Tech Trends Discussion

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 7 minIT & TechnologyLesson 5 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: brief your manager on whether the team should adopt a new tool — evidence from what you've seen, honest scepticism, and a recommendation with a condition.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Should we be using this?

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Briefing your manager on a new tool

    Read a 341-word text about Briefing your manager on a new tool

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Tech Trends Vocabulary

    5 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: Two model briefings

    Read a 338-word text about Two model briefings

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Tech Trends Vocabulary

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Tech Concepts

    Matching exercise, 5 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Discussing Tech at Work

    Role-play: A colleague asks your opinion about a new technology trend (3 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: brief the manager

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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artificial intelligenceautomationcybersecuritydisruptivecutting-edge

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