Speaking Up in Meetings

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 1 minCareer DevelopmentLesson 2 of 5 · Outline

Aims

Interrupt politely, add your point, and disagree without apologising five times first

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Take Your Turn in Meetings

    3 warm-up questions

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Meeting Language

    8 items

  2. Framework6 min

    Framework: Signal, Point, Handover

    Signal – Point – Handover, 3 steps

  3. Listening8 min

    Listening: Listen to a Team Meeting

    1 listening passage, 4 comprehension questions

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Complete the Meeting Phrases

    Gap-fill exercise, 7 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build the Interruption

    Word-ordering exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Disagreeing Without Apologizing

    Role-play: Your manager proposes a deadline you believe is too early, in a meeting with four other people (8 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Taking the Floor

    4 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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