Business meetings vocabulary refers to specialized words and phrases that feature prominently at any business meeting. So expect to hear a lot of business meetings vocabulary at corporate meetings or workplace meetings, staff meetings in educational institutions, clubs and non-governmental organizations.
Do you want to improve your business communication skills? You will need to train yourself to write and speak better English during business meetings.
Also, in many Senior High School English tests such as the WAEC/WASSCE or NECO/SSCE the syllabus contains a section devoted to a test in lexis and structure.
These are just two reasons why you need to master business meetings vocabulary.
The question is this. How do you speak English in a business meeting? What words are used for a workplace meeting?
The below English lexis and structure test on the vocabulary for business meetings can help you to sharpen your business English skills while you prepare for a high school level English test such as WAEC or NECO English Language objective test paper.
Lexis Test
In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, four choices are offered in columns lettered A to D. For each numbered gap, choose from the options provided for that number the word that is most suitable to fill the gap.
– 1 – is hereby given that the 13th – 2 – meeting of the G.U.N.S.A will be – 3 – at the School Auditorium on Friday, October 8, 2009, at 10 a. m. – 4 – for the – 5 – business of the association. The – 6 – for the day is as follows: (a) the adoption of the – 7 – of the previous meeting; (b) consideration of accounts for the – 8 – ending September 30, 2009; (c) the – 9 – to fix the – 10 – of the auditors for the next year.
1. a. Information b. Announcement c. Notification d. Notice
2. a. anniversary b. annual c. periodic d. seasonal
3. a. organized b. held c. done d. performed
4. a. exactly b. at once c. prompt d. immediately
5. a. ordinary b. usual c. simple d. common
6. a. programme b. list c. business d. agenda
7. a. recordings b. minutes c. accounts d. reports
8. a. time b. season c. term d. period
9. a. authorization b. veto c. power d. agreement
10. a. incentives b. reward c. remuneration d. price
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Ralph Nyadzi is the Director of Studies at Cegast Academy. He is a qualified English tutor with decades of experience behind him. Since 2001, he has successfully coached thousands of High School General Arts WASSCE candidates in English, Literature and related subjects. He combines his expertise with a passion for lifelong learning to guide learners from varying backgrounds to achieve their educational goals. Ralph shares lessons from his blogging journey on BloggingtotheMax. He lives with River, his pet cat, in the Central Region of Ghana.
