Lesson Overview 

In this B2-C2 ESL business lesson plan on workplace romances, students will explore the complexities of navigating personal relationships in professional settings, examining etiquette, boundaries, and potential challenges for employees and employers alike.

It begins with a fun warm up where students are encouraged to discuss the best and worst places to meet a potential partner. 

Afterwards, there are seven detailed exercises that thoroughly explore each of the questions raised in the video. At each stage, there are engaging vocabulary, comprehension and discussion tasks. 

This ESL business lesson plan on workplace romances follows this structure: Exercises:

1. Warm up: Where to meet a partner? 
2. Should I date my coworker?
3. Should I date my boss?
4. Can I date someone who reports to me?
5. I’ve just started seeing my coworker.
6. Why are coworkers attracted to each other? 
7. My coworkers are flirting.
8. Do I need a policy? 

Homework

There is an excellent homework task to supplement this awesome ESL B2-C2 business lesson plan on workplace romances. Students are presented with an excellent article before being asked to write answers to challenging questions. Exercises:

1. Article. 
2. Article writing task.