Sounding Like Yourself

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 1 minBusiness EnglishLesson 3 of 5 · Outline

Aims

Turn a script that reads well into English that sounds well — contractions, signposting, real questions, and pauses you can actually use

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Let's Talk About How People Sound

    4 warm-up questions

  1. Listening8 min

    Listening: Two Openings, Same Content

    2 listening passages, 4 comprehension questions

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: The Language of Delivery

    10 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: Read It, Cut It, Say It

    Read it – Cut it – Say it, 3 steps

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Make These Lines Speakable

    Error-correction exercise, 8 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Complete the Rehearsal Notes

    Gap-fill exercise, 10 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Rewriting the Script Together

    Role-play: A colleague is helping you rehearse. She has the AI-written script in front of her and keeps stopping you. (8 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Let's Discuss

    5 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

deliverya contractionto signposta rhetorical questionto pausestilteda filler worda run-throughto stumble overan aside

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