LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERSLIAR LIAR*
LinguaHouse
May 14, 2023
Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of English: Business English
Tags: Human Resources (HR); Ethics and Conduct; Sales and Negotiation; Business People; Describing a Job; Recruitment; Business Ethics; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Article Based
Publication date: 05/14/2023
* This lesson has been updated.
This lesson looks at a long reading article in two parts looking at the relationship between salespeople and lying. Exercises focus on reading skills, related vocabulary and offer students an opportunity to discuss questions on the topic (by Joe Wilson).
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- CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
- CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in American English.
- CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
- CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
- CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in British English.
AUDIO TRANSCRIPT
Everybody is selling something. Whether you’re a business selling a product or a service; a consultant selling their knowledge; a storage company selling space; or a teenage babysitter selling their time a sale is at the heart of all financial transactions. Selling products and services is certainly a skill that not everyone has. To convince someone to part with their money to buy something from you is firstly, not something that everyone is comfortable doing and secondly, a task that isn’t easy.
This is, in part, down to the suspicion with which salespeople are treated. You need only see films such as The Wolf Of Wall Street with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the criminal salesman, Jordan Belfort, or look through the customer reviews on websites such as Trustpilot to find examples of sales people who, according to the reviewer, have lied in some form. Of course, lies can range in levels of severity, from a salesman embellishing the benefits of a health product he’s selling, to the serous corruption seen by Mr. Belfort resulting in lives ruined and serious losses for his thousands of victims.
Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/business-english/liar-liar. Accessed on May 26, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.
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