Business English: A typical business meeting. – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.[Music] everyone I hope you all had a great weekend let's get started does everyone have a copy of the agenda yes we all have a copy thank you the first thing we need to discuss are the from our sales last quarter the are not what we had hoped for any I want to start by saying we should not be too hard on there were serious weather that impacted sales a flood in fires I'm afraid I disagree We cannot put this problem to bed that easily we have to take some accountability here what did you have in mind well for one thing I was thinking that our website may not be getting the hits it should okay I am sure there are things we can do to make our we it better I know that we could have more people share us on Google now you're talking I want to hear some ideas to make our business grow not excuses okay let's talk about what we have so far we need to improve our Google presence we need to update our Facebook page improve customer service and offer free shipping I know I kept you here all day but I think we covered everything on the agenda are there any other I think we got a lot accomplished today thank you for your time oh my God I never thought we were going to get out of there [Music]
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR A2)
ourselves
A2(reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
Example:
"should not be too hard on ourselves"
conditions
A2A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
Example:
"there were serious weather conditions"
questions
A2A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
Example:
"the agenda are there any other questions"
welcome
A2The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
Example:
"welcome everyone I hope you all had a"
numbers
A2An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
Example:
"thing we need to discuss are the numbers"
results
A2That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
Example:
"from our sales last quarter the results"
thoughts
A2Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
Example:
"thoughts I want to start by saying we"
several
A2An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
Example:
"that impacted sales a flood in several"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ourselves | A2 | (reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject. |
| conditions | A2 | A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false. |
| questions | A2 | A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. |
| welcome | A2 | The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception. |
| numbers | A2 | An abstract entity used to describe quantity. |
| results | A2 | That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect. |
| thoughts | A2 | Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking. |
| several | A2 | An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land). |
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