Starbucks' business model: discussing corporate strategy

Summary

This 90-minute ESL lesson for B2 learners explores Starbucks' business model: discussing corporate strategy through a real video. Across 9 interactive exercises, you'll develop listening comprehension, vocabulary, speaking skills — all built around authentic English content.

What you'll practise:

• 5 key vocabulary items with definitions and usage notes
• Gap-fill and cloze exercises to test vocabulary in context
• Matching exercise to connect terms with their meanings

Lesson activities (9 exercises)

Each exercise builds on the previous one. Work through them in order for the best learning experience.

1. Warm-up — Discussion questions to activate what you already know about the topic.
2. Watch — Watch the video excerpt from 3:15 to 6:20. Focus on the main ideas, key vocabulary, and examples.
3. Comprehension — Answer questions to check your understanding of the main ideas and supporting details.
4. Vocabulary — Learn key words and expressions from the video, with definitions and usage notes.
5. True / False — Test your detailed understanding — decide if each statement matches the source.
6. Fill the gaps — Complete sentences with the correct vocabulary. Drag and drop or type your answers.
7. Multiple choice — Choose the correct answer from four options — testing comprehension and language use.
8. Matching — Connect words, phrases, or concepts to their correct counterparts.
9. Discussion — Reflect on the topic and share your opinions using the language you've learned.

Vocabulary

This lesson introduces 5 key terms drawn directly from the video:

• To gain a competitive edge — to achieve an advantage over other companies in the same industry.
• To tap into a market — to access or start to use a new group of potential customers or a new area of business.
• To foster customer loyalty — to encourage customers to repeatedly buy from your company instead of from competitors.
• A steady stream of revenue — a reliable and continuous flow of money coming into a company.
• To pivot one's strategy — to fundamentally change the direction of a business, usually in response to new information or market changes.

Grammar

This lesson includes a grammar focus with clear explanations and practice exercises.