Meeting English – B1 Lesson 7: Collaboration and Teamwork

Level: B1 | Topic: Business Meetings

📚 Vocabulary

WordTypeDefinitionExample
delegateverbto give responsibility for a task to another personShe delegated the research task to her assistant.
responsibilitynouna duty or task that you are in charge ofEach team member has a clear responsibility.
accountabilitynounthe obligation to accept responsibility for your actionsAccountability is important in a well-run team.
workloadnounthe amount of work that a person has to doPlease share the workload fairly between all members.
contributionnounthe part that someone adds to a shared effortEveryone's contribution is valued here.
coordinateverbto organise different activities so they work together efficientlyShe coordinates all the project teams.
alignverbto ensure that plans, goals, or people are working in the same directionWe need to align our priorities before next week.
briefverbto give someone essential information about a task or situationCan you brief the new members before Thursday?
stakeholdernouna person or group with an interest in the outcome of a projectWe need to update all stakeholders before launch.
milestonenounan important point that marks progress in a projectCompleting the prototype is a key milestone.

✅ True or False

Read each sentence. Is it true or false?

1. A stakeholder is a person with an interest in a project.

2. To brief someone means to keep important information secret from them.

3. A milestone marks important progress in a project.

4. Accountability means accepting no responsibility.

5. To delegate means to give a task to someone else.

6. Workload refers to the amount of work a person has.

7. To align means to move in opposite directions.

8. A contribution is what someone adds to a shared effort.

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🔤 Multiple Choice

1. She _____ the report writing to her team member.

2. We need to _____ all our priorities before the launch.

3. Completing the prototype is a key _____ for the project.

4. Can you _____ all the project teams to avoid overlaps?

5. We must update all _____ before we go live.

6. Can you _____ the new team members before Thursday?

7. Every team member's _____ is valued and recognised.

8. Each member has a clear _____ for their part of the project.

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🔗 Matching

Click a word then click its matching definition.

delegate
responsibility
accountability
workload
contribution
coordinate
align
milestone
a duty you are in charge of
the obligation to accept responsibility
to ensure plans work in the same direction
an important point of progress in a project
to organise activities to work together
what someone adds to a shared effort
the amount of work a person has
to give a task to another person
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✏️ Gap Fill

Word Bank: contribution  |  align  |  stakeholders  |  workload  |  delegated  |  milestone  |  brief  |  coordinates

1. She __ the research task to her assistant.

2. Please __ the new members before the Thursday meeting.

3. Completing phase one is a key __ for the team.

4. We must update all __ before the product launch.

5. She __ all three project groups to avoid confusion.

6. We need to __ our goals before the next sprint.

7. Please share the __ fairly across the whole team.

8. Everyone's __ is recognised and appreciated.

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🔀 Word Order

Click the words to build the correct sentence.

1. Put the words in order:

thetoShedelegatedassistant.hertask

2. Put the words in order:

alignneedlaunch.beforeprioritiestoWeour

3. Put the words in order:

CanyoubriefmembersthenewbeforeThursday?

4. Put the words in order:

efficiently.coordinatesShetheteamsprojectall

5. Put the words in order:

amilestone.theprototypeiskeyCompleting

6. Put the words in order:

allstakeholdersWetobeforeupdatelaunch.need

7. Put the words in order:

sharefairlyPleasemembers.betweenallworkloadthe

8. Put the words in order:

contributionteam.inEveryone'sisvaluedthis
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🗂️ Word Sort

Click a word, then click the correct column.

contributionaccountabilitybriefresponsibilitydelegatemilestonealignstakeholdercoordinateworkload
Nouns
Verbs
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💬 Complete the Conversation

Fill in the missing words.

Lee: We need to our goals before the project starts.
Sam: Agreed. Can you the new team members?
Lee: Yes. I will also the research to Anna.
Sam: Good. She can with the design team too.
Lee: Let's share the fairly this time.
Sam: I agree. Everyone's should be recognised.
Lee: We must update all this week.
Sam: And finishing the report is our first .
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🏆 Your Scores

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True / False /8
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Multiple Choice /8
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Matching /8
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Gap Fill /8
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Word Order /8
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Word Sort /10
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Conversation /8