Students prepare by predicting the conversation topic. They watch two people share personal news, practising listening for gist and specific details. A gap-fill task focuses on understanding fast, natural speech. Finally, students personalise the language through role-play and writing.
Predict what two people will discuss about their lives.
2. Watch a natural conversation about a new neighbour and a difficult boss.
3. Complete sentences with exact phrases from the dialogue.
4. Role-play a meeting with a new neighbour or colleague.

How well do you know your neighbours? Who do you get on with best?

What kinds of problems might people have with their neighbours?

How might someone try to build a better relationship with their boss?

Role-play (Pair work): Student A has just moved to a new city. Student B is a friendly neighbour. Act out a conversation where you introduce yourselves and make plans to meet again.

Writing task: Write a short social media post (e.g., for Facebook or WhatsApp) updating your friends about either your new house/neighbour or a new situation at work.

Look at the photo. Where are these people? What is their relationship?

In pairs, discuss: Have you ever met a really nice neighbour or a difficult boss? What happened?

Two friends catch up. One shares news about moving into a new place and meeting an incredibly kind neighbour named Jonathan. The other friend talks about their job and a new boss who seemed friendly in the interview but is actually quite strict and tricky to work with.

Outcomes C1 - Unit 1 - Developing Conversations

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Let's do English ESL general vocabulary practice. Students prepare by predicting the conversation topic. They watch two people share personal news, practising l…