English for Business Life Elementary

Practice
Conference arrangements
1 Listen to the enquiry about conference facilities.
The conference manager confirms the discussion by
email. Read the email and fill in the gaps.
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Reply
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R eply A ll F o rw ard C o m pose M a ilb o xe s G et M ail
subject: Conference Reservation 7 May
attach: Equipment Hire Price List
Dear Mr Costa
Thank you for your enquiry. It was a pleasure to meet
you again. I feel sure we will be able to meet your
needs. May I confirm the details we discussed?
• You would like to book a ..............................
09.00-18.00. We have made the reservation for you.
Our charges include VAT but not refreshments or
b ...............................
• I attach our price list for c ................................. as
requested.
• W’e discussed your catering needs. You asked me to
quote for d ................................ and a simple buffet
lunch. The attached quotation includes sample
menus and prices.
Please get back to me if you have any queries or further
requests. I look forward to doing business with you.
With best wishes
Pippa Smolek
Conference Manager
Arranging conference facilities
2 Complete the dialogue with the following phrases.
A: a Wfr))rer.. -for a conference room for
the 27th.
B: How many people b ...................................?
A: c .................................. and twenty.
B: Room A is d .....................................What about
Room B?
A: How big is it?
B: It's e ....................................
A: That would be fine.
B: W hen do you want it?
A: f .................................... How much is it?
B: It's g ....................................
A: Does that h ...................................?
B: No, that's i .....................................
too smalt, not big enough
3 Think about the situations below. Are the rooms big
enough? Are they too small? Or are they the right
size? Write a sentence about each situation.
Room A Room B R oom C
8.0m x 15.5m 8.5m x 60m 3.0m x 5.0m
e.g. 50 people-R oom A
T We rooytt is fobo'iAf tWe
a 300 people - Room A ........................
b 3 people - Room B .............................................
c 6 people - Room C .............................................
d 12 people - Room A...........................................
e 25 people - Room B ...........................................
f 30 people - Room C ...........................................
betw een fifteen fro m ten to six include coffee
eleven m etres long and seven m etres w id e
is it fo r e xtra w e ’re looking f o r /
to o big
£850 p e r day
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