How’s your day been so far?

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – Develop small talk skills including proper intonation and professional introductions while building vocabulary like “temperature check” and “cultural intelligence” in this business english lesson plan.
• – Handle workplace misunderstandings through video comprehension about conversation strategies and colleague interaction techniques for adult english lessons.
• – Sort conversation topics by appropriateness and engage in discussions about personal small talk experiences using these english teaching materials for conversation class lesson plan activities.

This ESL lesson aims to teach students how to have some polite conversation with colleagues in a professional environment.  The primary skill is “small talk”; the lesson focuses on building a student’s ability to speak in this way.

Warm-up

The lesson starts with a few questions about the first day of a new job and meeting new colleagues. The student shares their experience. This is followed by some basic tips on how to introduce oneself.

Video: Small talk

The student watches a video in which small talk is explained and some suggestions on starting small talk are given. The student learns new vocabulary from the video (temperature check, cultural intelligence, be all business, etc.)

Vocabulary: Asking questions, responding, misunderstanding

The student learns about proper intonation when responding to what someone is saying.

They also learn what to say when there is a misunderstanding.

Next, they sort out small-talk questions based on the topic.

Finally, the student gets to discuss their personal experience with small talk.