Including Minority Opinions in Decision Records
- CEFR level:
- B1
- Sentences:
- 12
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Including Minority Opinions in Decision Records" is a B1-level English conversation about meetings and opinions, 12 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.
Dialogue script
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- Line 1Tom 0:00
In meetings, minority opinions disappear once majority votes quickly.
- Line 2Emma 0:04
Does your decision log have a section for dissenting views?
- Line 3Tom 0:08
Not really. Notes usually keep only final action points.
- Line 4Emma 0:13
That loses context and repeats old debates later.
- Line 5Tom 0:17
Some leads think adding dissent slows execution.
- Line 6Emma 0:20
Brief dissent notes can speed later agreement, not slow it.
- Line 7Tom 0:25
I'll propose a "minority rationale" line in each decision note.
- Line 8Emma 0:29
Add risk conditions showing when that minority view becomes relevant.
- Line 9Tom 0:34
Good, then we can revisit quickly if signals change.
- Line 10Emma 0:38
I'll template the format and pilot it in tomorrow's review.
- Line 11Tom 0:42
If team resists, we'll keep it to one concise sentence each.
- Line 12Emma 0:46
Great, keeping details can improve decision quality over time.
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Key vocabulary
Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.
- decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/ noun
a choice made after consideration
- loses /ˈluzɪz/ verb
third-person singular of lose
- context /ˈkɑntɛkst/ noun
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea
- debates /dɪˈbeɪts/ noun
plural of debate; discussions of opposing views
- adding /ˈædɪŋ/ noun
the act of putting something extra or calculating a sum
- agreement /əˈɡrimənt/ noun
harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling; a contract
- risk /rɪsk/ noun/verb
a chance of harm; to take a chance
- conditions /kənˈdɪʃənz/ noun
plural of condition; circumstances affecting the way people live or work
- showing /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/ verb
present participle of show
- becomes /bɪˈkʌmz/ verb
begins to be (third-person singular)
- relevant /ˈrɛləvənt/ adjective
connected to the topic
- signals /ˈsɪɡnəlz/ plural noun/verb
signs or messages; sends a signal