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Information gap crossword · Strategy & Business Thinking

Strategy & Business Thinking Crossword

A B1 information gap crossword where partners define strategy vocabulary (competitor, profit, forecast, objective, market, innovation) to each other without saying the word. Suits business professionals who need to explain concepts clearly; ends with discussion questions about their own company.

B120 min

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What's inside

  • Information gap crossword
  • Pair work
  • Circumlocution
  • Reflection and discussion

By the end, learners can

  • Define strategy and business vocabulary clearly without using the target word
  • Describe a word using behaviour, workplace examples and reasons it matters
  • Ask for clarification, examples and spelling when a partner's explanation is unclear
  • Check understanding by guessing a word and confirming it
  • Discuss competitors, opportunities and growth in relation to their own company

Skills: Speaking · Vocabulary

Suits: Managers · Business owners · Strategy and planning professionals · Marketing professionals

Language practised: Defining and explaining words · Giving examples · Asking for clarification · Asking for repetition or spelling · Checking understanding · Giving opinions

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