No comment? Handling a tough post-match press interview
A tennis player handles probing questions after a controversial loss; students analyze evasion strategies and hold their own press conferences.
C2Adults50 minInterview
About this lesson
A C2 speaking lesson (interview). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Interview
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 50 minutes
- Topic
- Sports
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- I'm not going to get drawn into…, With all due respect, that's not what I said., What I will say is…, That's a question for…, to take it on the chin, no excuses, to press someone on something, to sidestep a question
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Conduct and respond to a challenging media interview with composure and precision
- Recognize and use strategies for deflecting, reframing and pressing questions