Summary
This ESL lesson for B1 English students explores Workplace communication. 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 Past simple vs. past continuous. Key vocabulary includes meticulous (adjective), crucial (adjective), document (verb) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are writing an incident report and need to organize the information clearly..
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 Past simple vs. past continuous. When telling a story or describing an incident, we often use the past simple and past continuous together. The past continuous (was/were + verb-ing) describes a longer, background action that was in progress.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Workplace communication not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are writing an incident report and need to organize the information clearly., 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 communication. Key terms include meticulous (adjective), crucial (adjective), document (verb), accurately (adverb), objectively (adverb). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Past simple vs. past continuous. When telling a story or describing an incident, we often use the past simple and past continuous together. The past continuous (was/were + verb-ing) describes a longer, background action that was in progress.
