Networking Conversations

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

Aims

Ask for advice politely, request an informational interview, and write a good first message

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Getting Advice From People Who Know

    3 warm-up questions

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Networking Vocabulary

    8 items

  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: A Message That Gets a Reply

    Read a 220-word text about A Message That Gets a Reply

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: Asking for Advice Politely

    Polite Request, 4 steps

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Make It More Polite

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Complete the Networking Message

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: An Informational Interview

    Role-play: A fifteen-minute video call with someone who already works in your target field (10 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Building Your Network

    5 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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informational interviewreach out tocontact (noun)insightget in touchfollow upreferralgrateful

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