Business Spotlight in the classroom 4/2008

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 4/2008 issue.

One-to-One

Title: Warmer
Language Work: Discussion, listening
Time: 15 minutes
Level: easy
Material: Working World (p. 8)

Title: Par for the course
Language Work: Preparing for a job interview
Time: 45 minutes
Level: medium
Material: The Job Doctor (p. 63)

Title: Tall Poppies
Language Work: Management psychology, discussion
Time: 35-45 minutes
Level: medium
Material: Executive Eye (p. 73)

Title: Energy raiser
Language Work: Vocabulary, discussion
Time: 20 minutes
Level: medium
Material: English for the Olympics (p. 94)

Group Work

Title: Warmer
Language Work: Listening
Time: 20 minutes
Level: medium
Material: Working World (p. 6 and 8)

Title: It Doesn't Grow on Trees
Language Work: Financial vocabulary, speaking
Time: 10/45 minutes
Level: difficult
Material: Financial English (p. 97)

Title: The Look on your Face
Language Work: Body language, conference calling
Time: 45 minutes
Level: all levels
Material: On the Line (p. 55)

Title: Energy raiser
Language Work: Tag questions
Time: 20 minutes
Level: all levels
Material: Grammar at Work (p. 90)

Copy File    *Photocopiable material for group work exercise “Energy Raiser”

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