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Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
BUSINESS and FINANCE

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Business Crossword
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Information-Gap Crossword:
Look at the words below and give clues to your partner - separate 'Across" and 'Down' handouts

Pair work

​Optional teacher-directed version attached on Page 3

Activity Notes attached on last page

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 minutes
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​Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
"A New Starbucks Every Day"
​Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
​Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
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Answer Key attached
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​Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
​BUSINESS AND FINANCE
"The Impossible Hamburger"
​Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
​Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
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Answer Key attached
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Pair Work Discussion
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
20 different questions about business - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 15 minutes


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​Listen to Student 'A' Questions
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Listen to Student 'B' Questions
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Discussion Practice
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
​16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.

These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing.

Activity Notes on Page 2

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

​Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes
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'Find Someone Who'
​Activity

BUSINESS AND FINANCE
​Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity

​Whole class activity

Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity
​Version 1 and Version 2)

Level: Elementary to Intermediate

Approximate Time:  15 - 20 minutes
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Board Game
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
30 questions about business

For groups of two to three players

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes

Dice required


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Discussion Activity
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Page 1
Think of a product or service that you and your partner would like to sell or provide.  Work with a partner and write a business plan below.

Page 2
Students are given money to 'invest' in their classmates businesses.  Which plans can attract the most money?

Activity Notes attached

Level:  Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 30 - 40 minutes



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Worksheet
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Brainstorming and dictionary practice

Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below.  All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given.  Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer.

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 minutes


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ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit.

Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework.

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Word Bank
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
63 business and finance-related vocabulary items

Question: Which 12 words below are kinds of people?  Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced


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63 Words about Business
advertise
advertisement
annual
bankrupt
boss
break even
budget
business card
buyer
cargo
cash
CEO
​company
competition
consumer
customer
deliver
delivery
demand
earn
earnings
e-business
employee
employer
expand
​export
factory
goods
headquarters
hire
import
in the black
in the red
invest
investment
logo
loss
manager
​market
merchandise
office
performance
price
produce
product
production
profit
proposal
provide
report
retail
​retailer
secretary
seller
service
shipping
staff
stocks
stock market
supply
trade
value
​warehouse
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Vocabulary Quiz
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
14 vocabulary items about business and finance

Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 10 minutes


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Try the interactive version of the above quiz!

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Word Search
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
18 vocabulary items about business and finance

Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 15 minutes


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Rank and
Discuss Opinions

BUSINESS AND FINANCE
12 statements about business

Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 minutes


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Advice Column
BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about business and finance

Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions 
(*NEW* writing paper attached on Page 2).

Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate

Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes


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​Plus: Reading Comprehension Exercise
​10 Multiple-Choice Questions based on the above Advice Column
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