- •Types of meetings
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Fill in the gaps in the exercise below with the appropriate phrase from the list.
- •1.2. The agenda
- •Instructions
- •Veering off track________________________________________________
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Study business idioms and use them in the sentences of your own
- •III. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate idiom.
- •I. Why an agenda is important. Consider the following items, expand them:
- •III. Discuss the following quotations:
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Choose the better of the two options to explain the idiom.
- •III. Match the idiom and its explanation
- •II. Read the table below. Comment on “Do’s and Don’ts of a Good Chairperson”. Dwell on the items provided in the table.
- •IV. Соmment on the following quotations.
- •1.4. How to participate
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. A) Study the following idioms and use them in the dialogues of your own.
- •I. Role Simulation
- •II. Comment on the following sayings concerning the role of a chairperson.
- •2.1. Presentations
- •2.2. Negotiations
- •Read the paragraph below. What is the aim of negotiation?
- •Negotiations: Distributive and Integrative
- •Read the paragraph below and identify the skills which are essential for an effective negotiator.
- •Read the text about some commonly used tactics and guess how they call them in negotiations. Explain your choice.
- •Explain what the words in bold type in the text mean.
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Complete the idioms below with the words from the box:
- •III. Match the idioms in Exercise II to these definitions.
- •IV. Complete the sentences with the idioms from Exercise II in the correct form.
- •V. Study the following idioms and make up your own sentences with them.
- •Work in pairs. Role play the dialogues according to the instructions provided in the table below.
- •Role Simulation
- •III. Comment on the following quotations
- •2.3. What makes a good negotiator
- •Match social styles below with their descriptions. Explain your choice.
- •Look up in the dictionary the adjectives in bold and provide their definitions
- •Now match four social types with the ways of treating and fill in the sentences taken from the text.
- •The phrasal verb to pin somebody down most probably means
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Complete the idioms below with the words from the box:
- •III. Match the idioms in Exercise II to these definitions.
- •IV. Complete the sentences with the idioms from Exercise II in the correct form.
- •V. Study the following idioms and make up your own sentences with them.
- •2) To go for broke - to risk everything in hopes of getting something. It can also mean to try very hard or exert much effort
- •Talking Point
- •I. Role Simulation
- •Comment on the following quotations
- •Scan the paragraph below. What elements are essential to conclude any diplomatic negotiations?
- •Skim the paragraph below and highlight the purpose of convincing, bargaining and concessions in the process of diplomatic negotiations
- •Scan the paragraph below and highlight the main difference between types of negotiations
- •Read the paragraph below and identify the skills which are essential for an effective negotiator
- •Introduce yourself
- •Survival Language
- •In(5) over(2) by(2) of(2) to(1)
- •Include, mention, look, turn, draw, point, focus, think, refers
- •Emphasizing
- •Softening
- •Very positive correct very well encouraging increasing
- •100 Topics for Presentations
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Read 7 ways to sabotage a first impression. Can you think of any other things you should avoid not to detract from your presentation?
- •III. How important is the attire of the presenter?
- •IV. Read the dialogues.
- •Improving Image Brand
- •V. Match the definition with the words on the left
- •Talking point
- •Supplement
- •2. Getting to the main business
- •3.Debating the issues
- •Vocabulary unit 1
I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
b) Work in pairs. Rephrase the dialogues.
c) Work in groups. Continue the dialogue and make a longer conversation.
1)
- How about you carrying on the next negotiations with the union?
- Oh, no. That’s not my pigeon. I want to steer clear of the union for a while.
2)
- Our negotiations have reached the deadlock, I’m afraid.
- But there must be a way to break this deadlock, don’t you think?
3)
- I think we are in broad agreement on that and there’s no need to go into details …
- In principle I agree with you, yet we don’t want to be forced into a hasty decision on that. First, I have to go through the small print with my lawyer and check that there’s no kicker in it.
4)
- He’s quite tough in these negotiations, isn’t he?
- Yes, he certainly doesn’t pull any punches. The scales have definitely tipped in favour of us.
5)
- It’s out of the question. We won’t agree and that’s final!
- Why can’t we make any headway in these negotiations? We are going in circles all day. I think we should find some common ground at least.
II. Complete the idioms below with the words from the box:
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to put it in a ……. g) can’t make head nor ………….. of it
to get straight to the ……….. h) to talk at cross- ……………….
to hear it on the …………… i) to beat about the ……………….
to put someone in the …………. j) to get it straight from the horse’s………
to get the wrong end of the ……… k) to be like talking to a brick …………….
to be on the same ……………… l) to keep someone in the ………….
III. Match the idioms in Exercise II to these definitions.
1 to fail to understand anything
2 to share similar opinions and ideas
3 to give the main facts in a short, clear way
4 to not understand something
5 to delay talking about something
6 to give the latest information
7 to talk about the most important thing
8 to hear about something because the information has been passed from one person to another in conversation
9 to be told something by someone who has direct knowledge of it
10 to try to communicate with an unresponsive person
11 to include someone in group communication
12 to not understand someone
IV. Complete the sentences with the idioms from Exercise II in the correct form.
OK, I’ll ………………… . I’m afraid it’s the last time we’re going to miss a deadline.
Paola and I agree on most things. We seem to be ……………………. .
A lot happened while you were on holiday. Let me ……………….. .
I think we are ………………… . I mean next week, not this week.
He never gives you a straight answer. He’s always …………………. .
I …………………… that he’s been fired. Is it true?
The new organogram is very complicated, but to ……….., we still report to the same manager.
I’m afraid that isn’t right. If you think our biggest problem is communication, then you have ………………. .
This document from our subsidiary makes no sense at all. I ……………… .
I’ve tried to get my supplier to give us a discount several times, but they just won’t. It’s like ………………… .
The company is going bankrupt. The CEO told me himself. I heard it ……………… .
I’ll need regular updates about the progress of the project. I’ll also need to know what’s going on when I’m away. Please ……………… .Конец формы