Quarterly Deep Dives

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 7 minStartup EnglishLesson 6 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: a quarterly deep dive — performance vs plan with lessons extracted, one genuine analysis, pivots backed by evidence, and forward priorities with success metrics.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Zoom out, then dig in

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Quarterly Deep Dives

    Read a 243-word text about Quarterly Deep Dives

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Quarterly Deep Dives Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: A quarterly review, answered whole

    Read a 276-word text about A quarterly review, answered whole

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Practice: Quarterly Update Elements

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Deep dive or diary?

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Role Play: Quarterly Review

    Role-play: A board member is requesting deeper analysis during your quarterly business review, pushing beyond the surface-level metrics in your update. (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your quarter, defended

    3 discussion questions

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