Practice Lab Workshop

Business Event Mixer

Students simulate the first day at a business event. They register, introduce themselves, collect information, find similarities, and present a new contact to the class.

Unit 1Role-play and information gapProduction task
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Workshop Brief

Mission and Setup

Students simulate the first day at a business event. They register, introduce themselves, collect information, find similarities, and present a new contact to the class.

Time

45-60 minutes

Grouping

Whole class, rotating pairs, final groups of four

Main output

Registration card plus a one-minute contact report

Based on guide

Introductions, registration form, similarities and differences

  • Registration cards
  • Name tags
  • Timer
  • Similarity chart
  • Teacher host questions
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Task Cycle

Activity Rounds

Follow the rounds in order. The teacher can stop after any round for quick pronunciation or grammar feedback.

  1. Event registrationStudents complete a personal information card with name, age, city, phone number and spelling support.
  2. Rotating introductionsEvery two minutes students meet a new person, greet, introduce themselves, spell names and ask two personal questions.
  3. Similarity searchStudents mark classmates with similar age, city, job, schedule or interest. They must find at least two similarities.
  4. Networking reportIn groups of four, each student introduces one classmate: name, age, city, and one similarity.
  5. Feedback roundThe teacher listens for common mistakes and gives a short correction clinic: I am 21, not I have 21.
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Student Worksheet

Complete During the Activity

Students use this board to collect real information before speaking. It can be copied into notebooks or projected for the class.

Business Event Mixer Worksheet

ClassmateName spellingAgeCitySimilarity
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3
Partner 4
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Functional Language

Language Bank and Final Product

Good morning. My name is...Could you please spell it?How old are you?Where do you live?Nice to meet you. Have a great day.

Final product

Each student presents one new contact to the class using third-person language: This is Sara. She is twenty-one. She lives in Envigado. We both live near Medellin.