Nouns

Agenda                                                                        
Break                                                                 
Chair                                                                 
Issue                                                                
Item                                                                
Matters                                                
Participant                                                         
Point                                                        
Proposal                                                         
Recommendations                                                
Secretary                                                        
                                                        
                                                                

VERBS

Adjourn
Arise
Be scheduled for
Close
Draw up
Kick off
Nominate
Open
Resume
Run through
Take a break
Take place
Write up

Fill in the blanks.

Adjourns        nominate                   recommendations            writes up


Linda:        Do you know if any other items are on the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting?

Mark:       All I know is that the chair will share his _________for new sales techniques and  then he’ll ask all the participants to share their ideas.

Linda:        Did the chair already __________someone to be secretary for the meeting?

Mark:        I don’t think so. Usually Karen____________ the minutes of meetings in
                 our department. She’s always the unofficial secretary.

Linda:        What time is the meeting going to take place?

Mark:        It’s scheduled for 2:30 in the conference room.

Linda:        I hope it __________before 5.

Mark:        As long as no major issues arise, it’ll probably finish by then.

Put the following meeting process in order.  (A-first  E-last)

_________1. Allow participants to take a break.
_________2. Close the meeting.
_________3. Draw up the agenda for the meeting.
_________4. Resume the meeting.
_________5. Run through the minutes of the previous meeting.

Write the word to complete the sentence.

Break        kick off        matters                point                proposal

1.        A short time to relax is also called a ____________.
2.        If you make a suggestion, it could be in the form of a ____________.
3.        The key idea is also the main__________.
4.        Another term for issues or important subjects is_____________.
5.        To “ _____________” a meeting means the same to start.