Business English & Workplace Communication
Practical Business English lessons for professional learners. Cover workplace communication, leadership, teamwork, meetings, presentations, personal branding, conflict, and career skills through modern, ready-to-teach materials.
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Accent Bias in the Workplace – ESL Lesson Plan
Get your B1-B2 students exploring British accents, identity, and workplace bias with this engaging lesson based on an authentic BBC News report. Students develop reading, listening, vocabulary, speaking, and cultural awareness skills as they discover distinctive British accents, examine how pronunciation can affect career perceptions, and reflect on attitudes toward regional accents in their own…
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Women Leaders: Competent but Not Likable? – ESL Lesson Plan
Get your B2-C1 students discussing gender bias, leadership, and workplace expectations with this thought-provoking lesson based on Robin Hauser’s TED Talk. Students develop listening, vocabulary, speaking, critical thinking, and cultural awareness skills as they explore why competent women are often judged differently from men and how unconscious bias shapes perceptions of leadership.
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Bolt’s Controversial Decision: The End of HR? – ESL Lesson Plan
Bring a real-world business controversy into your B1-B2 classroom with this engaging lesson on Bolt’s decision to eliminate its HR department. Students develop reading, vocabulary, speaking, collaboration, and critical thinking skills as they explore company culture, workforce restructuring, leadership choices, and the future role of HR in modern business.
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The Secret Language of Negotiation – ESL Lesson Plan
A practical advanced lesson on negotiation, emotion, and influence inspired by real FBI negotiation techniques. Students learn persuasive language, practise active listening, and discuss how empathy, tone, and trust shape successful conversations.
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The 4-Day Work Week: Dream or Reality? – ESL Lesson Plan
A workplace lesson on the four-day week and the changing meaning of productivity. Students discuss history, work-life balance, burnout, and business realities while practising vocabulary, listening, and persuasive speaking.
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Inside the Starbucks Crisis – ESL Lesson Plan
A business case-study lesson on Starbucks, brand identity, and corporate crisis. Students analyse how an iconic company lost momentum and discuss customer experience, leadership, competition, and possible paths to recovery.
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Are You Working with a Darth Vader? Coworker Survival Guide – ESL Lesson Plan
A workplace-survival lesson about difficult colleagues, office personalities, and conflict. Students learn practical language for describing behaviour, setting boundaries, and discussing how to work with people who drain the team’s energy.
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The Power of Your Personal Brand – ESL Lesson Plan
A career-development lesson on personal branding and how people present themselves professionally. Students learn useful vocabulary, analyse examples, and practise speaking about strengths, identity, reputation, and career goals.
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What Makes a Great Leader Today? – ESL Lesson Plan
A leadership lesson on what makes a great leader today. Students discuss empathy, confidence, communication, and decision-making while practising vocabulary and speaking skills for professional and academic contexts.
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Thinking Like a Lawyer – ESL Lesson Plan
A critical-thinking lesson that teaches students to think like lawyers. Students practise reasoning, evidence, questioning, and argumentation while building vocabulary for law, logic, and debate.
