Business Spotlight in the classroom 6/2008

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 6/2008 issue.

One-to-One

Title: Warmer
Language Work: Time management, work-life balance
Time: 15 minutes
Level: medium
Material: "Fitting it all in" (p. 66)

Title: Greener grass
Language Work: American management styles
Time: 45 minutes
Level: medium
Material: "The American way" (p. 36)

Title: Nothing to lose
Language Work: Finding a new job, discussion
Time: 30 minutes
Level: medium
Material: The Job Doctor (p. 63)

Title: Energy raiser
Language Work: Online learning
Time: 20 minutes
Level: medium
Material: "The joy of learning" (p. 12)

Group Work

Title: Warmer
Language Work: Giving praise
Time: 20 minutes
Level: medium
Material: Say It in Style (p. 54)

Title: A way with words*
Language Work: Writing a reader's letter
Time: 20/30 minutes
Level: medium
Material: The Write Way (p. 54)

Title: Not another meeting
Language Work: Preparing for meetings, vocabulary
Time: 30 minutes
Level: medium
Material: Meeting Point (p. 56)

Title: Energy raiser
Language Work: Theft, dialogue practice
Time: 20 minutes
Level: medium
Material: English on the Move (p. 93)

Copy File   *Photocopiable material for group work activity “A way with words”

Talking Business

Interview Vasanthi Sarnow

Conferences English for Specific Purposes Conference 2009, BESIG 2008