Summary
This ESL lesson for B2 English students explores Business negotiation. Using a real audio as the basis for discussion, students develop listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills across a 90-minute class.
The grammar focus is Conditional sentences for negotiations. Key vocabulary includes concession (noun), terms (noun), proposal (noun) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are in a business negotiation. You need to make offers, respond to offers, and find compromises..
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before listening.
- Comprehension exercises based on the audio to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on Conditional sentences for negotiations. Conditional sentences are essential in negotiations for discussing possibilities, making offers, and exploring alternatives. The first conditional (if + present, will + verb) is used for real future possibilities, like making a concrete offer.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Business negotiation not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are in a business negotiation. You need to make offers, respond to offers, and find compromises., with exercises to practise using them naturally.
- A speaking task where students role-play a real-world scenario, applying vocabulary and phrases from the lesson.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces B2-level words and phrases related to Business negotiation. Key terms include concession (noun), terms (noun), proposal (noun), deal (noun), budget (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Conditional sentences for negotiations. Conditional sentences are essential in negotiations for discussing possibilities, making offers, and exploring alternatives. The first conditional (if + present, will + verb) is used for real future possibilities, like making a concrete offer.
