Unit 25
Closing a meeting

職場攻略/辦公日常
English for the workplace/Communication in workplace

BRAIN STORM

Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.

After a long meeting, how do you end it? What do you say that will signify that the meeting has ended?

VOCABULARY

Repeat  these  sentences  after  your  teacher.

1. summarizing  (v.) 總結
While Frank was summarizing, I was sleeping.
弗蘭克總結時,我在睡覺。 

2. participating   (v.) 參與
Thank you for participating in the meeting.
感謝您參加會議。 

3. covered  (v.) 覆蓋
Shelby covered the sporting event well.
謝爾比很好地報導了這項體育賽事。

4. joining (n.) 加入
The Director will be joining the meeting today.
主任今天將參加會議。 

5. schedule (n.) 附表
We will let you know the next schedule for the meeting.
我們將通知您下次會議的時間表。 

6. closed (adj.) 關閉
The case is closed.
該案已結案。
 

Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Thanks, Janice, for summarizing the main points

Thanks everyone for participating in today’s meeting.

It looks like we’ve covered all of the items on the agenda.

Bill and Rita, thank you for joining us. Bill, please give us a report next meeting.

Let’s schedule our next meeting for Wednesday afternoon.

This meeting is closed.

謝謝珍妮絲, 總結了要點

感謝大家參加今天的會議。

看起來我們已經涵蓋了議程上的所有專案。

Bill跟Rita,謝謝你加入我們。Bill,下次開會時請給我們一份報告。

讓我們把下次會議安排在星期三下午。

此會議已關閉。

Let's Practice

Make it right.

A : _________.
B :You are welcome!

1.Thanks, Janice, for summarizing the main points.
2. This meeting is closed.

A : This meeting is closed.
B : ________.

1.That’s great!
2.Thank you each of us.

Thanks everyone for participating ____ today’s meeting.

1.on
2.in

______ meeting is closed.

1.These
2.This

points.   Thanks,   Janice,    main    summarizing   the   for

_________________________________

closed.     This     is    meeting

________________________________________________

DISCUSSION

Make a conversation with your teacher.

1.How did your meeting session ended? Pretend that you and your teacher are done with the meeting. Try to end the meeting by yourself.