1. Look at this opening address from a company's Annual Meeting and fill in the gaps with words from the box. The first letter of each word is already in the text. Meetings and presentations
-articipants -atters -bjectives -chedule -chieve -ddress -ecommendations -elcoming -eport -et through -genda -hair -inutes -larification -loor -loses -nterrupt -oals -oints -omplaints -ontribute -otes -pen -pen-floor -pinions -ringing up -riority -rogress -ssues -ttendance -uestions -ummarizing -upporting

Mr. Roberts:
I'd like to (1) o this meeting by (2) w you all. It's good to see so many (3) participants here today – in fact, this is probably the best (4) a we've had at a meeting for a long time – and I'd like to thank you all in advance for (5) supporting me.
Well, we've got a lot on the (6) a and I want to make as much (7) as possible in the next two hours or so. If we stick to the main (8) schedule, we should (9) g everything and (10) a all of our (11) g and (12) o. I will (13) c the meeting, as usual, but I really hope that you will all have something to (14) c, and if anything needs (15) c, please don't hesitate to (16) i me (although not too often, I hope: the more (17) i we can (18) a today the better).
I'll be (19) b several important (20) m during the meeting, beginning with those that I feel should take (21) p, before (22) s the main (23) p and making (24) r. This will be followed by an (25) o session where you can give me your (26) o. And I'm sure you will all be delighted to hear that after the meeting (27) c, there will be drinks and snacks for everyone.
Mr. Barker will be taking (28) n and keeping the (29) m of the meeting, and I will be using these to write my (30) recommendations afterwards, so if anyone has any (31) c, I suggest you talk to him and not to me!
Now, before I get going, are there any (32) questions from the (33) f?

1. begin
2. welcoming
3. participants
4. attendance
5. supporting
6. agenda
7. progress
8. schedule
9. get
10. achieve
11. goals
12. objectives
13. chair
14. contribute
15. clarification
16. interrupt
17. issues
18. address
19. bringing up
20. matters
21. priority
22. summarizing
23. points
24. recommendations
25. open
26. opinions
27. concludes
28. notes
29. minutes
30. recommendations
31. complaints
32. any
33. floor

Mr. Roberts:
I'd like to begin this meeting by welcoming you all. It's good to see so many participants here today – in fact, this is probably the best attendance we've had at a meeting for a long time – and I'd like to thank you all in advance for supporting me.

Well, we've got a lot on the agenda and I want to make as much progress as possible in the next two hours or so. If we stick to the main schedule, we should get through everything and achieve all of our goals and objectives. I will chair the meeting, as usual, but I really hope that you will all have something to contribute, and if anything needs clarification, please don't hesitate to interrupt me (although not too often, I hope: the more issues we can address today the better).

I'll be bringing up several important matters during the meeting, beginning with those that I feel should take priority, before summarizing the main points and making recommendations. This will be followed by an open session where you can give me your opinions. And I'm sure you will all be delighted to hear that after the meeting concludes, there will be drinks and snacks for everyone.

Mr. Barker will be taking notes and keeping the minutes of the meeting, and I will be using these to write my recommendations afterwards, so if anyone has any complaints, I suggest you talk to him and not to me!

Now, before I get going, are there any questions from the floor?