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Standard Lesson 75 min
Add to saved lessonsWhat we do and why we do it (expressing purpose)
Business GrammarIn this lesson based on a video about reasons why people work, students practise expressing purpose with to and for. They also discuss everyday activities in the workplace and discover some collocations to describe a day at work.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWould you like to work a four-day week? (listening for details)
BusinessIn this lesson students will watch a video on a four-day work week, improve their listening for details skills and and reflect on the positive and negative aspects of working four days a week.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsMastering small talk
Business LifestyleIn this lesson students practise their listening skills with an engaging video about making small talk in English, learn several phrasal verbs and sharpen their small talk skills through a series of speaking activities.
Standard Lesson 75 min
Add to saved lessonsHow to work with people who get under your skin
BusinessThis lesson plan is based on a video about how to deal with difficult relationships at work and includes two business English role plays.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWhat do you do?
BusinessThanks to this pre‐intermediate Business English lesson plan, students will learn useful words and phrases for describing companies and jobs.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsGood news or bad news, which do you want first?
Business GeneralThis lesson plan deals with functional language for giving good and bad news in English. Students will learn useful expressions and do a role-play.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsMixed conditionals for Business English
Business GrammarThe lesson plan introduces the rules of mixed conditionals and makes Business English learners practise them through various activities.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsInclusive language
Business Global IssuesWe 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.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsFunctional language for online meetings
BusinessTeach 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHow to be more productive at work
BusinessThis productivity lesson plan is based on two short videos in which Charles Duhigg presents his ideas for boosting work productivity.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsVegan economy
Business Global IssuesWith 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHow to make faster decisions
BusinessThis 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.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsProblem solving with 5 Whys
BusinessIn this worksheet students will learn a very popular problem solving technique called 5 Whys (5W) and practise asking questions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsMe, my work and I – first Business English lesson plan
BusinessWhat’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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsGoing Cashless? – Money and Payments Vocab
BusinessOur cashless society lesson plan will engage your students into a discussion on the future of money while teaching them some new money-related vocabulary.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsStress? Let’s deal with it!
Business LifestyleUse 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsModern workplace amenities (Business English speaking class)
BusinessThis Business English lesson plan looks at the modern office spaces and the cool office amenities we have. It focuses mainly on practising speaking skills.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThe benefits of paternity leave
BusinessIn this lesson plan, your ESL students will talk about paternity leave and its pros and cons. They’ll also learn new vocab and do multiple-choice cloze task.
