Business English: Writing Meeting Minutes
Writing meeting minutes is the B2 documentation skill that supports every workplace meeting. The worksheet covers minutes structure (header with date, attendees, apologies, agenda items, decisions, action items, next meeting), the neutral-summarising register required, and the conventions for representing different speakers and contributions. Learners build the documentary-writing skill professional minutes require.
This worksheet builds B2 fluency with meeting-minutes writing.
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What’s inside:
- A meeting-minutes template with annotated sections
- Phrase bank for summarising contributions, decisions, and action items
- Practice task: write minutes from a meeting transcript
- Action-item formatting drill: assignee, deadline, dependency
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Summarising without quoting at B2 — minutes paraphrase rather than transcribe. Neutral voice: X raised concerns about Y rather than X complained. Action-item precision: every action needs an owner and a deadline.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study — particularly working professionals. Maps onto BEC Vantage and BEC Higher. Part of the Meetings & Presentations collection — the natural next step is Chairing a Meeting.
