First day · 2 of 4Week of 2 – 8 Aug
Speaking up in your first meeting
Everyone is nodding and you have no idea what was decided.
Ten English words on the first day at work: agenda, deadline, priority. Each with its pronunciation and a sentence to say out loud.
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- 1agenda/əˈdʒendə/nounThe list of things a meeting will cover.Stress on the middle syllable: a-JEN-da.
- 2deadline/ˈdedˌlaɪn/nounThe latest time something can be finished.
- 3priority/praɪˈɔːrəti/nounThe thing that matters most and comes first.Four syllables: pry-OR-i-tee.
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The sentences
- 1
Could you send me the agenda first?
- 2
What is the deadline for this?
- 3
Which one is the highest priority?