1 Vocabulary Issues,decisions and changes
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JOAN:Okay,so David met with the board of directors this morning.
They've decided to move quickly to integrate the two companies.
TODD:Smart move.Finally.
JOAN:Yes.Simon made me aware of major problems there three months ago.
I did tell David about it,but,CEOs sometimes just...
JOAN:Anyway,after listening to Sally and Harry today,I wish that
I'd pushed David more.Now the board is not happy.
TODD:We all should've pushed David more.
JOAN:Yes,maybe we shoulg have.But what's done is done.Now,I need help with
a decision.The board has decided not to replce the CEO of Sunset.
SIMON:I'm not surprised.
TODD:It's a reasonable move.If we're integrating the two companies,we don't need two CEOS.
JOAN:But we'll be hiring a chief operation officer for Sun set.
SIMON:A COO?That makes sense.Someone has to be in charge over there.
JOAN:And I was offered the job.
TODD:Should we congratulate you?
JOAN:No.I turned it down.I have a great team and family in this city.And Sunset is a mess.
SIMON:I'm glad that you're staying.And I think that I know why I'm in this meeting.
JOAN:Tell me about your friend,Ed Fife.
SIMON:oh,he's wonderful.Excellent manager.His team loves him.
JOAN:Thanks.I'll talk to him when I'm at Sunset.Well,that's it for now.Thanks for everything,guys.
TODD:Any doubts or regrets about turn down the job?
JOAN:None.
board of directors
integrate
replace
chief operating officer
That makes sense.
I turned it down.
a mess
doubts
regrets
Nouns and verbs for issues, decisions and changes
Here are some more verbs and nouns. You can use these to express your feelings about issues, decisions and changes in a company.
Verb Noun
regret regret
doubt doubt
pressure pressure
replace replacement
integrate integration
congratulate congratulations
Notice the different verb and noun forms in the following dialogues:
A: Do you regret turning down the job?
Do you regret turning down the job?
B: Yes, I do have some doubts.
Yes, I do have some doubts.
A: I'm under a lot of pressure right now.
I'm under a lot of pressure right now.
B: You mean, due to the integration of the two companies? You mean, due to the integration of the two companies?
A: Yes. I'm afraid that if I don't do my job well, they'll replace me.
Yes. I'm afraid that if I don't do my job well, they'll replace me.
A: Congratulations on your promotion!
Congratulations on your promotion!
B: Thanks, but no need to congratulate me. It just means more work.
Thanks, but no need to congratulate me. It just means more work.
Complete the table with the correct noun and verb forms. Type the correct answers in the cells.
Listen and record what you hear.
He turned down the job of chief operating officer.
We think it makes sense to integrate the two companies.
There's a lot of pressure from the board of directors.
She was replaced because her department was a mess.
I don't have any doubts or regrets about my decision.
2 Expressions Expressing regret
I wish that I'd pushed David more.
We all should've pushed David more.
What's done is done.
Any doubts or regrets about ...
Expressing regret
Use these expressions to ask about regrets.
Remember that the word regret can be a noun or a verb.
Do you have any regrets about leaving the company?
Do you have any regrets about leaving the company?
Do you regret turning down the job?
Do you regret turning down the job?
**Use these expressions to express regret. **
Note that the word that is optional.
I wish I had accepted the job.
I wish I had accepted the job.
She regrets that she didn't accept the position.
She regrets that she didn't accept the position.
She regrets turning down the position.
She regrets turning down the position.
We should have hired the other candidate.
We should have hired the other candidate.
Use the expression What's done is done. to accept the reality of the current situation.
What's done is done.
What's done is done.
3 Expressions Talking about a decision
They've decided to move quickly.
Smart move.
Finally.
I need help with a decision.
The board has decided not to replace ...
I'm not surprised.
It's a reasonable move.
Listen and record what you hear.
I'm not surprised about the decision.
The board has decided to hire him. Finally.
I think the decision was a smart move.
我认为这个决定是明智之举。
He's decided to move quickly to replace the COO.
I need help with a very difficult decision.
I think it's a reasonable move on your part.
我认为这对你来说是一个合理的举动。
4 Reading Reading a meeting summary
Noun clauses
A noun clause plays the same role as a noun in a sentence. Use verb + that + noun clause to write effective summaries of meetings. Note that the word that is optional.
She proposed that the board of directors replace the CFO.
She proposed that the board of directors replace the CFO.
He decided the merger didn't make sense.
He decided the merger didn't make sense.
We all agreed that it was a reasonable move.
We all agreed that it was a reasonable move.
I suggested we move quickly.
I suggested we move quickly.
Notice that some verbs that communicate urgency or importance are followed by noun clauses with the plain form of the verb. This is called the subjunctive.
subjunctive 虚拟语气
The CEO insisted that we be on time.
The CEO insisted that we be on time.
I suggested that he take the job.
I suggested that he take the job.
Read the summary of a meeting. Select the correct answer.
news from the meeting
From:
[email protected]
To: [email protected]
Hi, Sarah.
Well, it was a very interesting meeting. There were a lot of different opinions.
The COO suggested that the board move quickly to accept the government's offer. The CFO disagreed. He proposed that they wait until the financial results from the next quarter were available before making any decision. The CEO agreed that they shouldn't move too quickly, but she also decided they should schedule another meeting with the government for next week.
I'll let you know what happens.
Jim
Move the text to the correct gaps.
It was a very interesting meeting. There were a lot of different opinions. The COO suggested that the board move quickly to accept the government's offer. The CFO disagreed . He proposed that they wait until the financial results from the next quarter were available before making any decision. The CEO agreed that they shouldn't move too quickly, but she also decided they should schedule another meeting with the government for next week.
5 Final Task Summarizing a meeting
Listen to the CEO's meeting wrap up. Then write your coworker a meeting summary. Write what the decisions were and what Judy proposed at the end. Type in the input box. Write 50-75 words. Use your own words where possible.
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Hi,Tom.
The following is a summary of today's meeting that with CEO Lucy.
First,Lucy wants to solve the communication difficulties between the Shanghai team and the Beijing team。July proposed we will have a brainstorm meeting with every team manager about this problem on this Friday.
He will send an email notification to each manager about the specific time of the brainstorming meeting.
That's what all the meetings are about，Let my know if you have any questions.