This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers helps C2 students master executive coaching and leadership. This ESL class material covers advanced business vocabulary, grammar for emphasis, and practical communication skills for leadership development. Students begin by defining modern leadership qualities.
Activities include a listening gap-fill, a reading comprehension exercise about a corporate program, vocabulary matching, and a grammar practice on inversion.
The lesson culminates in a structured role-play where students practice conducting a coaching session, applying newly learned phrases and concepts to a realistic business scenario. This comprehensive plan builds both language proficiency and professional skills.
Activities
- Students start with a warm-up discussion, defining the qualities of modern leaders and contrasting leadership with management. This activates prior knowledge and sets the context for the lesson's business focus.
- A listening exercise challenges students to complete a testimonial about executive coaching, honing their ability to catch key phrases and vocabulary in a professional context.
- The lesson includes a reading comprehension task based on an article about a corporate leadership program, followed by a C2-level vocabulary matching activity to solidify key business terms.
- A final role-play activity allows students to apply their learning. In pairs, they simulate an executive coaching session, using targeted phrases and practicing the grammar of inversion for emphasis.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces C2-level business and leadership terms essential for strategic discussions. Students will learn and practice words like 'paradigm shift,' 'impetus,' 'holistic approach,' 'stakeholder alignment,' and 'actionable feedback.' The lesson also provides a bank of useful phrases for conducting coaching conversations, categorized by function such as opening a session, giving feedback, and setting goals.
Grammar focus
The grammar practice centers on using inversion with negative and limiting adverbials to add emphasis, a key feature of formal and executive communication. Students will learn to restructure sentences starting with phrases like 'Under no circumstances,' 'Seldom,' 'Not only,' and 'Little.' A targeted exercise challenges them to rewrite standard sentences using this advanced grammatical structure, elevating their formal writing and speaking.
