Business meetings
virtual vs. face-to-face meeting
agreeing/disagreeing
meeting mishaps
chairing a meeting
100

I can't make it on Friday/ Can we r........................... the meeting?

reschedule the meeting

100

Sorry for being late. I got s............ in a heavy traffic.

stuck

100

That's a good p.............. .

That's a good point.

100

The last m.............. I received was about the new regulations regarding finacial settlements. (notification)

memo

100

How do you f........... about the idea?

feel

200

If you organize and run a meeting you h............ a meeting.

hold a meeting

200

Working in an office gives a good opportunity to s.............. with colleagues. (spend time with other people)

Working in an office gives a good opportunity to socialise with colleagues.

200

I agree up ...... the .............., but  

up to the point

200

I wanted to study the whole night but e............... up studying only for an hour. (finally find yourself in a particular situation)

ended up

200

Does everyone agree with Mark's p................. of ...........?

point of view

300

We seem to be ................... up. Is everything ok with your connection?

breaking up

300

When ......... ........... hybrid working, there are some issues still to be resolved by companies. (speaking of)

When it comes to hybrid working, there are some issues still to be resolved by companies.

300

I agree with you in p...................... (co do zasady),but

in principle

300

a bad idea e.g. wearing pijamas to an important meeting



a fail

300

Is there anything we've m...... ...........? (skipped)

missed out

400
Your screen is f...................... . I thing there is a delay. (stopped)

frozen

400

I think it's just a m............ tech problem. It can be fixed quickly. (not impotant)

I think it's just a minor tech problem. It can be fixed quickly.

400

I've got some r................. to the solution proposed, namely...... (zastrzeżenia)

reservations

400

My computer c........................... . (broke down or stopped working).

crashed

400

Sally would you like to talk us .......................the data?

talk us through

500

Sometimes the participants get s.............-t............ during a meeting and talk about irrelevant stuff.

side-tracked

500

Problems should be resolved on an ................. basis. (right away)


Problems should be resolved on an ongoing basis.

500

Wręcz przeciwnie.

In the contrary

500

I would like to p............ ........t a couple of areas that were particularly important to us. (show)

point out

500

I'd like to thank you all for coming at such s.................. n...................... .(short time before sth happens)

at such short notice