Business English 2, (ML,PI,U5,C4)

Lesson Duration: 50min # students

Lesson Aim: Past Simple and Present Prefect
Student details: Age (s): Level:
Date: Class Room

Time Student activity Teacher activity

Engagement activity Read the background to the case study
Stress at Davies-Miller (ML, PI, together and get familiar with the
CB, p.50) situation
Look at the background

Presentation stage Reports can use headings and sup

Reports (ML, PI, CB, p.129.) headings and should include,

Before practice stage. Title, (by-line is ok if needed)

Executive summary(very short summary)
Introduction points (bullet points are ok)
Findings (facts)
Conclusion (opinion)
Recommendations

Study stage Set small groups to work on each case 1)

Discussing Individual cases of
stress (ML, PI, SB, p.51)
In small groups, discuss each of
the 4 cases and answer 1) the two
questions,
2) confer with other groups
3) agree recommendations
and confer 2) also, play the commentary
to get further advice
but insist that the students mediate the
negotiation of an agreed
recommendation 3)

Time Student activity Teacher activity

Practice Stage Have students pic only one of the cases
Reports (ML, PI, CB, p.129) of stress and write a report
 Study the report format
Prepare a report on one of the
instances of stress at the
company

Warm down/follow up These recommendations refer to the

Further Writing Practice (ML, PI, case study and offer an opportunity for
TB, p.208) further practice, but are secondary to
Read recommendations and the main report task.
complete writing practice tasks,

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

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

Materials: - Further Writing Practice (ML, PI, TB, p.208) copied