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Business ESL Lesson Plan for Social Media Discussions

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Business English social media infographic on how Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Pinterest help a business
Pre-reading handout to introduce platform vocabulary
Social media warmer: pairs decide which company division, from Management to Sales, gains most from social networking
Pair discussion to open the lesson and activate ideas
Lesson objectives, then Exercise 1: students match definitions to blog, cloud computing, virtual, informative and database
Vocabulary matching before the dialogue task
Exercise 2 gap-fill dialogue: students complete a director's call about a company site using blog, password and promote
Individual work applying the new vocabulary in context
Dialogue continued: students fill gaps about a user-friendly site, writing comments and joining the employee blog
Second half of the dialogue; check answers as a class
Exercise 3 social networking role-play: marketing and sales colleagues at a start-up gym each give three ideas to a partner
Speaking practice in pairs; students swap roles afterwards
Exercise 4 team game: HR and Communications groups plan how blogs, video uploads and social sites serve The ABC Company
Department team task ending in a strategy presentation
Exercise 4 charts for Sales & Marketing and Advertising teams to note uses of blogs, video uploads and social network sites
Hand these two charts to the remaining department groups
Exercise 5 multiple choice: groups of three pick words to fill gaps in a reading on the pros of social media for business
Timed team race to review social networking words
Reading on social networking disadvantages: students pick one of three bracketed words for each gap
Finish the reading, then discuss the drawbacks it raises
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Business English ESL EFL ELL TEFL lesson plan about Social Media in business. It is ideal for older students and adult education.

Students will learn how to give opinions about the use of social media in business. They will learn vital vocabulary and gain confidence on their English speaking journey.

This business English lesson plan includes:

  • A warmer

  • Closed exercises

  • Open exercise

  • Group activity

  • Revision

  • Role-play

  • Marketing campaign

This lesson can also be accessed through Google Apps. There are exercises for students to complete in this lesson. Answer key included.

This resource is a part of our level 2 series for intermediate and advanced ESL students. All of the TEAM TEFL Business English lessons are available on Teach Simple. You can see the table of contents for all three levels below:

Business English Level 1 contents

TELEPHONE SKILLS

LETTERS & EMAILS

CUSTOMER SERVICE

SOCIAL MEDIA

BRANDING

SETTING TARGETS

WORK ENVIRONMENT

SALES

PRESENTATIONS

MEETINGS

Business English Level 2 contents

LETTERS & EMAILS

CUSTOMER SERVICE

ADVERTISING

NEGOTIATIONS

SOCIAL MEDIA

SETTING TARGETS

MARKETING

LEADERSHIP

MARKET RESEARCH

WORK ENVIRONMENT

HOW TO WRITE A C.V

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

BUSINESS IDIOMS

Business English Level 3 contents

ADVERTISING

SALES

MEETINGS

COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

INTERVIEWS

MONEY & FINANCE

PRESENTATIONS

MEDIA IMPACT

BUSINESS IDIOMS

NEGOTIATIONS

LEADERSHIP

INVESTMENTS

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