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14. INTERMEDIATE: HANDLING INTERRUPTIONS AT WORK

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Transcript

Handling Interruptions at Work

Lesson 14: Intermediate (5.14)

Class Objectives

Grammar Objective

Communicative Objective

New Vocabulary Objective

Warm-up

HOW TO HANDLE INTERRUPTIONS AT WORK

  • Watch the video and answer the following questions:
    • What tips does the expert suggest to use when you are interrupted?
    • What does the lady in red do when she is interrupted?
    • What does the lady in red mean with "contributions not clutter"?
    • What does the expert mean with "even-keeled" when you are interrupted?

ANSWERS

Topic Introduction

HANDLING INTERRUPTIONS

  • Do you hate being interrupted? Why or why not?
  • What do you do when you are interrupted?
  • What do you do when you need to interrupt to say something in a work meeting?
  • If a person interrupts you and says something that is not relevant to the conversation, what do you do?
  • Read the expressions below. Do you use any of them?

Yes, of course! Go ahead!Sure!

Where was I? Let's continue!

I'm sorry to interrupt but, may I say something?

Sorry, I'd like to comment on that.

Excuse me for interrupting, but may I add something?

Practice on the Virtual Campus

  • It's time to go to the VIRTUAL CAMPUS and complete Activity 6.

Practice

CONTRAST

  • Read the text "Handling Interruptions" (click on the numbers).
  • Do you agree with the author's three ways to handle interruptions?
  • Identify the connectors of contrast.

2nd

1st

3rd

CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST

  • Look at the grammar below.
  • Which linkers can be interchangeable?

BUT

HOWEVER

ALTHOUGH

EVEN THOUGH

YET

THEY CONTRAST 2 IDEAS THAT SEEM TO BE OPPOSITE

  • Even though I tried not to interrupt him, I just interfered his nonsense speech.
  • I changed the way I communicate the idea. Yet, she keeps raising her hand and stopping the flow of the meetings.

Practice on the Virtual Campus

  • It's time to go to the VIRTUAL CAMPUS and complete Activity 4.

Production

DEBATE - MARKETING

  • Read the business situation (click on the image).
  • You will be divided into two groups. One 'in favor' and the other one 'against'.
  • Each group will be sent to a breakout room to develop their arguments.
  • Groups will have a discussion presenting their arguments.

ACTIVITIES - VIRTUAL CAMPUS

Do not forget to complete the remaining activites on the VIRTUAL CAMPUS.

FEEDBACK AND QUESTIONS

HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS

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THANKS