Level B2 Business English
Lesson 4
Meeting- Summarizing Previous Meeting’s Agenda
ミーティング―前回の会議議事録を要約する

1
PHRASE OF THE DAY
今日のフレーズ

In our last meeting, we.....
前回の会議では私たちは、、、

2
SITUATION
状況

Mark summarizes the previous meeting’s minutes.
マークは前回のミーティングの議事録を要約して話しています。

3
DIALOGUE
ダイアログ

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then practice each role.

Tomoko
Before we begin, how about summarizing the main points of the last meeting, Mark?
Mark
Mark: Sounds like a good idea. In our last meeting, we began the meeting by approving the changes in our sales reporting system discussed on May 30th. After briefly revising the changes that will take place, we moved on to a brainstorming session concerning development of a new line of shoes. You'll find a copy of the main ideas developed and discussed in those sessions in the photocopies in front of you. The meeting was declared closed at 11:30.

4
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.

summarize
要約する
session
セッション
revise
見直す、修正する
main idea
メインアイデア
brainstorming
ブレインストーム
photocopy
コピー

5
LANGUAGE FOCUS
今日のポイント

In our last meeting we....
前回の会議では私たちは、、、
Summarizing the Actions from a Previous Meeting

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud again by yourself.

Let me summarize the main points…
Perhaps we should review…?
To sum up what was decided…
First we …
Second, it was decided that…
After that, we…
Finally, …
At the end of the meeting, we…
We finished the meeting by…

6
ACTIVITY
練習

Activity 1: Discuss the last meeting you attended with your tutor. Make sure you briefly review what was discussed and decided in order. Take a few minutes to make some notes before the discussion.

Activity 2: Discuss the following with your tutor:

What is the most important information that should be included in a meeting summary?
What are some of the least important points that should be excluded?
Who should be responsible for taking meeting minutes and who should be responsible forgiving the meeting summary?

HINTS
discussion
討論
vote
投票する
agree
同意する
postpone
延期する
decline
断る
rejected
拒否して
excluded
除外して