The Budget Meeting
The Budget Meeting: A Real-World Business English Simulation
Bring the excitement of the boardroom into your classroom with The Budget Meeting. In this immersive one-hour Business English lesson, students take on the role of decision-makers at a struggling company. Faced with tough financial choices, they must analyse the situation, discuss priorities, and agree on how to spend the annual budget to give the company the best chance of success.
The lesson develops essential workplace skills. Students expand their vocabulary with useful terms and expressions for budget meetings and financial discussions, while practising collaboration, negotiation, and the art of reaching agreement. They’ll learn to balance competing priorities, justify decisions, and present ideas clearly.
Everything you need is included:
- An interactive presentation
- Realistic budget scenarios cards
- A meeting templates
- Vocabulary and useful expressions worksheets.
The carefully structured lesson takes learners from warm-up activities through to a full budget meeting simulation, ending with a reflection task that encourages them to evaluate their decisions and teamwork.
Perfect for B1 level and above, The Budget Meeting is engaging, practical, and ready to use. Your students will not only enjoy the challenge but also leave with skills and language they can use immediately in the workplace.
