Closing the Round

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 14 minStartup EnglishLesson 8 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: run the closing communications of a funding round — checklist kickoff, signature tracking, closing-conditions updates, and the announcement that sets the tone.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The last mile

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Closing the Round

    Read a 285-word text about Closing the Round

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Closing the Round Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model closing messages

    Read a 289-word text about Three model closing messages

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Practice: Closing Communication

    Word-ordering exercise, 5 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Practice: closing language

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match the document to its job

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  7. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Role Play: Finalizing Terms with Your Lead Investor

    Role-play: You've been through negotiations and due diligence, and now you're on a call with your lead investor to finalize the remaining details and close the round. (4 lines)

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: drive the close

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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closingstock purchase agreementinvestor rights agreementamended articles of incorporationboard consentselectronic signatureclosing conditionsroadmap

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