Income Stacking
Is one paycheck ever really enough anymore? This C1 lesson plan tackles income stacking, money vocabulary, and tough financial decision making today.
Work
If your students often ask, “How do I say this at work?”—this category is your answer. The topics fit seamlessly into business English intermediate teaching without being overly corporate. You’ll find ESL business English activities that focus on teamwork, planning, and everyday decisions. It’s practical, fresh, and surprisingly fun.
Home Office Essentials
Teach spending habits and home office vocabulary in this B1 lesson plan built around ranking, a reading passage, and structured classroom debate.
Tips to Find a Job
Four unusual job search tips, three debates, and one very specific reading task. This b1 lesson on jobs keeps intermediate students talking the whole hour.
Giving Feedback
Most people avoid honest feedback at work. This giving feedback B2 lesson plan helps students find the words and the confidence to have such conversations.
Bullshit Jobs
If your students already think most work is pointless, this C1 bullshit jobs lesson plan will give them the vocabulary and framework to prove it.
Work-life Balance
"It's your problem to figure out." That one quote opens this B2 business English lesson and gets students arguing about work-life balance immediately.
My First Job
Learn to describe first job experiences with A2 vocabulary for work schedules, customer service, and workplace feelings through real stories.
Gen Alpha: Redefining Dream Jobs
Students analyze why Gen Alpha chooses creative careers over traditional paths in this B2 lesson plan featuring rankings, vocabulary, and comparison tasks.
Undercover Work
Watch a delivery driver's story unfold on Undercover Boss and debate job security, immigration, and family duty in this meaningful B1 lesson plan.
Side Hustle Ideas for Students
Three students share their side hustles in these B1 audio clips. Learn job vocabulary and discuss earning money while studying.
Quiet Cracking
Workers stay trapped in bad jobs despite fatigue and feeling unheard. This B2 lesson covers quiet cracking symptoms and declining satisfaction.
What Makes a Great Leader?
Simon Sinek says courage needs a safety net, not inner strength. This B2 leadership lesson covers vision, integrity, and speaking truth to power.
Inside a Modern Office
Tour a TikTok office, discuss open spaces and collaboration, then describe your ideal workplace in this B1 lesson on modern office vocabulary.
Polyworking
B2 business English lesson on polyworking and multiple jobs. Includes article about side gigs, financial stress, and vocab for careers and income sources.
Freelancing
This B2 lesson explores freelancing, covering myths, career-building steps, financial stability, and job security, with listening and debate activities.
Networking
Professional networking in English with this B2 lesson plan. Covers elevator pitches, follow-up strategies, useful phrases, and role-play scenarios.
10 Signs You’re Being Micromanaged
Is your boss a micromanager? This B2 business English lesson plan covers 10 signs of micromanagement with vocab, a video, and hilarious role plays.
Unwritten Work Rules
What are the unwritten rules at work? This B2 business English lesson plan covers workplace etiquette through listening, vocabulary, and discussion.
Highly Sensitive People at Work
Sensitivity at work, a strength or a weakness? This B2 lesson plan on highly sensitive people covers vocabulary, video, and role plays.
Building a Positive Corporate Culture
What can your B2 students learn from Netflix's CEO about corporate culture? A business English lesson on policies, candor, and leadership.
How to Pitch an Idea
Teach your B2 students how to pitch an idea with this business English lesson on elevator pitches, persuasion, and public speaking.