Lesson 9: Meetings & Workplace Negotiations – Nuanced Opinions, Conditionals & the Subjunctive
A deep dive into the language of professional meetings and negotiations, covering nuanced opinions, conditional structures, and the subjunctive mood, plus idiomatic expressions.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will master advanced strategies for expressing conditionality, hypothetical scenarios, and diplomatic positions in professional meetings and negotiations. You will work with key subjunctive conjunctions, strike the right balance between polite insistence and concession, and deploy authentic idioms from the corporate register. The materials are ideal for discussing current events, project risks, and team decision-making.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Use 'Si + imperfecto de subjuntivo, condicional' structures correctly to describe hypothetical situations in a workplace context.
- Apply the conjunctions 'en caso de que', 'siempre y cuando', 'con tal de que', and 'por mucho que' with the subjunctive to add nuance to conditions and concessions.
- Express diplomatic disagreement and reservations during meetings while avoiding direct confrontation.
- Recognise and use common idiomatic expressions in negotiations (e.g. 'poner sobre la mesa', 'dar el brazo a torcer').
- Summarise news and decisions while maintaining a neutral, professional tone and precise verb aspect.