Navigating Disagreements

B2 · Upper-intermediate48 minConversation SkillsLesson 2 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: disagree so the conversation moves forward — Agree–Reframe–Suggest: agree with something real, reframe the issue, suggest a path.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Disagreeing without destroying

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Disagreeing Without Destroying

    Read a 193-word text about Disagreeing Without Destroying

  2. Framework6 min

    Framework: Agree–Reframe–Suggest

    Agree–Reframe–Suggest, 3 steps

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Disagreement Vocabulary Practice

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  4. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Navigating a Project Disagreement

    Role-play: You're in a team meeting discussing how to handle a product redesign. Your colleague Alex strongly believes the team should scrap the current design and start from scratch. You think it's better to iterate on the existing design. Use Agree–Reframe–Suggest to navigate this disagreement. (4 lines)

  5. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: the constructive no

    5 discussion questions

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