Types of Meetings

Related topics:

1. An Old Love Juan: You’ll never guess who I got an email from yesterday. Naomi: Who? Juan: Diana Shultz. Naomi: Weren’t you two An item back in high school? So, you got an email from an Old flame. Very interesting. Juan: Well, that’s Ancient history. We Lost touch After we went off to college. Naomi: What did she […]...
2. Holding Structured and Unstructured Meetings Diego: Okay, why don’t you Brief me on what you’ve planned for the meeting tomorrow? Maya: Sure. At the meeting of the managers tomorrow, we’ll begin with introductions. Since you’re the most Senior manager, the job Falls to you. Diego: I don’t think we need To stand on ceremony. Have Alexi do the introductions. Maya: […]...
3. Types of Work I got a call yesterday from Amy, a co-worker from the office. She and I work in the same Department. We’ve had lunch at work a few times but I really didn’t know her that well. I was really glad she called. Kevin: Hello. Amy: Hi, Could I speak to Kevin? Kevin: This is Kevin. […]...
4. Resembling One’s Parents Khaled: Hi, what are you looking at? Susanna: Your Photo albums. Your roommate let me in and said I could make myself comfortable while I waited for you. Khaled: There are some really Incriminating pictures in there. You’d better give those back to me. Susanna: Not yet! I’m looking at your Baby pictures and your […]...
5. Juan comes up to the Mexican border on his bicycle Juan comes up to the Mexican border on his bicycle. He’s got two large bags over his shoulders. The guard stops him and says, “What’s in the bags?” “Sand,” answered Juan. The guard says, “We’ll just see about that get off the bike.” The guard takes the bags and rips them apart; he empties them […]...
6. Mexican Smuggler Juan pedals up to the Mexican border on his bicycle. He’s got two large bags over his shoulders. The guard stops him and asks, “What’s in the bags?” “Sand,” answers Juan. The guard says, “We’ll just see about that. Get off the bike.” The guard takes the bags and rips them apart. He empties them […]...
7. Money Laundering Susanna: What’s going on in the office next door? I heard that the police Shut down their business. Clark: You heard right. The cops had long Suspected that the business operating out of that office wasn’t Legit. Susanna: Not legit? Clark: Yeah, it was a Front for Money laundering. The So-called services it offered were […]...
8. Preparing Food for Cooking Marissa: How can I help? Juan Carlos: Um…why don’t you Iron the Tablecloth and Set the table? Marissa: I already did that. I want to help with the cooking. Juan Carlos: Okay, you can Scrub these potatoes, Peel the carrots, and Rinse these grapes. Marissa: All right, I’ll do that, but I think you’re just […]...
9. Types of Shopping Areas Sarah: Come on! We only have two more hours before the stores close and I want to make it to the Outlet stores. Aidan: I thought that when you asked if I wanted to spend the day together, you meant we’d go somewhere for lunch, go to a movie, or just Hang out. Sarah: Isn’t […]...
10. School Fundraisers Valerie: What’s this? A. J.: It’s a note from Rachel’s school. It’s about the next Fundraiser. Valerie: Oh no, not another one. What is it this time – a Raffle, Car wash, or Spaghetti dinner? A. J.: It’s none of those things. It’s a combination Bake sale and Craft sale. Parents are supposed To donate […]...
11. Changing the Subject in Conversation Laura: I think that’s all we need to talk about regarding last month’s report. Let’s Turn to this month’s report, Shall we? I didn’t get a copy of it. Could someone Hand me one? Gaius: By the way, I have just one last comment before we Shift our focus to this month’s report. It seems […]...
12. Child Sports Injuries Angela: Wait! I need to put Sunscreen on Davy before he goes to the game. Juan: It’s not sunny today. He doesn’t need sunscreen. Angela: And here are four water bottles to make sure he stays Hydrated and doesn’t get Heat stroke. Juan: One of the other parents is bringing drinks for the kids. It’s […]...
13. Types of Shopping Areas Sarah: Come on! We only have two more hours before the stores close and I want to make it to the Outlet stores. Aidan: I thought that when you asked if I wanted to spend the day together, you meant we’d go somewhere for lunch, go to a movie, or just Hang out. Sarah: Isn’t […]...
14. Being Forgetful Charlize: You won’t Forget that we’re going over to the Wong’s for dinner tomorrow night, will you? Pete: It’s Etched in my brain. I won’t forget. Charlize: It Slipped your mind last week that we were meeting Donna at the movies, remember? Pete: I was Preoccupied last week, but I won’t forget about tomorrow night. […]...
15. Перевод слова pitch Pitch – смола, битум; сооружать, устанавливать; бросать, наброситься Перевод слова A vessel coated with pitch – просмоленное судно as dark as pitch – тьма кромешная to pitch a tent – разбить палатку to pitch camp – разбивать лагерь She Pitched her expectations too high. У нее был завышенный уровень ожиданий. Please Pitch your waste paper […]...
16. The Bachelor Diet Monday Breakfast – Who can eat Breakfast on a Monday? Swallow some toothpaste while brushing your teeth Lunch – Send your secretary out for six “gutbombers” – those little hamburgers that used to cost a dime but now cost sixty five cents. Also order French fries, a bowl of chilli, a soft drink and have […]...
17. Перевод слова department Department – отдел, отделение, кафедра; магазин Перевод слова Department-store chain – сеть крупных универмагов research department – отдел исследований sociology department – кафедра социологии Cooking is not my Department. Кулинария – это не моя область. Our Department has a staff of seven. Персонал нашей кафедры – семь сотрудников. He was selected to head the Department. […]...
18. The bachelor’s diet Bachelor’s Diet MONDAY: BREAKFAST – Who can eat breakfast on a Monday? Swallow some toothpaste while brushing your teeth LUNCH – Send your secretary out for six “gutbombers” those little hamburgers that used to cost a dime but now cost sixty five cents. Also order French fries, a bowl of chili, a soft drink and […]...
19. Understanding Corporate Structure Andrea: This Organizational chart is really confusing. Raffael: Why are you looking at that? Andrea: I have an interview next week and I’m trying To bone up on the company I’ll be interviewing with. I want to impress them, but this chart is really confusing. Raffael: Let me see. It’s a simple Flow chart. You […]...
20. Types of Vandalism Jim: Did you hear what happened to the Romeros? Helene: No, what? Jim: They went on vacation for a week and Vandals broke a couple of windows in the back of their house and Tagged their living room walls with Graffiti. Helene: That’s terrible! There are always Punks who like To egg houses in this […]...
21. Taking Minutes of a Meeting I was Absent at last month’s meeting, so imagine my surprise when I found out that I had been Elected the committee’s Secretary! As part of my duties, I have To take minutes at each meeting. Taking minutes means I have to pay attention and try my best To transcribe what each person says, or […]...
22. Структура компании на английском языке – accounts department – бухгалтерия – board of directors – совет директоров – chairman / chairperson – председатель – chief executive officer – главный исполнительный директор компании – director – директор, член совета директоров – executive officer / manager – управляющий делами, руководитель – headquarters – штаб-квартира – managing director – директор-распорядитель, исполнительное лицо компании […]...
23. Перевод слова lunch Lunch – обед, ланч, второй завтрак Перевод слова Half lunch – легкий завтрак alfresco lunch – завтрак на свежем воздухе box lunch – обед фабричного изготовления в упаковке They joined us for Lunch. Они присоединились к нам за обедом. They broke for Lunch. У них перерыв на обед. He blew $50 on Lunch. Он выкинул […]...
24. Seeing Old Friends This is Turning out to be a month for seeing Old friends. I got an email a couple of weeks ago from an old friend from Graduate School. She and her family are visiting L. A. for a week. They plan to see family and to visit old friends. Since she moved out of the […]...
25. Структура компании Accounts department – бухгалтерия Board of directors – совет директоров Chairman / chairperson – председатель Chief executive officer – главный исполнительный директор компании Director – директор, член совета директоров Executive officer / manager – управляющий делами, руководитель Headquarters – штаб-квартира Managing director – директор-распорядитель, исполнительное лицо компании Marketing department – отдел маркировки товаров Organization chart […]...
26. Scheduling a Meeting I needed to Schedule a meeting for the three Departments involved in a new project. I called each one to find a Date that Would work for all three of us. Bruno: So, Nicola, would the Day after tomorrow work for you? Nicola: No, I’ll be Out of the office all day. Could we Do […]...
27. Meals in Britain – Еда в Британии (2) Traditionally English people have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is served in the morning. It used to be a large meal with cereal, eggs and bacon, sausages, tomatoes. But such a large breakfast takes a long time to prepare and is not very healthy. Nowadays, Britain’s most popular breakfast consists of […]...
28. Getting Political Support Helen: Okay, your schedule today is very busy. First, you’re meeting with a group of Constituents concerned about the environment. Then, you’re speaking to a group of factory workers. At noon, you’ll be having lunch with a group of High-power donors. Mikhail: When I Signed on as a candidate, I had no idea I’d have […]...
29. A Corporate Takeover Lee: Hello, Lee Williams. Bruce: Hi, Lee. This is Bruce Eng. The reason I’m calling is to find out if there is any news about your company’s Takeover bid for Shamrock Corp. It’s been a week and I was wondering what’s happening. Lee: Hi, Bruce. I’m glad you called. I was just about to call […]...
30. Как ответить на вопрос “когда?” Now – сейчас then – потом the day before yesterday – позавчера yesterday morning – вчера утром yesterday – вчера last night – вчера вечером this morning – cегодня утром today – сегодня tonight – сегодня вечером tomorrow morning – завтра утром tomorrow – завтра tomorrow night – завтра вечером the day after tomorrow – […]...
31. Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb and Don Juan were having a terrible fight Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb and Don Juan were having a terrible fight. “I am the most beautiful person in the world,” proclaimed Sleeping Beauty. “No, you’re not,” answered Don Juan and Tom Thumb. “I am the smallest person in the world,” shouted Tom Thumb. “No, you’re not,” said Sleeping Beauty and Don Juan. “I’ve had […]...
32. Значение идиомы pitch in [pitch in] {v.}, {informal} 1. To begin something with much energy;start work eagerly. Pitch in and we will finish the job as soon aspossible. 2. To give help or money for something; contribute. Everyone must pitch in and work together. We all pitched in aquarter to buy Nancy a present. Syn.: CHIP IN. Compare: FALL […]...
33. The Pitch Drop Experiment Begun over 80 years ago, this science experiment keeps on going, ever so slowly. Begun in 1927 by Professor Thomas Parnell, this experiment was meant to reveal the surprising properties of an everyday material: pitch. Pitch is the name of a number of hard tar-like substances and in this case, bitumen was used. Though at […]...
34. Setting Up Conference Calls and Videoconferences Ewan: Who’s running the Videoconference next week? Petra: I am. Desmond put me in charge of it last week. Ewan: Oh, somebody’s Moving up in the world. It’s nice that he’s giving you more responsibility. Petra: Yeah, but I’m not sure I’m ready. Ewan: I’ve set up Conference calls and videoconferences before. Maybe you can […]...
35. Значение идиомы wild pitch [wild pitch] {n.} A pitch in baseball that is so high, so low, orso far from the plate that the catcher cannot catch it and a baserunner can move to the next base. The runner went to second base ona wild pitch....
36. Eating on the Run Sam: Wait a second. Is this all you’re having for lunch, this Microwaved burrito? Leticia: That’s all I have time for. It’s better than just eating it Out of the package, right? Sam: That does not look Appetizing. I see Indigestion in your future. Leticia: It’s Filling and that’s all I care about. I need […]...
37. Working Late at the Office I was so glad it was Friday afternoon. I’ve been thinking-TGIF-all day. I was On my way out of the office when I saw Nick sitting at his desk. Even though the office was nearly empty, he didn’t look like he was ready to leave. In fact, he looked like he was still Swamped with […]...
38. Planning a Business Luncheon One of my co-workers, Betty, was Retiring this month after working for the company 23 years. I was put In charge of planning a retirement lunch In her honor at a restaurant nearby. The company was Picking up the tab and it was Up to me to set a day and time. After asking the […]...
39. Recovering After a Setback Carl: Come on, let’s go. I have $500 Burning a hole in my pocket. Shelly: Where are we going? Carl: We’re going to the Track. I have a Tip on a Sure thing for one of this afternoon’s Races. This is exactly what I need after last week’s Setback. Shelly: You mean after losing all […]...
40. Making a Sales Call Last week, I was at a business Luncheon and I met a woman Named Dana Okri who was Heading a new Start up. I have been a Sales rep for Eureka Corp. for three years now and our Bread and butter is Data management software. I told her briefly about our products over lunch and […]...