lesson plan on describing products
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Apple’s legendary keynotes

Business Lifestyle

The objective of this lesson plan is to teach students some adjectives for describing products and show them a video analysing Apple’s legendary keynotes.

giving good and bad news in English
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

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.

mixed conditionals
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Mixed conditionals for Business English

Business Grammar

The lesson plan introduces the rules of mixed conditionals and makes Business English learners practise them through various activities.

Past Simple revision
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

The stories of famous entrepreneurs

Business Grammar

This lesson plan is perfect for Past Simple revision. Students practise using the tense as well as learn vocabulary related to running a business.

Business English worksheet for B1
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

There’s no business without challenges

Business

This Business English worksheet for B1 students gives them opportunity to speak about different businesses and their challenges, and analyse case studies.

social welfare lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Universal basic income

Business Global Issues

This social welfare lesson plan deals with UBI, that is universal basic income. Students will learn a lot of related vocabulary as well as express their opinions on UBI and other social welfare issues.

lesson plan about recruitment
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

How unconscious bias affects your chances of getting a job

Business

This lesson plan about recruitment deals with unconscious bias among recruiters. The worksheet includes a lot of vocabulary as well as word formation tasks and includes a TED Talk by Gail Tolstoi-Miller.

surveillance lesson plan
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Big Brother is watching you

Business Technology

This surveillance lesson plan looks into the topic of employee monitoring software and questions the use of this technology raises.

communication lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Communication is not that easy!

Business

This communication lesson plan is based on a short video presenting how miscommunication happens and how we can avoid it. The worksheet includes vocabulary tasks, listening comprehension and speaking practice.

inclusive language
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

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.

working from home
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

How to master working from home

Business Grammar

Thanks to this ESL lesson plan your students will learn some useful vocabulary, study verb patterns and watch a video about tips for working from home.

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

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.

formal and informal email
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Writing effective emails – formal and informal language

Business

Teach your B1 students some formal and informal email language and give them some tips on writing effectively with our ESL lesson plan on writing emails.

productivity lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

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

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

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.

fractions in English
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Workplace ghosting (fractions in English)

Business

This flipped lesson plan will make your students aware of such a phenomenon as workplace ghosting and introduce them to the world of statistics.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

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

Me, my work and I – first Business English lesson plan

Business General

Get to know your new students with this first Business English lesson! They talk about themselves and their work, as well as do some activities that will help you assess their level of English.

cashless society lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

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

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.

offices lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Modern workplace amenities (Business English speaking class)

Business

This Business English lesson plan looks at the modern office spaces and the cool office amenities we have. It focuses mainly on practising speaking skills.

generational stereotypes
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 30 min

Generational stereotypes at work

Business

Video-based ESL lesson plan which focuses on stereotypical generations at work. It’s perfect for professionals, especially involved in HR/Employer Branding

paternity leave
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The benefits of paternity leave

Business

In 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.

business telephone etiquette
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Business telephone etiquette

Business

This reading and speaking worksheet focuses on eight business telephone etiquette tips and is prepared for B1 students.

telephone English phrases
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Telephone phobia (Telephone English phrases)

Business

Teach your students how to use English over the phone using our Telephone English phrases and practical role plays as well as telephone etiquette tips.

job satisfaction
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 30 min

Why do we work?

Business

This flipped classroom worksheet is based on a TED Talk by Barry Schwartz who tries to answer the question why we work and what makes us satisfied at work.

CAE word formation
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Diversity and Inclusion at Work (CAE Word Formation)

Business

ESL lesson plan that tackles the diversity and inclusion issue. Use it to teach your students new language, practise CAE word formation and spark discussion.

negotiation phrases
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How to ask for a raise (negotiation phrases)

Business

Business English lesson plan that focuses on teaching negotiation phrases and lets you have 1-to-1 negotiation role plays in your classroom!

describing ads
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

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

online advertising lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 90 min

The history and future of online advertising

Business

Teach your students about the history of advertising on the Internet using our online advertising lesson plan and explore the future of online ads.

business idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How to lead a successful global team (+ business idioms)

Business

This is a Business English lesson plan on cross-cultural communication. Students will learn verb collocations as well as business idioms and practise using them.

business communication idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

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

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.

pet peeve lesson
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Busy bragging and other pet hates

Business Lifestyle

In this lesson, students will learn the ways to express their annoyance, talk about pet hates they have and watch a video about busy-bragging.

online shopping vocabulary
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Online vs traditional shopping (e-commerce vocabulary)

Business Lifestyle

Online shopping or traditional shopping? Teach your Students language for shopping in the 21st century and discuss the future of shopping in the e-commerce world.

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