Unit 4 At a Meeting
A company meeting is a gathering of a group of people for a controlled discussion with a specific purpose. Business people spend a lot of time in meetings. Many of them complain "too much time". How do you ensure that your meetings are productive?
公司召集会议大多是为了了解情况、研究对策和解决问题，目的是促进公司的发展。商务人士经常开会，很多人抱怨会议占去了太多时间。如何确保会议卓有成效呢？
Contents
- Learning Objectives
- Part I Warm-up
- Part II Listening Practice
- Task 1
- New Words and Expressions
- Task 1: Here are nine different tasks for a business meeting. First complete the tasks with what you hear. Then decide to which column each task belongs and fill out the chart. The first one has been done for you.
- Task 2
- You will hear some business people talking about things that can go wrong at meetings. Complete the sentences and tick three items that you consider the top causes of meeting ineffectiveness and then state your reasons.
- Having meetings with people from other countries can be very difficult, if you don't understand the way they think. You will hear an experienced businessman telling his impressions about different culture groups. Take notes when you listen and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
- Part III Language Focus A
- Language Focus A
- Follow-up Practice
- New Words and Expressions
- Listen to the following six short conversations and match them to the descriptions listed below. Write the number of the conversation on the line by the correct description. (Not all descriptions will be used.)
- Listen to two people planning a meeting and fill out the agenda.
- Part IV Video 1: Why are we here?
- New Words and Expressions
- Pre-viewing
- Discuss in pairs. If the General Manager is to call a meeting since the sales have been dropping recently, what should he / she do before and during the meeting?
- Look at the following pictures to have a rough idea of the video.
- Viewing: Watch the video and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
- Post-viewing: Work in groups. What does the chairperson do badly?
- Part V Language Focus B
- Language Focus B
- Follow-up Practice
- Part VI Video 2: What can we do?
- New Words and Expressions
- Pre-viewing
- Select five most important tips for a successful meeting.
- Look at the following pictures to have a rough idea of the video.
- Viewing
- Watch the video and make brief notes. Choose the correct answers to the three questions below.
- Watch the video again and answer the question: What did Larry Hunter do to make the meeting productive?
- Post-viewing: Work in small groups. Read the given situations and hold a meeting in your group to solve the problem. Remember your meeting should be held according to the following problem-solving meeting procedures. After the meeting, a member of each group is chosen to make a presentation about the solution to the problem.
- Business Culture: Managing Meetings
- Resources