The Perfect Close

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

Aims

Goal: end the pitch with the three-move close — one-sentence recap, genuine urgency, and a concrete dated next step — plus the rehearsed reply to “I need to talk to my partners”.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The last thing they hear

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: The Perfect Close

    Read a 288-word text about The Perfect Close

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: The Perfect Close Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: Two model closes

    Read a 228-word text about Two model closes

  4. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Practice: Delivering Your Close

    Role-play: You are delivering the closing section of your pitch to investors. (4 lines)

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Closing language

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Strong close or weak close?

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your close, live

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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recency biasrecapvalue propositionurgencymilestoneFOMOactionableconcrete

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