The World in 2024: A Business Lens
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: The World in 2024: A Business Lens
In 2023, global foreign direct investment fell to $1.3 trillion — its lowest level since 2005. That single number encapsulates a broader reality: the operating environment for businesses has shifted structurally, not cyclically, and the old consensus view that deeper trade integration would deliver shared prosperity has begun to fracture. Geopolitical fragmentation, once an abstraction used in risk reports, has become a practical constraint that procurement directors, supply chain managers, and CFOs now factor into their quarterly planning.
Vocabulary
- consensus view
- emerging market
- interdependence
- volatility
Grammar: Embedded Questions
- Perfect aspect
- Global FDI has fallen to its lowest level since 2005. — past event with present significance
- Continuous aspect
- Inflation is retreating across most advanced economies. — process in progress now
Discussion questions
- What is the biggest professional change you have witnessed in the last three years?
- Has your industry become more or less predictable since you started working?
- When did global events last affect a decision you made at work?
The World in 2024: A Business Lens
Grammar: Embedded Questions
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