Summary
This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers helps C1 students master supply chain language. This ESL class material covers key vocabulary, cause-and-effect grammar, and professional communication skills for business and work-related contexts.
This C1 business English lesson equips students with the language to discuss supply chain management. Activities include vocabulary matching, a listening gap-fill, and a reading exercise on supply chain disruption. Students will practice cause-and-effect grammar, learn professional phrases, and apply their knowledge in a final role-play activity where they must solve a supply crisis. This comprehensive material is perfect for advanced learners focusing on professional communication.
Activities
- Students begin with a discussion about online ordering before matching key supply chain terms like "procurement" and "bottleneck" to their definitions, building a foundational understanding of the topic.
- Learners complete a listening gap-fill about a supply chain overview. They then read an article about a supply disruption, filling in gaps with words like "mitigate" and "vulnerability" from a word bank.
- After a grammar focus on expressing cause and effect, students study useful professional phrases. The lesson culminates in a role-play where they must resolve a supply chain crisis in a simulated meeting.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson focuses on essential terminology for supply chain management. Students will learn and practice words such as procurement, logistics, inventory management, lead time, bottleneck, and forecasting. The reading exercise introduces more advanced terms like mitigate, contingency, ripple effect, and vulnerability.
Grammar focus
The grammar section targets advanced language for expressing cause and effect, which is crucial in professional reports and analysis. Students move beyond simple connectors to practice structures like "to stem from," "to result in," "due to," "owing to," and "consequently."
