Unit 4
Business Meetings

Learning objectives

Lead-in

1 .Work in pairs, discuss the following questions and then share your answers with the whole class.

☆ Have you organized a business meeting? How was the result?

☆ How do you prepare a meeting?

☆ What do you think makes a good meeting?（preparation, purpose, procedure, roles, communication, etc.）

2 .Match the words on the left with the corresponding translations.

agenda 议会程序

amendment 修正

motion 附议/补充意见

second a motion 动议/议案

adjourn 休会

parliamentary procedure 议事日程

refer to a committee 起立表决

rising vote 点名

voice vote 不记名投票

secret ballot 口头表决

roll call 提交给委员会 mAcAalsLYF7cCJYsaTkF0yT/2ntX5bryZwDxwr0cVitUwyQYXlkyXPogxGQ57vZf