soft skills

Lesson plans

a team during a brainstorming session generating ideas

Idea generation techniques: brainstorming

Ford formation: the suffix -ity (novelty, originality, feasibility, creativity, practicality)
Functional language: useful phrases for idea generation (introducing ideas, building on someone else’s idea, introducing alternatives, expressing caution, encouraging participation)
Speaking: games, brainstorming, conversation questions, survey

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Business

2:00

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

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Business

5:21

a team of colleagues discussing their ideas in a boardroom

Business meetings: getting your point across

Functional language: making a point, giving reasons and examples, summarising a point
Vocabulary: expressions with “point”
Speaking: discussion questions, role plays

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Business

2:33

people working in a team

Teamwork

Vocabulary: collocations about teamwork
Grammar: should and shouldn’t
Functional language: asking for help, agreeing to help and politely saying no

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Business

1:36

hard skills vs soft skills puzzle pieces

Hard skills vs Soft skills

Vocabulary: hard skills and soft skills
Functional language: expressing ability
Writing: cover letter

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A2 / B1

Business

1:52

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

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Business

4:00

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)

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B2 / C1

Business

4:55

Idiom and phrasal verb boosters