2. Managing
meetings
• STARTING
• SETTING OBJECTIVES
• ASKING FOR
REACTIONS
• DEALING WITH
INTERRUPTIONS
• KEEPING IT TO THE
POINT
• SPEEDING UP
• SLOWING DOWN
• SUMMARISING
Thursday, March 12, 2020vežbe
OK, let’s get down to business.
Right, can we start please?
The purpose of this meeting is...
The aims of this meeting are...
How do you feel about...?
What do you think?
Could you let him/her finish, please?
Could you just hang on a moment, please?
I’m not sure that’s relevant.
Perhaps we could get back to the point.
ex. C, D pg. 27
I think we should move on now.
Can we come back to that?
Hold on, we need to look at this in more detail.
I think we should discuss this a bit more.
OK, let’s go over what we’ve agreed.
Right, to sum up then...
3. Present Perfect Simple
Linking the present to a point in the past; past action relevant
now; life experiences
Mercedes has gone from the worst car maker to the trailblazer
since 2005.
Has Mercedes gone from the worst car maker to the trailblazer
since 2005?
Mercedes has not gone from the worst car maker to the
trailblazer since 2005.
You have looked for new ideas recently.
Have you looked for new ideas recently?
You haven’t looked for new ideas recently.
ex. A, pg. 26
4. Past Simple Tense
particular point in the past
finished action in the past
actions from distant past, not
new or recent
Present Perfect Simple
Tense
linking the present to a
point in the past
past action relevant now
life experiences
Thursday, March 12, 2020vežbe
in2010
yesterday
last year
six months ago
since 2009
yet
ever
never
this week
recently
ex. B pg. 26
