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Debate lesson · Remote work

Meetings: Virtual or Face-to-Face?

A B1–B2 mini-debate lesson on virtual versus face-to-face meetings, with a reading, vocabulary work, a pro/con debate, a team role-play and a short opinion paragraph. Suits professionals who work in or manage hybrid and remote teams.

B1–B2Lesson 960 min

Print-ready A4 PDF · teacher's notes and answer key included

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What's inside

  • Warm-up discussion
  • Vocabulary matching
  • Reading
  • Comprehension questions
  • Gap-fill
  • Odd one out
  • Small-group discussion
  • Mini-debate
  • Role-play
  • Opinion paragraph writing

By the end, learners can

  • Read and understand a text on virtual and face-to-face meetings
  • Use ten workplace-meeting vocabulary items accurately
  • Argue for or against a position in a mini-debate
  • Agree, partly agree and disagree politely when discussing meeting formats
  • Write a short opinion paragraph with a reason and an example

Skills: Speaking · Reading · Writing · Vocabulary

Suits: Managers · Team leaders · HR · Project coordinators · Remote and hybrid team members

Language practised: Giving opinions · Agreeing and partly agreeing · Disagreeing politely · Asking for clarification · Persuading · Summarising and concluding · Proposing compromises

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