Students practice reporting what others have said by changing direct (quoted) speech forms into indirect (reported) speech forms. Students read and compare conversations in direct and indirect speech and learn how to retell what has been said using say and tell in indirect (reported) speech.
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Scheduling and the 24-hour Clock
A2+, B1
3 pages
90 mins
BusinessTravel
Listening, Reading, Vocabulary
Students will be able to read and tell the time in both the 12-hour and 24-hour formats. Vocabulary related to timetables, schedules, and travel itineraries is reviewed.
BusinessWork
Asking questions, Reading
Help your students read large numbers correctly. Students will practice the language needed to read large numbers as well as listening to large numbers by asking and answering how high, how far, and how long questions. Large number words used in this Handout hundred, million, billion, trillion.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
A2+, B1
3 pages
90 mins
BusinessWork
Discussion, Grammar
Students review the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs and practice identifying them, changing their form, and understanding their use.
Responsibilities at Work
A2, A2+
4 pages
90 mins
BusinessWork
Grammar, Reading, Vocabulary
Students learn new collocations for jobs and job responsibilities with special focus on transitive verbs. A role-play activity has students guessing professions based on their partner’s description of its possible responsibilities.
Talking about your Company
B1
3 pages
90 mins
BusinessWork
Asking questions, Grammar, Reading, Vocabulary
Students practice presenting their company to visitors, new suppliers, or clients. This handout introduces useful business English vocabulary to talk concisely about what a company does and what staff are doing now. Students will build confidence using the present simple and present continuous tenses to talk about their company and…
Introducing your Company
B1, B2
3 pages
120 mins
BusinessWork
Asking questions, Conversation, Listening
Students practice introducing their company/business to visitors, new suppliers, or clients. This handout introduces useful business phrases used to ask and talk clearly and concisely about what a company does. A vocabulary activity profiles the South Korean company Samsung. Vocabulary introduced in this Handout founded, manufacturer, factories, competitors, subsidiary, employs,…
Education and Training
A2+, B1
2 pages
60 mins
BusinessPeople and PlacesWork
Discussion, Reading, Vocabulary
This is a vocabulary and discussion based Handout. Students will learn and practice using common phrases and collocations to talk about jobs, career, and education. Collocations reviewed in this Handout do a course, get a degree, choose a career, apply for a job, have an interview, train to be a…