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Teacher notes

Business board game

Language point
Business English

'hat do ( do)
* +ivide students into groups of , or -. . $ive each player a counter and each group a dice. , Students place their counters on STA/T and throw the dice to decide who starts. - Student A throws the dice and moves forward that number of s uares. 0 Student B asks Student A the uestion on that s uare. Student A must answer the uestion and talk about the sub!ect for at least ,1 seconds. (f Student A succeeds2 his3her counter remains where it is. (f not2 the counter returns to its original s uare. 4 Students take it in turns2 repeating step 0 and moving around the board until one student reaches 5(6(S7. This student is the winner8

Aim
To develop fluency in a business English context.

Activity
Students ask and answer uestions about their !ob in order to move along the board and reach the end.

"rgani#ation
$roup work.

%reparation
&ake a copy of the board game for each group of three or four students. Each player needs a counter and each group needs a dice.

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Start
9 What do you have on your desk? 10

What do you like about your job? 8

What do you hate about your job?

7

How often do you go on business trips?

6

Miss a turn!
5

Go back 2 spaces
11 De scribe your offi ce!

What is How many your What are you hours a day company's responsible do you dress for? work? code? 12 13 Talk about the last meeting you attended! 16 What did you do at work yesterday ? 23 14

How often do you receive training?

19

When was your company founded?

17
How long have you worked for your company?

Move forward 2 spaces

15

18

What was your last job?

20 Talk about the structure of your company!

Miss a turn!
21 What makes a good boss? 28

How does your company advertise ?

24

22

Who are When do your you use company's English competitors at work? ?
27 How do you rela after work? 26
How o ften do you ma ke pre sentation s ?

Move forward 3 spaces!

25
Talk about the worst day you've ever had at work!

Finish

Go back 2 spaces!

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