencesRevision - during online classes use the chat window to revise the vocabulary introduced during the first sessionRole play - students practice the new vocabulary during the role play exercisehttp://www.blairenglish.com/exercises/meetings/exercises/meetingessentials/meetingessentials.html, https://eslbrains.com/functional-language-for-online-meetings/, https://www.englishlessonviaskype.com/conference-call-english-vocabulary/
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3meetingsIMPROVE VOCABULARY: VOCABULARY USED DURING ONLINE MEETINGSKR 1) learn 30 expressions used during online/zoom meetings - 8 per session 2) flipped classroom: use the new expressions during one of the sessions and make the student responsible for running the meetingB1-C14oral: student run part of the class as a host (flipped classroom) and uses the expressions introduced by the teacher & the teacher checks if the vocabulary is used properly Introduce vocabulary used during online meetings - different contexts Role play - students practise the new vocabulary togetherFlipped classroom - the student/students run the class as if it was a meeting, the teacher becomes one of the participantsRevision of the vocabulary used during online meetings: kahoot game
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4business skillsIMPROVE NEGOTIATION SKILLS AND BEING PERSUASIVEKR 1) master the art of using conditionals when persuading others in written and spoken English 2) learn how to build arguments 3) prepare 1 persuasive presentation covincing a client to your solution B2-C1written: conditional structures, oral persuasive presentation at least 15 minutes and a 10 min Q&A session where you negotiate final conditionsReview and role play conditionals 1,2 & mixed; simple execisesReview and role play condtiionals 2,3 & mixed, simple exercisesconditionals in negotiations and persuasion - exercise what structure would you use in a situation (nuances)For sales people: introduce handling objections based on the LAER strategy (listen, acknowledge, explore concerns, respond), using questions; https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/handling-common-sales-objectionsFor sales people: practice handling objections based on the LAER strategy (listen, acknowledge, explore concerns, respond), using questions; https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/handling-common-sales-objectionsIntroduce a persuasive presentation structure - problem - solution and key vocabularyIntro: https://www.speakconfidentenglish.com/negotiations-in-english-1/ 2)Vocab and collocations: https://pl.englishmind-online.com/post/negotiation-phrases-in-english -> PDF ebook https://7ab50d67-8aac-46ce-924f-50bc70d67627.filesusr.com/ugd/3518a7_0840f8d43b364a798ae80aba0ea50262.pdf 3) podcasts: https://www.businessenglishpod.com/category/negotiating/
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5grammarIMPROVE RECRUITMENT SKILLS AND CONDUCT JOB INTERVIEW IN ENGLISHKR 1) master the art of asking questions and building rapport in English 2) revise inclusve language and politeness principles 3) Conduct 2 mock job interviewsA2-B15-8test of politeness principles and inclusive language, oral: 2 - 30 min job interviews: 1 with a teacher, 1 with a student if possiblerevise advanced questions - conditional questions, practice rewriting questions from closed ones to open ones (how, what, when, who etc.)revise advanced questions - conditional questions, practice rewriting questions from closed ones to open ones (how, what, when, who etc.)Introduce politeness principles: grammar rules, crosscultural aspect - practice transforming requests into questions and making them more politeintroduce a concept of inclusive language - test if the student feels what is and what isn't inclusive; show cultural background - we as Poles are not historically trained in inclusive language (no immigrants)Give student an exercise: send him/her a CV of the candidate and tell him/her what position s/he is applying for. Get the student to write down 10 questions s/he wants to ask the candidateRole play a job interview for a specific job - give feedback about 1) politeness 2) building rapport 3) inclusive language 4) use of open questionshttps://www.tribepad.com/the-blog/10-recruitment-terms/ https://www.linguahouse.com/pl/esl-lesson-plans/vocabulary/recruitment https://www.onestopenglish.com/esp-lesson-plans/selection-and-recruitment-/552649.article - lesson plans
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6presentationsPRESENT THE COMPANY TO THE CLIENTKR 1) asking questions to verify the client's needs 2) using pr. perf. to talk about your company's experience on the market 3) build convincing argumentsB1-B24-6written&oralIntroduce advanced concepts of asking questions&what questions to ask to gain what goals.Prepare a short pitch about your company using pr. perf. (to talk about your achievements) to convince your client to buy your services.Introduce the expressions for building arguments.Talk about the most efficient structure of a sales meeting.Practice.https://global-exam.com/blog/en/business-english-present-your-company-in-english/ https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/how-can-i-talk-about-my-company-if-i-want-to-present-it-to-someone/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4c1nY2ifU8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AECVAMlsbFM
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7writingLEARN HOW TO DESCRIBE GRAPHS AND CHARTSKR 1) learn 50 words related to describing visuals 2) learn tenses and prepostions for describing pasts trends and ongoing trends, emerging/ predictions 3) describe 3 graphs: 1 in writing and 2 orally (presentation)B1-C14-6written: give students a graph/ chart and ask them to describe it including an explanation of the trend, oral: show sutdents 1-2 charts/ slides and ask them to describe it for youintroduce vocabulary to talk about charts: changes & numbers, ask a student to listen to your graph description and draw the diagram based on the descriptionintroduce tenses to talk about trends - give a student a description of the graph with present perfect, past simple and future tenses and ask him/her which trends are past and which ones are ongoing, futureshow how to talk about reasons and causes of situations (vocabulary and grammar), ask the student to explain numbers and changes using new vocab.ask the student to describe 2 simple diagrams and answer your questions: make future predictions using appropriate tenseshttps://eslbrains.com/how-to-spot-a-misleading-graph/ https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/business-english/statistics-and-trends lesson plan
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8vocabularyLEARN HOW TO TEACH OTHERS (NON EXPERTS): EXPLAIN IDEAS AND PRODUCTSKR 1) learn how to use simple vocabulary 2) learn how to build example and stories to explain ideas 3) write an email instruction and deliver a 15 minute presentation explaining a concept/ idea/ systemB1-C14-6written: an email instruction and oral:deliver a 15 minute presentation explaining a concept/ idea/ systemintroduce rules of simplicity KISS principles: ask students to come up with simple equivalents to advanced vocab and ask students to break down long, complex sentencesask students to explain their field of expertise to a 7 year old show students how examples help people understand; get them to write down an example to help students understand an idea/ productask students to write down a step by step instruction of how to do somethinghttps://plain-english-resources-and-exercises.netlify.app/
https://www.plainlanguage.gov/resources/articles/plain-language-in-spoken-communication/
https://www.scopeaust.org.au/blog/communication-access/plain-language-or-easy-english/
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