This document contains a lesson on leading meetings from an English course for intermediate business learners. The lesson covers starting meetings and giving information. It includes sample dialogues of opening a meeting and brainstorming for a restaurant chain. It provides exercises where students practice replacing words in phrases and discussing questions related to leading meetings, such as how to start successfully and how often people attend meetings.

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SkimaTalk Official Course
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
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I would like to start [by reviewing what
we talked about at our last meeting].
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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
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The next item on our agenda is [the
new policy manual].
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I would like to point out that [we
missed our target by 5 percent].
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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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