Warm Introduction Requests

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 7 minStartup EnglishLesson 3 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: an introduction request your connector can forward in one click — specific single ask, an escape hatch, a copy-paste blurb, and the follow-through that earns the next intro.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Borrowed trust

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Warm Introduction Requests

    Read a 234-word text about Warm Introduction Requests

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Warm Introduction Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: The introduction request, written whole

    Read a 252-word text about The introduction request, written whole

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Introduction language

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Easy to forward, or easy to ignore?

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Practice: Requesting an Introduction

    Role-play: You want to be introduced to an investor, and you know your former colleague can make the connection. (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your introduction request, live

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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