Lesson95　Convention Service 会议服务

A What to say.A guest calls for convention facilities and services.What might the guest and the clerk say?

B Conversation

New Words

1.accommodate [ə'kɒmədeɪt] v.容纳5.video projector 视频投影仪

2.audio ['ɔ:dɪəʊ] adj.听觉的 6.overhead projector 高射投影仪

3.visual ['vɪʒʊəl] adj.视觉的 7.flip chart 活动挂图

4.discussion [dɪs'kʌʃən] n.讨论8.microphone ['maɪkrəfəʊn] n.麦克风

Exercises

95.1 Oral Practice

Pair work.Role-play the following situation.

Student A:Your company will have an annual meeting (年会) with 300 people.Call the convention manager to obtain information about the facilities and services.You will need a convention hall and five small meeting rooms.

Student B:You are a convention manager.Answer the phone and tell him it could be arranged.Give some information on the facilities and services.

95.2 Look at this letter.Fill in the blanks with words from the box below.

95.3 Complete the following sentences.

1.We also need two small meeting rooms ________ discussion.

2.It’s equipped ________ video and overhead projectors, flip charts and moving microphones.

3.Please help yourself ________ a computer, sir.

4.There’re a couple ________ things I’d like to do here.

5.My wife and I are going to be all over the city ________ the next couple of days.

6.I was wondering if you could photocopy some pages ________ our passports.

7.I’ve been so busy on my business trip ________ I haven’t had time to shop.

8.That necklace ________ the angel looks fine.

9.We think pages three and four and page five ________ the visa on it would be enough.

10.As for discount, we can give you 15% ________.

11.________ long do we need to wait for the typing?

12.Our fitness center is famous ________ both its facilities and services.

13.Our billiard room opens at 9:30 a.m.and ________ at 10:30 p.m.

A Funny Story

A mouse?

“Waiter, there is a fly in my soup.”

“You paid only 45 cents.What do you expect, a mouse?”