Virtual Meeting Essentials

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 17 minBusiness EnglishLesson 3 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: run the first five minutes of a video call — audio check, latecomers, screen share — calmly and in control, with rescue phrases for when the tech fails.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Let's Chat About Video Calls

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What your colleagues are really watching

    Read a 127-word text about What your colleagues are really watching

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Video Call Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: Video Call Best Practices

    Read a 143-word text about Video Call Best Practices

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model moments

    Read a 222-word text about Three model moments

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Video Call Phrases

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build Video Call Sentences

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  7. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Managing a Video Call

    Role-play: You're hosting a video call with colleagues. Handle various technical situations and keep the meeting running smoothly. (13 lines)

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: host the chaos

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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