Free C1 (Advanced) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Pragmatics and Social Language grammar practice for online English classes. Student can navigate complex social interactions and establish meaningful connections in professional and social contexts.
C1⏱ 45 min
Making New Friends
🎯 Goal: Student can navigate complex social interactions and establish meaningful connections in professional and social contexts
📐 Pragmatics and Social Language
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#friendship#social skills#networking
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🎲 Speaking Activity 1
🧩8 minutes
Problem Solving
Let's work through these friendship dilemmas together and figure out a realistic way forward.
🗣️ “One thing we could try is...”
🧩 PROBLEM TO CRACK #1
You've joined a new hobby group, and there's real camaraderie among the regulars, but they've formed tight cliques. You want to break in without seeming pushy or fake. How do you cultivate genuine rapport with them?
Solve it together — talk through every option.
🎲 Speaking Activity 2
🎯8 minutes
Decision-Making Task
Look at each situation, weigh the options with me, and let's agree on one course of action.
🗣️ “On balance, I think we should...”
🎯 DECISION TIME #1
You've clicked with two very different people at work. One shares your values and feels deeply compatible; the other is fun but a bit unreliable. You only have time to cultivate one close friendship right now. Which do you invest in?
Weigh the options out loud, then commit to ONE.
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