Summary
This ESL lesson for B1 English students explores Work projects. 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 Present Perfect Continuous. Key vocabulary includes ongoing (adjective), headway (noun), intense (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 and your manager asks for an update on your work. You need to explain what you have been doing, what progress you have made, and what the next steps are..
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 Present Perfect Continuous. We use the Present Perfect Continuous to talk about actions that started in the past and are still happening now. It emphasizes the duration of the action.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Work projects not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are in a team meeting and your manager asks for an update on your work. You need to explain what you have been doing, what progress you have made, and what the next steps are., 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 B1-level words and phrases related to Work projects. Key terms include ongoing (adjective), headway (noun), intense (adjective), handover (noun), documenting (verb (gerund)). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Present Perfect Continuous. We use the Present Perfect Continuous to talk about actions that started in the past and are still happening now. It emphasizes the duration of the action.
