Module 4 – Meetings – Part 1

In part one of this module we will looking at participation in a meeting and the general language required for this. We will also look at preparing for a meeting. The grammar focus for this module is question forms and modals

Each session is approximately 1 hour of work.

Session 1

As with the previous modules we will begin by looking at some grammar:

More on tenses

1. Complete the following exercises Ex 1 and Ex 2 Both test your knowledge of question forms. Your score will be recorded under quizzes on your member home page. You can do the exercises as many times as you like.

2. Watch this news bulletin of the Toyota chief executive at a public meeting.

3. Here is a vocabulary exercise on idioms connected with time and time-keeping. Make sure you write down any you don’t know so you can memorise them.
4. Finally we will try a short writing exercise. Setting an agenda for a meeting.

Remember to record everything in your learning-portfolio

Don’t forget, if there is anything you don’t understand or can’t find send a message via Contact us or try Live support

Session 2

We’re going to look at some reading in this session.

1. Have a look at the reading exercise How to succeed in Business! This is a ‘tongue in cheek’ (funny and not really true – or is it?) look at meetings in the workplace. How far do you agree with it?Remember to record your score.
2. Grammar – more on question forms. Ex 1 and Ex 2. Do the exercises as often as you wish and record your scores.
3. Listen to this description of a Feasibility Study. Have you ever undertaken one? Was it like the one described?

4. Now for something completely different! Have you ever seen an interview like this!! Listen and answer the questions.

Session 3

You’ve done some listening so far but we’re going to try a longer exercise on listening now.

1. Go to the video exercise – How to run a meeting. Watch the video and answer the questions.

2. Grammar – let’s look at modal verbs, may and might: Ex 1 and Ex 2. Do them as many times as you wish. Don’t forget to record your answers.

3. A little vocabulary work now – some phrases that can be useful in meetings

4. Finally, have a go at this spelling exercise. Can you work it out?

Remember to record everything in your learning-portfolio

Don’t forget, if there is anything you don’t understand or can’t find send a message via Contact us or try Live support

Session 4

This is the final session of this module.

1. We’ll start with a little more meetings vocabulary. Here are 2 more exercises ex 1 and ex 2.
2. Your next exercise is another video entitled How not to run a meeting. People find ways to amuse themselves during a long and boring meeting. Does it sound familiar?
3. And now for something completely different! Listen to the song and complete the exercise.
4. For your writing this week describe a meeting you went to. What was your role, how much did you participate (an English meeting would be good to describe but if you haven’t attended one then any meeting of your choice). Send this to your teacher and upload it to the quizzes section your member home page.

You can discuss any issues you have with this unit with your teacher and remember to record these in your diary too.

Well done! You have successfully completed the module – Meetings Part one.

What next? Move on to Meetings Part 2 or you can choose a different module and come back to this one later.