Thank You and Next Steps

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 7 minStartup EnglishLesson 7 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: the post-meeting email within 2–4 hours — specific gratitude, same-day answers, dated commitments, a forwardable blurb and a proposed next step that keeps momentum yours.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The two-hour window

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Thank You and Next Steps

    Read a 238-word text about Thank You and Next Steps

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Thank You Email Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: The post-meeting email, written whole

    Read a 256-word text about The post-meeting email, written whole

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Practice: Thank You Email Elements

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Post-meeting language

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Role Play: Post-Meeting Planning

    Role-play: You just had a productive 45-minute meeting with a VC partner. You're planning your thank-you email and next steps with your advisor. (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your post-meeting email, dictated

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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