世纪商务英语写作第三版Lesson 16 Minutes

Lesson 16 Minutes (会议) Key to Exercises Practice 1 Complete the following chart with the information given in the samples.   Sample 1 Sample 2 Name of meeting MINUTES OF A MEETING OF PLEASURE TOY COMPANY INVESTMENT CLUB MEETING Date April 15, 2010 June 21, 2010 Chairperson Mr. Martin Washington President Susan Date of next meeting August 14, 2010 December 10, 2010 Time of adjournment Not given at 8:45 p.m. Minutes taker Alice Nelson Lindsay Mandella       Practice 2 Read the following minutes and fill in the chart below. Write Y in the box if the item is mentioned in the minutes and N if it is not mentioned. Yes No Items Mentioned in the Minutes Y   name of the organization Y   place of the meeting Y   date of the meeting Y   time of the meeting Y   whether the meeting is regular Y   name of the person presiding Y   record of attendance   N reference to the minutes of the previous meeting Y   account of all reports, motions, or resolutions made Y   date of the next meeting   N time of the next meeting Y   place of the next meeting   N time of adjournment       Practice 3 Correct any errors in number usage in the following sentences by writing the correction to the left of the sentence. If the sentence is correct, mark C on the line to the left. 1. 351 (Three hundred and fifty-one) people attended the performance. C  2. There were 135 pieces in the puzzle. 3. Class started at eight-thirty (8:30 a.m.) in Room 20. 4. In the sixties there were sit-ins at 100’s (hundreds) of colleges. C  5. Every afternoon at two o’clock the chimes rang. 6. The stock deal, which involved $4.5 billion, paid a twelve and a half percent (12.5%) dividends. 7. The Hong Kong Phoenix TV station is Channel Eighteen (18). 8. They needed 8 (eight) 10-foot poles for the construction. 9. The vote was 126 in favor of the action and only sixteen (16) opposed. 10. Only fifty percent (About 50%) of high school students go on to college. Practice 4 Give the abbreviation form of the following words in the chart. The first one is done for you. analysis anlys effectiveness eftvns assuming asmg freedom frdm called cald gives gvs constant cnst isolation isltn defined dfnd remain reman disturbing dstrbg relationship rltnshp simple smpl significant sgnft system systm value valu         Practice 5 Choose proper head for each part of the following minutes. Student Faculty Board Minutes December 5, 2002 1. Call to Order: 6:03 p.m. 2. Attendance Members Present: Bill Ganzlin, Pamela Archer, RaeLynn Jones, Ann Ollila, Andrea Fierst, Tom Slalin, Tali Schulz, Andy Birkey, Jack Carey, Eric McFee, Mike Bates, Leah Donrfeld, Jon Drimel, Sean Maiers, Lars Loberg, Mel Baughman, RachelWalker, Eileen Carey Members Absent: Lean Bernsten, Mike Sombrio, Shannon Waslo, Tim Smith, Susan Stafford 3. Approval of Minutes Previous meeting’s minutes were approved. 4. Approval of Agenda Approved. We are starting to use a new format for our meetings, slightly more formal but official and used by SAO (Student Activities Office). 5. Officer’s Reports Pam: SAO registration went through. Twin Cities Board of Governors—we need a representative; Bill will put an announcement in the weekly update. The TCBG oversees all activities that go on with the unions; issues about financing, space, etc. are brought to this board. Scott: Our balance is $923.23 minus $65 for pizza tonight. 6. Committee Reports Professor of the Semester It was a close vote. Dorothy Anderson won. We will possibly have electronic votes next year. Student Lounge Proposal Proposal was made to Dean. The Dean agreed in principle with the proposal but gave some recommendations: Refrigerator: either buy new or get a used refrigerator for around $600 (get estimate). We can put bulletin boards on the closet doors and to repaint the area behind the mailboxes (Bill will contact facilities management for estimates). The empty file cabinet will be used for club mailboxes once the current mailboxes are removed. Once all estimates are available, Dean will review and make final recommendations on funds available for the project. 7. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.   Practice 6 Complete the following minutes according to the Chinese in the parentheses. Meeting Minutes Nottingham Chinese School (1) Annual Meeting Date: Sunday 8th Oct, 2000 Venue: Beeston Youth Community Center Chairman: Dr Qingping Zhang (2) Financial report The balance of the school account on the September 13, 2000 is ￡297.56 in credit. Teachers arrangement (3) Two teachers have been appointed; Ms. Shao Ping is in charge of the lower class and Ms. Ji Shuyan (4) in charge of the upper class. School fee The school fee was discussed and it was decided that the fee for each session rises to ￡3 to balance the spending of ￡12.50 for the venue and ￡10 each for the teachers. Extension of the standing committee The following people were added to the standing committee: Huang Nan, Zhao Xudong, Sun Xuezhong Teaching assistant (5) It was considered to be useful for a parent to stay in turn with the classes as the teaching assistant. Suggestions and recommendations for the school’s future work It was suggested that (6) more regular activities would be beneficial. It was suggested that the teaching for the lower class (7) should be focused on recognizing/memorizing Chinese characters/words. (8) It was suggested that more effort should be made to encourage the pupils to speak and use Chinese. It was suggested that different loads of homework may be given to (9) pupils at different levels. It was considered that following the textbooks (though some of its context is not appropriate) as a guideline is useful for the teaching. It was suggested that parents may exchange or lend videos/VCDs to school so that the school may show them to the pupils. Activities Based on the nice memory from the last summer BBQ, (10) a Christmas party will be held, possibly at the beginning of December. Next AGM: September 2001 Attendees: Yan Yujing, Zheng Qingping, Wang Yi, Sun Xuezhong, Long Deliang, Wang Qiang, Zhang Fan, Zhao Xudong, Huang Nan, Zuo Xiaofang, Shao Ping. Wang Yi   Practice 8 Choose the best topic sentence for each topic from the three choices below. 1. Topic: types of loans for business a. There are various kinds of loans available to the business owners. b. Business owners often need loans of different types. c. Franchise loans are those business loans which are given by franchise companies. 2. Topic: brand value growth a. Some of the brands such as Hair and Legend are of great value and widely recognized in the world. b. Brand value is important for most companies. c. A more open and competitive environment is vital for brand value growth. 3. Topic: different traditional treatments in the US a. One traditional treatment people in the US often use is massage. b. People in the US often go to nutritionists for treatments. c. Many people in the US are using traditional treatments instead of modern medicine to treat a variety of problems.