Class: Number of students: 1 Date: Time:

Advanced 40
First Language: Russian
ESL 21 minute
Synchronou Januar s
s y 2018

Language
Level: C1

Lesson Topic: Business Introductions and Small Talk

Emphasized Skill (s): Listening and Speaking

Lesson objectives: By the end of the lesson...

Student will be able to…

Student will be able to make appropriate business introductions and small talk using
business idioms and colloquial language.

Materials Visible whiteboard to use in video.

Songs/videos/other online material https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=dLncsmU1vH8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=qrmB6vFrOjY
Pre-class Tasks for Students
(Offline preparation)
Student will view two videos and respond in
writing to the teacher on how they introduce
coworkers in their own culture the day before
class begins. The student is also encouraged
to post any questions he has about the video.

Teacher will send a vocabulary list also that

defines the following terms:

Honorifics, titles, gender, and wordiness

Steps Procedures Interaction Time on Task

1 Class begins with comments S >T 5 minutes

from the student about the
email.

2 Student will introduce S >T 5 minutes

imaginary coworkers of
different ranks.

3 Teacher offers feedback T>S 5 minutes

4 Teacher explains the term T>S 15 minutes

small talk and business
S>T
introductions and elicits from
the student about appropriate
and inappropriate topics.
Teacher categorizes the
comments on a visible chart.
 Student also brainstorms
appropriate responses to
questions he/she does not
want to answer.

5 Teacher and student T>S 9 minutes

improvise a dialogue where
S>T
they make small talk after the
introduction. Teacher may
use an inappropriate topic
such as weight or age so the
student can practice
changing the subject.

6 Teacher checks for any T>S 1 minute

questions; summarizes the
class learning.