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LevelB2Time30 minutesLesson typeReading & StoryTopic FamilyTF19 · Meetings, Projects & Decisions

Your goal

Identify a proposal’s need, promised value, evidence, cost, risk and decision request.

Why this lesson / ทำไมต้องเรียนบทนี้

The learner locates and connects written evidence before making a workplace interpretation, decision or recommendation.

ระบุความจำเป็น คุณค่าที่เสนอ หลักฐาน ต้นทุน ความเสี่ยง และสิ่งที่ต้องตัดสินใจในข้อเสนอธุรกิจ ผู้เรียนค้นหาและเชื่อมโยงหลักฐานจากข้อความก่อนตีความ ตัดสินใจ หรือให้คำแนะนำเรื่องงาน

Progress Focus · how the final task is assessed
EV · EvidenceFinds and connects the evidence needed for the decision.0 not yet · 1 with support · 2 independently
CT · InterpretationDistinguishes fact, cause, assumption, risk and implication.0 not yet · 1 with support · 2 independently
COM · Evidence-based responseExplains a justified conclusion or recommendation.0 not yet · 1 with support · 2 independently
Lesson structure · 30-minute route
3 minSet the reading purpose4 minFirst read 5 minFind and connect evidence5 minInterpret the evidence8 minDiscuss the workplace decision5 minFinal reading response

For maximum benefit, unfinished personal examples may be completed after class. The core lesson still ends with an independent performance.

TEACHER Teacher Lesson Plan · Read before class
  1. Set the listener, purpose and final outcome.
  2. Use the model for noticing, not line-by-line reading.
  3. Let the learner select and personalise useful language.
  4. Run supported practice, then remove the support.
  5. Delay feedback until the message is complete.
  6. Score the final task, give one improvement point and require a focused retry.
1

Set the reading purpose

You are reviewing a proposal before recommending whether the team should accept, revise or reject it.

Learner does: explain the listener, purpose and successful outcome in your own words.
Teacher Help · Stage 1
Ask the learner to state the listener, purpose and successful outcome in plain English. Move on only when the task is clear.
2

First read · understand the case

Proposal extract: We propose a four-week client-onboarding pilot for Team B. The pilot will use existing staff and require two hours of manager training. The expected benefit is fewer repeat support requests. Success will be measured by completion rate and first-month contact volume. Approval is requested by 20 June.
Learner does: identify the job of each part of the model before borrowing any language.
Teacher Help · Stage 2
Set a reading question before the text. The first read is for the overall case; do not explain every unknown word.
3

Find and connect evidence

Need and value
  • What problem is the proposal solving?
  • Who benefits and how?
Evidence and cost
  • What supports the expected benefit?
  • What time, money or capacity is required?
Risk and ask
  • What could prevent success?
  • What decision is requested, and by when?
Learner does: explain the meaning of each group and create one true workplace example from every row.
Teacher Help · Stage 3
Require a line, phrase or figure for each claim. Separate evidence from interpretation before discussing solutions.
4

Interpret the evidence

Learner does: Mark one claim that has evidence.

Use keywords only. Change names, figures, reasons and actions so the message is yours.

Teacher Help · Stage 4
Give prompts or keywords, not a full script. Require the learner to make the content true for the situation.
5

Discuss the workplace decision

  1. Mark one assumption that needs evidence.
  2. Recommend accept, revise or reject with two reasons.

Retry rule: after feedback, repeat the weakest part with one changed condition.

Teacher Help · Stage 5
Take the other role or act as the reader. Change one realistic fact after the first attempt and delay correction until the message is complete.
6

Final reading response · justify a recommendation

Give a two-minute evidence-based evaluation and answer one challenge from a decision maker.

Success: complete the task independently and make the listener’s next action or understanding clear.

Teacher Help · Final assessment
Do not supply wording during the final task. Score the three Progress Focus areas, give one precise improvement point and run a shorter retry.

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