Summary
This ESL lesson for C1 English students explores Business financial forecasting. 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 Expressing degrees of certainty and speculation. Key vocabulary includes underlying assumptions (noun phrase), sensitivity analysis (noun phrase), robust (adjective) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: Presenting and questioning financial projections in a meeting..
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 Expressing degrees of certainty and speculation. In business communication, especially when discussing forecasts, it's crucial to express the correct level of confidence. We can categorise this language into three levels.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Business financial forecasting not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for Presenting and questioning financial projections in a meeting., 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 Business financial forecasting. Key terms include underlying assumptions (noun phrase), sensitivity analysis (noun phrase), robust (adjective), to factor in (phrasal verb), revenue forecast (noun phrase). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Expressing degrees of certainty and speculation. In business communication, especially when discussing forecasts, it's crucial to express the correct level of confidence. We can categorise this language into three levels.
