Business English 2, (ML,PI,U5,C2)
Lesson Duration: 50min
Lesson Aim: Dealing with Stress, reading
Student details: Age (s):
Date:
Time Student activity
Engagement activity
Dealing with stress (ML, PI, CB,
p.46)
A) brainstorm causes of stress
B) listen to track1.43 and answer
the 2 meaning questions
C) listen to track1.44 and answer
the question
D) listen to track1.44 and fill in the
blanks
E), F) listen to tracks1.45 and 1.46
and answer respective questions
Presentation stage
Listening for meaning (ML, PI, CD-
ROM, U5, List.)
Listen and answer true or false
Study stage
Stress Reading (ML, PI, SB, p.47)
A) rank countries from most (1) to
least (9) stressful places to work
B) read 2 paragraphs and check
answers to A)
C) complete reading and answer
questions
D) answer question,
E) in pairs discuss questions and
make suggestions to the group
# students
Level:
Class Room
Teacher activity
Have students A) brainstorm causes of
stress on the board then hand out stress
listening worksheet, to be filled in whilst
going through the SB questions
B) listen to track1.43 and answer the 2
meaning questions
C) listen to track1.44 and answer the
question
D) listen to track1.44 and fill in the
blanks
E), F) listen to tracks1.45 and 1.46 and
answer respective questions
G) can be discussed as a whole group
Do the listening skills exercise on the
DVD-ROM as a group
have individuals rank countries for
stressfulness and complete the reading
activities B), C) and D)
E) can be discussed in pairs then shared
back to the group
 Time Student activity
Practice Stage
Stress Vocab Practice (ML, PI,
WB, p.20)
A) choose a word to go in each of
the spaces a, b or c.
B) Complete the sentences with
the correct prepositions
Teacher activity
Have students individually A) choose a
word to go in each of the spaces a, b or
c. and B) Complete the sentences with
the correct prepositions (in, to, for,
about, at, of…)

Warm down/follow up Hand out the two text and their

Stress Reading Packs (ML, PI, TB,
p.132-135)
Read the articles and answer the
stress related questions, then
report to other half of class on
what the article said about stress
questions and have two groups work
through them then report what the
articles said about stress
If needed this can be taken for
completion at home

Sources of materials used: Market Leader Pre-Intermediate Course Book, Market

Leader Pre-Intermediate Software, Market Leader Pre-Intermediate Practice File,

Materials: - Stress listening worksheet, TB, p.193 copied

- Stress reading and comprehension packs, TB, p.132-3 and p.134-5.