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Teacher notes

Business board game

Language point What do I do?
Business English 1 Divide students into groups of 3 or 4.

2 Give each player a counter and each

Aim group a dice.

To develop fluency in a business English 3 Students place their counters on

context. START and throw the dice to decide
who starts.

4 Student A throws the dice and moves

Activity
forward that number of squares.
Students ask and answer questions about
5 Student B asks Student A the question
their job in order to move along the board
on that square. Student A must answer
and reach the end.
the question and talk about the subject
for at least 30 seconds. If Student A
succeeds, his/her counter remains
Organization where it is. If not, the counter returns
to its original square.
Group work.
6 Students take it in turns, repeating
step 5 and moving around the board
Preparation until one student reaches FINISH.
This student is the winner!
Make 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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1 2 3 4
How
What do What do
Start you like you hate
often do
you go on
Miss a
about about turn!
your job? business
your job?
trips?
9 8 7 6 5

How many What is

What do
Go back 2 your What are you
you have hours a day
company's responsible
on your spaces do you dress for?
desk? work? code?

10 11 12 13 14
How
often do
When Talk about Move
De scribe was your the last
you
your offi ce! company meeting you
forward 2
receive
founded? attended! spaces
training?
19 18 17 16 15
How long What did How does
What was Miss a have you you do at your
your last worked for work company
job? turn! your yesterday advertise
company? ? ?
20 21 22 23 24

Talk Who are

about the
What your When do Move
makes a you use
structure
good
company's
English
forward 3
of your competitors at work?
company!
boss? spaces!
?
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How do How o ften Talk about
Finish Go back 2 you relax do you ma ke the worst day
spaces! after pre sentation s you've ever
work? ? had at work!

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