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BEI2 · B1+–B2 · Adults · 60–75 minutes · 8-page PDF
Teach eight more workplace idioms, including get someone up to speed, bring something to the table, up in the air and the bottom line. This free B1+–B2 lesson uses original cartoons, a listening dialogue and Claim Three, a Team A vs Team B board game.
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Classroom and homework audio
Download The Friday Demo (MP3)
Download The First Week · Homework (MP3)
How to teach the lesson
Play The Friday Demo twice. Have learners match the idioms to their meanings and read the display and customer quote dialogues in pairs. After the gap-fills, print page 5 for Claim Three. Teams claim squares by using an idiom that fits a workplace situation.
Page 6 reviews the eight core idioms. Page 7 adds five useful expressions through a listen-and-check dialogue about a new colleague’s first week. Page 8 has the teacher notes, game suggestions and answer keys.
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