Owning Your Wins

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 3 minCareer DevelopmentLesson 4 of 5 · Outline

Aims

Talk about what you achieved without feeling boastful, accept compliments, and keep your manager informed

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Talk About What You Did Well

    3 warm-up questions

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Achievement Words

    8 items

  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: The Monday Update Nobody Reads

    Read a 236-word text about The Monday Update Nobody Reads

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: Context, Action, Result

    CAR: Context – Action – Result, 3 steps

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build the Achievement Sentence

    Word-ordering exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Compliment to Good Reply

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Your Progress Update

    Role-play: A monthly one-to-one with your manager (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Talking About Results

    4 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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achievementboastfulcreditimpactplay something downmilestoneon trackown (a result)

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