Learn 10 high-frequency words and phrases for meetings
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| Hi everybody! My name is Alisha. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core English Words and Phrases video series. |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Okay, let's get started. |
| First is… |
| announce |
| To announce is a verb. To "announce" means to share something in a formal way so that many, many people hear the information or read the information. We can use this for spoken or written information. |
| Here's an example: |
| Make sure you announce the meeting to everyone who needs to be there. |
| Okay, next is… |
| hold a meeting |
| The expression "hold a meeting" can be understood as "have a meeting." It's just "hold a meeting" tends to sound a little bit more formal or a little bit more business-like. So when you want to have a meeting, if you need to be polite about it, you can say you want to hold a meeting. |
| Here's an example: |
| There's no need to hold a meeting every day. |
| Okay, next is… |
| approve |
| To approve is a verb. To approve something means to say that something is okay. So we use the verb to approve. Usually at work and in school situations, someone makes an application for something or submits something and we look at the information and say yes or no. If we say yes, we approve that thing. We say, "This is okay." |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| We all agreed to approve what the chairman was asking for. |
| Okay, next is… |
| criticize |
| To criticize is a verb. To criticize means to say something that could be improved about something else. So we tend to use "criticize" in situations where the person feels it's a little bit negative. This can often come across as somebody giving advice when it is not asked for. |
| Sometimes, however, when we criticize something, it is to help the other person improve. These days, it tends to sound a little bit negative, though. But to criticize means to tell someone something they could do to improve or to say what is not good about something else. |
| Here's an example: |
| There's a polite way to criticize someone else's plans. |
| Okay, next is… |
| put forward |
| The expression to "put forward" is a more formal way to say "introduce". And we usually use "put forward" for ideas, opinions, plans, proposals. So when we put something forward, it's usually something that we put in front of, like a boss or someone who is higher above us at work. It's like you're putting something in front of another person to say, "What do you think about this?" |
| So it's like introducing the idea, but putting it in front of you or putting it forward in front of the people who need to make a decision about it. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| The chairman chose to put forward a whole new idea. |
| Okay, the next word is… |
| support |
| So, support can be a noun or a verb. As a verb, it means to express that you like something or to express that you want something or someone else to succeed. So you can support your favorite artist or your favorite creator or someone in your community that you really like. You express support by giving them money or by cheering them on. We use this in sports situations, in politics, in entertainment, and so on. So you can support your favorite someone in many industries. |
| Here's an example: |
| I support the current political party. |
| Okay, next is… |
| believe |
| To believe is a verb that means to think that something is true or to think that something is real. We use this when we listen to stories and we decide is it true or false. And we also use this word when we talk about our religious ideas. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| I can't believe that story. |
| Okay, next is… |
| research |
| Research can be used as a noun and as a verb. As a verb, it means to look in detail at a topic. As a noun, it means all of the information about that topic that other people have looked for. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| Study the research for an answer to the question. |
| Okay, next is… |
| request |
| Request can be used as a noun and as a verb. To request something means to ask something or ask for something from someone else. A noun form of request or the noun form of request means an inquiry from another person, something that someone else has asked you for or has asked you to do. |
| Here's an example: |
| The chairman made the request that we all attend the meeting. |
| Okay, next is… |
| negotiate |
| To negotiate is a verb. To negotiate means to try to change the situation, to try to get a good price on something, to try to get a good deal on something, to try to change the situation in some way by discussing the situation with the other person. |
| Here's an example sentence: |
| I negotiated the price. |
| Let's review. I'm going to describe a word or phrase in English. |
| See if you can remember it. Then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say the word that means to share information formally, either written or spoken? |
| announce |
| And how to say have a meeting but in a more formal or business situation? |
| hold a meeting |
| What about the word that means to say that something is okay? |
| approve |
| Do you remember how to say the word that means to give advice to someone, especially to tell someone something that is wrong with something they did. |
| criticize |
| Okay, let's try the word that means to introduce an idea, especially in a work situation. |
| put forward |
| What about the word that means to express that you really like something and that you want to have some kind of good outcome for that person or that thing? |
| support |
| Now let's see if you remember how to say "to think that something is true." |
| believe |
| Another one. What about the word that means all of the information available about a specific topic? |
| research |
| Do you remember how to say the word that means to ask something from someone else? |
| request |
| And finally, do you remember how to say to try to change a situation, especially the price or a deal? |
| negotiate |
| Well done. See you next time. Bye! |
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