Closing A Meeting
CLOSING A MEETING
Grammar Pattern
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What kind of music do you like?
어떤 음악을 좋아하세요? - Do you play any musical instruments?
악기를 다룰 줄 아세요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Grammar Pattern
Completing the agenda
I think we’ve covered everything.
OK. That’s everything on the agenda.
Is there anything else to discuss?
Summarizing
Before we close, I should summarize the main points.
We discussed … items.
So, our… (first / second) objective was to…
To sum up, we have decided to…
Delaying decisions
We’ll leave this until a later date.
We need more time to make a decision on this.
We’ll discuss this at our next meeting.
Everything is clear
OK, is that clear?
Does everyone agree?
Any final questions?
Final Questions
Can I check just one thing?
One final question…
Did we agree to…?
Confirm new responsibilities
So, what’s the next step?
Bob, could you let us have a report on…?
Martha will look on the question of…
Jack, you’ll let us have a copy of the minutes?
You should have a copy of the minutes by…
Next meeting
Can we set a time for our next meeting?
Is June 28th convenient as a date for another meeting?
I’ll confirm the date and location by next week.
Closing the meeting
Thank you for coming and for your contributions.
It was a pleasure to see you all today.
OK. We can finish there.
Let’s call it a day. (Informal)
I declare this meeting adjourned. (Formal)
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어로 회의를 끝낼 때 "회의 끝내겠습니다"라고 간단히 말하는 것에 익숙하지만, 영어 비즈니스 회의에서는 이렇게 직접적으로 끝내면 무례하게 들릴 수 있습니다. 영어에서는 "I think we've covered everything" 또는 "That's everything on the agenda"처럼 부드럽게 마무리하고, 참석자들에게 감사를 표현하는 것이 자연스럽습니다.
한국어의 "질문 없으시죠?"를 직역하면 부정 의문문이 되어 질문을 하지 말라는 뉘앙스를 줄 수 있습니다. 영어에서는 "Does anyone have any questions?" 또는 "Any final questions?"처럼 긍정형으로 물어야 참석자들이 편하게 질문할 수 있습니다.
한국어의 "금요일까지"를 영어로 옮길 때 'until'을 쓰는 실수가 매우 흔합니다. 'Until'은 "그때까지 계속"이라는 뜻이고, 마감 기한을 나타낼 때는 반드시 'by'를 사용해야 합니다. "By Friday"는 "금요일 이전에"라는 뜻으로 기한을 정확히 전달합니다.
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: CLOSING A MEETING
Level: Business (BIZ)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!