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Business English — Meetings & Productivity
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Created by Julio Ángel R. — Bilingual Educator

📊 Meetings & Productivity
Business English · B2
📌 What this module covers
🎙️ Leading a Meeting
🤝 Expressing Opinions & Disagreeing
📈 Data & Trends
⏱️ Time Management & Deadlines
🎙️ 1. Leading a Meeting
Leading a Meeting
opening · giving the floor · summarizing
Meeting Leader
🔵 Opening a Meeting
"Let's get started." "Thank you all for joining today." "The purpose of today's meeting is to…"
🩵 Giving the Floor
"Would you like to share your thoughts?" "Let's hear from Maria." "John, would you like to add something?"
🟣 Summarizing
"To summarize…" "So, we've agreed that…" "Let's recap the key points."
💬 Mini Conversation
Quarterly performance review meeting
Manager Let's get started. The purpose of today's meeting is to review our quarterly performance.
Manager Maria, would you like to share your insights?
Maria Sure. Sales increased by 15%.
Manager Excellent. So, we've agreed that marketing efforts contributed to this growth.
🤝 2. Expressing Opinions & Disagreeing Diplomatically
Diplomatic Language
agree · disagree · suggest · acknowledge
Diplomacy
Phrase Example Use 🇪🇸 Español
I see your point, but… "I see your point, but we may need more data." Soft disagreement Entiendo tu punto, pero…
I'm not sure I completely agree. "I'm not sure I completely agree with that strategy." Polite doubt No estoy seguro de estar completamente de acuerdo.
Perhaps we should consider… "Perhaps we should consider another option." Suggesting alternatives Quizás deberíamos considerar…
That's a valid point, however… "That's a valid point, however the risks are high." Acknowledging + countering Ese es un punto válido, sin embargo…
💬 Mini Conversation
Budget discussion — diplomatic disagreement
Alex We should reduce the marketing budget.
Sara I see your point, but that might impact brand visibility.
Alex That's true.
Sara Perhaps we should consider optimizing instead of cutting.
📈 3. Data & Trends
Data & Trend Vocabulary
key verbs for presenting numbers and performance
B2 Vocabulary
📊 Key Verbs — at a glance
🚀 Soar Increase rapidly Se dispararon
📈 Rise Go up Aumentó
〰️ Fluctuate Change irregularly Fluctuó
📉 Decline Decrease Disminuyó
💥 Plummet Drop dramatically Se desplomaron
📋 Full Vocabulary Table
Verb Meaning Example 🇪🇸 Español
Soar Increase rapidly "Sales soared last quarter." Se dispararon
Plummet Decrease dramatically "Profits plummeted in June." Se desplomaron
Fluctuate Change irregularly "Prices fluctuated throughout the year." Fluctuaron
Rise Go up "Revenue rose steadily." Aumentó
Decline Decrease "Demand declined slightly." Disminuyó
💬 Mini Conversation
Quarterly data review
Analyst Sales soared in Q2.
Manager That's great news.
Analyst However, they fluctuated in Q3.
Manager We need to stabilize performance.
⏱️ 4. Time Management & Deadlines
Time Management Vocabulary
deadlines · schedules · priorities · delays
Project Language
Deadline "The deadline is Friday." 🇪🇸 Fecha límite
Schedule "Let's adjust the schedule." 🇪🇸 Agenda / Cronograma
Urgent "This is an urgent task." 🇪🇸 Urgente
Delay "The project was delayed." 🇪🇸 Retraso
On track "We are on track." 🇪🇸 En tiempo / Al día
Term Example 🇪🇸 Español
Deadline"The deadline is Friday."Fecha límite
Urgent"This is an urgent task."Urgente
Delay"The project was delayed."Retraso
Schedule"Let's adjust the schedule."Agenda / Cronograma
On track"We are on track."En tiempo / Al día
💬 Mini Conversation
Project status check
Team Lead Are we on track?
Developer We had a delay.
Team Lead Can we still meet the deadline?
Developer Yes, if we prioritize urgent tasks.
🎯 Business Impact
🤝 Collaborate effectively in international teams
📊 Present data and trends persuasively
⏱️ Manage projects and deadlines successfully
🧩 Maintain professional relationships with diplomacy
Meetings & Productivity — Exercise 3: Data & Deadlines
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Created by Julio Ángel R. — Bilingual Educator

📊 Exercise 3 — Data & Deadlines
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Instrucción: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Each gap requires a data verb (📈 soar · plummet · fluctuate · rise · decline · increase) or a deadline / project term (⏱️ deadline · delayed · urgent · postponed).
📈 Upward Verbs soar · rise · increase
📉 Downward Verbs plummet · decline
〰️ Variable Verbs fluctuate
⏱️ Project Terms deadline · delayed · urgent · postponed
1
📈 Data Verb — Upward Profits ______ dramatically.
Asoared
Bdelay
Curgent
2
📉 Data Verb — Downward Sales ______ suddenly.
Aplummeted
Bdeadline
Cmeeting
3
〰️ Data Verb — Variable Prices ______ all year.
Afluctuated
Burgent
Csoared
4
⏱️ Project Term We missed the ______.
Adeadline
Bsoared
Cplummeted
5
⏱️ Project Term The delivery was ______.
Adelayed
Bsoared
Cfluctuated
6
📈 Data Verb — Upward Demand ______ last month.
Arose
Burgent
Cdeadline
7
📈 Data Verb — Upward Costs ______ sharply.
Aincreased
Bmeeting
Cdelay
8
⏱️ Project Term The task is ______.
Aurgent
Bsoared
Cplummeted
9
📉 Data Verb — Downward Revenue ______ slightly.
Adeclined
Bdeadline
Curgent
10
⏱️ Project Term The schedule was ______.
Apostponed
Bfluctuated
Csoared
Check Answers ✓
Meetings & Productivity — Exercise 2: Diplomatic Responses
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Created by Julio Ángel R. — Bilingual Educator

🤝 Exercise 2 — Diplomatic Responses
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Instrucción: Your manager makes a suggestion. Choose the most diplomatic and professional response. Remember: the goal is to express disagreement or concern without sounding rude or confrontational.
🩵 Soft Disagreement I see your point, but… · I understand your concern, but…
🟣 Suggesting Perhaps we should… · It may be worth…
🟢 Professional Concern This may impact… · This might affect…
🔴 Avoid No. · Bad idea. · That's wrong. · Never.
1
🩵 Soft Disagreement
Manager "We should delay the launch."
AThat's a bad idea.
BI see your point, but timing may be critical.
CNo, that won't work.
2
🩵 Soft Disagreement
Manager "Let's reduce staff."
AI understand your concern, but this may affect productivity.
BThat's wrong.
CAbsolutely not.
3
🩵 Soft Disagreement
Manager "Increase the deadline."
AI get your idea, but clients expect punctuality.
BNo way.
CThat's terrible.
4
🟣 Suggesting
Manager "Skip the review."
AThat's careless.
BPerhaps we should reconsider to ensure quality.
CI disagree.
5
🟢 Professional Concern
Manager "Cancel training."
AThis may impact long-term development.
BBad move.
CNo.
6
🟢 Professional Concern
Manager "Cut marketing."
AVisibility could suffer.
BWrong idea.
CNo.
7
🟢 Professional Concern
Manager "Rush the project."
AThis may affect quality.
BImpossible.
CBad.
8
🟢 Professional Concern
Manager "Remove the support team."
AThis might impact service efficiency.
BNo.
CNever.
9
🟢 Professional Concern
Manager "Skip planning."
APlanning ensures alignment.
BWrong.
CTerrible.
10
🟢 Professional Concern
Manager "Ignore feedback."
AFeedback supports improvement.
BNo.
CBad idea.
Check Answers ✓
Meetings — Exercise 1: Put the Meeting in Order
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Created by Julio Ángel R. — Bilingual Educator

🎙️ Exercise 1 — Put the Meeting in Order
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Instrucción: Place the 10 meeting phrases into the correct order — from opening to closing. Each phrase belongs to a specific phase of a professional meeting.
📱 On mobile: Tap a phrase to select it (turns gold), then tap the slot where you want to place it. On desktop: Drag and drop phrases directly into the numbered slots. Tap ✕ on any slot to remove a phrase.
📋 Phrases — tap or drag
⠿Let's move to the next topic.
⠿Thank you for your participation.
⠿Does anyone have updates?
⠿Thank you all for joining.
⠿We will follow up by email.
⠿John, could you share your insights?
⠿Let's review today's agenda.
⠿The purpose of this meeting is to discuss performance.
⠿Are there any questions?
⠿Let's summarize the key points.
📌 Meeting order — place phrases here
1 Drop or tap here… Opening ✕
2 Drop or tap here… Opening ✕
3 Drop or tap here… Opening ✕
4 Drop or tap here… Discussion ✕
5 Drop or tap here… Discussion ✕
6 Drop or tap here… Discussion ✕
7 Drop or tap here… Closing ✕
8 Drop or tap here… Closing ✕
9 Drop or tap here… Closing ✕
10 Drop or tap here… Closing ✕
↩ Clear All
Check Answers ✓
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