day 12the meeting

the meeting

Describe three people one by one in a meeting, and say whether you prefer working alone or with others, with your points in order.

words to say

• 办公室 bàngōngshì · office
• 开会 kāihuì · to have a meeting
• 同事 tóngshì · colleague
• 经理 jīnglǐ · manager
• 讨论 tǎolùn · to discuss
• 意见 yìjiàn · opinion, view; complaint
• 同意 tóngyì · to agree
• 解决 jiějué · to solve, settle
• 参加 cānjiā · to take part in, attend
• 首先 shǒuxiān · first (of all)

sentences

• 今天下午三点开会。 · There’s a meeting at three this afternoon.
• 经理让我们讨论这个问题。 · The manager asked us to discuss this problem.
• 我同意你的意见。 · I agree with you.
• 首先，我们要找到问题在哪儿。 · First of all, we need to find where the problem is.
• 他不但工作很认真，而且很愿意帮助同事。 · Not only does he work hard, he’s also happy to help his colleagues.

say it after the voice

• 明天上午我们要开一个会。 · We have a meeting tomorrow morning.
• 他是我们办公室的新同事。 · He’s the new colleague in our office.
• 你同意经理刚才说的意见吗？ · Do you agree with what the manager just said?
• 首先，我们要找到问题在哪儿。 · First of all, we need to find where the problem is.
• 我们一起讨论一下这个问题吧。 · Let’s talk this problem over together.

questions to answer

• 你觉得开会怎么样？ · What do you think of meetings?
• 你常给别人提意见吗？ · Do you often give people your opinion?
• 工作压力大，怎么办？ · What do you do when work is stressful?
• 考试前你紧张吗？ · Do you get nervous before exams?

pictures to describe

• In an office meeting room, a woman points at a bar chart on a screen while one man writes notes and a younger man looks at his wristwatch.