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.

passive income ESL lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Passive income

Business

In this passive income ESL lesson plan, students watch a video, learn vocabulary and have speaking practice. 

corporate jargon
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Corporate speak

Business

This ESL lesson on corporate jargon includes a video, a lot of discussion and practice of some popular phrases. 

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. 

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. 

intermediate lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 90 min

First impressions matter

Business

With this intermediate lesson plan, students talk about first impressions, watch a video about the first day in a new job, and write a self-introduction. 

lesson about instant messaging
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 90 min

Catching up made easy

Business

In this lesson about instant messaging, students watch a video, discuss the rules for instant messaging and write short messages to each other. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

business presentations in English
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How to nail that presentation

Business

In this lesson about business presentations in English, students discuss presentation structures in depth, watch a video with tips on giving presentations, and learn useful words and phrases related to the topic. The lesson is the first 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.

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