Lesson Overview:

This B2 Business English lesson explores the tricky world of salaries and pay transparency in the workplace. You and your students will learn key vocabulary and phrases to talk about salaries, pay negotiations, and unfair pay practices.

Through engaging ESL exercises, learners practice reading job postings, discussing salary ranges, and sharing opinions about fair pay. Activities include analyzing vague or unclear job ads, guessing salaries, and debating controversial workplace issues, helping students connect English learning to real-life work situations.

Engaging discussions, realistic scenarios, and structured tasks make this lesson a practical way to develop Business English skills, improve critical thinking, and build confidence in talking about sensitive workplace topics like pay and equality.

Activities:

1. Warm Up: Guess the Salary.  
2. Key Words.
3. Video: Comprehension
4. What Would You Do?
5. Discussion.
6. Job Posts: Clear / Unclear? 
7. Job Postings: Examples. 
8. Debate. 

Homework:

For homework, students read a short article about why some companies do not disclose salaries in job postings. They then answer comprehension questions to check understanding and practice using new vocabulary. This activity helps learners reflect on real workplace issues, develop reading skills, and build confidence discussing pay and fairness. 

1. Reading: Salary Secrets