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Unit 2 Business Meetings, Free Discussion Lesson 6 Review: Holding a Meeting ford fond od After this lesson, you should be able to: learn useful sentences for having a meeting with foreigners. a What sentences would you use to hold a meeting if jou were a host? @) ov sus) &) Language Focus ‘Business English 190 Situational Conversations Intermediate ‘2StTak Proprietary and Confident. . 11 Please read the setting. srTalk Q case study (6 mins) 2. Well find out what's going on inthe conversation, 6 =H Setting (1 min) ‘Shawn is hosting a conference call with the Toronto branch. He is going to welcome all the attendees and start the meeting. Mark is the only one from the Toronto branch at the meeting with Shawn, Jenny and Matt. ‘2StTak Proprietary and Confident. be Mark, and you'll be Shawn. stalk 9 HERR © 12*'s re21 the conversation. 2. After we finish this, answer the following question = check attendance Conversation (5 mins) _ A ve ers raster with Sample: We had to stand every morning for rol cll. Shawn: Good morning, this is Shawn. I'd lke to take @ roll call to check who ison the line. Here we have Jenny and Matt. Mark: This is Mark. Hughes will be missing this call, He is away on a business trip. parca tiengonn Shawn: OK. We have a lot to get through today. Let’s get started, Following the agenda, _s_—¥ ‘we'll be mainly talking about the upcoming tourist season. First, we'll discuss the Australian Tours. Next, 'm going to gather some ideas about how to improve our sales performance. Jenny please take the minutes, Mat willgettheballollng = er sarted ‘Mark: Sorry, | didn't follow. Could you please speak a little bit closer to the microphone? the discussion? Please. pe start Shawn: Sure. Matt, will you kick What does Shawn do first to start the con-call? ‘eS ¢ “Answer: Shawn takes 2 rll cal frst to start the con-

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