Profit Now or Growth Later?
A B1–B2 mini-debate lesson on short-term profit versus long-term growth, combining a reading, vocabulary work, group discussion, a pro/con debate, a company strategy meeting role-play and an opinion paragraph. Suits business English learners who need to argue and weigh up business decisions.
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
- Debate
- Role-play
- Opinion paragraph writing
By the end, learners can
- Read and understand a text on short-term profit versus long-term growth
- Use ten business-strategy vocabulary items in context
- Give and defend opinions in a structured pro/con debate
- Agree, partly agree and disagree politely when discussing business decisions
- Write a short opinion paragraph with reasons and an example
Skills: Speaking · Reading · Vocabulary · Writing
Suits: Managers · Executives · Finance · HR · Operations
Language practised: Giving opinions · Agreeing and partly agreeing · Disagreeing politely · Asking for clarification · Persuading · Summarising and concluding
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