vocabulary for discussing sales
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

From pitch to profit

Business

Talk about sales strategies with this lesson! Students learn and practise vocabulary for discussing sales, watch a video about a sales challenge and talk about a salesperson’s job. They also share their opinions and role-play sales situations.

advanced lesson on negotiation
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Sealing the deal

Business

Talk about negotiation with this lesson! Students practise negotiation phrases and structures, watch a video on steps to succeed in negotiation and role-play situations involving negotiation.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Practising quantifiers in different contexts

Business Grammar

This lesson set on job satisfaction and professional improvement allows students to practise quantifiers.

C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

Is PR a dying industry?

Business

With this lesson, students talk about changes in the public relations industry over recent years. They discuss an article, analyse comments, and practise agreeing and disagreeing. They look at statistics, correct mistakes, and discuss questions.

talk about uncertain situations
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Uncertain times in business

Business General

In this lesson, students talk about attitudes towards difficult situations. They revise useful vocabulary and watch a video about VUCA, a framework to interpret challenging circumstances. Students also talk about how some difficult situations were handled in real life.

ESL lesson about crowdfunding
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

When crowds fund your project

Business

With this lesson, students talk about funding sources, address scepticism and watch a video about common myths of crowdfunding. They also explore vocabulary, analyse successful crowdfunding campaigns and create their own projects.

speaking lesson about career change
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Changing careers

Business

With this speaking lesson, students navigate the territory of career changes. They discuss job market trends, as well as benefits and challenges of transitioning careers. They also talk about important skills and watch a video about a woman who changed careers.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Phone communication skills

Business

The lessons in the set cover the topics related to phone communication. In the first lesson students talk about things one should and shouldn’t do when on a business phone call, and in the second lesson they practise phone conversations and talk about challenges of talking on the phone.

C1 / Advanced
2 lessons

Communicating better at work

Business

The lessons in the set help students learn how to communicate better at work and find the balance between being assertive but polite and between using simple language and corporate jargon.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
3 lessons

Delivering presentations

Business

Teach your students how to do business presentation right with this lesson set. During 3 lessons your students will learn dos and don’ts of presenting, learn and practise signposting language and practise giving presentations with real topics and data.

C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

Adaptability and other must-have traits

Business

In this lesson, students discuss the article they read at home about adaptability as a must-have trait. They work with some vocabulary and discuss other traits necessary for business. 

Business competition vocabulary
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

That’s a bit over the top!

Business General

This lesson focuses on business competition vocabulary through learning about unusual business ideas. Students learn useful phrases, watch a video, and discuss business cases.

B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

How useful is networking?

Business

In this CRC lesson, students talk about professional networking, discuss networking tips, as well as learn and practise vocabulary related to the topic.

lesson about marketing
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Word-of-mouth marketing

Business

This lesson about marketing will spark a lot of discussion among students. Learners will also watch a video about word-of-mouth marketing as well as learn and practise useful collocations. 

lesson about projects
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Let’s talk about projects!

Business

In this lesson about projects, students watch a video ad, talk about their experience with projects and discuss different project management problems. 

lesson about mentorship
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Does everyone need a mentor?

Business

In this lesson about mentorship students discuss mentor and mentee’s relationships, define what successful mentorship is and watch a video about it. Students also do a role play discussing work problems and exchanging advice. 

hard and soft skills
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Skills for the job

Business

In this lesson, students watch a video about different types of skills, learn useful vocabulary, and practise talking about hard and soft skills. 

giving a presentation
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Presentation: putting skills into action

Business

With this lesson plan, students practise giving a presentation in English by doing a lot of different speaking activities. The lesson is the third of the three-part series of lessons about delivering presentations. 

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