WorksheetsBusiness Meetings
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Here are some tips for speaking in meetings. Which ones do you agree with?
Speak only if you have something important to say.
Let people finish their points before you speak - never interrupt.
On your turn, speak for as long as possible.
It’s OK to interrupt someone.
It’s OK to make grammar mistakes, as long as people understand you.
Have you ever taken part in discussion with a large group of people? If you have, how did you feel when you had to speak? Look at some things that people say about speaking in meetings. Tick the ones you agree with.
It’s difficult to think of the right words.
I always have a lot to say.
I don’t like it when people disagree with me.
People are always interrupting me.
I’m not sure if people always understand me.
Look at this agenda. How many people will attend the meeting?
5
2
7
10
Look at the agenda again. What is Carla’s role?
Chairperson
Participant
Minutes
Vice President
Look at the agenda once more. What is the meeting about?
taking the minutes
daily activities
chairing the meeting
planning the visit of exchange students
Listen to the dialogue in Google Class task (audio 16) first. The speakers agree about a ...
(a)
Listen to the dialogue once more. Tom and Ella disagree about ...
the celebration
the party
a band
a DJ
Is everyone here? I have received just one ... from Celia.
approving the minutes
introduce the first item
apology for absence
stick to the agenda
Now, there is a lot to discuss today, so let's try to ...
close the meeting
stick to the agenda
approving the minutes
break for coffee
Now, Antonio,we haven't heard from you. Do you ... on this issue?
have any views
see your point
getting side-tracked
take a vote
OK, there seems to be a consensus, so we don't need to ...
any other business
break for coffee
have any views
take a vote
Good, I think we've reached a ... on this.
approving the minutes
unanimous decision
come back to this
apology for absence
Before we finish we need to deal with ...
break for coffee
apology for absence
any other business
getting side-tracked
The last questions above are the words of a ...
participant
chairperson
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