All Teaching Notes articles – Page 6

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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.

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    You shouldn't have done that

    A mixed skill activity to talk about business mistakes.

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    Written and unwritten rules

    A pairwork writing and speaking activity to talk about company rules and regulations. 

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    Work, rest and play

    A pairwork reading and speaking activity to complete a text about the Mars Bar, by asking and answering questions.

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    What happened?

    A speaking activity to discuss a set of sales performance figures.

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    Lesson Share: Wage negotiation

    A speaking activity to simulate a wage negotiation.

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    Trouble

    A pairwork speaking activity involving acting and improvisation.

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    Training

    A reading and speaking activity to discuss some factors involved in choosing a training course.

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    How often...?

    A whole class speaking activity to ask how frequently people perform certain business activities.

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    Things to do

    A pairwork speaking activity to role play a telephone conversation between a boss and an assistant.

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    Things in the office

    A pairwork guessing game, describing objects and saying what they are used for.

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    The last minute

    A speaking activity to talk about which items are necessary on a business trip.

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    The business environment

    A pairwork activity to prepare and give presentations on the past, present and future of the students’ industries, companies and countries.

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    The budget

    A groupwork speaking activity to decide what furniture to buy for an office within a budget.

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    Sony

    A pairwork speaking activity to exchange information about the Sony corporation.

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    Sales results

    A groupwork activity to order sentences and complete a graph.