Summary
This downloadable PDF lesson plan helps B2-level ESL students master the second conditional for discussing hypothetical business scenarios and negotiations. This English class material uses a variety of interactive exercises, including listening, reading, and speaking, to build confidence in using this key grammatical structure in a professional context.
This lesson guides intermediate students through the use of the second conditional. Activities include a warm-up discussion on business ideas, a listening gap-fill exercise, and a vocabulary matching task with key business terms. Students will analyze a reading text about a startup's strategic dilemma and engage in speaking activities to practice negotiating and discussing hypothetical outcomes.
Activities
- A warm-up discussion where students imagine starting a business and discuss the importance of negotiation, setting the context for hypothetical language.
- A listening comprehension exercise where students fill in the gaps while listening to a dialogue about a hypothetical business strategy.
- A grammar focus section that explains the structure of the second conditional, followed by interactive exercises to check understanding.
- A reading comprehension task based on an article about a startup's "pivot dilemma," requiring students to complete sentences using information from the text.
- Guided speaking practice where students discuss various business dilemmas using the second conditional and vocabulary from the lesson.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces key business terms related to strategy and finance. Key terms include "capital," "market share," "allocate," "pivot," "leverage," and "venture capitalist." Students learn to use this vocabulary to discuss hypothetical business decisions and strategic moves.
Grammar focus
This lesson concentrates on the second conditional, specifically the structure "If + Past Simple, would + base verb." This grammatical form is used to help students discuss hypothetical or unreal situations in the present or future, making the grammar practice highly relevant for business negotiations and strategic planning.
