Is Micromanagement Ever Effective?
A B1–B2 mini-debate lesson on whether micromanagement can ever be effective, with a reading, vocabulary work, pro/con debate topics and a six-role emergency-meeting role-play. Suits intermediate learners who manage or work in teams.
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
- Small-group discussion
- Pro/con debate
- Role-play
- Opinion paragraph writing
By the end, learners can
- Read and understand a text on micromanagement and leadership style
- Use ten topic words such as oversight, delegate and empowerment
- Argue for or against a position on management style using examples
- Agree, disagree and clarify politely during a debate
- Write a short opinion paragraph with a clear opinion, two reasons and an example
Skills: Speaking · Reading · Writing · Vocabulary
Suits: Managers · Team leaders · HR · Software and project teams
Language practised: Giving opinions · Agreeing and partly agreeing · Disagreeing politely · Asking for clarification · Persuading · Summarising and concluding · Supporting opinions with examples
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