BUSINESS ENGLISH SKILLS - Üzleti angol feladatok

Meetings

1., Study these sentences carefully.

• Well, since everyone is here, we should get started.
• Thank you all for coming at such short notice.
• I'll be acting as Pam's assistant while Sue is away on maternity leave.
• We're running short on time, so let's move on.
• We're running behind schedule, so we'll have to skip the next item.
• Let's stick to the task at hand, shall we?
• Could you just let me finish?
• We are moving away from the point here.
• Sarah, perhaps you’d like get the ball rolling.
• Now, over to you Peter.
• Could I just say something?
• I think we are in danger of getting sidetracked.
• I think we're steering off topic a bit with this. Can you be brief?
• We've lost sight of the point here.
• Let's save this for another meeting.
• If I could just come in here...
• I'm really glad you brought that up, Kana.
• I can’t really go along with you there.
• I couldn't agree with you more.
• Jane, could you please speak up. We can't hear you at the back.
• If I could have the floor for a moment…
• I think we've covered everything on the list.
• If no one has anything else to add, then I think we'll wrap this up.
• Oh, before you leave, please make sure to sign the attendance sheet.

2., Find a synonym.

wrap up	not present	consensus	complaint
absent	assign	address	close
objective	finish	grievance	assign
allocate	succeed in	designate	deal with
accomplish	goal	adjourn	agreement

 

3., What makes a collocation?

show	vote	reach	remarks
proxy	of directors	guest	vote
overhead	call	closing	an agreement
board	of hands	casting	a consensus
conference	projector	come to	speaker

 

4., Which means nearly the same?

digress	absolutely	wander off	decide
motion	written record	venue	required
minutes	begin	resolve	vote
commence	ramble	ballot	stray from
precisely	suggestion	mandatory	location

5., Translate!

• Rövidre fognád, Tom? Sürget az idő.
• Azt hiszem, ebben tévedsz.
• Azt akarod ezzel mondani, hogy…?
• Úgy tűnik, ezzel nem megyünk semmire.
• Szó sem lehet róla.
• Már csak 10 percünk maradt és még sok teendőnk van hátra.

Check back for the solutions in a couple of days...

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