F2F Class Notes (Celeste)

Open the link below to discuss Business English for meetings.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/talkingbusiness/unit2meetings/2interruptions.shtml

Use the vocabulary below in a short paragraph about setting the agenda in a meeting.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/talkingbusiness/unit2meetings/1agenda.shtml

Vocabulary

vain adj. – too interested in your own appearance or achievements

blossom v. – When people blossom, they become more attractive, successful, or confident, and when good feelings or relationships blossom, they develop and become stronger.

Any other questions, comments, concerns?

Quiz: put the sentenced below in order.

OK, everybody thank you all very much for coming today.

Just three things on the agenda today.

First of all we need to discuss our aims for the project.

Secondly we want to have a look at the production budgets.

And finally we need to look at the staffing levels for the project.

If we could go through each of them in order.

Right let’s start with item number one.

And then we’ll see if there’s any other business.

Answers

“OK, everybody thank you all very much for coming today.

Just three things on the agenda today.

If we could go through each of them in order.

First of all we need to discuss our aims for the project.

Secondly we want to have a look at the production budgets.

And finally we need to look at the staffing levels for the project.

And then we’ll see if there’s any other business.

Right let’s start with item number one. “