Business Spotlight in the classroom 1/2009

Business Spotlight in the classroom is a selection of ideas and suggestions for using Business Spotlight in your lessons. It is free to teachers who subscribe to our magazine.

There are two sections: The first is a selection of exercises for one-to-one lessons; the second is for group work. Both contain warmers and energy raisers.

Here are the contents of the 1/2009 issue.

One-to-One

Title: Warmer
Language Work: Updating your CV, careers vocabulary
Time: 20 minutes
Level: medium
Material: Yes, you can!” (p. 58)

Title: Peace train
Language Work: Listening, reading, discussion
Time: 15/30 minutes
Level: medium
Material: “The road to inner peace” (p. 68)

Title: Who's the boss
Language Work: Writing, speaking
Time: 30 minutes
Level: medium
Material: The Job Doctor (p. 65)

Title: Energy raiser
Language Work: Presentations, speaking
Time: 25 minutes
Level: medium
Material: “Don’t do that!” (p. 46)

Group Work

Title: Warmer
Language Work: Quotations, vocabulary
Time: 15 minutes
Level: easy
Material: Names and News (p. 8)

Title: Bearer of bad news*
Language Work: Telephoning
Time: 40 minutes
Level: easy
Material: On the Line (p. 55)

Title: Rainbow Nation
Language Work: Reading, writing, speaking, listening
Time: 60 minutes
Level: medium
Material: “Land of opportunity” (p. 36)

Title: Energy raiser
Language Work: Vocabulary, translation
Time: 20 minutes
Level: medium
Material: Language Cards, False Friends, Tricky Translations (p. 84)

Copy File: *Photocopiable material for group work activity “Bearer of bad news”

Talking Business

Interview Jeremy Comfort