写作训练 第三版Lesson 16 Minutes.doc

Lesson 16 Minutes (会议记录) 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 word