Make Arrangements and Facilitate Meetings (Intermediate ESL Lesson)

Are you an English teacher or an adult ESL student aiming to master the essential skills for arranging and leading meetings in a professional setting?

In my experience, many adult learners find it challenging to coordinate meetings and communicate effectively. This lesson is designed to help intermediate English learners confidently schedule, organize, and facilitate meetings.

The Make Arrangements and Facilitate Meetings lesson provides practical language skills to arrange meeting details, manage agenda items, and guide discussions smoothly. Through structured exercises and real-life practice scenarios, learners will build essential skills for effective business communication.

Lesson Focus: Arranging and Leading Meetings for Business Communication

This 60-90 minute lesson introduces adult ESL learners to essential phrases and techniques for making meeting arrangements and facilitating discussions. By focusing on structured language and professional etiquette, this lesson prepares learners to handle meetings with confidence and clarity.

What You’ll Get:

• Student Handout (PDF): Activities, vocabulary lists, and role-playing exercises for making arrangements and leading meetings.
• Lesson Presentation (PDF format): Visual slides covering meeting arrangement phrases, discussion prompts, and strategies for effective facilitation.
• Audio Files: Listening activities with real-world meeting scenarios to practice meeting vocabulary and comprehension.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Plan and Arrange Meetings: Learn essential phrases for requesting, scheduling, and confirming meeting details.
• Facilitate a Professional Discussion: Practice language for introducing agenda items, asking for input, and summarizing discussions.
• Navigate Challenges During Meetings: Use polite phrases to handle interruptions, clarify points, and ensure productive dialogue.
• Apply Skills in Real-Life Scenarios: Homework encourages learners to practice meeting facilitation with role-play exercises and discussion prompts.

Ideal for English Teachers and Independent Learners

This lesson is perfect for classroom teachers supporting adult ESL students with business communication skills. It’s also suitable for independent learners seeking to strengthen their professional English through guided self-study.

Equip yourself or your students with the skills to arrange and facilitate productive meetings, communicate clearly, and manage discussions effectively. Download the Make Arrangements and Facilitate Meetings lesson today to advance your English learning journey!

About Me

With over 20 years of experience and a Master’s in Education, I specialize in empowering adult ESL learners with practical language skills for the workplace and beyond. My lessons are designed to be engaging, relevant, and immediately useful in real-world settings.