Summary
This ESL lesson for C1 English students explores Corporate communication. Using a real article as the basis for discussion, students develop reading and listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills across a 90-minute class.
The grammar focus is The subjunctive mood for formal recommendations. Key vocabulary includes transparency (noun), alleviate (verb), gauge (verb) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: Leading a town hall meeting to announce a significant organizational change and manage employee questions..
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before watching or reading.
- Comprehension exercises based on the article to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on The subjunctive mood for formal recommendations. The subjunctive is a verb form used to express things that are not facts, such as wishes, suggestions, demands, or hypothetical situations. In formal business English, it's frequently used after verbs like 'suggest', 'recommend', 'insist', 'demand', and with expressions like 'it is vital that...
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Corporate communication not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for Leading a town hall meeting to announce a significant organizational change and manage employee questions., 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 C1-level words and phrases related to Corporate communication. Key terms include transparency (noun), alleviate (verb), gauge (verb), ambiguity (noun), disseminate (verb). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on The subjunctive mood for formal recommendations. The subjunctive is a verb form used to express things that are not facts, such as wishes, suggestions, demands, or hypothetical situations. In formal business English, it's frequently used after verbs like 'suggest', 'recommend', 'insist', 'demand', and with expressions like 'it is vital that...
