Business English Allure with Ellen Dubois

Are you or your business English students always late in responding to emails? This article shares tips for managers to stop the bottleneck. There's an excellent email signature update you can use in class "I respond to emails at 9am and 4pm
If there is a fire, call." Love it!

The Problem with Late Email Replies | Sue Reynolds The Late Email Responder Every office has a late email responder. The person whose delay becomes a predictable part of the workflow. While they might believe silence signals they are high-stat…

Videos spark interest in class. Sprouts is an educational channel with free videos for teachers. I watched the "Peter Principal" and "the Duning-Krugar Effect" and enjoyed them both. Many more topics here. I'd suggest dropping any video into AI (I use Gemini) to get a transcript, and ask for a vocabulary game, comprehension questions or discussion questions.

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Looking for free readymade worksheets on business topics? I just did a search on their site for workplace topics and here's the list. A worksheet is still just a worksheet but spice it up by asking AI to make flash cards, or vocabulary cards to play a game I love where one person in the group gives a definition and the others guess the word.

https://quick-and-easy-english.com/courses/page/2/?s=Business&filter_course-category=297&fbclid=IwT01FWAQUuu5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7qXBtNWheVEuramTHS9UD-mn9ESi3O9NQ2VGhLkOTgTOYTojUZV8cYl9P8ig_aem_cYvyyMOzgUMk8gDpy7XSJQ

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Do you ever feel like you’re doing too much for your students?

We’ve all been there. Trying to make a difficult reading task easier by pre-teaching a mountain of vocabulary. But I’ve realized that too much support can actually be a bit insulting to our adult and high school learners!

"Respectful Scaffolding" is all about finding that "Goldilocks" zone: not too much help, not too little support, but just right.

I’ve put together a lesson plan focused on TOEIC and Workplace vocabulary that uses this method. Your students get to work in pairs, help each other, and actually think their way through the text.

Inside the post: *2 Game Templates for your classroom. *A quick video on how to use "fields" in Word to keep your flashcards perfectly sized. *Tips for moving the templates into Google Docs/Slides.

Check it out here: https://www.businessenglishallure.com/focus-on-top-toeic-topics-in-class/

I’d love to know "how do you strike the balance between supporting your students and letting them struggle (just a little!)?"
Let me know in the comments! 👇

Focus on Top TOEIC Topics in class - BusinessEnglishAllure.com Choosing the right TOEIC vocabulary topics for your course is easy now that you've got my "Top 10 TOEIC topics" as your guide. Learn where to find content.

🎿 Free Resource: Bring the 2026 Winter Olympics into your ESL Classroom!
The countdown to Milano Cortina 2026 has begun! 🇮🇹 As educators, major global events are "gold mines" for authentic materials that engage students and spark cultural curiosity.
I’ve put together a complete, "plug-and-play" lesson plan based on the unique duality of the upcoming games—from the fashion-forward streets of Milan to the snowy peaks of Cortina.
What’s inside the free PDF? ✅ Pre-listening discussion prompts on Italian culture & stereotypes. ✅ Video comprehension tasks. ✅ Surprising facts about the 2,000-year-old venues.
Watch the video tour here: https://youtu.be/ChKOpFonEP4 👇 Download the full lesson plan here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x3o-7hKgWDBqqJWARzOvkagWW7Lh1NST/view?usp=sharing.
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Lots of well-done worksheets here on vocabulary topics adults need. There's listening as well. Try the clothing worksheets and then add a fashion show for fun where one student takes the runway while his partner explains the outfit.
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If you use Canva to make your slides, check out this remote control feature you can trigger from your phone. There's a blurring feature or a curtains closed feature to get your audience listening to you. Pretty cool!

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@edtech60 just made teaching look ✨techy and fun✨ with Canva’s remote control. Save this classroom hack and spice up your next lesson! 🍎

My ESL students always loved songs. I bet yours do too. Here's a free website with the YouTube video for the audio, full lyrics, plus an exercise. The songs are Categorized by grammar point (ex. Present simple) or by vocabulary subject. They include a short bio about the singer or group. I really enjoyed just going through the list and reading the lyrics while listening. Bruno Mars, Beyonce and many more artists. Can't recommend this website enough. The bio makes for a short reading comprehension. You could ask your students to so some research about the meaning behind the songs for an exercise in writing.

The Beatles' best song lyrics to practise the present simple Practise the present simple, in your ESL class with this great song by The Beatles. The lyrics of this song contain 26 examples of the simple present tense!

Need a guide to creating AI images? This is from my favorite teacher Ditch That Textbook. He gives 10 AI images creators, explanations on "style" and suggestions on writing your prompts. Learned a lot about image styles.

10 Free AI image generators for classroom uses Image created with MidjourneyI can't tell you how much of my life I've wasted fishing for images on Google Images. You know what I mean, right?

It's November 2025 and articles about AI are everywhere so why did I chose to share this one? Forbes magazine is a trusted source and always finds a unique business angle. This article reassures bosses on how to remain relevant in front of younger staff who are picking up knowledge via AI that was the domain of big bosses. Takeaway: bosses should stay curious, humble and cooperative and trust their instincts. Lots of excellent vocabulary and discussion points here for a B1-C2 level.

How To Lead When Your Team Knows More Than You Do Due To Access To AI Leaders who rely on authority built on information and experience find that no longer is enough. With AI, knowledge is everywhere, making leadership become about wisdom.

This is great! A recording studio producer asks his daughter to translate for him. How many of these expressions have you heard? https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/BAOaLKqZi8

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