Master past modals of deduction by solving a workplace mystery in this B1-B2 grammar English lesson plan, learning to say what must have, might have and can’t have happened with confidence.
Main objectives of this material
- Develop advanced vocabulary related to self-employment, business ownership and working life, including expressions such as be your own boss, take the plunge, red tape, overheads, cash flow and job security.
- Strengthen speaking and discussion skills by analysing two contrasting profiles of a business owner and an employee, ranking career priorities, debating opinion statements and advising on three real-life career dilemmas.
- Learn and practise trade-off language for comparing options using phrases such as the upside / the downside, it’s a trade-off between and on balance, I’d go for to give balanced opinions and a clear recommendation.
What students are going to cover
In this lesson, students will explore whether it is better to run your own company or work for someone else through the contrasting stories of a studio owner and a corporate project manager. They will build business English vocabulary related to self-employment, income, benefits and bureaucracy, using expressions such as take the plunge, red tape and weigh up the pros and cons. They will then rank their own career priorities, debate opinion statements, and give advice on three escalating dilemmas about leaving a job to start a business. Finally, they will practise trade-off language like the upside / the downside and deliver a 60-second recommendation to a friend. By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to compare self-employment with salaried work, express balanced opinions and justify a clear recommendation in fluent, natural English.
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