Here is the pick and choose sheet from Boon, A. 2005. Tell me what you want, what you really, really want! Modern English Teacher 14, 4: 41-52)

1. Pick and Choose Sheet:<br />Here is a list of ideas for business lessons during the course - Decide if each topic would be VERY USEFUL (V.U.), USEFUL (U.) or NOT USEFUL (N.U.) for you.<br /> 1. Describing trends.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, grammar tasks, pair exercises, describe graphs)<br /> 2. Describing products.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, reading tasks, pair-work exercises, presentations)<br /> 3.Showing a visitor around the workplace.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, listening comprehension, phrases analysis, role-plays)<br /> 4. Meetings - Discussing alternatives.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Problem solving, listening comprehension, phrases analysis, role-plays)<br /> 5. Meetings - Giving opinions, agreeing & disagreeing.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Pair-work exercises, group discussion, writing an agenda, role-plays)<br /> 6. Chairing a meeting.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, listening comprehension, phrases analysis, role-plays)<br /> 7. Asking questions about companies.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group task, listening comprehension, group survey, reading, presentations)<br /> <br /> 8. Negotiating.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, listening comprehension, pair-work exercises, role-plays)<br /> 9. Interviewing.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Reading, Group discussion, question & answer, phrases analysis, role-plays)<br />10.Meeting new people - Introductions & small-talk.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Phrases analysis, listening comprehension, Group discussion, role-plays)<br />11.Starting and finishing conversations with strangers.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, conversation strategies, role-plays)<br />12.Welcoming a visitor to Japan.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, phrases analysis, listening comprehension, role-plays)<br />13.Making & receiving telephone calls. V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (analyzing telephone conversations, role-plays)<br />14.Giving & taking messages on the telephone.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (listening comprehension, reading, listening strategies, role-plays)<br />15.Making appointments (Telephone and face to face).V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, listening comprehension, pair-work exercises, role-plays)<br />16.Reserving a room in a hotel.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Pair-work tasks, reading-Hotels, practicing dialogues, role-plays)<br />17.Complaining.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, pair-work exercises, role-plays, listening comprehension)<br />18.Writing e-mails.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, reading E-mails and analysis, pair-work exercises, writing)<br />19.Writing complaint letters/e-mails.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Group discussion, reading letters and analysis, pair discussion, writing)<br />20.Reading newspaper articles.V.U.U.N.U.<br /> (Pair-work exercises, reading-newspaper article, language analysis, discussion)<br />Can you think of topics you would like to add to this list?<br />Now your teacher will give you 3 pieces of paper.<br />Write a topic you would like to study during the course.<br />Get ready to discuss your choices!<br />(From Boon, A. 2005. Tell me what you want, what you really, really want! Modern <br />English Teacher 14, 4: 41-52)<br />