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mEEtinGS


i haven't study english for ages. It's time to start again!

Vocabulary and phrases:

  • running a meeting:
    • run:
      run a bath
  • provide sb with sth:
    • provide:
      this booklet provides useful information about local services.
  • take part in 
    • take part: to be involved in an activity with other people
      she doesn't usually take part in any of the class activities.
  • i'm joined by
    • join: to get involved in an activity or journey with people
      i don't have time for a drink now, but i'll join you later.
      i'm joined by Rob for support
  • give you an update on sth
  • there are other times
  • whatever:
    we'll go whatever the weather.
    whatever happens, you know that i'll stand by you.
  • at the ready: prepared to be used or to act immediately
    he stood by the phone, pencil at the ready. 
  • put your points across: 
    • put sth across: to express your ideas and opinions clearly so that people understand them easily
      it's and interesting idea and i thought he put it across well.
  • let's get down to business:
    • get down to business: to start talking about the subject to be discussed
      it the introductions are over o'd like to get down to business
  • on the agenda
  • executor
  • go through them in order
  • thanks for coming
  • the news on sth
  • any other business
  • chairperson
  • in other words
  • focusing everyone's attentions on sth
    • focus (sb's attention) on/upon sth/sb:
      when the kitchen is finished i'm going to focus my attention on the garden and get that sorted out.
  • be up for sth:
    • up for (doing) sth: willing and able to do or take part in an activity
      after a long day at work, i wasn't up for a party.
    • up for sth: intended, suggested or being considered for something
      are you really up for promotion?
      that house at  the end of our road is up for sale.
      is any idea up for discussion?
  • underway: if something is underway, it is happening now.
  • the fairy tales range 
  • at the beginning of next month
  • get this right
  • sorry to hold the meeting up: to interrupt the meeting 
  • I thought that ....
  • any other thoughts
  • comment on
  • the next matter under discussion
  • embargo: to officially stop trading with another country
    they are planning to embargo oil imports.
  • enquiry
  • sorry to interrupt but ...
  • take off
  • it's worth V-ing... 
    • be worth sth:
      I think this matter is worth our attention.
    • be worth doing/having sth:
      it's worth remembering that prices to up on mother's day.
      it you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having comprehensive insurance. 
  • how does everyone else feel?
  • on the subject of sth 
  • listen out for sth 
  • i just wanted to ...
  • as you know 
  • divisive: describes something that causes great and sometimes unfriendly disagreement within a group of people
  • separate sth out from sth
  • I'd be much happier if ....
  • be keen to
  • speaking as sb
  • bounce ideas off each other:
    • bounce sth off sb: if you bounce sth off someone, you tell someone about an idea or plan in order to find out what they think of it.
      Can i bounce a couple of ideas off you?
  • forceful 
  • i'm afraid i don't agree
  • a little less 
  • confrontational
    • confront: to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person
      I thought i would remain calm, but when i confronted with the TV camera, i became very nervous. 
  • I quite agree
  • form someone's perspective
  • newcomer
  • valid
  • move on to 
  • extract
  • bring a meeting to a close
  • put sb on the books
  • drawings
  • portfolios
  • in the next couple of days 
  • it would be wise to...
  • that's probably about it.
  • desperately want to raise before we wrap up 
  • wrap (sth) up : to complete something successfully
    that just about wraps it up for today.
  • conflicts in the diary 
  • in the final stage 
  • it's time to wrap up
  • chairing a meeting
  • let's get started
  • put forward their opinions