With this lesson, students will expand their business and ethical consumerism vocabulary by mastering terms like ‘turnover,’ ‘supply chain,’ ‘downturn,’ and ‘a stake in the business,’ along with essential phrasal verbs. Perfect for helping learners confidently discuss sustainability, corporate success, and conscious consumer habits in real-world conversations.
lesson overview
This B1-B2 level ESL lesson explores the rise of conscious cosmetics and ethical consumerism, helping students develop vocabulary, business-related terminology, and discussion skills. The lesson is available in both printable format for traditional classrooms and an online presentation. The user-friendly digital format allows easy navigation in presentation mode with just a click of the spacebar, requiring no additional software.
Target Audience:
- Level: B1-B2 (Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate)
- Best for: Adults and older teenagers
Content Breakdown:
- Warm-Up Activity
- Guess the Word
- Fill-in-the-Gaps Exercise
- Compound Noun Matching
- Sentence Completion
- Video Activity
- Memory & Comprehension Check
- Correct the Alternative
- Discussion
HOMEWORK (Extra Language Immersion):
Reading and Quiz:
Read an article on the decline of high street retailers and complete a comprehension quiz to explore how ethical brands compete in today’s market.