Self-study 7 Task Vocabulary. Complete the remarks of a chairperson at various stages of a meeting. Use the words and phrases in the box

SELF-STUDY 7
Task 1. Vocabulary. Complete the remarks of a chairperson at various stages of a meeting. Use the words and phrases in the box.

Any other business apology Approving the minutes break for coffee Close the meeting come back to this Getting side-tracked have any views Introduce the first item see your point Stick to the agenda take a vote Unanimous decision wouldn’t you agree

Beginning
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Is everyone here? I have received just one unanimous decision from Celia. OK, I think we can begin. Let’s start by introduce the first item of the last meeting. Any comments? They’re quite straightforward, I think. Good. Now, there is a lot to do discuss today, so let’s try to take a vote OK, who is going to apology?
Middle
That’s interesting, but I think we’re approving the minutes Could we come back to this later? OK. Now, Antonio, we haven’t heard from you. Do you stick to the agenda on this issue? … Thank you, Antonio. I wouldn’t you agree, but you have to consider the impact on our budget. Getting side-tracked that there will be substantial costs if we do as you suggest? … OK, there seems to be a consensus, so we don’t need to have any views This would be a good time to break for coffee
End
Good, I think we’ve reached an apology on this. Before we finish, we need to deal with any other business Does anyone have any other issue that we haven’t discussed? OK, I think we can Close the meeting