AI in the Workplace

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 6 minIT & TechnologyLesson 7 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: brief a manager on adopting an AI tool — position first, two benefits, two risks with safeguards, and a next step small enough to approve today.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Brief your manager: adopt it or not?

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What a manager wants from a briefing

    Read a 207-word text about What a manager wants from a briefing

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: AI Workplace Vocabulary

    7 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: The Adoption Briefing

    Position – Benefits – Risks – Next Step, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model briefings

    Read a 337-word text about Three model briefings

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Workplace AI Concepts

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Planning AI Adoption

    Role-play: You're discussing AI implementation plans with a skeptical colleague (6 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Deliver your briefing

    3 discussion questions

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