Getting to know you
Even simple social tasks like inviting a person out to a restaurant can cause embarrassment and stress. This lesson includes discussions of why such situations are difficult, as well as plenty of practice.
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Learning to listen
Perhaps the most important skill connected with socialising is to ‘shut up and listen'. This lesson can help students to become active listeners.
Icebreaking activity
For many people, the idea of walking into a room full of strangers and trying to socialise with them can be terrifying, especially if they have to use a foreign language. This lesson can help your students overcome their fears.
Discussion wheels
Discussion wheels are a good way of giving students time to think and formulate opinions before they do discussion work. They work particularly well with areas of discussion which can have ranges of agreement or disagreement.
Managing a meeting
This lesson focuses on two important aspects of managing a meeting: setting up the meeting with a series of emails, and keep the meeting under control.
Questioning and clarifying
In a negotiation, it’s very important to know when to speak, when to ask and when to listen. Here students rank and discuss the stages of negotiation, do a reading activity and look at negotiations vocabulary, examine question types, then finish with a role play to practise clarifying, summarising and responding.
Writing through history
Can you imagine life without writing - not just with a pen but on a computer, a laptop or sending text messages on your phone?
A doctor remembers
Rajan Mehta came to the UK in 1962 and worked as a doctor for many years. Listen to the interview and try the activities.
Meeting a new friend
Tania and Jing meet on their first day at school. Listen to their conversation and try the activities.
Encouraging your teenager to communicate
Teenagers often find it difficult to talk about how they are feeling and this can cause anxiety for the whole family.