When the Interviewer Doesn't Back Down
Grammar: Discourse markers and contrast language
A Business English English lesson exploring business.
What's in this lesson
A Business English ESL lesson on business, practising discourse markers and contrast language. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary and discussion questions.
From the reading: When the Interviewer Doesn't Back Down
When Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, sat down with Elon Musk for a recorded interview released last week, she did something that many interviewers do not: she pushed back. The conversation, which ranged from artificial intelligence to European politics, quickly revealed the tension between a bold vision and the uncomfortable demand for detail.
Vocabulary
- fly off the handle
- let... get away with
- probe for specifics
- square with
- I take your point, but
- If anything
- Notwithstanding that
- That may well be
- With respect
Discussion questions
- Have you ever had to challenge a powerful person's idea in a meeting?
- Is it possible to hold two completely contradictory beliefs at the same time?
- What makes someone a strong interviewer in a professional context?
When the Interviewer Doesn't Back Down
Grammar: Discourse markers and contrast language
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