language learning center · B2 · Lesson 10
Facilitating extended discussions
Connect contributions, manage turns, redirect focus, and close a sustained discussion collaboratively.
Step 1 of 8 — Dialogue
~4 min~35 min total
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Alex
So far, we seem to agree on the goal but not on how quickly to pursue it.
Rina
Yes. That connects to Omar’s earlier point about limited resources.
Omar
Before we move on, could we hear Maya’s view on the timing?
Maya
My sense is that a gradual start addresses both concerns. Shall we identify the first practical step?
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
So far, we seem to agree that…
So far, we seem to agree on the goal but not on how quickly to pursue it.
That connects to…
Yes. That connects to Omar’s earlier point about limited resources.
Before we move on,…
Before we move on, could we hear Maya’s view on the timing?
Could we hear…’s view?
Before we move on, could we hear Maya’s view on the timing?
Shall we identify the next step?
My sense is that a gradual start addresses both concerns. Shall we identify the first practical step?
Which response both summarises the discussion and moves it toward a useful close?
Listen, then choose what you heard.
Write a reply to this line. Use a phrase from the lesson.
So far, we seem to agree on the goal but not on how quickly to pursue it.
Answer before viewing the model
Answer in your own words. Record yourself, listen back, and then compare your response with the model answer.
Facilitate a five-minute discussion in English by summarising, linking two ideas, inviting a view, and proposing a next step.
Choose a topic that allows several people or imagined perspectives to contribute.
Facilitate a sustained discussion in English
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- 1. So far, we seem to agree that…
- 2. That connects to…
- 3. Before we move on,…
- 4. Could we hear…’s view?
- 5. Shall we identify the next step?