Level B2 Business English
Lesson 27
Meeting – Concluding A Meeting
ミーティング 会議をまとめる

1
PHRASE OF THE DAY
今日のフレーズ

It's time to wrap up this meeting.
会議をまとめる時間です。

2
SITUATION
状況

Tomoko is concluding the business meeting.
トモコはミーティングを締めくくっています。

3
DIALOGUE
ダイアログ

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

Tomoko
Unfortunately, we're running short of time. We'll have to leave all unfinished business for later. I think it’s time to wrap up this meeting.
Jack
Before we close, let me just summarize the main points. Rural customers need special help to feel more valued. Our sales teams need more accurate information on our customers. A survey will be completed to collect data on spending habits in these areas. The results of this survey will be delivered to our sales teams.
Tomoko
Thank you very much Jack. Right, it looks as though we've covered the main items. Is there any other business?
Mark
Can we schedule the next meeting, please?
Tomoko
Good idea, Mark. How does Friday in two weeks time sound to everyone? Let's meet at the same time, 9 o'clock. Is that OK for everyone? Excellent. I'd like to thank Jack for coming to our meeting today. The meeting is closed.

4
VOCABULARY
語い

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

wrap up
まとめる
main point
主なポイント、要点
valued
貴重な、大切な
accurate
正確な
Is that OK…?
～でよろしいでしょうか？

5
LANGUAGE FOCUS
今日のポイント

It's time to wrap up this meeting.
会議をまとめる時間です。
Meeting - Concluding a Meeting

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

If no one has any further items, let’s adjourn the meeting.
Let’s bring the meeting to a close, shall we?
I declare the meeting officially closed.
It looks as if there are no other points to discuss, so how about closing the meeting?
The meeting is finished, so we’ll see everybody on …
The meeting is now finished. I’d like to thank everyone for attending today.

6
ACTIVITY
練習

Activity 1: Compare how meetings are closed in your country with the way it was closed in the dialogue. What things seem similar and what things are different. Talk about a recent meeting you have attended and how the meeting was closed with your tutor.

Activity 2: Create a meeting closing. Cover the following topics:
•summarize what was said (create something)
•finish up (by asking if anyone has anything else to add)
•suggest a time for the next meeting
•thank everyone for attendance
•officially close the meeting

HINTS
briefly
完結に
declare
宣言する
finished
完成した
in brief
手短に
main points
主なポイント
sum up
まとめる
set a date
日付を決定する
quickly
すぐに