Crisis Management

A selection of business English discussion questions.

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  1. What kind of crisis situations can a company face?
  2. What sort of person is good in a crisis?
  3. Do you think you have the qualities needed to deal with a crisis?
  4. Has your company ever experienced a crisis?
  5. What steps can a business take when in financial trouble?
  6. What can a business do when its sales are very low?
  7. Why do big companies sometimes fail?
  8. Have there been any big businesses in your country which have failed recently?
  9. Do you ever worry that your company will fail one day?
  10. If the senior managers in your company suddenly resigned, would there be a crisis?
  11. Do you predict your country will experience an economic crisis in the near future?
  12. Should the government rescue banks which fail? Why or why not?
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How to use the crisis management ESL discussion questions

It is recommended that you download the crisis management ESL discussion questions in PDF format using one of the links above. The best way to encourage classroom interaction is to download and print the crisis management discussion questions in the 'pairs' or 'threes' PDF format and then divide the questions by cutting along the dotted lines. This allows students to take turns asking and answering the crisis management discussion questions in groups of two or three. Alternatively, you could use the 'cards' format to distribute the questions to any number of students to ask and share.

It is advisable to prepare students for using these discussion questions by first introducing them to the topic of crisis management in an interesting and engaging way. An anecdote, quiz question or a related image or video could all be used to achieve this. Depending on the level, it may also be necessary to pre-teach any challenging vocabulary related to crisis management contained in the discussion questions.

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