Chapter 6. Module 6: Arranging a meeting
he Meeting Module (MTG) will provide you with the skills needed to arrange meetings or social gatherings, to greet people, to make introductions, and to accept or decline invitations in Chinese.
Before starting this module, you must take and pass the TRN Criterion Test.
The MTG Criterion Test will focus largely on this module, but material from ORN, BIO, MON, DIR, TRN, and associated resource modules is also included.
1 Objectives
Upon successful completion of this module, the student should be able to
Give the English equivalent for any Chinese sentence in the MTG Target Lists.
Say any Chinese sentence in the MTG Target Lists when cued with English equivalent.
Make and respond to introductions with appropriate polite questions and answers.
Make phone calls and leave messages.
Arrange a meeting (time and place) with someone by talking with him or his secretary either in person or by phone.
Request that the time of a meeting be changed.
Invite a person to lunch, deciding on the time and the restaurant.
Arrange a social gathering for a specific time of day, inviting guests to his home and encouraging them to accept the invitation.
Greet guests upon their arrival at his home.
Accept/decline a social/business invitation with the appropriate degree of politeness.