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.

Making New Friends

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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Let's talk about friendship before we dive in. I'm curious how you actually go about connecting with people.

“When you meet someone new, how quickly do you know whether you'll click with them?”

“In your opinion, is it easier to make close friends now than it was ten years ago?”

“Would you rather have a few deep friendships or a wide circle of casual acquaintances?”

“Imagine you moved to a completely new city tomorrow — where would you go to meet people?”

“What's one thing someone has done that instantly made you warm to them?”

Fresh topic questions — none repeat until you have seen them all

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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Problem Solving

Let's work through these friendship dilemmas together and figure out a realistic way forward.

8 minutes

🗣️ “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.

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Decision-Making Task

Look at each situation, weigh the options with me, and let's agree on one course of action.

8 minutes

🗣️ “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.