MEETINGS

Oxford Express English. English for Meetings

English Business Communication
Collins Business English

1. Overview of a meeting
2. Useful langiage (to use as we go along – before interruptions)
3. Boring meeting
4. OEEM U2 ex 6 audio 9 beginging a meeting + ex 7
ex 10 notes for a meeting
ex 11 agenda audio 11
5. BCOM U 10 pt 3 ex 1 purpose of a meeting
Agenda environmental research unit
a. review budget b. future outlook c. funding alternatives
6. OEEM U3 ex 7 Interruptions – polite or not? just listen
7. BCOM U11 Module 3 ex 11 Car company interruptions
aT bF cF dF eF
a7 b1 c9 d2 e4 f6 g3 h8 i5
8. OEEM U3 ex 8 interruptions and clarifying audio 15 -16
9. BCOM U12 pt 1 ex 1 ex 2 clarification Spoken?
Which industries?
What phrases do they use to ask for clarification and to clarify?
10. OEEM U4 ex 5+ 6 opinions audio 18
Output – Conflict
11. Negotiation language OEEM U5 starter
U5 ex 6: b1 d3 f4 h5 j6 l7
12. Diplomatic languuage OEEM U5 ex 9 audio 19 (then describe sth diplomatically)
13. Votation OEEM U5 ex9/10? In favour / against audio 21
14. Minutes OEEM U6 ex 1 correcting minutes
ex 7 taking minutes
15. BCOM U12 M3 ex1
ex 2 spoken MAYBE? + listen U12M3ex2 Does it follow the recommendations / rules?

Collins Business Speaking

U9 page 36 audio 45
page 37 saying it accurately
U10 Get speaking – negotiating page 43
U11 action points
page 44 audio 55 make notes about the points
page 47 saying it appropriately (listen)
page 47 get speaking?
Audio 50 listen?