All articles by David Riley and Simon Greenall – Page 4

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    Lesson Share: Henry Ford

    A gap-fill activity to exchange information about the life of Henry Ford and to complete a text by asking questions.

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    Haunted house ltd

    A speaking activity to create a proposal for a theme park based around a haunted house and to give a presentation.

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    Getting information

    A speaking activity too negotiate a price by telephone.

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    Futurology

    A reading and speaking activity to discuss a set of predictions for the future.

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    Franchise

    A reading and speaking activity to act out a meeting between investors and salespeople selling a franchising operation.

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    Failure

    A reading and speaking activity to o speculate about why two cars failed in the market.

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    Dress codes

    A jigsaw reading and speaking activity to put a set of sentences in order so as to make a story, and to then discuss dress codes at work.

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    Countries

    A pairwork reading and speaking activity to match up the names of six countries with the equivalent maps and geographical and economic information.

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    Corporate image

    A groupwork reading and speaking activity to identify six companies or products from six facts about each one.

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    Corporate culture

    A reading and speaking activity to discuss four archetypes of company culture and compare them to the students’ company/ies.

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    Confrontation

    A past tense speaking activity  in which two people confront each other about problems.

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    Conference

    A mixed skills activity to act out a social event at a conference.

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    Company policy

    A groupwork speaking activity to run a meeting deciding on employment policy for a new (imaginary) company.

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    Communication crossword

    A speaking activity to complete a crossword by exchanging clues.

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    Colleagues

    A groupwork activity role playing a conversation about people at work.

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    Choosing a job

    A reading and speaking activity to discuss a set of job offers and decide which would be the best for a recent graduate.

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    Celebrations

    A groupwork speaking activity to brainstorm ideas for celebrating the tenth anniversary of a company and to give a presentation.

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    Case study: Amicar

    A groupwork speaking activity to exchange information about a company and speculate about the causes of its current problems.

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    Breach of contract

    A reading and speaking activity to simulate a three-sided negotiation between a client, an architect and a firm of builders.

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    Before and after

    A reading and speaking activity to talk about how things have changed in companies.