Topic: Business Skills
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Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
Is PR a dying industry?
BusinessWith 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.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Uncertain times in business
Business GeneralIn 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.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Changing careers
BusinessWith 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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
Adaptability and other must-have traits
BusinessIn 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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
How useful is networking?
BusinessIn this CRC lesson, students talk about professional networking, discuss networking tips, as well as learn and practise vocabulary related to the topic.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Let’s talk about projects!
BusinessIn this lesson about projects, students watch a video ad, talk about their experience with projects and discuss different project management problems.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
How to do an online job interview right
BusinessWith this lesson plan students learn and practise some useful phrases related to doing an online job interview while discussing ten tips on how to do it successfully.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Problem 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 45 min
Giving advice and making suggestions
General GrammarThis worksheet focuses on giving advice and making suggestions. It is a standalone worksheet which can be used with many different lesson plans from our website.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Business telephone etiquette
BusinessThis reading and speaking worksheet focuses on eight business telephone etiquette tips and is prepared for B1 students.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Complaining and responding to complaints
Business GeneralTeach your students some informal and formal expressions for complaining and practise them in a role-play activity with a twist.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Tell me about yourself – a job interview elevator pitch
BusinessThe worksheet focuses on a job interview elevator pitch, i.e. a short speech to answer the dreaded interview question: tell me something about yourself.
Standard Lesson 30 min
The 6 most important negotiation skills
BusinessIn this reading and vocabulary worksheet, students will read some original blog article where an expert talks about negotiation skills and tips.
