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Business Meetings

B1en35 min

What you'll learn

  • Talk about business meetings with confidence.
  • Read and understand passages about business meetings.

Tips for this lesson

  • Repeat new words out loud several times.
  • Try to use today's vocabulary in your own sentences.
  • Don't worry about mistakes — they help you learn!
Step 1 of 7
1Warm-up

Vocabulary

Learn the following words and repeat after your tutor.

  • colleague
    colleague
    /ˈkɒliːɡ/
    noun
  • deadline
    deadline
    /ˈdedlaɪn/
    noun
  • negotiate
    negotiate
    /nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/
    verb
  • proposal
    proposal
    /prəˈpəʊzl/
    noun
  • business
    business
    /business/
    noun
  • discuss
    discuss
    /dɪˈskʌs/
    verb
Step 2 of 7
2Vocabulary

Vocabulary in Context

Study each word and its example. Try to use it in your own sentence.

  • colleague
    colleague
    /ˈkɒliːɡ/
    noun
  • deadline
    deadline
    /ˈdedlaɪn/
    noun
  • negotiate
    negotiate
    /nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/
    verb
  • proposal
    proposal
    /prəˈpəʊzl/
    noun
  • business
    business
    /business/
    noun
  • discuss
    discuss
    /dɪˈskʌs/
    verb
Step 3 of 7
3Fill the blanks

Practice Conversation

Complete the dialogue with your own answers.

Teacher
Teacher
Let's talk about business meetings. What do you think?
Student
Student
I think business meetings is very interesting.
Teacher
Teacher
Can you tell me more? Give me an example.
Student
Student
For example, I often...
Teacher
Teacher
That's great! How about in your daily life?
Student
Student
In my daily life, I...
Step 4 of 7
4Read aloud

Read Aloud

Read your lines aloud with your tutor. Pay attention to pronunciation.

A conversation about business meetings.
A conversation about business meetings.
You: student · Tutor: tutor
Teacher
Teacher
Today we're discussing business meetings. What's your experience with it?
Student
Student
Well, I've always been interested in business meetings. I think it's quite relevant.
Teacher
Teacher
Can you elaborate on why you find it relevant?
Student
Student
Certainly. In my opinion, business meetings affects our daily lives in many ways.
Teacher
Teacher
That's a good point. Would you say it's more positive or negative?
Student
Student
I'd say it has both positive and negative aspects. On one hand...
Step 5 of 7
5Fill the blanks

Extended Practice

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words or phrases.

Teacher
Teacher
Have you ever thought about business meetings?
Student
Student
Yes, I have. I believe that ___
Teacher
Teacher
Interesting. What would you change about it?
Student
Student
I would change ___
Teacher
Teacher
And why is that important to you?
Student
Student
It's important because ___
Step 6 of 7
6Picture prompts

Picture Discussion

Look at the images and answer the questions.

Ex. What can you see in this picture?
  1. business meetings scene
    #1

    Describe what you see in this picture about business meetings.

  2. people engaged in business meetings
    #2

    What is happening in this image?

  3. business meetings context
    #3

    How does this picture relate to today's topic?

Step 7 of 7
7Discussion

Open Discussion

Share your thoughts and opinions freely.

  1. 1.What is your personal opinion about business meetings?
  2. 2.Do you think business meetings will be more or less important in the future?
  3. 3.What surprised you most about today's lesson?