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DIALOGUE
Practice by reading the dialogue with your tutor. After you are done, switch roles and do it again!
K: Our manager said we will be having a meeting soon. He wants us to submit our expenses for our business trips.
D: Is that all we are going to discuss?
K: No, we will also discuss the 3rd quarter sales results.
D: I need to follow up with my clients. In addition, I need to write up my sales and expense reports.
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NEW SKILL
Usually, internal meetings are scheduled by email. The inviter creates a meeting notice and sends it out to the invitees. Read the
sample email below out loud with your tutor.
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Sample Email:
Subject: Meeting
Hi Everyone:
Everyone is expected to a¡end. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 3rd quarter sales results. In addition, I will be
collecting your expense reports.
Please ensure you are prepared for the meeting and remember to put your cell phones on silent before the meeting starts.
Thank you,
John
Discussion questions: Have you wri en any meeting notices or meeting emails? If so, describe the occasion. Do you need to
write in English at your job or school? If so, how often and for what?
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Read the diagram below out loud with your tutor. Practice making some sample sentences using the new words.
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VOCABULARY
Go over the vocabulary and phrases below with your tutor. Try using each one in a sentence.
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EXERCISE
Fill in the blank with the correct Business English phrasal verb using the photo above.
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When you and your co-workers go to a designated place to talk with customers. meeting clients
A journey to another city to conduct work for your company. (5) ______________
The act of summarizing information from a business meeting. (6) ______________
Information is wrien down during a meeting with clients. (7) ______________
You are giving a slide show to management about a new product. (8) ____________
Write your own meeting notification email. Use some of the words from the table above.
To:
Cc:
From:
Subject:
Pick four Business English phrasal verbs from the image above and write your own sentence.
Please follow up with your team members to ensure they arrive on time for the meeting.
_____________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________.
Discussion Questions
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2. When was the last time you had a business meeting? If so, describe what the meeting was about.
3. When was the last time you made a presentation? If so, what was the presentation about?
4. Describe the last time you made a mistake at work. What happened? Why?
Answer Key:
(4) follow up
(8) presentation
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