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1B Participating in a meeting
Task 1: Discussion
Generally, project work begins with a meeting. Before we look into the steps and roles of
the people who participate in the meeting, discuss the following questions.
1. What is a project meeting?
2. Why is it held?
Task 2: Collocation
A collocation is a group of two or more words often used
together to express a specific meaning. Using correct collocations
helps promote natural-sounding English.
2.1 Complete the extract below with the correct collocations.
a. approve
b. hold
c. generate
d. solve
e. report
What's a Project Meeting?
Dungan (2018) suggested that a project meeting is a regular event where people working
on or interested in a project gather to:
on progress
Propose or
ideas.
Discuss issues
3
4
or reject ideas
problems
Meetings about a project can be held for just one of these reasons or for more than one.
a meeting unless there is no other way to get what you
You should not
want done. If you just want to share information, you might want to use a group email.
2.2 Reread the extract and answer questions 1-2 in 1B, Task 1.
