Workplace chat: mastering small talk
Workplace communication β a B1 English lesson. Practise the Past Simple and future forms while expanding your vocabulary for making small talk at work.
An intermediate learner who can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered at work, school, or leisure. They can deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling in a language-speaking area. They can produce simple, connected text on familiar topics and describe experiences, events, hopes, and briefly give reasons for opinions and plans.
Workplace communication β a B1 English lesson. Practise the Past Simple and future forms while expanding your vocabulary for making small talk at work.
Making introductions β a B1 English lesson. Practise using imperatives and expand vocabulary around social communication and body language.
Collectible toys β a B1 English lesson. Practise using the present simple and continuous to discuss trends and expand vocabulary around popular items.
Tattoos and safety β a B1 English lesson. Practise using modals and imperatives for advice and expand vocabulary for discussing health and procedures.
Birthday traditions β a B1 English lesson. Practise using gerunds and infinitives and expand vocabulary around describing celebrations and social events.
Health and fitness β a B1 English lesson. Practise using gerunds as subjects and expand vocabulary around exercise and city life.
Driving and road safety β a B1 English lesson. Practise using gerunds and expand vocabulary around giving advice and following rules on the road.
Health and stress β a B1 English lesson. Practise cause and effect language and expand vocabulary around physical and mental well-being.
Sustainable living β a B1 English lesson. Practise giving advice with modals and talking about future consequences. Expand vocabulary around eco-friendly choices.
Contracts and agreements β a B1 English lesson. Practise using modal verbs for rules and expand vocabulary for understanding terms and conditions.
Side hustles and passive income β a B1 English lesson. Practise using modals for suggestions and expand vocabulary around earning extra money.
Generational differences at work β a B1 English lesson. Practise using modal verbs for advice and expand vocabulary around workplace culture.
Project management β a B1 English lesson. Practise modal verbs for advice and expand vocabulary around meeting deadlines and solving workplace problems.
Workplace conflict β a B1 English lesson. Practise the second conditional and expand vocabulary around teamwork and negotiation.
Onboarding β a B1 English lesson. Practise using modal verbs for requests and offers and expand vocabulary around welcoming new team members at work.
Brainstorming sessions β a B1 English lesson. Practise making polite suggestions and expand vocabulary for collaborative idea generation in a business context.
Organizing company events β a B1 English lesson. Practise future forms for planning and expand vocabulary around event management.
Professional writing β a B1 English lesson. Practise using relative clauses and expand vocabulary around CVs and job descriptions.
Business English β a B1 lesson. Practise using the present continuous for temporary situations and expand vocabulary for discussing work projects.
Career development β a B1 English lesson. Practise using gerunds and infinitives and expand vocabulary around professional goals and aspirations.
Company rules β a B1 English lesson. Practise using the present simple for policies and expand vocabulary around workplace procedures.
Business processes β a B1 English lesson. Practise the zero conditional and expand vocabulary around standard operating procedures.
Business operations β a B1 English lesson. Practise separable and inseparable phrasal verbs and expand vocabulary for daily work activities.
Reporting tech issues β a B1 English lesson. Practise past simple vs. present perfect and expand vocabulary around software problems.
IT problems β a B1 English lesson. Practise using the past simple vs. present perfect and expand vocabulary for explaining technical issues.
Project updates β a B1 English lesson. Practise the present perfect vs. simple past and expand vocabulary around reporting project progress.
Requesting time off β a B1 English lesson. Practise making polite requests with modal verbs and expand vocabulary for workplace communication.
Workplace inclusion β a B1 English lesson. Practise using gender-neutral language and expand vocabulary for discussing diversity and belonging at work.
Office administration β a B1 English lesson. Practise modals of obligation and advice and expand vocabulary around submitting expense reports.
Business meetings β a B1 English lesson. Practise using infinitives of purpose and the past simple, and expand vocabulary for agendas and minutes.
Workplace wellness β a B1 English lesson. Practise the difference between past simple and present perfect and expand vocabulary around employee well-being.
Customer service β a B1 English lesson. Practise using modal verbs for politeness and expand vocabulary around handling complaints.
Video conferencing β a B1 English lesson. Practise adverbs of frequency and expand vocabulary around online meetings.
Office supplies β a B1 English lesson. Practise making polite requests and expand vocabulary around office equipment.
Office tech issues β a B1 English lesson. Practise using modal verbs for suggestions and expand vocabulary around troubleshooting common problems.
Professional networking β a B1 English lesson. Practise using strong action verbs and expand vocabulary for writing effective social media posts.
Workplace safety β a B1 English lesson. Practise using past tenses to describe events and expand vocabulary for writing professional reports.
Delegating tasks β a B1 English lesson. Practise modal verbs for obligation and expand vocabulary for managing workplace responsibilities.
Job interviews β a B1 English lesson. Practise using the present perfect to discuss professional achievements and expand your business vocabulary.
Spreadsheets β a B1 English lesson. Practise giving instructions and expand vocabulary for explaining data and charts in a professional setting.
Employee handbooks β a B1 English lesson. Practise modal verbs for rules and expand vocabulary around workplace policies.
Career paths β a B1 English lesson. Practise using connectors of contrast and expand vocabulary around entrepreneurship and corporate life.
Higher education β a B1 English lesson. Practise the first conditional and comparative adjectives and expand vocabulary around career planning.
Career development β a B1 English lesson. Practise the present perfect continuous and expand vocabulary around professional goals and ambitions.
Professional networking β a B1 English lesson. Practise using gerunds and infinitives and expand vocabulary around social media at work.
Remote work β a B1 English lesson. Practise forming questions and expand vocabulary around the future of work and expressing opinions.
Travel scams β a B1 English lesson. Practise giving advice with modal verbs and expand vocabulary around online safety and booking holidays.
Gender roles β a B1 English lesson. Practise using the second conditional (if I were...) and expand vocabulary around relationships and stereotypes.
Life goals β a B1 English lesson. Practise expressing desires with 'want to' and 'would like to' and expand vocabulary around personal ambitions.
Miscommunication β a B1 English lesson. Practise using gerunds and infinitives and expand your vocabulary for discussing communication problems.
AI scams β a B1 English lesson. Practise reported speech and expand vocabulary around online safety and giving advice.
Project updates β a B1 English lesson. Practise using the past simple and expand vocabulary for business reports and project management.
Business projects β a B1 English lesson. Practise the present continuous and expand vocabulary around describing current work and temporary situations.
Work projects β a B1 English lesson. Practise the present perfect continuous and expand vocabulary around professional communication and project management.
Business updates β a B1 English lesson. Practise subject-verb agreement in complex sentences and expand vocabulary around professional communication.
Color and culture β a B1 English lesson. Practise using the simple past for narration and expand vocabulary around fashion and social trends.
Monthly subscriptions β a B1 English lesson. Practise verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives and expand vocabulary around personal finance.
Writing polite emails β a B1 English lesson. Practise using modal verbs 'would' and 'could' and expand vocabulary for everyday written communication.
Project updates β a B1 English lesson. Practise using the present continuous and expand vocabulary for giving professional status reports.
Business planning β a B1 English lesson. Practise using 'will' and 'going to' for future plans and expand vocabulary around company strategy.
Business planning β a B1 English lesson. Practise the first conditional and expand vocabulary around making business predictions and proposals.
Workplace problem-solving β a B1 English lesson. Practise the Past Simple Passive and expand vocabulary around team discussions.
Describing your job β a B1 English lesson. Practise Present Simple and structures for responsibilities, and expand vocabulary around workplace communication.
Asking questions β a B1 English lesson. Practise forming subject and object questions and expand vocabulary around grammar concepts.
Workplace communication β a B1 English lesson. Practise the past simple passive and expand vocabulary around giving and receiving feedback. Improve professional communication skills.
Polite complaints β a B1 English lesson. Practise using modal verbs for politeness and expand vocabulary around expressing dissatisfaction constructively.
Describing problems β a B1 English lesson. Practise using 'keeps + -ing' and polite requests and expand vocabulary around technical issues.
Connecting ideas β a B1 English lesson. Practise using conjunctions like 'and', 'but', 'so' and expand vocabulary around clear communication.
Business data analysis β a B1 English lesson. Practise using quantifiers and expand vocabulary around describing sales figures and market trends.
Professional networking β a B1 English lesson. Practise using tag questions and expand vocabulary around making connections.
Learn to express preferences in English at B1 level. Practise using 'would rather' and 'prefer' with different structures and expand vocabulary for daily choices.
Future plans β a B1 English lesson. Practise using 'will', 'be going to', and present continuous and expand vocabulary around future planning.
Storytelling β a B1 English lesson. Practise using the past perfect tense and expand vocabulary around narrating past events.
Product descriptions β a B1 English lesson. Practise correct adjective order and expand vocabulary around technology and shopping.
Canceling subscriptions β a B1 English lesson. Practise functional language and expand vocabulary around customer service interactions.
Childhood memories β a B1 English lesson. Practise using 'used to' and 'would' to talk about past habits and expand vocabulary around nostalgia and daily life.
Weekend regrets β a B1 English lesson. Practise using 'should have' and 'shouldn't have' and expand vocabulary around past mistakes and advice. Learn to discuss what you wish you had done differently.
Expressing feelings β a B1 English lesson. Practise using 'I wish I hadn't' and 'I wish you wouldn't' and expand vocabulary around regret and annoyance.
Dream homes β a B1 English lesson. Practise the second conditional and expand vocabulary around housing features and locations. Improve descriptive speaking.
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Personal pronouns β a B1 English lesson. Practise using 'I', 'me', and 'myself' correctly and expand your vocabulary for clear communication.
Learn essential phrases and strategies to politely agree and disagree in English conversations. Boost your confidence and improve your conversational skills with varied activities, including a structured debate.