Summary
This ESL lesson for C1 English students explores Corporate sustainability reporting. 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 Nominalization. Key vocabulary includes stakeholders (noun), carbon footprint (noun), transparency (noun) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are a manager presenting your company's annual sustainability report to a group of stakeholders. You need to highlight successes, admit to challenges, and outline future plans..
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before listening.
- Comprehension exercises based on the audio to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on Nominalization. Nominalization is the process of turning verbs and adjectives into nouns. For example, 'improve' (verb) becomes 'improvement' (noun), and 'transparent' (adjective) becomes 'transparency' (noun).
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Corporate sustainability reporting not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are a manager presenting your company's annual sustainability report to a group of stakeholders. You need to highlight successes, admit to challenges, and outline future plans., 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 sustainability reporting. Key terms include stakeholders (noun), carbon footprint (noun), transparency (noun), regulatory compliance (noun phrase), metrics (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Nominalization. Nominalization is the process of turning verbs and adjectives into nouns. For example, 'improve' (verb) becomes 'improvement' (noun), and 'transparent' (adjective) becomes 'transparency' (noun).
