ID de réservation
17578529
Quand ?
18th August 2025
Horaire ?
14:00pm - 14:30pm
Notes
SUBJECT/TOPIC: meetings
VOCAB / EXPRESSIONS
DEFER – direct or refer something to another person.
DELEGATE – assign tasks to others.
ORGANIZERS – people or tools that plan and coordinate.
CC (in email) – sending a copy of the email to another person.
REMOTE – at a distance, isolated.
Remote working / working online / working from home / remote employees.
Remote island – far away, isolated.
TELECONFERENCE – online/virtual meeting (visio, video call).
APPRAISAL – evaluation, assessment.
Employee appraisal = bilan, evaluation.
To appraise = to evaluate.
ELECT – choose someone by voting.
STRENGTHEN – verb form of strong; opposite = weaken.
SPARKLING WATER – fizzy water.
WAVES / CURRENT – sea movement.
BREAK UP –
Connection interruption (the line breaks up).
Relationship ends (to break up with someone).
HUMAN RESOURCES (HR) – HR manager, HR department.
KICKOFF MEETING – first meeting, introductions.
STAND-UP MEETING – short, focused meeting.
STAND-UP COMEDY – type of comedy performed on stage.
NETWORKING – building professional connections.
COFFEE BREAK – pause for coffee.
FOLD – verb, action.
FOLDABLE – adjective (can be folded).
PLAIN – simple, without decoration or extra detail.
GRAMMAR
Verb vs. adjective/noun
Strong (adj.) → Strength (noun) → Strengthen (verb).
Weak (adj.) → Weakness (noun) → Weaken (verb).
Phrasal verbs
Break up has different meanings depending on context.
Word families
Appraise (verb) → appraisal (noun).
Elect (verb) → election (noun).
Adjective/Noun use
Fold (v.) → Foldable (adj.).
PRONUNCIATION
DEFER – /dɪˈfɜːr/ – stress on second syllable.
DELEGATE – noun: /ˈdelɪɡət/ (stress on first syllable), verb: /ˈdelɪɡeɪt/.
REMOTE – /rɪˈmoʊt/ – stress on second syllable.
APPRAISAL – /əˈpreɪ.zəl/.
ELECT – /ɪˈlekt/ – stress on second syllable.
STRENGTHEN – /ˈstreŋk.θən/ – note ngk + th sound.
BREAK UP – /ˈbreɪk ʌp/.
FOLDABLE – /ˈfoʊl.də.bəl/.
PLAIN – /pleɪn/ – same sound as plane.