Turning Weaknesses into Strengths

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 7 minStartup EnglishLesson 7 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: answer your startup's three hardest true criticisms with the judo move — acknowledge, context, flip to advantage or a dated plan — without a defensive word.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The judo move

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Turning Weaknesses into Strengths

    Read a 327-word text about Turning Weaknesses into Strengths

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Turning Weaknesses into Strengths Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: Four attacks, four reframes

    Read a 300-word text about Four attacks, four reframes

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Practice: Reframing Weaknesses

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Reframing language

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Role Play: Reframing Gaps

    Role-play: An investor is pointing out several perceived weaknesses in your business. You need to acknowledge them honestly while reframing them as opportunities or advantages. (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your three weaknesses, flipped

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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