LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERSBUSINESS PEOPLE*
LinguaHouse
Jan. 2, 2024
Level: Elementary (A1-A2)
Type of English: Business English
Tags: Business People; Describing People; Past Tenses; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Vocabulary and Grammar; Pronunciation
Publication date: 01/02/2024
* This lesson has been updated.
This lesson introduces students to the past simple forms of regular verbs. The worksheet includes a text about Steve Jobs and a gap-fill exercise and speaking activity on Anita Roddick, who was Britain’s most famous businesswoman (by Luca Burns).
- CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
- CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan 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 audios (Am/Br English).
AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS
Anita Roddick
Her parents divorced when she was nine.
In her younger years, she trained as a teacher.
She married Gordon Roddick in 1970.
They opened a restaurant and a hotel in their home town.
Her first Body Shop offered only 15 product lines.
During her career, she promoted fair trade with third-world countries.
In 1990, she founded a charity called ‘Children on the Edge’.
In 2006, L’Oréal purchased The Body Shop for £652 million.
In 2007, Roddick died because of a serious illness.
During her life, she traveled to many different countries.
Regular verbs (pronunciation)
wanted
offered
liked
hated
repeated
stopped
corrected
loved
fixed
played
Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/business-english/business-people. Accessed on January 23, 2024. © 2008–2024 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.
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