Everyone has to attend meetings as part of everyday business life – and many of these meetings are conducted in English.

Meetings

aims to help learners of Business English develop the skills and language needed to participate in meetings where English is the medium of communication, whether listening to other participants, making points or acting as chair.

The book practices language and skills in the following areas:

Opening a meeting

Presenting information

Problem-solving

Explaining and clarifying

Agreeing and disagreeing

Summarizing and closing

Meetings

is designed to help learners at

pre-intermediate

and

intermediate levels

master the key communication skills required in international business English today. It provides six core units, each containing these sections:

warmer

to raise awareness of the skills involved in effective communication and to introduce different strategies for developing these skills.

presentation

and practice of core language connected to each skill.

over to you,

which allows students to apply what they have learned to their real-life work situation.

In addition, the book contains:

a needs analysis

to help learners to think about their strengths and weaknesses in English and to identify and prioritize their learning needs

a personal learning journal

to help students monitor their learning during the course

a review

to help consolidate the language work students have done in each unit

a reference section

listing the vocabulary, grammar and phrases covered in each unit

an answer key

, including suggested answers and

audio scripts

Meetings

is designed for classroom use, but is also suitable for self-study.