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Making small talk

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  Students work with a partner. Give students a few 

minutes to prepare. Change the seating if necessary to facilitate 

discussions. The students proceed to have the conversations. 

Monitor the activity and give language feedback as necessary.

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1.5 Writing

1.5 Writing

Formal and informal emails

This unit focuses on writing formal and informal emails. 

Students can visit www.onlinetiquette.com to read advice 

about how to write professional-sounding emails. It includes 

an article on business email etiquette basics. Students could 

explore ideas on the site and report back to the class. They 

could do this as a follow-up to the unit.