Summary
This ESL lesson for C1 English students explores Business English presentations. 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 Cleft Sentences (It-clefts and Wh-clefts). Key vocabulary includes revenue drivers (noun phrase), stakeholder concerns (noun phrase), strategic implications (noun 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 meeting presenting financial data. You need to guide your audience through the information, highlight key points, and manage questions effectively..
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 Cleft Sentences (It-clefts and Wh-clefts). Cleft sentences are used to add emphasis to a particular part of a sentence. They are especially useful in presentations to draw the audience's attention to the most critical information.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Business English presentations not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are in a meeting presenting financial data. You need to guide your audience through the information, highlight key points, and manage questions effectively., 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 English presentations. Key terms include revenue drivers (noun phrase), stakeholder concerns (noun phrase), strategic implications (noun phrase), allocate (verb), the bottom line (noun phrase). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Cleft Sentences (It-clefts and Wh-clefts). Cleft sentences are used to add emphasis to a particular part of a sentence. They are especially useful in presentations to draw the audience's attention to the most critical information.
