Lesson 3: Workplace Meetings and Decision-Making – Nuanced Opinions, Subjuntivo and Condicional
A focus on the language of workplace meetings: how to express nuanced opinions, make proposals and objections using the Subjuntivo and Condicional, and deploy key idiomatic expressions.
About this lesson
In this lesson, you will build the skills needed to participate confidently in workplace meetings: practising how to propose solutions, voice reservations, and negotiate diplomatically. You will consolidate your use of the Subjuntivo after expressions of evaluation and influence, and the Condicional for hypothetical or polite proposals. The lesson also features authentic idioms and phrases commonly used in business contexts and journalistic style.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Express agreement and disagreement in a nuanced and professional manner in a workplace setting.
- Use the Subjuntivo after expressions of emotion, evaluation, and recommendation, and the Condicional for hypothetical situations and polite formulations.
- Participate actively in discussions: propose postponements, ask for clarification, and summarise a position.
- Use common idioms and collocations from the business world and journalistic register.
- Lead a short meeting with clearly defined steps towards reaching a decision.