Discourse markers — Hassabis Steps Back, AI Race Steps Up
Grammar: Discourse markers and connectors
Free ESL grammar exercise on discourse markers themed around hassabis steps back, ai race steps up. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on technology, practising discourse markers and connectors. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Hassabis co-founded DeepMind in 2010 and sold it to Google four years later. Furthermore, his work led to a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2024. Nevertheless, investors reacted cautiously, sending Alphabet's share price down four percent.
Grammar: Discourse Markers
- Adding a point
- Use furthermore or in addition to stack a second argument. Hassabis will chair DeepMind. Furthermore, he becomes chief scientist at Alphabet.
- Showing contrast
- Use nevertheless or even so when the second point is surprising. Google leads in research. Nevertheless, rivals are closing the gap.
Sample items
- Hassabis is stepping down. ______, Kavukcuoglu will lead the lab.
- Google is a major AI player. ______, its rivals are gaining ground quickly.
- ______ investor concerns, Google has not issued a formal strategic response.
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