LET’S MEET FOR BUSINESS FINDING THE PERFECT PLACE
MATERIÁLY PRO UČITELE
Hi, Howard! This is Larry Backbee calling from Stormware. Aha…I’m calling about the conference that want to have in London. We’re coming, I think, some time in April, we were talking about it now. And I want to know from you recommendations, maybe if the place that I’ve picked…I think it looks quite good. I’ll send you the link on the internet. We need 70 people to be able to fit in the conference space but, you know, I’m just…we have a lot of different requirements so I’m going to need you to go check out the place and make sure that it’s…it can do everything that we need it to do. And do you know what the schedule’s like in April in England, what the calendar is because I know you guys have lots of bank holidays that I don’t understand why they’re called that but I know there’s going to be you know traffic and fairs and stuff like that going on so can you check out the calendar and see when in April … if we should…I think mid or late would be ideal but if we have to you know change it to early April or maybe even early May, we could probably do it. O.K. And this conference centre is quite close to the historical centre of London and they have good catering but I’m not sure what restaurants are in the area so if you can check that out and let us know and we also…my boss wants to have one kind of intimate night which is seven people. That will either be at the Opera or have a dinner and theatre or she was also saying that there might be…that the Opera, she thinks, actually holds these dinner meetings and so she wants to have a meeting with them, kind of privately to really discuss and finalize and sign the contracts and make sure everything goes as it…according to plan and seal the deals, yeah? O.K. And we’ll do that after the conference is over. And at the conference, you know, if we’re going to have a lot of presentations so we’re going to need you know the projection to show video and audio and you will be breaking down the different segments of the business and we’ll also be showing some documentaries about our work internationally. So I think it would be good if…to have…you know just to make sure the facilities are really classy because we want to impress these people because these are potential clients and not only that. But these people also have further contacts which should be really good for us long-term in terms of our growth strategy in Asia and other places. Good. O.K. And if you have recommendations on theater and music that might be appropriate for the last night and also that might be good for the… just during the conference itself because I want to be in the centre of town so we can spend the evenings going out and talking to each other, relating to each other because, you know, that’s where most of the real work gets done. Yeah and any nightclubs or coffee shops … anything that’s in the area that you can give us a heads up. Great. O.K. Thanks, thanks a lot and you have my e -mail, yeah, we’ll be in touch. O.K. And if you have any more questions, just let me know. And I’ll send you the link, absolutely for that conference hall that I’m looking at. O.K. Good. Yeah. The weather is terrible here, it’s always terrible, yeah I really should move back to California, I know. But I will see you in April, right? In England. Good. Yeah. O.K. Bye.
Ahoj Howarde! Tady Larry Backbee z firmy Stormware. Aha… Volám kvůli té konferenci, kterou chceme pořádat v Londýně. Myslí, že přijedeme někdy v dubnu, zrovna jsme o tom mluvili. Chtěl bych od tebe slyšet nějaká doporučení, možná jestli to místo, které jsem vybral… myslím, že vypadá docela dobře. Pošlu ti odkaz na jejich stránky. Potřebujeme, aby se do prostor vešlo 70 lidí a máme spoustu různých požadavků, takže bych potřeboval, abys tam zašel a obhlédl to… jestli je tam všechno, co budeme potřebovat. A víš, co se v Anglii děje v dubnu, co na to kalendář? Vím, že máte spoustu státních svátků, ve kterých se nevyznám, ale vím, že asi bude hustá doprava a veletrhy apod. Takže mohl bys projít kalendář a podívat se, kdy v dubnu… jestli bychom měli… Myslím, že v půlce nebo ke konci by to bylo ideální, ale kdybychom to museli posunout na začátek dubna nebo dokonce na začátek května, tak by to asi taky šlo. Dobře. A to konferenční centrum je docela blízko historického centra Londýna a mají tam dobrý catering, ale nevím, jaké jsou tam v okolí restaurace, a tak kdybys to mohl prozkoumat a dal nám vědět a my taky… moje šéfová by ráda zorganizovala soukromý večer pro tak sedm lidí. Buď to bude v Opeře, nebo nějaká večeře a divadlo. Nebo taky říkala, že by možná… že si myslí, že v Opeře se dají také pořádat schůzky s večeří a tak se s nimi chce sejít, tak nějak soukromě, aby se prodiskutovaly, dokončily a podepsaly ty smlouvy a chce si být jistá, že vše proběhne podle plánu a ty smlouvy se budou parafovat, jo? Dobře. To tedy provedeme až po té konferenci. A na té konferenci, když budeme mít hodně prezentací, budeme potřebovat projekci, abychom pouštěli videa i audio a budeme taky rozebírat jednotlivé segmenty byznysu. Budeme taky promítat dokumentární filmy o naší mezinárodní činnosti. Takže myslím, že by bylo dobré se ujistit, že to zařízení je opravdu prvotřídní, protože na ty lidi chceme udělat dojem, protože to jsou naši potenciální klienti a nejen kvůli tomu. Ale tihle lidé mají další kontakty, které by pro nás mohly být dlouhodobě dobré ohledně naší strategie růstu v Asii i jinde. Dobře. A jestli máš nějaká doporučení ohledně divadla a hudby, která by mohla být vhodná na poslední večer nebo pro tu samotnou konferenci, protože já chci být v centru města, abychom si mohli večer někam vyrazit a promluvit si, vytvořit si vazby, protože, jak víš, tam se udělá nejvíc práce. Jo a noční kluby, kavárny, cokoliv, co nám v té oblasti můžeš doporučit. Skvělé. Díky, díky moc. Máš můj e-mail, tak budeme v kontaktu. A kdybys měl ještě otázky, dej mi vědět. A já ti pošlu ten odkaz na to konferenční centrum, na které jsem koukal. Dobře. Počasí je tu strašné, vždycky je strašné, opravdu měl bych být radši v Kalifornii, já vím. Ale uvidíme se v dubnu v Anglii, ne? Dobře. Tak se měj!
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EXERCISE 1 Discuss and share your answers to the following questions: 1. Do you enjoy talking on a mobile or telephone? If yes, how much time a day do you spend talking or sms’ing? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being accessible 24/7 by a mobile phone? Discuss. 2. Do you use Skype? If yes, do you use a web camera? Is it different for you when you see the person you are speaking to? If so, how? Is it different to see someone in person on a web camera than face -to-face? How so? 3. If there is a complicated matter to be sorted out with someone, do you prefer to make a phone call or do you prefer to write a text message or send an e-mail? Why? 4. Are there certain gestures, icons, or other private language that you and your friends use in communicating with each other with mobile and digital devices (e.g. emotion icons, slang, shortened text, nicknames for each other, etc.)?
EXERCISE 2 Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? 1. Larry wants Howard to check the calendar in Britain because of potential bank holidays. 2. The time of the conference can be shifted to early April or early May. 3. The dinner meeting with clients cannot be held at the Opera. 4. The purpose of the dinner meeting is to socialize with the clients. 5. Larry wants Howard to give him recommendations about theatres and night clubs. 6. Larry wants the premises to be classy in order to impress the clients. 7. Larry believes that dinners with clients are of little importance for the business.
EXERCISE 3 Listen and fill in the missing text. 1. And I want to know from you recommendations, maybe if the place that I’ve picked…I think it looks quite good. I’ll send you the link on the internet. 2. And do you know what the schedule’s like in April in England, what the calendar is because I know you guys have lots of bank holidays that I don’t understand why they’re called that but I know there’s going to be you know traffic and fairs and stuff like that… 3. And this conference centre is quite close to the historical centre of London and they have good catering but I’m not sure what restaurants are in the area so if you can check that out and let us know… 4. …so she wants to have a meeting with them, kind of privately to really discuss and finalize and sign the contracts and make sure everything goes as it…according to plan and seal the deals, yeah? 5. …you know just to make sure the facilities are really classy because we want to impress these people because these are potential clients and not only that. 6. And if you have recommendations on theatre and music that might be appropriate for the last night and… 7. Yeah and any night clubs or coffee shops … anything that’s in the area that you can give us a heads up. 8. Thanks, thanks a lot and you have my e-mail, yeah, we’ll be in touch.
EXERCISE 4 Match the following English expressions with their Czech equivalent.
1. PICK
1. FACILITY
3. BANK HOLIDAY
A) UDĚLAT DOJEM B) PODEPSAT SMLOUVU C) PRVOTŘÍDNÍ
4. FAIR 5. SCHEDULE 6. CATERING
D) DOKONČIT E) VYBRAT F) ODKAZ
4. 5. 6.
7. CHECK OUT 8. LET SB. KNOW
G) VHODNÝ H) BÝT VE SPOJENÍ
7. 8.
2. LINK
I) STÁTNÍ SV ÁTEK
2. CLASSY 3.
J) ČASOVÝ HARMONOGRAM IMPRESS K) VEŘEJNÉ STRAVOVÁNÍ FINALIZE L) DOPORUČIT SEAL A DEAL M) ZAŘÍZENÍ GIVE SB.HEADS N) PROVĚŘIT UP BE IN TOUCH O) VELETRH APPROPRIATE P) DÁT VĚDĚT
PHRASE BOOK Use the vocabulary list to develop questions you could ask the speaker in a mock interview. With a partner, take turns being the speaker and a Manager of a Conference facility in England.. Role play asking and answering your questions about booking the conference at their facility. AMENITIES
Desirable features of a building or a place, sometimes used in reference to a person.
BE IN TOUCH
Colloquial phrase to measn that the person will be talking to the other person shortly and for them to anticipate follow-up contact.
CONFERENCE CALL
A term used to describe the telephone feature where two or more people are talking to each other at the same time from different locations through the use of digital technology.
RELATING TO
Connection that is made either logically or causally between the characteristics of one thing to another.
SEAL A DEAL
Slang expression that means to come to an agreement, usually a contract.
EXERCISE 5 DISCUSS, PREPARE, AND PRESENT 1. DISCUSS: What kinds of holidays are celebrated in the Czech Republic? Explain what is the origin of each holiday and what people typically do on that day. Is a bank holiday in Czech Republic that is celebrated as it is in England? 2. If you had guests from abroad who wanted to come to celebrate a Czech national holiday with you, which one would you recommend they come for? What part of your town would you show them? Which sight in particular? Why? On the other hand, which parts would you rather hide from them? Why? Where would you go in the evening? Discuss with your classmates. 3. PREPARE: In a small group of 3 or 4 people, create a plan for a 2-day conference that you would like to attend yourselves. What topic would you want to explore? Who would participate? What would it be about? What activities would you organize? What would you need to do to get the word out so that others would attend, too? Would there be a fee to register? Where would the conference be held? What kinds of tours or sightseeing could be done in the area? Research and develop your ideas as much as possible. What is it called? 4. PRESENT: Plan out as many details as possible. Summarize your findings and agreements and present your research to your classmates. Select one idea that everyone likes the most. 5. REFLECT: What kinds of challenges did your group encounter? What was the outcome? Did you like what your group came up with. What did you like about the other groups? Which idea was the most realistic to actually implement? Did the video help you plan your proposal?
EXERCISE 6 GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX TEST 1. The speaker in the video said: “And we’ll do that after the conference is over.” Would it be wrong if the speaker said: “And we’ll do that after the conference will be over.” ? 2. Are the following sentences correct? If not, correct them. A. B. C. D.
Try to finish it before I come back. I’ll call you as soon as I will arrive. When you will be eighteen, I’ll buy you a car. Once you sign the agreement, it is valid.
3. Look again at the exercises above and try to find out what the words AFTER, BEFORE, WHEN, AS SOON AS and ONCE have in common. Try to formulate their grammatical rule. 4. Translate the following sentences. A. B. C. D.
Jakmile zjistím jeho adresu, pošlu mu dopis. Až přijdu domů, dám si sprchu. Když se zeptá, řekni mu, že jsi se mnou nemluvil. Radši si to ověř, než to odešleš.
5. Make 10 sentences with the words AFTER, BEFORE, WHEN, AS SOON AS and ONCE. 6. On a separate paper, change your sentences from Question 5 so that 5 sentences are wrong. In pairs, look at each other’s sentences and ask your partner to recognize the correct ones and to correct the wrong ones.
WHILE YOU WATCH EXERCISE 2 1. TRUE, 2. TRUE, 3. FALSE, 4. FALSE, 5. TRUE, 6. TRUE, 7. FALSE EXERCISE 3 1.
And I want to know from you recommendations, maybe if the place that I’ve picked…I think it looks quite good. I’ll send you the link on the Internet.
2.
And do you know what the schedule’s like in April in England, what the calendar is because I know you guys have lots of bank holidays that I don’t understand why they’re called that but I know there’s going to be you know traffic and fairs and stuff like that…
3.
And this conference centre is quite close to the historical centre of London and they have good catering but I’m not sure what restaurants are in the area so if you can check that out and let us know…
4.
…so she wants to have a meeting with them, kind of privately to really discuss and finalize and sign the contracts and make sure everything goes as it…according to plan and seal the deals, yeah?
5.
…you know just to make sure the facilities are really classy because we want to impress these people because these are potential clients and not only that.
6.
And if you have recommendations on theatre and music that might be appropriate for the last night and…
7.
Yeah and any nightclubs or coffee shops … anything that’s in the area that you can give us a heads up.
8.
Thanks, thanks a lot and you have my e-mail, yeah, we’ll be in touch.
AFTER YOU WATCH EXERCISE 4 1E, 2F, 3I, 4O, 5J, 6K, 7N, 8P, 9M, 10C, 11A, 12D, 13B, 14L, 15H, 16 G
AFTER YOU WATCH EXERCISE 6 1. YES 2. A.
Try to finish it before I come back. CORRECT
B.
I’ll call you as soon as I will arrive. WRONG – I’ll call you as soon as I arrive.
C.
When you will be eighteen, I’ll buy you a car. WRONG – When you are eighteen, I’ll buy you a car.
D.
Once you sign the agreement, it is valid. CORRECT
3. After the words AFTER, BEFORE, WHEN, AS SOON AS and ONCE, you need to use the present simple tense, not the future simple. 4. A.
AS SOON AS I FIND HIS ADDRESS, I’LL SEND HIM A LETTER.
B.
WHEN/AFTER I GET HOME, I’LL HAVE A SHOWER.
C.
WHEN HE ASKS YOU, TELL HIM YOU DIDN’T SPEAK TO ME.
D.
YOU’D BETTER DOUBLE CHECK IT BEFORE YOU SEND IT.
