Career Development & Professional NetworkingL13
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Everyday Scene

A realistic scene for final speaking practice with useful thematic vocabulary.

20 minC1c1everyday_scenecareer-development-professional-networkingnetworkingcareerrapportambition

Lesson objectives

  • Practise spontaneous description from a realistic visual prompt.
  • Use the unit vocabulary for natural, image-based speaking.
  • Close the unit with a final communicative task linked to career development & professional networking.

The Networking Coffee Break

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En esta escena, observamos un momento típico de 'networking' durante un descanso profesional. Esta situación es fundamental para el desarrollo de la carrera, ya que es donde se construyen relaciones clave y se intercambian oportunidades.

Preguntas para hablar (Speaking practice)

  1. Describe what is happening in this scene and the atmosphere of the room.
  2. How would you describe the relationship between the people in the photograph?
  3. In your opinion, how important is informal networking compared to formal meetings?
  4. How might this conversation influence the professional lives of the people involved?
  5. Compare this type of social interaction with how people network in your own country.