Summary
This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers is designed for a C1 ESL class on online meetings. This class material provides vocabulary, grammar, and speaking practice to help students communicate more effectively in a professional work environment. This complete English lesson plan equips advanced students with the language needed for successful online meetings. The class begins with a warm-up discussion and a vocabulary matching task focusing on business idioms. Students then watch a video about effective meetings, practice grammar for making decisions and suggestions, and complete a dialogue exercise. The lesson culminates in a collaborative role-play where students simulate a project kick-off meeting, applying all the language they have learned in a practical, communicative task.
Activities
- Students start by discussing common problems in online meetings, then match key business idioms like "take the minutes" and "go off on a tangent" to their definitions to build foundational vocabulary.
- The lesson includes a video comprehension activity about running productive meetings, followed by a grammar section focusing on using "will" for spontaneous decisions and modals like "should" and "could" for suggestions.
- Learners apply their knowledge in a fill-in-the-gap dialogue and a final, structured role-play where they simulate a project meeting, assigning tasks and making decisions using the target language.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section centers on professional idioms and phrases crucial for business meetings. Key terms include: take the minutes, go off on a tangent, an action item, circle back to this, on my plate, touch base, get the ball rolling, and wrap up. These expressions help students sound more fluent and natural.
Grammar focus
The grammar practice targets two key functions common in meetings. Students learn to use the future simple with "will" to make spontaneous decisions and offers. The lesson also covers using modal verbs like "could," "should," and "might" to politely and professionally propose different courses of action.
