chairing meetings/ brainstorming in groups phrases practice
Market Leader Upper Intermediate New Edition Unit 2
Choose one of the meetings in the boxes below. Choose a chair, who should make sure that you include all of these stages while you roleplay that meeting:
- Small talk
- Getting down to business
- Brainstorming as many ideas as you can (perhaps onto a mind map)
- Organising the ideas
- Narrowing down the options
- Making a final decision
- Wrapping the meeting up
| Imagine that this classroom is your company’s boardroom. Brainstorm ways to improve it, and then decide on the top three priorities. |
| Brainstorm team building activities for the 45 people in your office and then choose the best one. |
| Brainstorm ways of cutting down on the number of employee days lost to sickness and then choose the best two ideas. |
| Choose one real soft drink that is available on your local market but not in (some or all) other countries. Brainstorm ways to market it internationally, and then choose the best option. |
When your teacher stops you, share one idea you agreed on and see if the class can think of other ideas.
Brainstorm possible language for each of the seven stages in the list above.
Change groups and try to use that language in one more roleplay meeting.
Listen to the meeting on page 19. Which of the stages above are included?
Listen again for any other language for doing those things.
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