Module 2 Unit 2.1 Lesson 1 - Participating in Meetings

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 Module 2 Unit 2.1: Participating in Meetings

Detailed 50-Minute ESL Lesson Plans with Practice Scripts

This module helps ESL learners participate confidently in workplace meetings. Students will learn how to open meetings, share opinions, agree and disagree politely, interrupt appropriately, ask for clarification, and summarize ideas professionally. The lesson structure is based on common Business English meeting communication frameworks. (TeachingEnglish)

LESSON 1 (50 Minutes)

Opening and Joining Meetings

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

  • greet participants professionally
  • begin a meeting politely
  • introduce agenda topics
  • participate in opening discussions

Vocabulary Focus

Expression

Meaning

agenda

list of meeting topics

participant

person attending the meeting

discussion

conversation about a topic

objective

goal

meeting chair

person leading the meeting

Target Expressions

  • Let’s begin the meeting.
  • Thank you for attending today.
  • Today we will discuss…
  • Shall we get started?
  • The first item on the agenda is…

Grammar Focus

Future Expressions

Examples:

  • We will discuss the budget today.
  • We are going to review the project.
  • I’ll introduce the first topic.

Lesson Procedure

1. Warm-Up Activity (5 Minutes)

Discussion Questions

Teacher asks:

  • “Have you attended a meeting before?”
  • “What happens during meetings?”
  • “Why are meetings important?”

Teacher Script

“Today we will learn how to participate professionally in meetings.”

2. Presentation (10 Minutes)

Teacher Explanation

“In meetings, we usually:

  1. greet participants
  2. introduce the agenda
  3. discuss topics
  4. share opinions
  5. summarize decisions”

Board Examples

  • Good morning, everyone.
  • Thank you for joining today’s meeting.
  • Let’s begin with the first topic.

3. Pronunciation Practice (8 Minutes)

Repeat After Me

Teacher says:

  • “Let’s begin the meeting.”
  • “Thank you for attending.”
  • “The first item on the agenda is…”

Students repeat.

Pronunciation Focus

  • stress important words
  • polite intonation
  • clear pronunciation

4. Guided Pair Practice (12 Minutes)

Situation

“Two employees are starting a meeting.”

Practice Script

Student A:
“Good morning, everyone. Thank you for coming today.”

Student B:
“Good morning.”

Student A:
“Let’s begin the meeting. Today we will discuss the new marketing project.”

Student B:
“That sounds good.”

Student A:
“The first item on the agenda is the project timeline.”

5. Group Role-Play (10 Minutes)

Situation

“A team meeting is starting.”

Students assign roles:

  • meeting chair
  • employee
  • manager
  • assistant

Sample Script

Chair:
“Good afternoon, everyone. Shall we get started?”

Employee:
“Yes.”

Chair:
“Today we need to discuss customer feedback and sales performance.”

Manager:
“I’d also like to discuss next month’s targets.”

6. Assessment (3 Minutes)

Students open a short meeting in pairs.

7. Homework (2 Minutes)

Write a short meeting opening using five expressions from class.

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