商务英语听说教程.上 Unit 5.pptVIP

Pre-listening Listening Part A Part B Further Practice Activities Look at the pictures and discuss the following questions with your partner. 1) How do you define the term “business meeting”? 2) Why do people have business meetings? 3) What are the general procedures of holding a meeting and the necessary preparations for each step? Part A - Task 1 Conversation Listen to the following conversation and fill in the missing words. David: Alisa, the meeting is for 1：30 this afternoon. Have you made the necessary ? Alisa: Yes, the room is ready for the meeting. I have put water, pens and name cards on the table for each . David: Good, I think you should prepare the and some on the table. Alisa: I see. I’ve already done that. David: What about the ? Alisa: There was something wrong with the screen but it has been repaired. David: Well done, I have come to tell you that you have to during the meeting. Alisa: Should I write down all words that everyone says? David: No. it is unnecessary and difficult to write down all words, you just . Alisa: That’s OK. David: So everything is clear. I hope our organization of the meeting will be successful. Alisa: So do I. scheduled arrangements participant minute book spare copies of the agenda projector take the minutes make a note of the topic which are discussed and the results of the discussion Part A - Task 2 Conversation 1. Listen to the conversation once and discuss with your partner what the gist of the conversation is? 2.Listen to the conversation again and choose the best answer to the following questions. The gist is: . 1) What