What Makes A Good Meeting
WHAT MAKES A GOOD MEETING
Grammar Pattern
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What do you think is the most important thing to prepare before a business meeting?
비즈니스 회의 전에 준비해야 할 가장 중요한 것은 무엇이라고 생각하나요? - Have you ever been in a meeting that felt like a waste of time? What went wrong?
시간 낭비라고 느껴졌던 회의에 참석한 적이 있나요? 무엇이 문제였나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Grammar Pattern
Successful meetings require good planning. The following is a checklist of essential planning items to consider:
TIME AND PLACE
When and where is the meeting?
Length- how long it will last?
PEOPLE
Who will attend?
Who will chair?
ROLES
Do participants have special responsibilities?
Will people have time to prepare input?
PURPOSE
What is the objective of the meeting?
What is the agenda?
TYPE OF MEETING
Purpose of meeting: briefing? Brainstorming?
FACILITIES
Do we have a room with equipment?
What about refreshments, car parking etc.
COMMUNICATION
What document is required?
Who will prepare and circulate it.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
Fill in the blanks.
Linda: Did you see the memo that is__________ the office?
Mark: Do you mean the one about the meeting tomorrow? Yeah, I saw it.
Linda: I’m still not sure what the meeting is about.
Mark: We’re supposed to brainstorm ideas for better sales approaches.
Linda: Is it essential that everyone________ the meeting? I was planning to be
out of the office tomorrow afternoon.
Mark: Of course it’s important. Bob is going to chair the meeting. I think he is
going to________ an idea he came up with.
Linda: I guess the length of the meeting will be at least a few hours. I hope we
have _________.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어에서는 '~에 대해 논의하다'라고 하기 때문에 영어에서도 discuss 뒤에 about을 붙이는 실수를 자주 합니다. 하지만 discuss는 타동사이므로 바로 목적어가 옵니다. 회의에서 안건을 이야기할 때 "discuss the agenda, discuss the schedule"처럼 about 없이 사용하세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: WHAT MAKES A GOOD MEETING
Level: Business (BIZ)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!