Project management: talking about future deadlines

Project management β€” a B2 English lesson. Practise the future perfect tense and expand vocabulary around meeting deadlines and project milestones.

Project management: talking about future deadlines

Summary

This ESL lesson for B2 English students explores Project management. 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 Future Perfect (will have + past participle). Key vocabulary includes finalize (verb), compiled (verb (past participle)), on track (phrase) 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 weekly team meeting and need to report on your progress and any potential issues..

Activities

Vocabulary focus

The vocabulary section introduces B2-level words and phrases related to Project management. Key terms include finalize (verb), compiled (verb (past participle)), on track (phrase), prototype (noun), executed (verb (past participle)). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.

Grammar focus

This lesson focuses on Future Perfect (will have + past participle). We use the future perfect tense to talk about an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. It emphasizes the completion of an action.

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