B1

An intermediate learner who can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered at work, school, or leisure. They can deal with most situations likely to arise while traveling in a language-speaking area. They can produce simple, connected text on familiar topics and describe experiences, events, hopes, and briefly give reasons for opinions and plans.

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Updating project status and progress
B1 Business Work

Updating project status and progress

This B1 Business English lesson helps students give clear, professional project updates. It covers essential vocabulary like "on track" & "milestone," and clarifies present perfect vs. simple past for reporting. Activities include matching, listening, grammar exercises, and a gui

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Requesting time off and sick leave
B1 Business Work Practical English

Requesting time off and sick leave

This B1 practical business English lesson focuses on requesting time off and calling in sick. Students will engage in warm-up discussions, vocabulary matching, listening and reading tasks, and role-play scenarios, mastering essential phrases and grammar for professional workplace

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Workplace diversity and inclusion language
B1 Business Work Culture

Workplace diversity and inclusion language

This B1 ESL lesson explores diversity & inclusion at work, focusing on language for belonging & respectful professional communication. Activities include vocabulary, listening, reading D&I policies, analyzing inclusive phrases, and role-playing scenarios to build skills.

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Expense reports and reimbursement requests
B1 Business Work Practical English

Expense reports and reimbursement requests

Master business vocabulary for expense reports with this B1 ESL lesson. Students learn key terms, company policies, and how to write a formal reimbursement request. Activities include vocabulary matching, reading comprehension, listening, and modal verb practice, culminating in a

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Organizing company events and socials
B1 Business Work Lifestyle

Organizing company events and socials

This B1 ESL lesson focuses on business English for organizing company events. It includes warm-up discussions, vocabulary matching, a listening exercise, grammar on future forms, a reading task, and a collaborative project to plan an event from scratch.

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Participating in brainstorming sessions
B1 Business Work

Participating in brainstorming sessions

This downloadable PDF lesson plan helps B1 students master brainstorming language. It provides engaging activities and vocabulary for business English, focusing on collaborative idea generation. Students learn key terms, functional phrases, polite suggestions, and apply skills in

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Onboarding new team members
B1 Business Work

Onboarding new team members

This B1 Business English lesson helps students practice language for welcoming and onboarding new colleagues. Activities include warm-up, vocabulary matching, listening, reading, grammar on modal verbs for requests/offers, and a role-play simulating a new hire's first day.

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Workplace health and wellness programs
B1 Business Work Lifestyle

Workplace health and wellness programs

This downloadable PDF lesson plan helps B1 ESL students discuss workplace wellness. It covers key vocabulary, grammar, and speaking skills related to employee well-being and corporate health initiatives, guiding students through warm-up, vocabulary, listening, reading, and group

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Handling customer complaints professionally
B1 Business Work

Handling customer complaints professionally

This B1-level ESL lesson provides materials for English teachers on handling customer complaints. Focus on polite, effective communication in customer service roles for a business English context. Activities include vocabulary, reading, grammar on politeness, listening, and a rol

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Setting up video conferencing calls
B1 Business Technology Work

Setting up video conferencing calls

Master virtual meetings with this B1 ESL lesson plan. Covers key vocabulary & grammar for video calls, from setting up to troubleshooting. Activities include matching, listening, adverbs of frequency practice, reading on hybrid work, and a role-play. Perfect for professional Engl

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