Summary
This ESL lesson for C2 English students explores Business strategy. 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 Future Perfect vs. Future Continuous. Key vocabulary includes overarching (adjective), granular (adjective), contingency (noun) 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 business meeting, presenting a strategic roadmap to colleagues or stakeholders. You need to structure your presentation, highlight key points, and manage expectations..
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 Future Perfect vs. Future Continuous. When presenting strategic roadmaps, precision about future events is key. We use the Future Perfect (will have + past participle) to describe an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Business strategy not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are in a business meeting, presenting a strategic roadmap to colleagues or stakeholders. You need to structure your presentation, highlight key points, and manage expectations., 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 C2-level words and phrases related to Business strategy. Key terms include overarching (adjective), granular (adjective), contingency (noun), buy-in (noun), deliverable (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Future Perfect vs. Future Continuous. When presenting strategic roadmaps, precision about future events is key. We use the Future Perfect (will have + past participle) to describe an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future.
