This lesson tells the inspiring story of how Airbnb grew from renting out air mattresses to becoming a worldwide company. Students practice the Passive Voice in all tenses and with modals to describe how businesses are created, developed, and managed.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Learners use the Passive Voice to explain processes and responsibilities in business. Activities include gap-fills, sentence transformations, and role-play tasks describing how companies are founded, expanded, and regulated.

VOCABULARY BUILDING

Students learn useful words and phrases from the fields of economy, education, organization, and business to discuss entrepreneurship and global companies.

SKILLS & ACTIVITIES

Learners read the story of Airbnb, discuss entrepreneurship and innovation, and practice describing processes in passive structures. Speaking and writing tasks include business case studies and brainstorming how small ideas can become successful ventures.
This ready-to-use ESL lesson plan is designed for adults, combining grammar, vocabulary, and communication tasks to build both accuracy and fluency.