Karina Ameylia Amanda230931004 - Unit 11
Karina Ameylia Amanda230931004 - Unit 11
Karina Ameylia Amanda230931004 - Unit 11
230931004
EXERCISE 1
Writing
1. their/ flexible/ companies/ past/ in/ of/ encourage/ staff/ through/ meeting/ tried/ informal/
formats/ the creativity/ to.
3. More/ making/ CEOs/ can be/ efficient/ see/ meetings/ of/ some/ the task.
4. Meetings/ into/ companies/ better/ of/ is/ time/ large/ a trend/ meetings/ to reintroduce/ use/
there/ now/ to make/ among/ structure.
5. The job/ making/ the meeting/ responsibility/ participants/ taking/ done/ are/ personal/ for/
gets/ sure/ that.
6. More/ start/ most/ costs/ thinking/ their/ companies/ had to/ about
7. Next/ travel/ replace / experts/ 10 years /in the/ as much as/ video/ will/ predict/ business/ 20
%/ of/ that /conferences
8. Realize/ as/ a meeting/ the same/ video/ a face to face/via /people/ conference/ is not/ have to/
that/ meeting.
9. A real/ having/ conference/ may not/ as/ a video/ meeting/ be/ easy as.
10. Sometimes/ can/ and/ hand/ aggressive/ on/ gestures/ body/ more/seem / screen
ANSWER :
1. Companies in the past have tried to encourage their staff's creativity through informal
meeting formats.
2. Definitely, discussing issues via a video link-up meeting beats email.
3. Some CEOs can see more efficient task making in meetings.
4. There is now a trend among large companies to reintroduce meetings into better structure
to make better use of time.
5. Making sure that participants are taking personal responsibility for getting the job done
gets the meeting done.
6. Most companies had to start thinking more about their costs.
7. Experts predict that in the next 10 to 20 years, video will replace as much as 20% of
business travel in conferences.
8. People realize that a video conference meeting doesn't have to be the same as a face-to-
face meeting.
9. Having a real conference may not be as easy as a video meeting.
10. Sometimes, aggressive body gestures can seem more apparent on screen.
EXERCISE 3
Across
1. Another word for prepare; I’ll Draw up a quotation for you and send it to you by Friday. (2
words -4,2)
8. To hold a meeting later than originally planned: Unfortunately, I can't make our meeting on
Tuesday. Could we Push back the meeting to Wednesday.
9. Another word for badly: Sales performed very Poorly here
10. Another phrase for let's finish our meeting now; Let's Wrap things up here
20. To reject an offer or suggestion: l am afraid I won't be able to Take you up on that
21. The voice quality is terrible: The voice quality is not really up to Scratch
22. A group of people who work together in a department: Every Tuesday all the people in my
deportment get together for a quick Department meeting.
23. Explaining why something has happened: I think this was as a Result of some bad planning
on our part.
25. Not exacts: Can you give me a Rough idea of how much this will cost?
2. Another word for schedule: Could you Arrange a meeting with the marketing assistant for next
Tuesday?
5. Another way to say examine: Our objective today is to Look into the new advertising
campaign. (2 words - 4, 2)
6. (Dan) can't come to the meeting: (Dan) has sent his Regrets
11. To change the time: Can we Reschedule our meeting? I am afraid I won't have time on
Tuesday after all
15. The written record of a meeting: Have you got o note of that for the Minutes, Ms Michaels?
17. A person in control of more formal meetings: A Chair should finish the meeting on time,
even if a decision hasn't been reached
18. Another word for soy something about: Does anyone want to Comment on that?
19. Another way to say Let's start now: Let's get Down to business
24. The list of topics to be discussed in a meeting: Colin has asked me to draw up a quick
Agenda