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LevelB1–B2Time30 minutesLesson typeBusiness ScenarioTopic FamilyTF19 · Meetings, Projects & Decisions

Your goal

Guide an audience through a short business presentation with a clear opening, route and close.

Why this lesson / ทำไมต้องเรียนบทนี้

The lesson moves from a workplace model to supported language, interaction and a listener-focused independent scenario.

นำผู้ฟังผ่านการนำเสนอธุรกิจสั้น ๆ ด้วยการเปิด ลำดับเนื้อหา และการจบที่ชัดเจน บทเรียนเริ่มจากตัวอย่างสถานการณ์งาน ต่อด้วยภาษาช่วย การโต้ตอบ และสถานการณ์อิสระที่คำนึงถึงผู้ฟัง

Progress Focus · how the final task is assessed
COM · Communication outcomeCompletes the workplace outcome for the listener.0 not yet · 1 with support · 2 independently
CT · Communication thinkingUses a relevant reason, question, option or piece of evidence.0 not yet · 1 with support · 2 independently
FP · Independent performanceResponds independently when one condition changes.0 not yet · 1 with support · 2 independently
Lesson structure · 30-minute route
3 minUnderstand the workplace outcome4 minStudy the model exchange5 minBuild the phrase path5 minGuided role play8 minChange one condition and respond5 minFinal role play

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

Understand the workplace outcome

You have three minutes to present a change, its evidence and the action you recommend.

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

Study the model exchange

Opening: Today I will explain why response times have increased and recommend one practical change.
Route: First, I will show the trend. Then I will explain the main cause.
Close: To sum up, a rotating support lead should reduce delays without adding headcount.
Learner does: identify the job of each part of the model before borrowing any language.
Teacher Help · Stage 2
Use the model once for meaning. Ask what each part achieves; do not turn the model into a long read-aloud exercise.
3

Build the phrase path

Open
  • Today I will explain…
  • By the end, you will know…
Guide
  • First…, then…, finally…
  • Let us now look at…
Close
  • To sum up…
  • The decision I am asking for is…
Learner does: explain the meaning of each group and create one true workplace example from every row.
Teacher Help · Stage 3
Check meaning and appropriacy before correcting form. Keep only language the learner can explain and personalise.
4

Guided role play

Learner does: Present a process improvement.

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

Change one condition and respond

  1. Present a cost-saving proposal.
  2. Repeat with a shorter opening and a stronger final ask.

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 role play · prove the skill

Deliver a three-minute presentation that the listener can summarise in one sentence and one action.

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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