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Business English for Intermediate Learners
Lesson 8 : Leading Meetings

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Today’s Topics
1. Starting the Meeting
2. Giving Information

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Exercise 1: Monologue Practice
Monologue: Opening a Meeting
A I would like to start by welcoming everyone to the meeting.
A My name is Andrew Collins.
A
I was recently transferred here from our Asia office, and I
look forward to working with you all.
A Today, we will discuss some of our recent market research.
A
The first item I would like to talk about is car buying among
20 to 30-year-olds.
Read the monologue. Student: A

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Change the words in [brackets]
and read each sentence.
Practice
1
I would like to start [by reviewing what
we talked about at our last meeting].
2
Today, we will [go over some recent
customer feedback].
3
The first [problem] I would like to
[bring up] is [our staff shortage].
Pronounce the phrases.
Useful Phrases
1 I would like to start ~
2 Today, we will ~
3 The first ~ I would like to ~ is ~
Exercise 2: Phrase Practice

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Exercise 3: Discussion
Ask and answer questions about today’s topic.
• Why is the start of a meeting important?
• What things should the meeting leader say and do at the
beginning in order to have a successful meeting?

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Today’s Topics
1. Starting the Meeting
2. Giving Information

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Exercise 4: Monologue Practice
Monologue: Brainstorming for a Restaurant Chain
Read the monologue. Student: A
A The next item on our agenda is to discuss our menu.
A
In the past we have seen strong demand for unhealthy food
and weak demand for healthy food.
A
However, I would like to point out that our most recent data
show a change in consumer preferences.
A Our current customers are demanding healthier meal choices.
A
I would recommend that we start by making a list of possible
healthy menu items.
A Does anyone have any ideas?

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Change the words in [brackets]
and read each sentence.
Practice
1
The next item on our agenda is [the
new policy manual].
2
I would like to point out that [we
missed our target by 5 percent].
3
I would recommend [studying the
matter further].
Pronounce the phrases.
Useful Phrases
1 The next item on our agenda is ~
2 I would like to point out that ~
3 I would recommend ~
Exercise 5: Phrase Practice

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Exercise 6: Discussion
Ask and answer questions about today’s topic.
• How many meetings do you go to per week?
• How much time do you spend in meetings per week?
• Have you ever lead a meeting? If so, how did it go?

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End of Lesson
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