When the chair asks "Who's taking the minutes ?", most people look away and try to avoid all eye contact until somebody - usually the most junior in the room - either volunteers or "is volunteered". For many, taking the minutes is worse than having to report on decisions or give a presentation. But why?
First of all, if you're the one who's taking the minutes, you have
to concentrate - all the time! Also, if you haven't been concentrating
- and you forget something in the minutes - everyone will know.
Secondly, they are time-consuming to write - especially if they have to be in English.
Although we can't make taking minutes any more fun - we can give you the chance to practise — and learn — some of the vocabulary you'll need to write formal minutes. We hope you enjoy the test.
Deborah Capras
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Drag a line
Create expressions that are used in the minutes by dragging a line from a word on the left to the correct word on the right.
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approved Matters
items Main
business Any other
arising Minutes
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Type the answer
Read the definitions, and then type the missing two words into the box. You should use the expressions you created in the exercise above.
These elements refer to the topics that were discussed in the meeting. They should match those on the agenda and should come in the same order. What are they called?
Themen
Tagesordnung
If something comes up that wasn't on the agenda, it's included in the minutes under this heading .
Überschrift
Casio EX-word EW-G7000E