Leadership & Influence Collocations

What is this lesson about? This leadership ESL lesson plan helps B2–C1 learners develop the vocabulary needed to talk about leadership skills, influence, and workplace success. Students practise advanced collocations such as take responsibility, inspire confidence, make decisions, and foster collaboration through interactive, real-world activities.

What language will students learn? Learners study eight essential collocations:

• take responsibility

• inspire confidence

• make decisions

• set an example

• delegate tasks

• exert influence

• build credibility

• foster collaboration

  
  

How do students practise? The lesson develops fluency and accuracy through:

• Warm-up discussion questions about leadership qualities.

• Collocation matching to check understanding.

• Sentence gap-fills and transformations for contextual practice.

• Tense challenge to combine grammar with collocations.

• Speaking tasks to personalise collocations in real-world situations.

  
  

Why is this lesson useful? By the end, learners can:

• Use collocations to describe leadership and influence in different contexts.

• Talk about effective leaders and their qualities.

• Connect grammar, vocabulary, and speaking in one integrated lesson.

• Reflect on their own leadership style and experiences.

  
  

Who is it for? This lesson is designed for upper-intermediate to advanced adult learners (B2–C1). It’s especially useful for learners preparing for professional English, management, or workplace communication.