Order, order! — committee night
The language of meetings: statement, suggestion, approval — how groups decide things out loud.
New core words in this lesson
approvalauthoritybehaviourchiefcommitteediscussiondivisiongeneralgroupnecessaryorganizationpresentprivaterepresentativerequestresponsiblerulesecretarystatementsuggestionsupport
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1Good evening — the building committee will now come to order.
- 2Twelve people present, one on the phone — let's start.
- 3First, a statement from our secretary — go on, please.
- 4The chief point tonight is parking — again.
- 5As your representative, I have to say what the group is thinking.
- 6My suggestion is simple: one car, one place, one rule for everyone.
- 7That's not a discussion, that's an order!
- 8Please — angry words won't get us anywhere. Order, order.
- 9Who gave you the authority to paint your name on the road?
- 10If we want new lines, we send a request to the town office and wait for approval.
- 11All that is necessary is a little good behavior from everybody.
- 12The general feeling is with you — hands up who's in support?
- 13Ten to two. And who's responsible for talking to the painter? You are.
- 14There's a division in this room, friends, but we're one organization.
- 15Meeting over — private words outside, please, and thank you all for coming.
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