会展英语unit 2 Section II.Dialogues.ppt

Section II. Situational Dialogues Dialogue 1.  Contacting the Exhibition Center about Flight and Hotel Details John Smith (J), an exhibitor is calling Miss Zhou (Z), an assistant of an exhibition center to tell her his flight details and ask her to reserve a hotel room for him. J: Hello, could I speak to Miss Zhou﹖ Z: Yes, Mary Zhou speaking. What can I do for you﹖ J: This is John Smith from ABC Company. I’ve booked a ticket to Guangzhou. Z: That’s great! When will you be arriving﹖ J: I’m arriving at 4:40 p.m. tomorrow on flight QF1230. Z: Do you need to be picked up at the airport﹖ J: No, I’ll go either by shuttle or by taxi. By the way, is it easy for me to reserve a room when I get there﹖ Z: Yes, but it would be better to make a room reservation ahead of time. Would you like me to make a room reservation for you﹖ J: Yes, that would be better. Can you recommend a hotel﹖ Z: Well, Mr. Smith, Guangzhou has a lot of excellent hotels. Let me see. J: Our colleagues recommend three hotels—the Shangri-la Hotel, the White Swan Hotel and the Garden Hotel. Z: Well, it depends on what’s important to you. All three have excellent business facilities. The Shangri-la Hotel is in a very quiet area and still quite close to the convention center. It has very good sporting facilities, tennis and so on. The White Swan Hotel is near the Pearl River, but it’s very difficult to get a room because they often hold large conferences there. The restaurants have an excellent reputation. The Garden Hotel is good for relaxing. They can arrange leisure events and so on. J: Which one would you choose﹖ Z: I think I’d c