内容正文:
Intelligent Learning Business English
智学商务英语
视听说教程2
Viewing, Listening & Speaking
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Business Meetings
Unit 3
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Business Meetings
Unit 3
Learning Objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
· acquire new vocabulary about business meetings;
· know how to chair a business meeting;
· learn about the etiquette rules for business meetings.
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Western Dining
Task 1 In this part, you are asked to choose the right word for each of the tagged items.
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(1) TV screen ________
(2) trend chart________
(3) host/chairperson________
(4) attendee/participant ________
(5) conference/meeting room ________
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B
C
A
Part Ⅰ
Warm-up
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Western Dining
Task 2 Match the words and phrase on the left with the definitions on the right.
A. an opinion that everyone in a group will agree
with or accept
B. a formal proposal to be discussed and voted on in
a debate, meeting, etc.
C. an official record of the proceedings of a meeting
D. a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting )
E. a large amount of data stored in a computer
system so that you can find and use it easily
F. a meeting held to determine whether to take a
course of action
G. a series of actions intended to achieve a particular
result
(1)minutes
(2)agenda
(3)database
(4)decision-making meeting
(5)motion
(6)item
(7)consensus
Part Ⅰ
Warm-up
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Directions: In the following two tasks, you are going to hear two dialogues about preparing for a business meeting and complete the exercises.
appointment n. 约定
make clear 弄清楚,表明
take the minutes 作会议记录
urgent adj. 紧急的
in advance 提前,事先
prune v. 修剪,删除
video conference 视频会议
pencil in 暂时安排
firm up sth. 敲定
forward v. 转交
make a report 做报告
Part Ⅱ
Subtopic 1 —Preparing for a Business Meeting
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Johnson William is asking Sophia Willis about the preparation of a business meeting. Listen
to the dialogue and choose the correct answer to each question.
Preparing for a Meeting
Johnson William: General Manager Sophia Willis: Secretary
(1) How many people will attend the next meeting