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Expressing degrees of certainty and probability in business decisions

B2 Business Work Grammar

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Expressing degrees of certainty and probability in business decisions

This B2 lesson plan helps students practice expressing certainty in a business English context. It focuses on confident communication and professional decision-making through discussions, vocabulary, listening, grammar exercises, reading comprehension, and a strategic role-pla

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The real meeting happens before the meeting

This lesson helps B2 students learn the unspoken rules of preparing for meetings & influencing decisions through effective communication. It focuses on business idioms, making suggestions, & culminates in a role-play.

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C1 Lifestyle Grammar

What TV shows are you currently watching?

An advanced C1 lesson plan for English teachers focusing on discussing TV shows. Includes vocabulary, grammar, and speaking activities to review and recommend series like a pro, making it a perfect addition to your lesson library.

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B2 Business Lifestyle

The Stanley cup craze: How a tumbler went viral

Explore viral marketing with this B2 lesson plan focusing on the Stanley Cup craze. Discuss modern trends, business, and consumer psychology through a real-world case study, perfect for understanding contemporary marketing strategies.

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Practical English

81 lessons

B1 Practical English Business Work Grammar

Present perfect continuous for ongoing work projects

This B1 ESL lesson helps students discuss work projects and give professional status updates. Focuses on essential vocabulary ('oversee,' 'launch strategy') and the present perfect continuous. Includes listening, reading, and a role-play for practical communication in business me

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B1 Work Business Grammar Practical English

Gerunds and infinitives for discussing career goals and preferences

This lesson helps B1 students discuss career goals, professional development, and future aspirations. It covers key vocabulary and grammar (gerunds/infinitives) through engaging activities: warm-up, vocabulary matching, listening gap-fill, reading, and a culminating role-play

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B2 C1 Business Work Grammar Practical English

Ellipsis and substitution for concise business communication

This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers helps B2-C1 students master concise business communication. This ESL class material focuses on using ellipsis and substitution to write more effectively and avoid redundancy in a professional context.

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B2

104 lessons

B2 Business Grammar Work

Second conditional for hypothetical business scenarios and negotiations

This B2 business English lesson focuses on negotiating hypothetical scenarios using the second conditional. Activities include a warm-up on dilemmas, vocabulary matching, a listening gap-fill, reading about a merger, and a role-play for a company acquisition. Students master e

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B2 Business Work Grammar

Reported speech for sharing meeting outcomes and client feedback

This lesson plan focuses on reporting meeting outcomes and client feedback in a business context. It improves communication skills by covering reported speech and professional vocabulary for relaying information. Students will practice with matching reporting verbs, a listening t

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B2 Business Work

Conditional sentences for business negotiations

This B2 ESL lesson plan focuses on business negotiations, offering vocabulary, grammar, and practical speaking activities. Students will engage in discussions, vocabulary matching, a reading gap-fill about a failed merger, and a role-play to negotiate a contract renewal.

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B1

60 lessons

B1 Business Grammar Work

Subject-verb agreement in complex business sentences

This comprehensive B1-B2 lesson helps students master subject-verb agreement in professional business contexts. It features a warm-up, business vocabulary, a listening exercise on a manager's update, and a grammar review. Students apply rules through practice, a corporate merger

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B1 Business Work Grammar

First conditional for making business predictions and proposals

This B1-B2 lesson helps students make business predictions & proposals using the first conditional. Features include vocabulary matching, a listening gap-fill, grammar practice, & a role-play strategy meeting to discuss proposals & predict outcomes, enhancing practical communicat

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B1 Practical English Business Work Grammar

Present perfect continuous for ongoing work projects

This B1 ESL lesson helps students discuss work projects and give professional status updates. Focuses on essential vocabulary ('oversee,' 'launch strategy') and the present perfect continuous. Includes listening, reading, and a role-play for practical communication in business me

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C1

56 lessons

B2 C1 Business Work Grammar Practical English

Ellipsis and substitution for concise business communication

This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers helps B2-C1 students master concise business communication. This ESL class material focuses on using ellipsis and substitution to write more effectively and avoid redundancy in a professional context.

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Technology Business Work C1

Big Tech earnings reports and AI investment bubble concerns

This lesson helps advanced ESL students analyze the AI investment bubble, covering key financial vocabulary and speculative language. It includes discussions, vocabulary matching, listening gap-fill, reading comprehension, hedging grammar, and a financial analyst role-play debate

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C1 Business Work

How to tell stories with data

Master data storytelling with this C1 ESL lesson plan. Learn to analyze charts, describe trends, and structure compelling professional presentations. Includes video comprehension, grammar practice on trends, and a final presentation task using business and data analysis vocabular

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C2

15 lessons

C2 Business Work

Strategic planning and roadmap presentations

This advanced C2 ESL lesson plan focuses on strategic planning, guiding students through creating and presenting roadmaps. Activities include warm-up discussions, listening gap-fills, advanced business vocabulary exercises, reading about strategic pivots, and practicing future te

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C2 Business Work

Hostile takeover and acquisition defense

This C2 business English lesson covers hostile corporate takeovers. Master key vocabulary for defense strategies (e.g., 'poison pill,' 'white knight'), practice with reading, listening, and grammar on inverted conditionals. Culminates in a board meeting role-play to defend agains

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C2 Business Work

Crisis management and public relations

This C2-level lesson plan focuses on business English and crisis management. It equips students with advanced vocabulary, grammar, and practical skills to navigate corporate PR crises, including discussions, case studies, grammar practice, and a dynamic role-play.

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A1

10 lessons

A1 Business Grammar

Articles (a/an/the) for presenting company information and services

This A1-A2 ESL lesson helps students present a company, focusing on foundational business vocabulary and correct article usage ('a', 'an', 'the') in a professional context. Activities include matching brands, listening gap-fill, grammar practice, reading, and a culminating speaki

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A1 Work General Practical English

Clocking in and time tracking systems

This downloadable PDF lesson plan helps A1 students learn essential vocabulary for the workplace, covering clocking in, shifts, and daily routines. Perfect for beginners starting their first job, this material includes vocabulary matching, listening, reading, and role-play scenar

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A1 Business Work

Answering the office phone professionally

This A1 lesson plan provides ESL teachers with essential material for teaching basic office phone skills. Beginners learn to answer calls, take messages, and use professional phrases. Activities include warm-up, vocab matching, listening, phrase practice, grammar, and a guided ro

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A2

18 lessons

A2 Work Grammar Business

Modal verbs for workplace obligations and permissions

This A2 ESL lesson helps students discuss workplace rules, obligations, and permissions using essential grammar and vocabulary. Activities include a warm-up, vocabulary matching, listening, modal verb exercises (must, have to, should, can), reading, and a creative speaking task t

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A2 Business Work Grammar

Prepositions of time and place for scheduling and logistics

This complete English lesson helps students master the language of scheduling. Activities begin with a warm-up discussion and a vocabulary matching task. Students then study and practice prepositions of time and place (at, in, on) through dedicated grammar exercises. The lesson i

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A2 Business Work Grammar Practical English

Comparative and superlative adjectives for market analysis and product reviews

This lesson plan introduces vocabulary and grammar for comparing products. Designed for A2 students, it covers comparatives and superlatives in a business context through activities like warm-up discussions, vocabulary matching, a listening gap-fill, a grammar reading, and a p

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Business

180 lessons

B2 Business Grammar Work

Second conditional for hypothetical business scenarios and negotiations

This B2 business English lesson focuses on negotiating hypothetical scenarios using the second conditional. Activities include a warm-up on dilemmas, vocabulary matching, a listening gap-fill, reading about a merger, and a role-play for a company acquisition. Students master e

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B1 Business Grammar Work

Subject-verb agreement in complex business sentences

This comprehensive B1-B2 lesson helps students master subject-verb agreement in professional business contexts. It features a warm-up, business vocabulary, a listening exercise on a manager's update, and a grammar review. Students apply rules through practice, a corporate merger

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B1 Business Work Grammar

First conditional for making business predictions and proposals

This B1-B2 lesson helps students make business predictions & proposals using the first conditional. Features include vocabulary matching, a listening gap-fill, grammar practice, & a role-play strategy meeting to discuss proposals & predict outcomes, enhancing practical communicat

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