Business example lessons

Find business English lessons covering professional communication, workplace scenarios, meetings, presentations, negotiations, and corporate vocabulary. Perfect for teachers helping adult learners develop confidence in professional settings, from email writing to boardroom discussions. Lessons include authentic business content and real-world applications.

Economic models: debating progressive capitalism
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Economic models: debating progressive capitalism

Economic models — a C1 English lesson. Practise using contrasting language and expand vocabulary around capitalism and social responsibility.

Negotiating compromises: using conditionals effectively
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Negotiating compromises: using conditionals effectively

Negotiation — a B2 English lesson. Practise using conditional sentences and expand vocabulary around making proposals and reaching agreements. Improve your communicative skills for real-world scenarios.

Brainstorming effectively: making suggestions and building on ideas
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Brainstorming effectively: making suggestions and building on ideas

Brainstorming — a B2 English lesson. Practise using modals for suggestions and expand vocabulary around collaborative idea generation. Improve your business communication skills.

Describing your job: routines, roles, and responsibilities
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Describing your job: routines, roles, and responsibilities

Describing your job — a B1 English lesson. Practise Present Simple and structures for responsibilities, and expand vocabulary around workplace communication.

Project updates: using the present continuous for status reports
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Project updates: using the present continuous for status reports

Project updates — a B1 English lesson. Practise using the present continuous and expand vocabulary for giving professional status reports.

Making a business case: Using modals for persuasion
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Making a business case: Using modals for persuasion

Making a business case — a C1 English lesson. Practise using modal verbs for persuasion and expand vocabulary around securing project funding.

Effective meetings: giving advice and suggestions
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Effective meetings: giving advice and suggestions

Business meetings — a B2 English lesson. Practise using modal verbs for advice and expand vocabulary around professional development and team management.

Performance reviews: discussing feedback and goals
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Performance reviews: discussing feedback and goals

Performance reviews — a B2 English lesson. Practise reporting verbs and expand vocabulary around professional development and feedback.

Corporate mergers: communicating with finesse and authority
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Corporate mergers: communicating with finesse and authority

Corporate mergers — a C2 English lesson. Practise nominalization for formal writing and expand vocabulary around M&A communication strategies.

Project updates: using the present perfect continuous
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Project updates: using the present perfect continuous

Work projects — a B1 English lesson. Practise the present perfect continuous and expand vocabulary around professional communication and project management.

Reporting on meetings: mastering reported speech
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Reporting on meetings: mastering reported speech

Business communication — a B2 English lesson. Practise reported speech and expand vocabulary around sharing meeting outcomes and client feedback.

Professional writing: using the passive voice for formality
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Professional writing: using the passive voice for formality

Business English — a B2 lesson. Practise using the passive voice for a formal tone and expand your vocabulary for professional communication.