Are Leaders Born or Made?
A B1–B2 mini-debate lesson on whether leaders are born or made, combining a reading, vocabulary work, discussion, a pro/con debate, a team-leader selection role-play and an opinion paragraph. Suits professionals who need to argue a point and discuss leadership and talent development.
Print-ready A4 PDF · teacher's notes and answer key included
What's inside
- Warm-up discussion
- Vocabulary matching
- Reading
- Comprehension questions
- Gap-fill
- Odd one out
- Group discussion
- Mini-debate
- Role-play
- Opinion paragraph writing
By the end, learners can
- Read and understand a text on whether leaders are born or made
- Use ten leadership-related topic words accurately
- Give and support opinions with reasons and examples
- Agree, partly agree and disagree politely in a debate
- Write a short structured opinion paragraph
Skills: Speaking · Reading · Writing · Vocabulary
Suits: Managers · HR · Team leaders · Training and development professionals
Language practised: Giving opinions · Agreeing and partly agreeing · Disagreeing politely · Asking for clarification · Persuading · Summarising and concluding · Supporting opinions with reasons and examples
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