Making Decisions
MAKING DECISIONS
Grammar Pattern
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- When your team can't agree on something in a meeting, how do you usually reach a final decision?
회의에서 팀원들의 의견이 맞지 않을 때, 보통 어떻게 최종 결정을 내리나요? - Do you prefer making decisions by voting or by discussing until everyone agrees? Why?
투표로 결정하는 것과 모두가 동의할 때까지 논의하는 것 중 어느 쪽을 선호하나요? 그 이유는요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Grammar Pattern
More Discussion
I still feel we need to discuss … a little more.
I think we should have more information on…
I would like to look more closely at…
I still can’t agree to…
Referring to Time
We’re running out of time.
We don’t have any more time to spend on this.
We are almost out of time.
Closing the Discussion
I’m afraid that I’ll have to bring this point to a close.
I think we’ve discussed everything.
I don’t think there is any more to be said.
Focusing
I really would like to a decision on this.
Can we try and come to a decision now?
Are we ready to make a decision?
Establishing Consensus
Can we agree to…?
Does everyone agree that we…?
Well, it seems that we are all agreed that…
Voting
Can we have a quick show of hands?
The proposal is rejected?
The proposal is carried?
Confirming
So, we are going to…
All right, we have decided to…
Just to confirm, we will…
Deferring
I think we will have to leave this until the next meeting.
Regarding…, we don’t have enough information about this.
We need information on…
Moving on
Great, now we can move on to…?
All right, now we should turn to…
Let’s go on to…
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
Fill in the blanks.
Out of time consensus carries reject
Bob: I wish we had more time to spend brainstorming ideas, but it’s getting late. But
before we are completely_____________, I’d like to try and come to a
__________ onthe next step in implementing some of these ideas.
Linda: f possible, I would really like to see an outline of all of the ideas from this meeting before deciding on which ones to implement and which ones to___________.
Mark: I’m also in favor of that proposal.
Bob: Can I get a show of hands on that? All in favor? It looks like the idea
_________.Karen will type up the outline from the minutes.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
Choose the word with a similar meaning as the BOLD words.
1.Everyone WAS IN FAVOR OF the new plan.
a. deferred b. discussed c. said d. supported
2.The chairman THREW OUT most of the committee’s proposals.
a. carried b. confirmed c. rejected d. showed
3.Let’s have a SHOW OF HANDS to see if we are ready to close the meeting.
a. point b. proposal c. schedule d. vote
4.Now, I would like to TURN TO recommendations for changing our system.
a. go on to b. have time to c. run out of d. spend time
5.The six members of the committee could not reach CONSENSUS.
a. agreement b. deferring c. discussion d. progress
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어에서는 "결정하다"를 그대로 번역하여 "decide it"이라고 하기 쉽지만, 영어에서는 "make a decision" 또는 "come to a decision"이라는 표현이 비즈니스 회의에서 훨씬 자연스럽습니다. "decide"는 타동사로 뒤에 명사절(what/whether 등)이 오는 것이 일반적이며, "decide it"처럼 대명사를 바로 붙이면 어색하게 들립니다.
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: MAKING DECISIONS
Level: Business (BIZ)
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