How Elites Frame the World
Grammar: Embedded Questions
A Business English English lesson exploring business.
What's in this lesson
A Business English ESL lesson on business, practising embedded questions. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.
From the reading: How Elites Frame the World
Winston Churchill gave a speech in 1946. He said an iron curtain had descended across Europe. He did not describe reality. He constructed it. That single phrase defined Western foreign policy for forty years. It is one of the earliest examples of what analysts now call rhetorical framing — the art of packaging global risk for a specific audience.
Vocabulary
- rhetorical framing
- Global Risks Report
- elite consensus
- public narrative
Grammar: Embedded Questions
- Present perfect vs
- The WEF has published this report since 1979. — ongoing relevance, not a finished story
- Embedded question form
- Analysts debate whether elite consensus still shapes public opinion. — statement word order after whether/what/how
Discussion questions
- What will global institutions like the IMF look like in ten years?
- How will the language of risk change as the world becomes more multipolar?
- Will elite consensus become harder or easier to build in the next decade?
How Elites Frame the World
Grammar: Embedded Questions
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