Business Spotlight in the classroom 1/2010

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 1/2010 issue.

One-to-One

Title: Warmer
Language Work: Mission statements, vocabulary
Time: 15 minutes
Level: medium
Material: Business Basics (p. 64)

Title: Where do you think you’re going?
Language Work: Reading, discussion
Time: 10/30 minutes
Level: medium
Material: “I’ll be off, then” (p. 52)

Title: I’m so angry I could …
Language Work: Speaking, functional language
Time: 30-45 minutes
Level: medium
Material: On the Line (p. 49)

Title: Energy raiser
Language Work: Consulting, discussion
Time: 20 minutes
Level: medium
Material: “Insiders or outsiders?” (p. 40)

Group Work

Title: Warmer
Language Work: Office space, listening
Time: 20 minutes
Level: medium
Material: Executive Eye (p. 65)

Title: United through stereotypes?
Language Work: Scanning a text, discussion
Time: 30-45 minutes
Level: medium
Material: “Divided by culture” (p. 28)

Title: The big picture*
Language Work: Board game, discussion
Time: 30-45 minutes
Level: easy
Material: various articles

Title: Energy raiser
Language Work: Debate, discussion
Time: 25 minutes
Level: medium
Material: “Germany’s own goal” (p. 27)

Copy File   *Photocopiable material for the group activity “The big picture”