Английский для социологов. Астафурова Т.Н. - 12 стр.

        There are many different sorts of business meeting, and how the
partici pants behave varies from country to country.In France meetings
are generally used for briefing and coordination rather than discussing
(1) ... and making decisions. They follow a detailed (2) ... and comments
are well thought out rather than (3) ... . The same is true at formal
meetings in Germany, where you should be well (4) ... if you wish to
express an opinion.
        In the UK, on the other hand, (5) ... often arrive at meeting
unprepared, and papers distributed before the meetings will not be read..
This does not prevent anyone from expressing his opinion or putting
forward a (6) ... . Everyone is expected to contribute their (7) .… .. .
        In Italy meetings seem to be the most informal in Europe. They
don’t usually (8) ... an agenda and people often come and go as they
please. In fact, sometimes Italian meetings are more like a social
gathering, used to reinforce a sense of togetherness.
        It’s very different in Spain, where meetings do little to create a
team spirit. The Spanish prefer to be independant and make (9) ... on
their own. Meetings are often a (10) ... of time because it is impossible
to get everyone to (11) ... .
        d) Use the words from the box in the sentences below:

  average, considered, summarize, persuade, profit, reviewing,
  significant, long-term

       There was a (1) ...… rise in the prices of raw material last month.
It’s not last and it’s not slow. It’s just (2) ...… . But the contract is a bit
out of date so we are (3) ...… it. It won’t show a (4) ...… for a year or two.
It’s a (5) ...… investment. We spent hours negotiating the new terms but
we couldn’t (6) ... the other side to change their mind. They (7) ... the
new terms at their meeting but decided against them. In conclusion
let’s just the main points.




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