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Speaking Club B1 B2
Anton Leonovich | 20250403
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Manager or mentor?
By the end of this session you will have studied
Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
Business Partner B2 Plus, Pearson
Unit 2 Give and take
Unit 2.1 Manager or mentor?
Business Partner B2 Plus coursebook
Zoom meeting details
Trial lesson - D.Potter Zoom Meeting (recurring)
Meeting ID: 765 1187 4648
Password: pFGjq3
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76511874648?pwd=pqq81L5Zbdw6lT8hToYVMKUIJsisYn.1
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Business Partner
B2+
Unit 2 Give and take
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background assessment
AOI (area of interest)
✓ compliance officer
✓ banking
✓ retraining for project management
learning history
✓ started from early childhood
✓ resumed lessons as an adult in 2022
〆no recent English exams passed
exposure to L2
✓ regulatory documents
✓ ~60% per day
〆little speaking practice
✓ monthly reports w/ Hungarian colleagues
✓ no psychological barrier in communication
spelling
✓ AmEn
linguistic expectations
✓ conversational skills
✓ vocab & idioms
✓ business English
✓ negotiations
goals
✓ IELTS / TOEFL
✓ possible relocation
✓ improve listening & speaking skills to participate actively in meetings
✓ self development in robotics, digital transformation
✓ aspiring career change from project management to strategy (5-10 yrs)
Number of teaching hours per level
(according to ALTE - Association of Language Testers of Europe)
CEF (Common European Framework) Guide, Pearson
EF - levels & exams concordances
Estimated level
speaking B2+ / EF 12.3
grammar B2 / EF 12
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Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon. Do you agree?
‘Being a giver♠ is not good for a 100-yard dash♣, but it’s valuable in a marathon.’
Adam Grant, U.S. author and professor at the University of Pennsylvania
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When does it pay off to be considerate & supportive?
♣ 100-yard dash
= 100-yard dash is a track and field sprint event of 100 yards (91.44 metres). It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970, and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904. It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-metre sprint (109.36 yards). However, it is still occasionally run in the United States in certain competitions
♠ giver
= someone who tends to provide support, help, or resources to others. Givers often prioritize the needs of others and find fulfilment in being generous and nurturing. They may feel a sense of purpose in helping others and may derive joy from acts of kindness
✓ it pays off to be generous in a long term situation
〆it's not always effective to take into consideration people's feelings when pushed for deadlines
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✓ depends on the level of seniority of the mentor
≠ coaching!
✓ not everyone may have been trained to pass on knowledge effectively
Have you ever experienced a situation when your mentor would not share sensitive information?
✓ only during the probation period
pg 18 ex 1 lead in
pg 18 ex 2 3 video
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Why shouldn't CEOs always try to call the shots?
✓ they may learn a lot more from their employees than just being a dictator
→ encourage divergent opinions & creative solutions
What is the impact of CEOs being mentors rather just 'dictators'?
✓ being compassionate & nurturing attracts talent
✓ being candid & honest about plans encourages talent to come up with solutions
→ focus on common goals: the company's success & employee satisfaction
→ show that CEOs act in staff interest
pg 18 ex 4 vocab
pg 18 ex 5 speaking
Lexical material: Giving back
set for homework
pg 18 ex 6 vocab
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100-yard dash = track and field sprint event of 100 yards (91.44 metres). It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970, and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904. It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-metre sprint (109.36 yards). However, it is still occasionally run in the United States in certain competitions
giver = someone who tends to provide support, help, or resources to others. Givers often prioritize the needs of others and find fulfilment in being generous and nurturing. They may feel a sense of purpose in helping others and may derive joy from acts of kindness
to call the shots = to take the initiative in deciding how something should be done
compassionate = feeling or showing sympathy for people who are suffering
nurturing = helping sb/sth to develop and be successful; having a feeling, an idea, a plan, etc. for a long time and encourage it to develop; care, encouragement and support given to sb/sth while they are growing
to sneak a peek = to take the opportunity to have a quick look at something such as a film before it is officially available
to contest = to formally oppose a decision or statement because you think it is wrong
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being late
One of the points tasks of the manager is...
I understood it by the parts from the context
I often think for over a long term
Ah! I remembered remember (now) | 've just recalled the meaning
Sometimes the manager should forget the consideration to about considering | taking into account people's feelings
Team members could have arguments between them be arguing | having a shouting match
My authority is growing up between among them
I will make a hard order be firm in demanding (sth to be achieved) | strictly demand
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20250402 NLMK SPC B1B2
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Presenting your company | Pitching a service or product
By the end of this session you will have studied
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Zoom meeting details
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Structure of a pitch
Structure of a pitch
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Imagine you want to sell a new service. What do you start with? How do you end your presentation?
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Signposting for presentations
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Why should you explain where you come from, where you are now, where you're going to?
Make sure the audience understand at all times the logical development of your topic
✓ signpost your narrative
→ break down your presentation into clear parts
→ match the expressions with the functions & build a sentence
→ add more expressions (synonyms) to improve the narrative flow & cohesion of your presentation
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Introducing the topic
to bring up
→ Today I'd like to bring up the issue of late payment
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Introducing the topic
to bring up
to raise
to deal with
Giving the background (putting in the picture)
to refer to
to originate from
Explaining the breakdown / plan
to have a look at
to focus on
Making transitions from one part to another
First of all
To begin with
Describing characteristics
to feature
to lack
Making observations
to notice
to note
Drawing conclusions
to put it in a nutshell
to sum up
to end with
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1. Introducing the topic
to bring up
to raise
to deal with
to address
to tackle
to broach
2. Giving the background (putting in the picture)
to refer to
to originate from
to have to do with
to relate to
to be associated with
3. Explaining the breakdown / plan
to have a look at
to focus on
to cover
4. Making transitions from one part to another
First of all
Last but not least
to begin with
then
eventually
5. Describing characteristics
to feature
to lack
to highlight
to possess
to sport
to star
6. Making observations
to notice
to note
to point out
to show
7. Drawing conclusions
to put it in a nutshell
to sum up
to end with
to conclude (by saying that...)
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Signposting and paraphrasing for presentations
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How can you make your presentations more accessible to an audience of mixed language proficiency? Can you still make it engaging if you include more advanced vocabulary?
✓ articulate the narrative with a pitch breakdown
✓ paraphrase each slide title / transition
Practise paraphrasing:
→ find two expressions for each function
→ fill in the gap with the appropriate form
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Introducing the topic
→ I would like [ ] our sales target
to talk about
to tackle
to feature
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✓ Today, we're going to tackle
the challenges resulting from our sales forecasts
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Introducing the topic
Today, I would like to [ ] the problem of late payment
Giving the background
This issue [ ] the problem we had discussed at our last meeting
Explaining the breakdown / plan
To begin with, we're going to [ ] the advantages of our solution...
Explaining the breakdown / plan
... and then we'll [ ] what we need to achieve our targets
Making transitions from one part to another
[ ] we'll have to examine the sales targets
Describing characteristics
This solution [ ] some unique selling points
Making observations
Please, [ ] this is quite unusual
Drawing conclusions
[ ], we have seen the pros & cons of this solution, how much it costs, and why you really need it
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to refer to
to have a look at
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To put it in a nutshell
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Introducing the topic
Today, I would like to [ ] the problem of late payment
to bring up
to raise
Giving the background
This issue [ ] the problem we had discussed at our last meeting
to refer to
to originate from
Explaining the breakdown / plan
To begin with, we're going to [ ] the advantages of our solution,
and then we'll [ ] what we need to achieve our targets
to have a look at
to focus on
Making transitions from one part to another
[ ] we'll have to examine the sales targets
First of all
Last but not least
Describing characteristics
This solution [ ] some unique selling points
to feature
to lack
Making observations
Please, [ ] this is quite unusual
to notice
to note
Drawing conclusions
[ ], we have seen the pros & cons of this solution, how much it costs, and why you really need it
To put it in a nutshell
To sum up
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to bring up
to raise
Today, I would like to [ ] the problem of late payment
Introducing the topic
to refer to
to originate from
This issue [ ] the problem we had discussed at our last meeting
Giving the background
to have a look at
to focus on
To begin with, we're going to [ ] the advantages of our solution,
and then we'll [ ] what we need to achieve our targets
Explaining the breakdown / plan
First of all
Last but not least
[ ] we'll have to examine the sales targets
Making transitions from one part to another
to feature
to lack
This solution [ ] some unique selling points
Describing characteristics
to notice
to note
Please, [ ] this is quite unusual
Making observations
To put it in a nutshell
To sum up
[ ], we have seen the pros & cons of this solution, how much it costs, and why you really need it
Drawing conclusions
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to broach = to begin a discussion of something difficult
to feature = to include someone or something as an important part
to sport = to have or wear sth in a proud way so that everyone can see; to wear or be decorated with something
to possess = to have; владеть
to lack = not to have
to address = to deal with
eventually = finally; в конечном итоге
state-of-the-art = using the most modern or advanced techniques or methods; as good as it can be at the present time
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Preparing & delivering a presentation in teams
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(decide in advance who will do what)
→ share your slides in a googledocs
(with editing permissions)
→ list 3-5 bullet points for each slide
(individual work)
→ practise in groups
(in breakout rooms to check your presentation's cohesiveness)
→ make sure your points are grammatically balanced
(peer review)
→ drill signposting & transitions from one speaker to the other
(rehearse the whole presentation for final delivery in the main session)
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elevator pitch = 10-second to 1-minute talk or arguments used by a person trying to persuade people, usually business angels or venture capitalists, to invest in a business project
to pitch to someone = to aim an idea or product at someone, to promote by means of an argument and demonstration
to remind = to help sb remember sth important that they must do
to depict = to show in, or as in, a picture
to portray = to show sb/sth in a picture; to describe sb/sth in a piece of writing
to reveal = to make sth known to sb, to show sth that previously could not be seen
to disclose = to make sth known to sb, to show sth that previously could not be seen
to claim = to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it
to suggest = to express indirectly by an image, form, or model
to recall = to make sb think of sth
to illustrate = to make the meaning of sth clearer by using examples, pictures, etc
to embody = to express or represent an idea or a quality
to be reminiscent of = reminding you of sb/sth
to be regarded as = to be thought about in a particular way
to be considered as = to be thought about in a particular way
to broach = to begin a discussion of something difficult
to feature = to include someone or something as an important part
to sport = to have or wear sth in a proud way so that everyone can see; to wear or be decorated with something
to possess = to have; владеть
to lack = not to have
to address = to deal with
eventually = finally; в конечном итоге
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are driving drive too careless carelessly | recklessly
Not always, but in common general
It sounds very familiar much the same
What I do I need to do?
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