Supporting new starters: a proposal for a mentoring scheme
An HR officer proposes a peer mentoring scheme to reduce early staff turnover; students analyse the structure and persuasive language of a proposal, practise formal suggestions, then write a proposal for a workplace or college improvement.
C1Adults55 minProposal
About this lesson
A C1 writing lesson (proposal). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Proposal
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Jobs & work
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- staff turnover, onboarding, mentor, pilot scheme, allocate, feasible, It is proposed that ..., This would enable ...
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Structure a proposal with headings: aim, background, proposal, costs and benefits, implementation, conclusion
- Use persuasive but formal language to make and justify suggestions
- Anticipate concerns and address them