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11.to go
12.to look
k.
to the agenda
l.
up (at the last meeting)
13.to come
m.
up any remaining loose ends
14.to find
n. where we are with sth
5.
Using the list of nine steps from task 2 above and the useful phrases from 4
above, take turns to practise starting
your own meeting. You could use one of
the topics below or your own ideas.
• A new Health and Safety Procedure
• How to deal with our recent Public Relations crisis
• Finding new sources of income for our business
13.GETTING INVOLVED IN MEETINGS
WARM-UP
1)
Have you ever participated in meetings in English?
2)
What problems with understanding and communicating did you have in meetings?
3)
If never took part in meetings, answer the following question: what problems
would you have in a high-level meeting in English?
QUESTIONNAIRE: MEETINGS IN ENGLISH
Complete this questionnaire about meetings in English and keep a record of
your answers. Explain your answers to your partner, using examples where
possible. Be honest!
1.
You’re at a brainstorming meeting in where everyone is speaking English. The other
participants seem to speak much better at English than you. You have lots of ideas and
opinions about others’ ideas. What do you usually do?
a.
I interrupt others frequently in order to express my opinions, even though I know I
make lots of basic mistakes with my English.
b.
I wait for my turn to present my opinions, and then try to express myself as clearly
as I can.
c.
I only speak if someone asks me for my opinion, and keep my answers short to
avoid mistakes.
2.
You’re at a meeting in English where several participants are sitting silently and just
listening. What do you do?
a.
I ignore them – if they have nothing to say, they shouldn’t be there.
b.
I feel sorry for them – perhaps they are having problems with the
b.
language.
c.
I do everything I can to involve them, by inviting them to speak and preventing
others from interrupting them.
3.
You’re at a meeting where a junior colleague clearly can’t speak English properly,
and they keep making really basic mistakes like “it don’t work”. How do you feel?
a.
Superior. My English is much better, and I’m glad I don’t sound so
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