Business English Lesson Plan (60 minutes)

Target Student: Intermediate to Advanced Level
Lesson Duration: 60 minutes
Objective: Improve the student's business English vocabulary, email writing skills, and conversational abilities in a professional context.

Lesson Outline

1. Introduction and Warm-up (10 minutes)

   • Greetings and brief discussion about the student's current use of English in their job.
   • Icebreaker activity: Discussing business news or recent events in the student's industry.

2. Vocabulary Building (15 minutes)

   • Introduction of key business vocabulary.
   • Activity: Matching words with definitions.
   • Practice: Using new vocabulary in sentences.

3. Email Writing (20 minutes)

   • Components of a professional email (subject, greeting, body, closing).
   • Example analysis: Breakdown of a sample business email.
   • Activity: Writing an email response to a given scenario.

4. Role-play and Conversation Practice (10 minutes)

   • Role-play a business meeting or a negotiation.
   • Focus on using polite language, agreeing and disagreeing, and making suggestions.

5. Feedback and Review (5 minutes)

• Discuss the student's performance in the activities.
• Provide constructive feedback and highlight areas for improvement.
• Q&A: Answer any questions the student may have.