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1.Match the words and phrases:
1.    purpose                         a. notes of what is said at a meeting
2.    agenda                          b. the people who take part in a meeting
3.    main points                   c. the list of what will happen at a meeting
4.    participants                   d. the things to do after a meeting
5.    chairperson                   e. the person who keeps control of a meeting  
6.    minutes                         f. the reason for or aim of having a meeting
7.    action points                 g. the most important things to talk about

2. Fill in the gaps:
8.    A good (a)c………. has to be a good (b)t………. . They should start the meeting on time, without waiting for (c)l……… . They should check the (d)v……., making sure the room will be free. It is necessary to avoid (e)d…….., where people get off the point and deal (f)t…….. with disagreements. They should appoint a (g)m……-t…….  to take notes of what is said. It is important to keep to the (h)t……. in order to finish the meeting on time.    

3.Which of these expressions are correct? Correct the mistakes:
9.    It’s about time we get started.
10.    Let’s begin, let we?
11.    Shall we make a start?
12.    Let’s do a start.
13.    Let’s get up to business.
14.    I’ve call this meeting to…
15.    The purpose of this meeting is to…
16.    The main subject is to…

4.Match the sentence beginnings (1-5) with the correct endings (a-e):

17.    The way
18.    Personally,
19.    It looks to me
20.    It’s clear to
21.    In my

a.    I think that the prizes we win help to attract and keep the best designers
b.    as if the design people think of themselves as living on another planet
c.    I see it, you should be looking at what we produce, not at the time of day we produce it
d.    opinion, we have to think of the needs of each department
e.    me that they set a very bad example to the other departments.  

5.Match the verbs (1-7) with the nouns (a-g) that they go with:
22.    take                        a. a minute-taker
23.    appoint                   b. the minutes
24.    circulate                 c. time
25.    allocate                  d. the agenda
26.    move on                 e. to the next point
27.    avoid                      f. on time
28.    finish                      g. digressions

6. Translate the text in writing:
Why do meetings fail? Well, there may be reasons such as lack of time, a badly designed agenda or an unsatisfactory venue. However, if the chairman is doing his/her job well it should be possible to overcome these difficulties.
Chairing a meeting means ensuring that a meeting achieves its aims. The meeting should have been called for a specific purpose and all discussion at the meeting must be aimed at it. This may sound simple in theory but in practice it is a very difficult task. The skills required include:
a)    impartiality. A chairman is like a judge in court. He should ensure that all participants have an opportunity to express their point of view. It can be difficult to leave your own opinions at home, but if you can’t remain impartial, you shouldn’t have taken the job;
b)    assertiveness; You don’t need to be rude or dogmatic. Phrases such as ‘I think we should hear from Mr. Smith on this’ or ‘Can we have some comments from production department?’ should be sufficient in most cases.

7. Are the following statements true or false? Correct the false ones:
29.    Meetings fail only because of an unsatisfactory venue.
30.    Meetings should be called only for specific purpose.
31.    An impartial chairman always tries to express his/her point of view.
32.    A chairperson doesn’t need to be rude or dogmatic but it’s necessary to be assertive.
33.    A chairperson may have a casting vote.