Стр. 51 - Skurikhin_Communicative style

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a.
Asking somebody to introduce the first
item
1.
b.
Welcoming and thanking everybody
2.
c.
Explaining the objectives of the meeting
3.
Introducing new colleagues
d.
Introducing new colleagues
4.
e.
Getting everybody's attention
5.
f.
Looking at the agenda
6.
Complete the table with words from the box.
Right│ purpose│ get through │item │agenda│ background │say a few words │at such
short notice│ facing │distribute
Getting attention
(1)
_____________,
is everybody here? Good, I
think we can start.
Welcoming and thanking
Well, good morning everyone. Do you all have a copy of
the(2)_________? I'd like to thank you all for being here
(3)_________________
Introducing new colleagues
First of all, I'd like to introduce Hiroshi from our Tokyo
office. Would you like to (4)____ about yourself, Hiroshi?
Explaining the objectives
The main (5)__________ of this meeting is to ... The
problem we're (6)_____________ is that...
Looking at the agenda
You can see from the agenda that we have a lot to
(7)____________
I've prepared some figures to help us compare the two
options. I'll (8)_____________ them now.
Asking somebody to start
Okay, let's move straight to the first (9)_______. Kim, would
you like to kick off?
Ana, would you like to begin by explaining the
(10)____________ ?
Write the opening comments for a real meeting that you are going to have (or
recently had) in your job. Use real names and real agenda items. Consider these
points:
• Do you have to introduce anybody?
• Do you have to mention any 'housekeeping' points like arrangements for coffee,
the finish time,
where the bathroom is etc.?
• Do you need to explain the objectives of the meeting?
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