商务英语Unit 3 At the meeting.ppt

1) You are the chairperson. You think it is time to start the meeting. _______________________________________________________ 2) You tell the participants the purpose of the meeting. _______________________________________________________ 3) Introduce the first item on the agenda. _______________________________________________________ 4) Someone interrupts. Control the interruption. _______________________________________________________ 5) You make a good point at a meeting and want to make sure everyone agrees with you. _______________________________________________________ 6) You are in the chair and you want to go on to the next topic without a formal vote. _______________________________________________________ 7) Mr. Coleman made a point you agreed with a few minutes ago. Refer back to this before you give your own views. _______________________________________________________ 8) Mr. Smith made a really stupid point just now. Make it clear that you disagree, without being rude and provoking an argument. ______________________________________________________ 9) You ask Mrs. Collins her opinion about the introduction of flexible working hours. ______________________________________________________ 10) You have covered everything on the agenda at the meeting and you want to close the meeting. ______________________________________________________ 3.8.1 Write down what you would say at a meeting in each of the following situations and then discuss them with your partner. 3.8.2 Here are twelve opinions about meetings: put a tick (√) beside the ones you agree with and a cross (?) beside the ones you disagree with. When you finish, work with your partner. Take it in turns to ask each other’s opinions and try to give reasons for your opinions. More time is wasted at meetings than in any other business activity. The purpose of meetings is to decide when the next one will take place. A meeting is a group of people who can decide nothing alone and