Summary
This ESL lesson for B2 English students explores Business 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 The passive voice. Key vocabulary includes press release (noun), media outreach (noun), headline (noun) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are writing a press release or making a formal announcement about your company..
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 The passive voice. In professional writing like press releases, we often use the passive voice to sound more objective and formal. It focuses on the action or the result, rather than who performed the action.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Business communication not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are writing a press release or making a formal announcement about your company., 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 B2-level words and phrases related to Business communication. Key terms include press release (noun), media outreach (noun), headline (noun), lead paragraph (noun), boilerplate (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on The passive voice. In professional writing like press releases, we often use the passive voice to sound more objective and formal. It focuses on the action or the result, rather than who performed the action.
