194. This evolving course plan comprises elements of both business and general English. The full range of language needs are covered – listening, reading, role play, vocabulary development, grammar practice and speaking.
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1. First Meeting
196. This worksheet is suitable for the first lesson of an elementary-level business English course. Students learn and practice some basic expressions for meeting and greeting each other and review the first, second and third person forms of the verb be.
2. Countries and Nationalities (Business Version) *
197. In this business English version of our lesson plan Countries and nationalities, students learn and put into practice the names of important countries, nations and nationalities. In this version of the worksheet, students use the target language to talk about the origins of some world famous brands. The lesson assumes a basic knowledge of the verb 'be'.
3. Possessive Adjectives
198. In this lesson, students learn the possessive adjectives my, your, his, her, its, our, your, and their. There is a role play activity in which students put the target language into practice.
4. Describing People *
199. In this lesson, students learn basic adjectives and structures for describing people’s appearance and personality. At the end of the lesson, students describe their friends to each other, putting the language from the lesson into practice.
5. Telling the Time
200. In this lesson, students learn how to tell the time and practice basic numbers.
201. In this lesson, the names of various jobs are introduced, and students learn how to speak about their daily routines using the present simple. The present simple affirmative and question forms are presented.
7. Family
202. In this lesson, students learn how to talk about their families using vocabulary for family members and possessives. Basic questions for requesting information about people are also reviewed in the lesson.
8. Work Relationships *
203. In this lesson, students learn basic vocabulary for describing the relationships between the members of a company's staff.
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9. Work and Play
206. In this lesson, students learn vocabulary for typical work tasks and leisure time activities. The worksheet presents adverbs of frequency (never, rarely, sometimes, often, etc.) as well as once/twice/three times a week/month/year. There are lots of How often...? questions and opportunities for students to communicate with each other using the target language. This is the business English version of our General English worksheet Free Time.
10. What’s the Weather Like?
207. This worksheet presents basic vocabulary for describing the weather. Students talk about the weather in their countries using adverbs of frequency.
11. I Like It! *
208. In this lesson, students learn the structure like, don't like, hate, love + -ing. Students listen to a short conversation about likes and dislikes. There is also an online video-aided exercise in which students watch a series of video clips and make sentences using the target language.
12. Describing People at Work *
209. In this lesson, students learn basic adjectives for describing people's character traits at work. At the end of the lesson, students put the target language into practice by describing themselves and their colleagues.
13. I Can Drive *
210. In this lesson, students learn how to talk about ability using the modal verb can/can’t.
14. Rules of the Workplace *
211. In this lesson, students learn the use of can/can't for talking about permission and prohibition. The lesson features a listening exercise in which a manager is explaining workplace rules to a new employee.
15. Who Was He? *
212. In this lesson, students learn and practice the past forms of the verb "be". The second part of the worksheet provides plenty of speaking practice as well as opportunities to revise some vocabulary from other worksheets, e.g. Family, What’s the Weather Like? and Countries and Nationalities.
16. At the Coffee Shop *
213. In this lesson, students learn how to order coffee and snacks in a coffee shop. For the listening activity, teachers can play a dialogue or animated video of a coffee shop scene. There is a role play activity at the end of the worksheet.
17. Business People
214. This lesson introduces students to the past simple forms of regular verbs. The worksheet includes a text about Steve Jobs and a gap-fill exercise and speaking activity on Anita Roddick, who was Britain's most famous businesswoman.
18. At the Weekend *
215. In this lesson, students learn the past simple forms of common irregular verbs and talk about what they did at the weekend.
19. Company History *
216. In this lesson, students learn how to talk about the history of a company using the past simple.
20. Crazy Hotels *
217. In this lesson, students learn how to create sentences with there is and there are. The worksheet is based on a text and dialogue about four unusual hotels. There is a
vocabulary exercise and a speaking activity in which students practice the target language. The lesson develops reading, listening and speaking skills.
21. At a Hotel *
218. In this lesson, students learn how to book a hotel room and check in at a hotel. There is a role play activity at the end of the worksheet.
22. On Holiday *
219. This lesson introduces elementary students to the present continuous. The target language is presented in a dialogue and there are several activities in which students practice the new structure. The worksheet also presents expressions for describing typical holiday/vacation activities and revises language from previous lessons, e.g. Free Time and What’s the Weather Like?
23. Location (Business Version) *
220. This business English version of our lesson filler Location presents common prepositions of location (in, on, next to, in front of, behind, between, above and under). Students practice describing the location of people and objects in their offices.
24. Asking for Directions
221. In this lesson, students learn how to ask for and give directions. There is a role play activity at the end of the worksheet.
25. The Body *
222. In this lesson, students learn key vocabulary for describing parts of the body, body actions and the five senses. Basic knowledge of the present continuous as well as verbs of liking/disliking is assumed, and the worksheet can be used to recycle these grammar areas.
26. Transport
223. In this lesson, students learn vocabulary related to public transport as well as practical expressions to use at a train station, in a taxi and at an airport check-in desk. The lesson plan includes a listening activity with the option to play animated video clips representing the different transport situations. There is a role play exercise at the end of the worksheet.
27. Something to Eat *
224. Students learn vocabulary for describing food and drink, as well as the use of countable and uncountable nouns with some and any. This lesson is a great opportunity to review structures and build on grammar covered in previous worksheets, especially Crazy Hotels. The lesson includes a video clip and rounds off nicely with a role play activity in which students put the target language into practice.
28. At a Restaurant *
225. In this lesson, students learn how to order a meal at a restaurant. There is a role play activity at the end of the worksheet.
29. Questions
226. In this business version of our general English lesson plan Question words, students practice asking questions with the words who, why, where, when, whose, etc. The worksheet assumes a basic knowledge of the present simple, present continuous and past simple.
30. Healthy Living *
227. This worksheet is great for getting students to interact with each other using quantifiers. The lesson begins with a pair work activity in which students interview each other about their lifestyles. Students practice forming questions with how much / how many and answering with a lot, much, many, a few, a little, etc. The lesson rounds off nicely with a fun and motivating activity in which the students try to guess some facts about their partners using the target language. The activities can easily be adapted for one-to-one settings.
31. On Your Desk *
228. This lesson teaches vocabulary for common objects found on a desk. Students describe their desks using there is/are and the verb have. There is a fun activity in which the students learn about themselves by reading a text on what their desks say about them.
32. Clothes and Colors *
229. In this worksheet, students review words for different items of clothing and learn how to describe different colors. There is also a grammar review exercise on 'some', 'a/an' and 'any'.
33. Next Week *
230. Students learn the structure going to + infinitive for talking about the future. The lesson plan includes a listening and motivating role play activity.
34. Marketing Words
231. In this lesson, students learn useful vocabulary related to marketing as well as the comparative forms of basic adjectives. The worksheet can be used as a business English alternative to our popular general English lesson plan 'True or False'.
35. Extreme Places *
232. In this lesson, students study the superlative form of adjectives by reading about the most 'extreme' places where people live. At the end of the lesson, there is an engaging activity in which students ask and answer questions about extreme places in their own countries.
36. Cultural Differences *
233. In this lesson, students compare the behavior and cultural habits of people from different countries. The structure and use of common adverbs is introduced and practiced. The lesson ends with a speaking activity in which students talk about how people behave in their own countries or cities.
37. The Future of the World
234. In this lesson, students read and complete predictions about the year 2050 and learn the structure will/won't + infinitive for talking about future predictions.
38. Visiting the Doctor *
235. In this dialogue-aided lesson plan, students learn how to describe a number of typical medical ailments, symptoms and treatments. The lesson includes two simple doctor-patient dialogues. A basic knowledge of the present simple, present continuous and past simple tenses is assumed.
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39. I Have Been to... *
237. This lesson introduces elementary students to the present perfect of the verb be.
40. Achievement (Business Version) *
238. In this lesson, students practice forming sentences and questions in the present perfect simple (regular and irregular verbs). The worksheet includes a text about Bill Gates and rounds off with a 'Find Someone Who...' activity.
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