Summary
This ESL lesson for B2 English students explores Business meetings. 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 Using modal verbs for suggestions (should, could, might want to, need to). Key vocabulary includes agenda (noun), sidetracked (adjective), facilitate (verb) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are leading a project meeting and need to keep the discussion focused, manage different opinions, and ensure clear outcomes..
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 Using modal verbs for suggestions (should, could, might want to, need to). In professional English, how you make a suggestion is as important as the suggestion itself. We use modal verbs to sound more polite and diplomatic.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Business meetings not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are leading a project meeting and need to keep the discussion focused, manage different opinions, and ensure clear outcomes., 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 meetings. Key terms include agenda (noun), sidetracked (adjective), facilitate (verb), dominate (verb), action points (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Using modal verbs for suggestions (should, could, might want to, need to). In professional English, how you make a suggestion is as important as the suggestion itself. We use modal verbs to sound more polite and diplomatic.
