conflict

Lesson plans

confident business woman, mentor, or a coach, speaking assertively to business people

Communication styles: assertive vs aggressive

Functional language: aggressive vs assertive expressions
Vocabulary: body language (hunched shoulders, tilted head, clenched jaw, pursed lips)
Video: Assertive vs aggressive

B1 / B2

Business

5:21

Workplace gossip

Vocabulary: gossip (vent, backfire, spread rumors, engage in gossip, undermine someone’s authority, discredit someone)
Grammar: reported speech in the workplace and reported verbs (inform, state, announce, report)
Video: Workplace gossip (rules to avoid workplace gossip)

B2 / C1

Business

3:44

Celebrity breakups: Shakira and Piqué

Vocabulary: slang words (diss, troll, slam, roast, shade, take a dig)
Video: Shakira opens up in new song, ‘BZRP Music Sessions #53
Speaking: conversation questions about relationships, breakups, revenge and forgiveness

B2 / C1

Lifestyle

1:54

an angry boss reprimanding an employee sitting in front of a computer

Micromanagement

Vocabulary: micromanagement verbs (reprimand, hover, hold accountable)
Videos: 1. “How can I avoid being a micromanager?” and 2. “Working For a Micromanaging Boss & How to Handle it”
Idioms: put out fires, have a lot on your plate, hands-on/hands-off

B1 / B2

Business

4:00

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Picture of angry boss criticizing his worker

Dealing with a difficult co-worker

Idioms: throw someone under the bus, take credit for someone’s work, rub you the wrong way
Video: How to deal with difficult co-workers
Grammar: degrees of certainty (it’s inevitable that, it’s bound to, there is no way)

B2 / C1

Business

5:36

The human hand fills the last missing elements of the surface from the jigsaw puzzle

Emotional intelligence at work

Vocabulary: behaviour at work
Video: “What is emotional intelligence in the workplace”
Idioms: emotions (hold a grudge, go with your gut, be at your wit’s end)