This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers helps B1 students discuss project management. This ESL class material covers key vocabulary and grammar for workplace communication, focusing on meeting deadlines and solving problems in a professional setting. This lesson helps students navigate the challenges of project deadlines.
Activities include a warm-up discussion, a vocabulary matching task, and a reading comprehension exercise about a delayed product launch. A listening gap-fill sharpens comprehension skills, while a grammar section focuses on modal verbs for giving advice.
The lesson culminates in a role-play where students practice negotiating deadlines, using key phrases for project meetings to build their professional communication skills.
Activities
- Speaking and vocabulary practice: Students activate their knowledge by discussing personal experiences with project deadlines. This warm-up activity sets the context for the lesson's business theme and encourages immediate student engagement on a relatable topic.
- Listening skills: The lesson features a listening exercise where students complete a gap-fill task based on a project manager's advice, improving their ability to understand key details in a professional monologue.
- Reading for detail: A reading comprehension task based on a news article about a troubled tech project challenges students to identify true and false statements, enhancing their critical reading skills in a business context.
- Role-playing: The lesson culminates in a practical speaking activity. Students role-play a conversation between a project manager and a team member who is behind schedule, applying the lesson's vocabulary and grammar.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces essential project management terms. Students learn and practice words such as 'deadline,' 'roadblock,' 'scope creep,' 'burnout,' 'buffer time,' 'prioritize,' and 'delegate,' equipping them with the specific language needed to discuss project progress and challenges in an English-speaking workplace.
Grammar focus
The grammar practice centers on using modal verbs for advice and necessity. Students will learn the distinction between 'should' for suggestions and 'must,' 'have to,' and 'need to' for expressing strong obligations and important requirements. This helps them give clear and appropriate advice in a professional setting.
