Module 5

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Module 5

• Meetings

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Module Contents

• Unit 23 What are your views?
• Unit 24 Thank you for coming!
• Unit 25 The first item on the agenda is
• Unit 26 We need to come to an agreement
• Unit 27 When does Yes mean Yes?
• Unit 28 We need to meet

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Unit 23

• What are your views?
• Different kinds of meetings, discussing ideas and
  exchanging opinions

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Aims of this unit

• In this unit students will develop their
  awareness of the purpose of different kinds of
  meetings.
• They will learn to use some useful phrases to use
  when giving and discussing opinions

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Words Expressions

• Agenda ????
• Productivity ??????
• Assemble ??
• Retirement ??
• Chairperson ??
• Schedule??
• Consensus ??
• stimulate ??
• give your reactions ??????
• Take further action ????????
• Teleworking ????
• Participant ???

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A.  Discussions

• ?A1 look at the photos and discuss the questions
  
• ?A2. read the extract about meetings
• ? A3 match the phrases
• ? A4 discuss the questions

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B.  listening

• ? B1 listen to the phrases
• ? B2 role-playing
• ? B3 discussing
• ess colleagues, clients or suppliers. Note down
  information about them in the form in the
  textbook. P39

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Advice box

• The only way to get information from people is to
  ask them questions. Don't wait for them to tell
  you what you want to know because they may not
  realize what you dont know. Most people like
  being asked questions because it helps the to
  find out what you need to know.

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Unit 24

• Thank you for coming
• Participating in one-to-one meetings

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Aims of this unit

• In this unit, students will improve their ability
  to participate in one-to-one meetings. They will
  learn some useful phrases to use at the beginning
  and end of an informal one-to-one meeting.

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A12 Words Expressions

• To co-ordinate ??
• Get-together ??
• Minutes ????
• To postpone ??
• Prediction ??
• Routine
• Status quo ??
• Venue ??,??

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A

• A1. look at the photos and discuss what are they
  doing
• A2 Listen to the recording and fill in the form

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A2 answers

• Sarah s expectations
• -          it will be a routine meeting
• -          it will be an easy meeting
• -          it will be an enjoyable meeting
• -          there will be two of us at the meeting
• -          we are unlikely to disagree
• -          Im going to take notes
• -          It will overrun
•  Carlos expectations
• -          it will be a difficult meeting
• -          there will be three of us at the
  meeting
• -          we are likely to disagree
• -          Im going to take notes
• -          It will overrun

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B

• B 1?Listening to the recording
• B 2?zigzag conversation
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C. Role-playing

• File 19on page 125 ---- File 53 on page 138

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Unit 25

• The first item on the agenda is
• Working with an agenda , taking part in larger
  meetings with a chairperson

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Aims of this unit

• Improve their ability to take part in a larger
  meeting with an agenda
• To learn some useful phrases to use in a formal
  meeting

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A. Words Expressions

• Any other business ???????
• Boardroom ???
• coffee break ??????
• Delete ??
• export procedures ????
• presentation ??
• Redecorate ????
• renumber ????
• Arise from ???????
• matters arising from last meeting.

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A

• A1. Discuss and write down your answers
• A2 Listening
• A3 discuss the given questions

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A2 Suggested answers

• 4 (cancelled)
• 5 presentation by Andrea Rossi
• 1030 coffee break
• 6. Teams meet in Meeting Rooms 2,4,and coffee
  room
• 7. 1230 reports from teams
• 8. 1330 any other business
• 9. 1 45 details of next meeting
• 1350 Lunch in canteen

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B.

• B1. Listen and repeat,
• B2. Role-play
• File 17 on p.124 --- File 48 on p. 136
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• B3 HW reply to the e-mail on p. 43, with
  reference to files 17 48.
• .

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B 12

• B1. Listen and repeat,
• B2. Role-play
• File 5 on p.119 --- File 39 on p. 132

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B3

• discuss in a group the following questions
• What happened in the meeting
• What decisions were reached
• What did you find most difficult
• What have you learned from doing the role play

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Unit 26

• we need to come to an agreement
• Taking part in negotiations

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Aims of this unit

• l  Develop negotiation skills
• l  To learn some useful phrases to use in a
  negotiations

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Words Expressions

• Agreement ??, instillation??
• bargaining low priority
• Chores maintenance
• compromise negotiator
• concessions offers
• Deadlock gain
• Priority reactions
• outline a proposal

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  A1.

• read the text and fill in the blank
• Answers
• Bargaining offers
• concessions compromise
• deadlock gain
• agreement proprieties
• reactions

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A 23

• A2. discuss the questions
• A3 discuss the questions and describe it.

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B

• B1. Listen to the recording
• Suggested answer
• Who? agree or
  not?
• Donna yes
• Kevin no
• Donna no
• Kevin yes
• Donna yes
• Kevin no
• kevin yes

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C

• C1 listen to the phrase and repeat
• C2. Role-play File 21 on p.126 ---
  File 55 on p.139.

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Unit 27

• When does Yes mean Yes?
• Different styles of negotiating

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Aims of this unit

• To develop an awareness of different styles of
  negotiating used in different parts of the world.

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Vocabulary

• Decency period
• lay the ground work
• Hidden agenda
• lose face
• Committed
• minded
• Contentious
• personalities clash
• Diligent
• refreshments
• Jokes,
• signed, sealed, and delivered

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A12

• A1. discussion on the pictures and the related
  questions
• A2 Listening
• Suggested answer
• Asia, America, America, Asia,

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A 3-5

• A3 listening
• Suggested answer
• Europe, Australia, Europe, Australia, Europe,
  Australia, Europe, Australia
• A4
• Tick the right statements
• A5
• Compare answers with each other

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B

• B 1 role play.
• B 2 give a report
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• B3 write a report

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Unit 28

• We need to meet
• Simulating a series of meeting

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Aims of this unit

• Practice taking part in meetings
• Learn some useful phrases to use to interrupt a
  meeting

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Words Expressions

• A big demand ????/?
• Calculations ??
• Merchandise ??
• Current range ????????
• Potentially ???
• Discontinue ??
• promote a product ????
• Flyer
• stock a product ??,????

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A12

• Read the material and discuss the questions
• (follow the instruction in the textbook)

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B1. read and practice

• B1. hold a brainstorming meeting to come up with
  ideas
• Team a has to come up with 4 new
• Bobo products for young children
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• Team B has to come up with 4 new Bobo products
  for teenagers
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• Team c has to look at the existing products on
  the flyer, and decide which to promote

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B2. More practice

• You have received this agenda from the head
  office. Decide with your team members what you
  are going to say at each stage
• 1. Comments on existing range
• 2. Products for children
• 3. Products for adults
• 4. Cross-over products for all ages
• 5. Ideas for other promotional activities
• 6. The future for Bobo products