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B1+ Diversity in the Workplace
This lesson is based on a presentation about cultural diversity and cultural awareness, which are hot topics in business, education and society on the whole. As most of your students are likely to be learning English in order to be part of that cultural diversity, this presentation is sure to be a topic that will encourage discussion.
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B2. Kevin Zollman – 2 Key Principles for Winning Negotiations
Philosophy professor and author, Kevin Zollman, explains the relationship between negotiations and game theory. In this presentation he outlines two key principles which can effect how successful you are in a negotiation. This is an ideal listening and discussion lesson for business English classes with professionals, or university students. It encourages your students to use language to explain, describe, and …
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C1. Michael Sandel – The Tyranny of Merit
This listening lesson is based on a wonderful RSA animated video in which political philosopher Michael Sandel disseminates the problems of our modern meritocratic society in under 3 minutes. The lesson focus is an IELTS listening exam practice exercise. There are also exercises for learning new vocabulary and idioms. The lesson is based on discussions on the subject of modern …
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B2. Tony Robbins – A Lack of Resources is NOT Your Problem
This lesson is based on a speech by “life coach” Tony Robbins in which he discusses an alternative approach to managing obstacles in life. Aside from listening practice, this lesson focuses on the use adjectives to describe character and emotion, the use of ‘enough’ as an adverb, determiner and pronoun. There are also vocabulary exercises that relate to the presentation …
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C1. Why Diversity Wins
This short video presentation discusses what diversity means and how it benefits businesses. This sets the topic for this listening and discussion lesson which encourages students to consider what diversity means in a multi-national business setting. The lesson also includes exercises to help students learn vocabulary from context.
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C1. Billion Pound Cruise
The Symphony of the Seas is the world’s most expensive cruise ship and has some incredible statistical data regarding dimensions, crewing and operational costs. This listening lesson is based on a short film that talks about this incredible feat of engineering and gives students valuable listening practice based on numbers and numerical data and the use of comparatives and superlatives. …
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B2+ Samantha Agoos – 5 tips to improve critical thinking
Everyone needs to use critical thinking skills to make good decisions. In this animated TED Ed. presentation, Samantha Agoos suggests a 5-step critical thinking process that we can use to make better choices and decisions. Students will do listening test practice as well as study a variety of collocations and idiomatic phrases. As well as listening and discussion, this lesson …
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C1. Steven Johnson – Where do good ideas come from?
This animated video presentation looks at the conditions that left to groundbreaking innovation throughout history. It also explores the type of environment, techniques and strategies that can be used today to develop better ideas for work, business and society. The lesson includes listening exam practice, vocabulary exercises and discussion tasks that not only encourage authentic speaking, but also give some …
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C1. Why Facts Don’t Convince People
This listening lesson is based on a short animation about why people struggle to communicate when they disagree and examines strategies for better discussions and debates. The video takes a look at the factors that create barriers to constructive conversations about differences of opinion. There are exercises for vocabulary development and learning words from context, and also discussion and debating …
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C1. Adam Alter – Goal Setting Is a Hamster Wheel
This lesson is based on a short presentation by Adam Alter, who is a Professor of Marketing and TED speaker. The topic of the lesson is effective strategies and processes for achieving goals. Students will do exercises to develop their vocabulary and pronunciation, as well as gain valuable listening exam practice. Students will practice using language to explain in the …
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How to Prepare for the Perfect Presentation
How to Prepare for the Perfect Presentation is a complete workshop lesson for advanced students. This is ideal for a business English lesson or a 2-hour workshop. The lesson includes video links from presentation experts, presentation tasks and a handout for students with guidelines and vocabulary.
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