Responding to Rejection

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 7 minStartup EnglishLesson 5 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: answer any investor pass within 24 hours — gracious, with a feedback ask, an open door and a referral request — and the re-engagement note that converts a no months later.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: The no that pays later

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Responding to Rejection

    Read a 246-word text about Responding to Rejection

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Responding to Rejection Vocabulary

    8 items

  3. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three rejections, three replies

    Read a 295-word text about Three rejections, three replies

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Practice: Fixing Rejection Responses

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Door open, or bridge burned?

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Role Play: Handling a Pass

    Role-play: You just received a polite rejection email from an investor you were excited about. Your advisor is helping you think through how to respond professionally. (4 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your reply to the no

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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