Summary
This ESL lesson for B2 English students explores Business English. 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 The Passive Voice (be + past participle). Key vocabulary includes employed (verb (past participle)), optimize (verb), objective (adjective) 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 team meeting or writing a report. You need to present findings, decisions, and recommendations in a formal, objective way..
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 The Passive Voice (be + past participle). The passive voice is used to change the focus of a sentence. Instead of the subject (the 'doer') being the most important part, the object (what the action is done to) becomes the focus.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Business English not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are in a team meeting or writing a report. You need to present findings, decisions, and recommendations in a formal, objective way., 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 B2-level words and phrases related to Business English. Key terms include employed (verb (past participle)), optimize (verb), objective (adjective), formality (noun), prevalence (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on The Passive Voice (be + past participle). The passive voice is used to change the focus of a sentence. Instead of the subject (the 'doer') being the most important part, the object (what the action is done to) becomes the focus.
