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This lesson plan was designed to develop vocabulary specifically used in a business environment. 

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• OPINIONS
• BUSINESS ENGLISH
• SOCIAL MEDIA
• DOCCUMENTARY

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The key

Expressing your opinion personally
In my opinion…...
The way that I see it is…..
To my mind……
From my point of view…..
I see it this way……..
I have a feeling that ……..
I have no doubt that ……..
I think that …….
It goes without saying that ……
I am confident that ……
My opinion is that ……
As far as I am concerned…..
It seems to me that……
I am absolutely certain that …….

Expressing the opinion from many
Generally…..
Most people believe…..
Most of us think that….
The majority of people believe that….
There are people who believe that…
People believe that……

Interacting
I see
Ok
For sure
Absolutely
Couldn’t agree more
Of course
See
Uh huh
Hmmm
Yeah
Yep
I agree with you
I share your view
You could be right 
Fair enough
I agree
Seriously?
No way?
Say that again
What?
Why?
How?
Tell me more!

Confirmation
Ok
Fine
Perfect
Great 

No Opinion
I have never really thought about that
Wow, never seen it that way!
I can’t comment on that
I don’t really have an opinion on that
Not to sure about that

Siding opinion
I’m going to sit on the fence on that 
I agree partly with that 
I agree on some level 
Maybe
Possibly 
Perhaps
I partially agree with you 
On some level I agree 
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statements

1. Office design makes a difference to a client.
2. Managers always take the reward for your work.
3. Everyone secretly watches the clock at work.
4. Employees are always more productive at work in the morning.
5. If you want to get noticed at work, wear more expensive clothing.
6. If you have a car parking space at the office, you’re important.
7. Is the concept of having a reception area at the office a very outdated concept.
8. Office team building tasks never work.
9. A relaxed work environment always produces the best results.
10. There is no such thing as job security anymore, it doesn’t exist.
11. You score points with your manager if you’re the first one in the office and the last to leave.
12. Everyone feels guilty on a day off work.
13. Every office should allow employees to work from home.
14. Women and men are always treated in the same way at work.
15. There should be a bonus system in every job, it will increase productivity.
16. Sometimes it’s not worth taking a promotion, more money doesn’t mean a better job.
17. Now that so much business is being done using conference call technology, is having a physical office important?
18. Employees who are sick should never come to work, they only cause more illness and reduce productivity.
19. If there were less decision makers, offices would have more efficiency.
20. You can’t tell who is an employee or a manager by the way they dress anymore.
21. The only way a business can survive is by having employees on short term contracts.
22. Nobody works their contracted hours, if you do, something has gone wrong.​​

questions

1. Do you think that a modern employee should stay in a job for many years just to get a good pension?
2. Do you think that businesses should only promote from within?
3. Do you think employees are never happy with their wage, it’s never enough?
4. What do you think about having a five year plan?
5. All businesses should make a contribution towards child care?
6. Have you ever felt that the way in which an employee dressed has influenced a promotion or an opinion?
7. Are all managers selfish?
8. Do you have an ideal job that you would like to do? Why?
9. Have you been rewarded enough for your efforts at work?
10. How do you think that your position will change in the next 5 years? Why?
11.  Is the grass greener on the other side?
12. One person always does the job of two people, that’s modern business, or is this simply not true?​
13. Do you think that managers at work should have a uniform approach towards training employees? Why?

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