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2.2. Match the verbs (1–7) with the nouns (a–g) that they go with:

1) take

2) appoint 3) circulate 4) allocate 5) move on 6) avoid

7) finish

a) a minute-taker b) the minutes

c) time

d) the agenda

e) to the next point f) on time

g) digressions

Answer the questions:

What do you think are the most important skills for someone chairing a meeting? Could you chair a meeting?

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Work in pairs:

Have you ever taken part in a discussion with a large group of people?

a) If you have, how did you feel when you had to speak, e. g. nervous, confident, etc?

b) If you have not, would you like to? Why / Why not?

2.5. Here are some tips for speaking in meetings. Which ones do you agree with?

* Speak if you have something important to say.

* Let people finish their point before you speak — never in-terrupt.

* On your turn, speak for as long as possible. * It’s OK to interrupt someone.

* It’s OK to make grammatical mistakes, as long as people understand you.

2.6. Match the words and phrases (1–7) with the definitions (a–g):

1) purpose 2) agenda

3) main points 4) participants 5) chairperson 6) minutes

7) action points

a) notes of what is said at a meeting

b) the people who take part in a meeting c) А list of what will happen at a meeting d) the things to do after a meeting

e) the person who keeps control of a meeting f) the reason or aim of having a meeting

g) the most important things to talk about

2.7. Look at some things that people say about speaking in meetings. Tick the ones you agree with then compare your an-swers with a partner:

1. It is difficult to think of the right words. 2. I always have a lot to say.

3. I don’t like it when people disagree with me. 4. People are always interrupting me.

5. I’m not sure if people always understand me.

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3. POINTS OF VIEW

3.1. Read and remember the standard phrases which people may use at meeting:

a) Opening a meeting

The chairperson may use the following phrases to open a meeting:

*Its about time we got started. * Lets begin, shall we?

* Shall we make a start?

* Lets make a start.

* Lets get down to business. * OK, let’s get started.

It’s also possible to use the following phrases:

*As you know, I’ve called this meeting to

* As you are aware

* I’ve arranged this meeting to

* The purpose of this meeting is to

* The main objective is to

b) Inviting people to speak Inviting someone to start:

* Would you like to open the discus-sion, John?

* Perhaps you’d like to get the ball

* John, would you like to kick off?

rolling, John?

Asking for one person’s opinion:

* What about you, Keith?

* What are your feelings on this, Keith?

* What do you think about this, Keith?

* What are your views on this, Keith?

Asking for everyone’s opinion: Whats the general feeling on this? c) Making your point

The other participants use some of these expressions. * I believe… * As I see it… * In my opinion Other ways of making your point include:

* The way I see it…

* It’s clear to me that…

* Personally, I think…

* It looks to me as if…

* Obviously…

* Of course…

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