Office Small Talk Updates

🎯 Goal: Student can share news and updates using Present Perfect in office small talk conversations

📐 Present Perfect: News and Updates

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#office communication#workplace updates#small talk

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Let's talk about chatting with colleagues at work. Small talk is a big part of office life!

“How do you usually start a conversation with a coworker in the morning?”

“Do you enjoy sharing news about your work with colleagues, or do you prefer to keep quiet?”

“If a coworker got a promotion, what would you say to them?”

“Which is easier for you: small talk in your own language or in English? Why?”

“What topics do you think are safe for office small talk, and which ones should people avoid?”

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

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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Sell It!

Sell each idea to me in 60-90 seconds. Be persuasive and use lesson vocabulary!

6 minutes

🗣️ “You should try this because... / The best part is...”

🏷️ YOUR PITCH

A new app that helps teams collaborate and share updates instantly

Convince your teacher to buy it. Big claims welcome!

🎲 Speaking Activity 2

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Sentence Chain

I will start a mini story. We take turns adding one sentence each to continue it.

6 minutes

🗣️ “And then... / After that...”

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Maria has just received a promotion, and she wants to tell everyone at the office.

Teacher adds one more

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You adds one more

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Teacher adds one more

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You adds… and so on!

Keep the story going — one sentence each turn.