Title: Past Tenses in Business English B1

Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use past tenses in business contexts with accuracy and fluency.

Materials: Whiteboard, markers, handouts, laptops or tablets

Warm-up (10 minutes): - Ask students to share a recent experience they had at work or in a business setting. - Write their responses on the board and ask them to identify the past tense verbs. - Review the different past tenses (simple past, past continuous, past perfect) and their uses.

Presentation (20 minutes): - Provide a handout with examples of past tense sentences in business contexts. - Review the examples and ask students to identify the tense used in each sentence. - Explain the differences between the different past tenses and their uses in business contexts. - Provide additional examples and ask students to practice identifying the tense used.

Practice (20 minutes): - Divide students into pairs and provide them with a list of business-related scenarios. - Ask them to create a dialogue using past tenses to describe what happened in the scenario. - Monitor and provide feedback as needed.

Group Activity (20 minutes): - Divide students into groups of 3-4 and provide them with a case study related to a business situation. - Ask them to read the case study and discuss what happened using past tenses. - Each group will present their findings to the class and receive feedback.

Wrap-up (10 minutes): - Ask students to reflect on what they learned about past tenses in business contexts. - Provide additional resources for students to practice using past tenses in business contexts. - Encourage students to continue practicing and using past tenses in their daily work and business interactions.

Assessment: Monitor students’ participation and understanding throughout the lesson. Provide feedback and corrections as needed.