Summary
This downloadable PDF lesson helps B2-level ESL students discuss the evolving world of work, focusing on remote work versus office return policies. This English class material uses audio, targeted vocabulary, and grammar exercises to help students articulate their opinions on modern workplace arrangements.
This lesson helps intermediate students explore the debate around different work models. Activities include a warm-up discussion on work preferences, a listening comprehension task, and vocabulary exercises to learn key terms like "hybrid approach" and "impromptu collaboration."
Students will practice using modal verbs for obligation, permission, and prohibition to discuss company rules. The material is designed to generate practical conversation and equip students with the language needed to talk about employment trends and work-life balance.
Activities
- A warm-up discussion where students talk about their ideal work environment and the advantages of remote and office work.
- A listening comprehension task based on a short audio clip, where students fill in the gaps to understand key ideas about company policies.
- A grammar exercise focusing on modal verbs (must, should, can, cannot) to help students correctly express rules, recommendations, and prohibitions in a professional context.
- Guided speaking practice using discussion questions that encourage students to apply the new vocabulary and grammar to express their own views on the future of work.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces essential terms for discussing modern workplace trends. Key phrases include "grappling with," "mandating," "flexibility," "impromptu collaboration," "hybrid approach," and "the norm." Students learn to use this language to describe company challenges, policies, and the evolving nature of work.
Grammar focus
This lesson concentrates on modal verbs for obligation, permission, and prohibition. The structure focuses on using "must / have to," "should," "can / may," and "cannot / must not." This grammatical form helps students understand and formulate rules and policies, make recommendations, and discuss what is permitted or forbidden in a work environment.
