Upper intermediate
A selection of upper intermediate business-related worksheets and lesson plans from Macmillan resources.
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Before and after
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To talk about how things have changed in companies, first through example sentences and then from the students' own experiences.
Breach of contract
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To simulate a three-sided negotiation between a client, an architect and a firm of builders.
Case study: Amicar
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To exchange information about a company and speculate about the causes of its current problems.
Celebrations
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To brainstorm ideas for celebrating the tenth anniversary of a company and to give a presentation.
Choosing a job
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To discuss a set of job offers and decide which would be the best for a recent graduate.
Colleagues
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To role play a conversation about people at work.
Communication crossword
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To complete a crossword by exchanging clues.
Company policy
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To run a meeting deciding on employment policy for a new (imaginary) company.
Conference
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To act out a social event at a conference.
Confrontation
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To act out a set of situations in which two people confront each other about problems in the past.
Corporate culture
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To discuss four archetypes of company culture and compare them to the students' company/ies.
Corporate image
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To identify six companies or products from six facts about each one.
Countries
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To match up the names of six countries with the equivalent maps and geographical and economic information.
Dress codes
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To put a set of sentences in order so as to make a story, and to then discuss dress codes at work.
Failure
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To speculate about why two cars failed in the market.
Franchise
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To act out a meeting between investors and salespeople selling a franchising operation.
Futurology
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To discuss a set of predictions for the future.
Getting information
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To negotiate a price by telephone.
Haunted house ltd
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To invent a set of characteristics for a proposal for a theme park based around a haunted house and to give a presentation.
Henry Ford
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To exchange information about the life of Henry Ford and to complete a text by asking questions.
Identifying products
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To put a set of sentences describing processes, specifications and functions into categories and guess the products and services they refer to.
If … then
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To match up a set of conditional sentences.
If…
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To play a game involving writing conditional sentences about the past.
Japan
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To discuss differences in business culture between Japan and the student's own country.
Late payment
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To act out a meeting between a creditor and a late payer.
Management tips
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To discuss some tips for effective management and give brief presentations to the rest of the class.
Memories of now
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To act out a staff reunion party set in the future.
Negotiation
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To simulate a negotiation between a clothes designer and a chain of shops.
New venture
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To read about four people in a company and decide which one is the best choice to set up a new operation in Poland.
Phrasal verbs 1
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To match up a set of sentences containing phrasal verbs and then write and act out a conversation including phrasal verbs.
Phrasal verbs 2
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To match up a set of sentences containing phrasal verbs and then write and act out a conversation including phrasal verbs.
Press conference
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To act out a press conference related to a dangerous product.
Problems
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To discuss a set of business-world problems and suggest solutions to them.
Puzzles
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To solve logic puzzles.
Quiz
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To answer a quiz about economics and then write a quiz.
Quotations
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To match the halves of a set of business-related quotations.
Reprimands
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To act out situations in which reprimands are given ineffectively and then to discuss what went wrong.
Selling English
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To act out a series of sales visits then report on them.
The campaign
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To define the target market for a product and design an advertisement.
The credit line
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To act out a meeting between a bank manager and a customer.
The five senses
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To talk about marketing products and give product presentations.
The test
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To write questions and use them to test each other's English.
The top 5 motivators
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To discuss what motivates people at work.
The years ahead
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To make predictions about the future and to discuss them.
Use of English
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To interview fellow students about their English language needs.
Verbs and nouns
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To match up the first and second halves of a set of sentences.
Virus
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To act out a negotiation based on a complaint.
What happened?
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To speculate about the possible causes of a number of business situations.
Why did they do that?
Author: David Riley and Simon Greenall Level: Upper intermediate Type: Worksheet
To match up questions and answers on a set of cards.
