1. Vocabulary p.33

   1. It’s in my diary

   2. To set up a meeting

   3. What about Tuesday at 10 a.m. in my office?

   4. How about next week sometime?

   5. To have a working lunch

   6. Can you get back to me today?

   7. To confirm the meeting

2. Additional vocabulary from letters:

   1. 3 p.m. would be fine with me

   2. To postpone – откладывать

   3. Senior manager - старший менеджер, старший управляющий

   4. Chief Executive - исполнительный директор, глава корпорации, фирмы

   5. The purpose of the meeting

   6. To brief somebody on the problem – инструктировать кого-либо о проблеме

   7. To clear diaries –

3. Additional vocabulary from notes p.35:

   1. To hold a meeting – проводить собрание

   2. A staff meeting – собрание персонала

   3. How does next week look?

   4. Can you let me know your availability next week?

   5. Are you available on Tuesday at 1 p.m.?

   6. Can you manage 1 p.m. on Tuesday?

   7. Is 1 p.m. on Tuesday convenient?

   8. 3 p.m. is ok for me

   9. 3 p.m. suits me

   10. 3 p.m. is fine

   11. Is next Tuesday’s meeting in Bonn still on?

   12. Are we still ok for the 21^st?

   13. To contact immediately

   14. To check the details carefully

   15. This will need immediate action.

   16. This is a priority

   17. Canteen (Br) = café(teria) (Am)

   18. Diary (Br) = datebook/calendar (Am)

   19. Platform (Br) = track (Am)

Unit4. Meeting .

Lesson 2. Setting up a meeting 2.

1. Vocabulary p.33

   1. Agenda – повестка дня

   2. To have all agenda items

   3. To make any changes

   4. To circulate the agenda – передавать повестку дня

2. Additional vocabulary from letters:

   1. In advance - заранее

   2. To unable to attend for any reason

   3. Venue (Br) = place/location (Am)

   4. Participant

   5. Minutes of last meeting

   6. Apologies (Br) = present or absent (Am)

   7. Executive team

   8. Item (Br) = topic (Am)

   9. Note the change to item 2 on the agenda

   10. To move some papers to next week

   11. To have a slot

   12. Customer Service - служба работы с покупателями [клиентами]

   13. To circulate to everyone prior to the meeting -передать всем до собрания

   14. Computer system is down – компьютер не работает

   15. To put this for the agenda on Monday’s meeting

   16. To run through the final arrangements –просмотреть последние распоряжения

   17. Staff induction day (Br) = new employee orientation day (Am) – инструктаж работников

   18. To ensure that everything runs smoothly

3. Additional vocabulary from notes p.37:

   1. The minutes of the last meeting

   2. AOB (any other business) - "разное" ( в повестке дня )

   3. To make amendments for the agenda – Вносить поправки в повестку дня

   4. Change to item 3 on the agenda

   5. Draft an agenda

   6. To circulate papers

   7. Prior to - раньше, прежде, до

   8. To put on the agenda - включить в повестку дня (что-л.)

   9. To go through/to go over the final arrangements

Unit4. Meeting .

Lesson 3. Meeting follow-up.