Negotiations 5: Clinching the deal

The final stages of a negotiation don’t always go smoothly.  This lesson deals with a number of common events and situations from these closing stages. Students do a light-hearted quiz, a reading activity, a matching activity focusing on useful language and then finish with a role play.

Topic: Negotiations and clinching the deal
 
Level: Intermediate (B2) and above
 
Aims:

  • To discuss some aggressive negotiation tactics, and ways to deal with them;
  • To analyse an example of the closing stage of a negotiation;
  • To teach some useful phrases for reaching agreement and clinching a deal;
  • To provide practice and feedback of the situation of closing a negotiation.


Plan components
 
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Worksheets:
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By Jeremy Day

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Comments

Submitted by naltoli09 on Wed, 07/14/2021 - 18:50

Great lesson plan, a real lifesaver for a last-minute assignment!

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