Exercise 8. Match the expressions a-j below to the following things 1- 10 that a chairperson should do

Exercise 7. Read the following and complete the passage.

Exercise 6. Fill in the blanks with the correct phrases and sentences from the list below

a)Can we get back to the main point?

b)Shall we get started?

c)Shall we move on?

d)We need to discuss...

e)... I didn't follow what you said.

f) What do you mean by...?

g)Let's turn to...

h)Are we all agreed?

1. Right, everyone's here. ……………………………?

2. A: Our training budget is less than 5% of the extra 2.5% VAT that comes on top of the original 15% on the 18,300 brochures at J2.47.
B: I'm sorry, ………………………………………..

3. It seems then that a price rise of 5.4% is the best solution. ……………………………………? Good.

4. A: By the way, I saw Pete in the pub the other day. He moved house last weekend. Did you know? He told me..................................
B: …………………………………………………………………..?

5. OK. We all agree on that item. …………………………….?

6. Right, then, we can offer a commission of 12%. ……………………………….the next item on the agenda.

7. There are three items on the agenda. Firstly, ……………………………………………………the problem of late payments.

8. A: There are some unusual things happening in the Finance Department.
B: …………………………………………………….unusual?

It is generally agreed that successful meetings make successful companies. However, many professionals complain that meetings are often unproductive and too long. Discussions are regularly dominated by participants with large egos and hours of talking ends without any clear result. Consequently, many companies get help from specialized consultants who give advice on how to make meetings more effective. The following passage is the example of such advice.

If a meeting is to be productive it should have ¹ …………… that all the participants know and understand. You should appoint a ² …………….. who manages and controls the meeting. You must write an ³ ……………, or list of items to be discussed and send it ⁴ …………….. They should ⁵ ………………… and come to it with ideas to contribute. You have to ⁶ ……………….. to each point, otherwise there is a risk that some of the items will not be dealt with at all.

You ought to ⁷……………………… If not you have to ⁸…………………….. into the agenda. You don't need to ⁹ …………………... But you should send other senior staff members ¹⁰ …………….., or summary of what was discussed. The minutes should include ¹¹ …………………… you don't have to ¹² ………………. However, you need to include ¹³ ……………….. decided upon at the meeting. Lastly, the minutes should ¹⁴………………….. It is essential to keep the ¹⁵ ………………………clear in everyone's mind.

1.open the meeting

2.keep things moving

3.keep an eye on time

4.make sure everyone stays focused

5.invite contributions

6.summarise regularly

7.seek clarification

8.summarise agreed action points

9. allocate action points and establish deadlines

10. close the meeting

a Has everyone got that?

b Shall we move on?

с As I see it, we seem to be saying …

d Could you let us have the exact figures for Friday?

e What exactly do you mean?

f So what we've finally decided on is …

g We'll have to move on I'm afraid.

h Thanks for coming everyone.

i What do you think of that, Mr …?

j Thanks very much everyone, that was very useful.

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