Number 1 Communication Tip for Work
A B1–B2 practice pack on the 'bottom line up front' (BLUF) structure for workplace updates, following a Jeff Su video lesson. Learners spot, order, rewrite, summarise and speak updates with the result first, so it suits professionals who report to managers, clients or directors.
Print-ready A4 PDF · teacher's notes and answer key included
What's inside
- Warm-up classification
- Sentence ordering
- Rewriting messages
- Teacher-read summarising task
- Quick-fire questions
- Short spoken update
- Self-audit of own emails
- Homework listening log
By the end, learners can
- Identify the bottom line in process-first messages
- Order written updates as bottom line, context, then action
- Rewrite rambling messages and email subject lines so the result comes first
- Summarise a speaker's messy update using 'So the bottom line is…' and check understanding
- Answer everyday and work questions with the bottom line first, then First/Second/Finally reasons
Skills: Speaking · Listening · Writing · Reading · Vocabulary
Suits: Managers · Project managers · Team leaders
Language practised: Stating the bottom line first · Signposting reasons (First, Second, Finally) · Requesting action or approval · Summarising and checking understanding · Reporting progress
Pairs with
Lesson 5: Number 1 Communication Tip for Work →
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