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Teach: Professional English Basics
Ready-to-teach lessons for workplace English. Covers emails, meetings, calls, and everyday office interactions. Each lesson includes interactive exercises, discussion prompts, and teacher notes.
How teachers use this
Use with adult students who need English for work. 25 lessons, each 45-60 min.
What you'll learn
How each lesson works
Every lesson mixes short teaching cards with 8-plus kinds of interactive exercises. No passive reading. You practice as you go.
Teaching cards
Short, no-fluff explanations
Multiple choice
Pick the natural option
Fill in the blank
Type the right word
Word reorder
Build sentences from tiles
Match pairs
Connect phrase to meaning
Dialogues
Read + pick the best reply
True / false
Test what you know
Error correction
Fix the sentence
Listening
Play, then answer
Curriculum
25 lessons · 5h 4m total
How to Introduce Yourself (Without Sounding Robotic)
Small Talk That Actually Works
Greetings & Goodbyes: Formal vs. Casual
Writing Emails People Actually Read
Subject Lines, Openings & Sign-Offs
How to Ask for Something Politely in Writing
Following Up Without Being Annoying
Slack & Teams: Writing for Chat
Answering the Phone Like a Pro
Video Call Etiquette & Common Phrases
What to Say When You Don't Understand
Leaving a Voicemail That Gets a Callback
Participating in Meetings (Even When You're Nervous)
Agreeing, Disagreeing & Interrupting Politely
Giving Updates & Status Reports
How to Lead a Meeting in English
Structuring a Short Presentation
Opening Lines That Grab Attention
Transitions, Signposting & Wrapping Up
Handling Q&A With Confidence
Giving Bad News Professionally
Apologizing Without Over-Apologizing
Saying No (Without Burning Bridges)
Navigating Conflict at Work
Putting It All Together: A Day in the Office
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What to do when your A2 student got promoted into a role that requires English and is too embarrassed to admit it. Pacing, L1 trouble spots, and the lessons you can safely skip.
Most A2 working professionals do not need vocabulary. They need permission to say less. They write three-paragraph emails because they were taught that polite English is long English. Your first job is to convince them that a two-sentence reply is more professional, not less. Half the work in this course is unteaching what their school teachers got wrong.
Who you'll actually be teaching
Mid-career staff in their late 30s to mid 40s who got promoted into roles where their boss sends Slack in English. A few will be fresh hires straight out of university with an inflated CEFR self-assessment. Almost nobody has time to study. They will cancel for work emergencies. Build lessons that survive a student who only did half the homework.
Pacing that holds up
Two lessons per week works. Module 1 across the first three weeks, then a self-assessment pause before Module 2. Do not move on if students cannot say their name and team in one breath. A surprising number of working adults still translate this sentence in their head. Make Module 1 feel adult, not childish: use their real job title, their real team, the actual phrases their boss writes in Slack.
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