Negotiations useful phrases

Listen to the introduction to the topic and then move on to the tasks.

After you complete this part of the lesson you will be familiar with a bunch of diffenet phrases that might be handy during different stages of a negotiation process in English. Please, remember, that working on useful expressions takes time and practice. It is important for you to repeat the phrases as many times as you can. You also need to be able to pronounce the expressions correctly, so if you are not sure how to pronounce a word or a full phrase, check it in an online dictionary.

Download the two files below (Negotiations useful phrases 1 and 2) and do the exercises included. After you complete part 1 (useful phrases 1) move on to the quiz below and revise the expressions. Then study the phrases from part 2 (useful phrases 2) and again repeat the phrases by doing the following exercise. Please say all the phrases out loud as many times as you can.

Download the file below and work with some more vocabulary that might be useful during a negotiation in English. The objective of this exercise is to make you familiar with some words that we often use in the context of negotiating and their synonyms so that you can expand your vocabulary. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the words. Also, you will work on some phrases here as well. The following exercises will help you repeat this material.

Revise the vocabulary from the PDF above (synonyms) with the flashcards below. After that, pick five words that you think will be the most useful for you and create your own sentences with them. Make sure you know what part of speech they are (noun, verb, adjective or adverb).

Now, do the quiz to revise the useful expressions you have studied.

To summarise this lesson I would like you to check if you know what to say in the following situations:

1. You want to propose something.
2. You want to reject a proposal.
3. You are about to reach an agreement.
4. You are not sure if you understand and you are asking for clarification.
5. You disagree with somebody but you don’t want to sound agressive.
6. You strongly agree with somebody.
7. You are happy that you managed to reach a compromise.

Obviously, it would be great if you used the phrases in real life situations when you happen to participate in a negotiation process in English.