Business English Worksheets

If you're looking for a lesson which could be used in both business and general English lessons, this could be the answer. The reading covers the topic of 'Fairtrade' (also known as 'Fair Trade'), with consumers paying a little more for goods produced more ethically. There are vocabulary building exercises, a role-play and lots of discussion questions. It's great for upper-intermediate level classes.

Working from home (or teleworking) has become more common in recent years. Could your students work from home? Would they even want to? This worksheet looks at the pros and cons of working at home. There's a graded reading, with practice exercises to build vocabulary, a role-play and discussion questions. This worksheet is great for pre-intermediate and above. It will work well in both general English and Business English classes.

Do you have low-level business students who need additional practice in talking about the past?

This worksheet looks at the topic of business trips. It's great for intensive Past Simple practice. Your students will also learn common business collocations - give a presentation, have meetings, fly business class etc.

Based on our popular worksheet 'Your Last Vacation' (or 'Your Last Holiday'), there's a fill-in-the-blanks conversation, practice exercises and extensive role-play.

This worksheet is ideal for lower-level students.

This worksheet is a business version of 'What I need is another vacation'. The theme is a new electronic 'tablet' which is going to be launched soon. There's a business-meeting conversation, with practice exercises to follow. The lesson rounds off with a business-meeting role-play. Your students will discuss a new product, evaluating it using the target language of the lesson. This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students (and higher).

If you have a class of business people - or even just one in a private lesson - this worksheet is a good way to get a work-related discussion going. For classes with students who work in the same company or department, you can still use this handout to help them learn to talk fluently about their work. This worksheet is written for intermediate-level classes, but can easily be adapted for other levels.

The growth of cell phones and email technology means that it's almost impossible to escape from the office - even when you're on vacation.

This worksheet looks at how the communications revolution has become a double-edged sword. There's a reading, comprehension questions, collocation practice and lots of discussion.

This worksheet is designed for upper-level students. It will works well in both regular and business-English classes.

** This worksheet has been updated with a British-English and American-English version. **

This worksheet is part of a series of handouts looking at different business-related topics.

This handout looks at tax rises and industrial relations.

Students have cut up strips for two different newspaper articles. They need to separate them and put them in order.

There are also vocabulary-building exercises, with your students learning phrases such as 'curb the deficit', 'rein in public sector pay', 'denounce the rise', 'ballot members' and more.

With lots of discussion questions, this is a great worksheet for advanced-level students who want to be able to talk fluently about the current business climate.

This worksheet has the basic phrases your students will need to make a reservation at a hotel. There is a conversation, a comprehension exercise plus lots of role-play practice. There are also some discussion questions you can use to extend the topic further. This worksheet is for elementary-level students, but will also work well in a lower-intermedate class. This worksheet has been updated with a British-English version.