Listening N3–N2 · Lesson 22

Meetings: what was decided, and who does what next

では、来月らいげつから始はじめる方向ほうこうで進すすめましょう。

In meetings, plans come and go until the end. Know 「〜方向ほうこうで」「〜ということで」「いったん持もち帰かえって」; catch the final decision and who does what next.

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In this lesson

  1. 01What you listen for: task-based comprehension in meetings
  2. 02How speech sounds: expressions you hear in meetings
  3. 03Listen through once: the venue for a tasting event
  4. 04Scene tips: saying no without saying no in meetings

Practice

  • Task-based comprehension: what happens after the meeting
  • Key-point comprehension: why it was decided this way
  • Quick response: a line from a meeting
  • How far has the decision got?
  • Match the meeting expressions with their meanings
  • Choose the natural expression for a meeting

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