The Solution Slide

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 7 minStartup EnglishLesson 2 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: present your solution in three moves — a one-line answer to the problem, the link back to each pain point, and the secret sauce that makes it investable.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: One sentence that explains everything

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: The Solution Slide

    Read a 235-word text about The Solution Slide

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: The Solution Slide Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model solution slides

    Read a 257-word text about Three model solution slides

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Practice: Solution Slide Concepts

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: The solution slide, line by line

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Role Play: Presenting Your Solution

    Role-play: You have just finished describing the problem and are now presenting your solution slide to investors. (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your solution slide, live

    3 discussion questions

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conciseintrigueleveragevisualizesecret saucedifferentiationoverlookedinvestable

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