Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and do the exercises to check your understanding and practise the language.
Preparation
Transcript
Ana: Hi! I'm Ana. Welcome to What to Say!
Do you know what to say when you make suggestions? Listen out for useful language for making suggestions. Then, we'll practise saying the new phrases – after this!
Yuna: OK, this time let's focus. Phones off.
Noelia: Yes, and in my bag!
Yuna: Ready?
Noelia: I'm ready.
Yuna: We have half an hour.
Noelia: OK, let's go!
Yuna: How about starting with social media?
Noelia: Sure. Engagement is up 15 per cent this month.
Yuna: Good. So let's go for 20 per cent for next month.
Noelia: Yeah, sure. I'll tell the team. We'll need some extra help to make it work.
Yuna: Agreed. Good idea.
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Yuna: Why don't you ask Vanya to help you create a new social media plan?
Noelia: OK, no problem. Shall we present it at the next team meeting together?
Yuna: Good plan. Can you let Paul see it first?
Noelia: Sure, I'll do that.
Yuna: Anything else?
Noelia: No, that's it.
Yuna: And that's half an hour! We did it!
Noelia: We're really good at this!
Ana: Hello again! Wow, that was a good meeting! So, did you notice the useful phrases used for making suggestions? Listen to me and then repeat.
Let's focus.
How about starting with social media?
Yeah, sure.
We'll need some extra help.
Agreed. Good idea.
Why don't you ask Vanya?
OK, no problem.
Shall we present it at the meeting?
Good plan.
Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you make suggestions in English. Bye for now!
Shall we go on our next lessons? Agreed, Good idea.
Shall I switch off my mobile phone to get focus
I always switch my phone off when I have a meeting. It's not respectful to stay your phone on.
No I won't swift of the phone. I' m afraid I would receive an urgent call. So it's depending on us to focusing on something important.
Switch off the phone when wanting focus, I think its a good way, i will try it
Yess, usually we all switch off phones before meeting starts.
No, I don't. I often use it to track whatever I'm doing.
I don't always switch my phone, actually sometimes I play music and than do my homework.
multi tasking causes you achieve less than you excepted but single tasking direct your energies and mental focus to one thing that you want to do.
I use these phrases in my daily conversation. It is very helpful for me. Thank you very much for your help.