Successful meetings

(Market Leader Pre-Intermediate Unit 4 Recording 4.4)

I. Which of the following do you agree with? Why?

1. The best number for a meeting is six people or fewer.

2. Never have food or drink during a meeting.

3. Always start and finish a meeting on time.

4. You should sit round a table when you have a meeting.

5. A meeting must always have a leader.

6. At a formal meeting each person should speak in turn.

II. Listen to a meeting of the Marketing Department of Freestyle, a sports equipment company. The company has developed a new product, swimming goggles which adapt to each person’s face and eyesight. The meeting is held to discuss the launch of the product. Answer the questions.

1. What are the two aims of the meeting?

2. Why does Katharina want to launch the goggles early in the year?

3. Which months for the launch do the participants discuss?

4. Which types of shops does Julia want to target?

III. Listen again. Tick the expressions which Inge, the chairperson, uses.

1. Can we start, please?

2. The purpose of this meeting is to decide the date of the launch.

3. Katharina, what do you think?

4. OK, let’s hear a few more views.

5. Nadia, how do you feel about this?

6. You’re right, Katharina. Let’s get back to the point.

7. OK everyone. I think on the balance we agree…

8. I want us to talk about sales outlets now.

IV. Listen again and complete.

Katharina I’m in ____ (1) of February or March. There’s a gap in the ____(2)

for our products. Why wait any longer?

Inge … Kenneth, what’s your opinion?

Kenneth Mmm, I ____ ____ (3) about February. It’s a bit early in the year.

I ____(4) we launch in May or June. People go on holiday then.

Nadia… The price should be high. I’d say at least eighty dollars.

Katharina ____ ____(5) a minute. I thought we were talking about the

launch date, not about promotion.

Inge … Which outlets ____ ____ ____(6) we should target?

Julia ____ ____(7)we should start with the specialist stores. That’s

where most swimmers buy their goggles.

Inge What ____ ____ ____(8) by specialist stores, Julia?

Useful language

CHAIRPERSON Beginning the meeting Can we start, please? Right, let’s begin. Stating the aim The main aim of the meeting is to … The purpose of this meeting is to … Asking for comments What do you think? How do you feel about this? Changing the subject Let’s move on now to … The next item of the agenda is … Clarifying What do you mean by … Sorry, I don’t quite understand. Summarising OK, let’s summarise.

PARTICIPANTS Giving opinions I think … I’m in favour of … Making suggestions Perhaps we should … We could … Agreeing I think you’re right. I (totally) agree. Disagreeing I’m afraid I don’t agree. Interrupting Hold on (a moment). Can I just say something?

V. Role play. Work in groups of up to five people.

Freestyle has a new tennis racket called Worldbeater. It is light but gives players increased power and control. The Marketing Department holds a meeting to discuss the strategy of its launch.

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Following.	\|	Read you role cards and hold the meeting. At the end, the chairperson should summarise your decisions. Make use of the phrases from the Useful Language box.

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