useful language for meetings
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Just to confirm… (functional language for meetings)

Business

Talk about meeting situations with this lesson! Students practise phrases for meetings, watch a funny video and share their own experiences. They also role-play a situation where they are employees at a company discussing who does which task.

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.

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. 

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.

ESL lesson about communication
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 75 min

Conversations we dread

Business General

In this ESL lesson about communication students talk about difficult conversations and share their experiences. They learn vocabulary, watch a video, have a discussion, role play and practise useful expressions. 

phrases for giving and receiving feedback
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 75 min

The art of giving feedback

Business

In this lesson, students discover a formula to help them give great feedback and learn some useful phrases for giving and receiving feedback in English. They also watch a video about giving feedback and learn vocabulary related to it. 

phrases for presentations
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Moving through your presentation

Business

With this lesson plan, students learn plenty of useful phrases for presentations in English. They also prepare presentation excerpts, and learn how to start a presentation. The lesson is the second of the three-part series of lessons about delivering presentations. 

phrases for business meetings
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

I’m afraid that’s outside the scope of this meeting

Business

In this lesson, students reflect on ways to make a business meeting more productive and practise some useful phrases for business meetings. They also act out typical workplace situations.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

How to do an online job interview right

Business

With 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. 

People making small talk in English
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Mastering small talk

Business Lifestyle

In 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.

business English role plays
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

How to work with people who get under your skin

Business

This lesson plan is based on a video about how to deal with difficult relationships at work and includes two business English role plays.

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.

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.

job interview elevator pitch
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

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

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.

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