Business English - Intermediate level, Part 2 (20 Lessons)

Business English - Intermediate level, Part 2 (20 Lessons)  

		Lesson 1. Business meetings This lesson plan covers vocabulary for talking about meetings. Students learn a number of terms for describing the different types and purposes of meetings as well as problems and other issues related to organised discussions.
		Lesson 2. Working together In this lesson, students read about how a successful British co-operative is managed. The worksheet includes vocabulary work and a grammar review exercise on the present perfect.
		Lesson 3. Bad debt This lesson plan is based on an article about how bad debt is affecting small businesses in the UK and what they can do about the problem. The worksheet focuses on reading and vocabulary work, rounding off with some sample expressions for chasing payments via email.
		Lesson 4. The new consumer This lesson plan is based on an article about changing shopping habits among consumers in the UK. The worksheet includes a grammar exercise on tenses for describing changes.
		Lesson 5. The stress timebomb - Part 1 The first of a two-part lesson plan that looks at the causes and impact of stress in the workplace. Students read about how stress is affecting small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. The lesson rounds off with a grammar exercise on reported speech in which students complete a stressful negotiation dialogue using the target language structures.
		Lesson 6. The stress timebomb - Part 2 The second of a two-part lesson plan that looks at the causes and impact of stress in the workplace. Students read about and discuss how small and medium-sized businesses can reduce stress among employees. The lesson rounds off with a exercise on expressing future probability.
		Lesson 7. Working in human resources This audio and video-aided worksheet is designed to get HR specialists talking about their work. The lesson plan is based in part on the format and content of our popular business English worksheet 'Company and job'.
		Lesson 8. Sick leave Thinking of calling in sick? Under a new Belgian proposal, you will be obliged to remain at home for a medical check-up. In this lesson, students read about and discuss this proposal. The worksheet rounds off with a vocabulary exercise on common ailments and remedies.
		Lesson 9. Contracts In this lesson, students learn and practise vocabulary related to contracts. The worksheet is suitable for intermediate business English as well as legal English students.
		Lesson 10. Common expressions in business Need to fill up 15 minutes of an intermediate business English class? Use this lesson filler to teach your students ten common expressions used in spoken English.
		Lesson 11. Common expressions in business 2 Need to fill up 15 minutes of an intermediate business English class? Here's another business English lesson filler to teach your students common expressions used in spoken English.
		Lesson 12. Financial statements This lesson plan is suitable for students who deal with accounting issues, especially those who need to prepare or interpret financial statements in English. This worksheet presents vocabulary related to a company’s balance sheet and profit and loss statement. For teachers who are unfamiliar with accounting terms, we have included additional notes in the key to help clear up any confusion.
		Lesson 13. Marketing strategies This lesson plan is designed to get your students talking about marketing. The worksheet covers modern methods of marketing, including social media marketing, email marketing, internet advertising and search engine optimization. The lesson can be used to stimulate a lively debate among the students on traditional vs. online marketing.
		Lesson 14. Business phrasal verbs This lively lesson plan presents 16 common phrasal verbs used in business. These business English phrasal verbs are presented in their natural context. There are two speaking activities in which students interview each using the target language. For larger classes, there is a 'Find someone who' activity at the end of the worksheet.
		Lesson 15. Describing workers This lesson plan is a great way to develop students' ability to talk about people’s personality and character traits at work. The worksheet presents a variety of adjectives for describing qualities and flaws, as well as additional expressions for describing typical office personalities.
		Lesson 16. Innovation and product development This worksheet presents vocabulary related to product innovation and development. A variety of terms are introduced for describing the pre-launch stages of a new product as well as adjectives and expressions for describing technological innovation. The lesson plan includes discussion ideas and should be particularly useful for students involved in market research and/or product development.
		Lesson 17. Thirsty work In this lesson, students read an article on the benefits and drawbacks of the coffee shop as a place for work and business. In the grammar section of the worksheet, students practise using the present perfect for describing recent changes, changes over time and situations that have continued until the present. At the end of the lesson, the class share their own opinions about working in cafes.
		Lesson 18. Liar liar This lesson is based on an article that discusses why job applicants are increasingly lying on their CVs/résumés and how employers are trying to deal with the problem. Lesson activities include a game in which students write down and read out sentences about their own educational and professional background, and their partners try to guess if they are lying or not.
		Lesson 19. Managing tasks In this lesson, students learn and practise vocabulary related to tasks and time management.
		Lesson 20. The economy In this lesson, students learn and practise vocabulary related to the economy.