Negotiation and solutions

Negotiation and solutions: Core patterns

Discuss compromise, counterproposals, and realistic implementation.

B214 min

Explain disagreement and propose workable solutions with more professional control. Use this lesson to move B2 work into controlled practice.

Warm-up

Key words

compromise

acuerdo

counterproposal

contraoferta

constraint

limitacion

implementation

implementacion

Input

B2 13: Movilidad en la ciudad

El caso de Elena muestra como un proyecto de Transport puede evolucionar cuando se combinan objetivos individuales y acuerdos colectivos. La iniciativa comenzo el miercoles en la estacion con una meta concreta, pero pronto surgieron tensiones entre rapidez, calidad e impacto real. Aunque algunas personas defendian soluciones inmediatas, otras insistian en evaluar consecuencias a medio plazo. Ante ese contraste, Elena planteo criterios de equilibrio: priorizar acciones medibles, documentar riesgos y revisar decisiones cada semana. Esta estrategia no elimino todos los problemas, pero redujo errores repetidos y mejoro la transparencia del proceso. En la evaluacion final, el grupo concluyo que la coordinacion temprana y la comunicacion precisa fueron factores decisivos para sostener resultados mas estables. Tambien senalaron que, sin una revision periodica de supuestos, incluso las buenas practicas pueden perder eficacia con rapidez.

  • Summarize the core idea from B2 13: Movilidad en la ciudad.
  • Reuse one useful phrase from this text in your own answer.
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Focus

Negotiation language

Explain disagreement and propose workable solutions with more professional control.

  • State a limitation clearly.
  • Offer an alternative rather than only rejecting.
  • Keep the tone constructive.
Entiendo la propuesta, pero veo una limitacion importante.Plantearia una contraoferta mas realista.La implementacion deberia ser gradual.

Practice

Micro-exercises

Exercise 1

Choose the sentence that best fits this B2 topic.

Exercise 2

Choose the best answer for this negotiation and solutions: core patterns situation.

Exercise 3

Complete with the target expression: Entiendo la propuesta, pero veo una limitacion ___ Choose the best option.

Exercise 4

Choose the Spanish for "compromise".

Exercise 5

Choose the Spanish for "counterproposal".

Exercise 6

Complete with the target expression: Entiendo la propuesta, pero veo una limitacion ___

Exercise 7

Translate to Spanish: compromise.

Exercise 8

Translate to Spanish: counterproposal.

Exercise 9

Translate to Spanish: constraint.

Exercise 10

Translate to Spanish: implementation.

Exercise 11

Put the sentence in the correct order.

lapropuestaperoveounalimitacionimportanteEntiendo

Exercise 12

Put the sentence in the correct order.

contraofertamasrealistaPlanteariauna

Exercise 13

Put the sentence in the correct order.

sergradualLaimplementaciondeberia

Exercise 14

Put the sentence in the correct order.

patternsNegotiationandsolutions:Core

Exercise 15

Put the sentence in the correct order.

contraofertaacuerdo

Exercise 16

Choose the most natural reply for this negotiation and solutions: core patterns exchange.

Exercise 17

Choose the most natural reply for this negotiation and solutions: core patterns exchange.

Exercise 18

Choose the most natural reply for this negotiation and solutions: core patterns exchange.

Exercise 19

Choose the most natural reply for this negotiation and solutions: core patterns exchange.

Exercise 20

Choose the most natural reply for this negotiation and solutions: core patterns exchange.

Use it

Tutor handoff

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