Networking and Collaboration Collocations

What is this lesson about? This networking ESL lesson plan helps B2–C1 learners develop the vocabulary to talk about professional connections, collaboration, and teamwork. Students practise advanced collocations such as build connections, expand your network, establish partnerships, and develop mutual trust through engaging and practical activities.

What language will students learn? Learners study eight essential collocations:

• build connections

• expand your network

• establish partnerships

• share resources

• create opportunities

• exchange ideas

• strengthen relationships

• develop mutual trust
  

How do students practise? The lesson develops fluency and accuracy through:

• Warm-up discussion questions about networking and collaboration.

• Collocation matching to clarify meanings.

• Sentence gap-fills and transformations for contextual practice.

• Tense challenge to integrate grammar and vocabulary.

• Speaking tasks to personalise the language through real-life networking experiences.
  

Why is this lesson useful? By the end, learners can:

• Use collocations to describe networking and collaboration clearly and naturally.

• Talk about professional relationships and opportunities with confidence.

• Combine grammar, vocabulary, and speaking in one integrated lesson.

• Reflect on their own networking strategies while improving fluency.
  

Who is it for? This lesson is designed for upper-intermediate to advanced adult learners (B2–C1). It’s especially useful for learners preparing for business English, workplace communication, or academic collaboration.