giving good and bad news in English
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min
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Good news or bad news, which do you want first?

Business General

This lesson plan deals with functional language for giving good and bad news in English. Students will learn useful expressions and do a role-play.

inclusive language
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Inclusive language

Business Global Issues

We developed this worksheet to teach some inclusive language. In this one-page handout, students will learn what inclusive language is and discover some examples of both inclusive and exclusive language.

functional language for online meetings
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min
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Functional language for online meetings

Business

Teach your students some basic functional language for online meetings that they need to know. Later practise that in real-life situations and have some fun watching a comedy sketch.

productivity lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How to be more productive at work

Business

This productivity lesson plan is based on two short videos in which Charles Duhigg presents his ideas for boosting work productivity.

veganism lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Vegan economy

Business Global Issues

With our veganism lesson plan, students will learn new food-related words and expressions, watch a news report and discuss veganism and its pros and cons.

decision making lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How to make faster decisions

Business

This decision-making lesson plan is based on the concept of FOBO – fear of a better option. In this lesson, your students will learn new vocabulary, discover some decision-making strategies and talk about their own experiences.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Problem solving with 5 Whys

Business

In this worksheet students will learn a very popular problem solving technique called 5 Whys (5W) and practise asking questions.

first Business English lesson
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Me, my work and I – first Business English lesson plan

Business

What’s your idea for your first lesson with your adult students? Check out what we do on our first Business English lesson with new students.

cashless society lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Going Cashless? – Money and Payments Vocab

Business

Our cashless society lesson plan will engage your students into a discussion on the future of money while teaching them some new money-related vocabulary.

stress management lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Stress? Let’s deal with it!

Business Lifestyle

Use our stress management lesson plan to teach phrases with the word stress and discuss how to cope with workplace stress and how it affects your life.

describing ads
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Clever advertising – describing ads

Business Lifestyle

In this speaking worksheet students will discuss statements about advertising, learn some adjectives and focus on describing ads and social campaigns

business communication idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Business communication idioms

Business

Thanks to this speaking worksheet, students will learn business communication idioms such as break the ice or take a back seat.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min
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Complaining and responding to complaints

Business General

Teach your students some informal and formal expressions for complaining and practise them in a role-play activity with a twist.

job interview elevator pitch
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Tell me about yourself – a job interview elevator pitch

Business

The worksheet focuses on a job interview elevator pitch, i.e. a short speech to answer the dreaded interview question: tell me something about yourself.

negotiation skills
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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The 6 most important negotiation skills

Business

In this reading and vocabulary worksheet, students will read some original blog article where an expert talks about negotiation skills and tips.

talking about a career break
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How to relaunch your career after a break

Business

The lesson plan focuses on talking about career break and is based on a TED Talk which explains reasons for career breaks and how to come back to work after them.

ESL lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How to make hard choices

Business

This ESL lesson plan focuses on making difficult decisions and helps students to understand how to approach the decision-making process.

career collocations
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Why you will fail to have a great career

Business

This lesson plan focuses on pursuing career and passions. Students will learn collocations with the word career, discuss how to have a successful work life and watch an amusing speech.

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