Summary
This ESL lesson for B1 English students explores Workplace problem-solving. 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 Past Simple Passive. Key vocabulary includes productive (adjective), solution (noun), contributed (verb (past simple)) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: Participating in a problem-solving meeting.
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 Past Simple Passive. The Past Simple Passive is used to talk about actions that happened in the past when the focus is on the action itself, or the object receiving the action, rather than who performed it. It's formed with 'was' or 'were' + the past participle of the main verb.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Workplace problem-solving not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for Participating in a problem-solving meeting, 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 Workplace problem-solving. Key terms include productive (adjective), solution (noun), contributed (verb (past simple)), reorganize (verb), proposed (verb (past simple)). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on The Past Simple Passive. The Past Simple Passive is used to talk about actions that happened in the past when the focus is on the action itself, or the object receiving the action, rather than who performed it. It's formed with 'was' or 'were' + the past participle of the main verb.
