Free B2 (Upper-Intermediate) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Passive Voice: Complex grammar practice for online English classes. Student can discuss mergers and acquisitions using complex passive voice structures in professional contexts.
B2⏱ 45 min
Mergers and Acquisitions — Breaking the News
🎯 Goal: Student can discuss mergers and acquisitions using complex passive voice structures in professional contexts
📐 Passive Voice: Complex
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#mergers#acquisitions#corporate news#business strategy
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🎲 Speaking Activity 1
🏆7 minutes
Ranking Activity
Rank the options out loud, then defend your top and bottom choices to your teacher.
🗣️ “The most important one for me is...”
Rank these from most to least important during a takeover:
🎲 Speaking Activity 2
🌀6 minutes
What Would Happen If...?
Speculate out loud about each situation. Push yourself to imagine real consequences.
🗣️ “If that happened, I think...”
🌀 IMAGINE… #1
What would happen if a company skipped due diligence and bought a rival anyway?
Speculate freely — there is no wrong answer.
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