Scenario （情节）
A secretary in a company makes a call to ask about making a reservation for a conference room in a hotel, a person who is in charge of the conference room in the hotel answers the call.
Task（任务）
Work in pairs and practice a dialogue between the secretary and the person in charge of the conference room in the hotel based on the following information, and then write the script of the dialogue in the following answer box.
Student A (secretary in the company) need to:
Greet and tell the purpose of calling
Tell the size and time the meeting will last
Tell the service for the meeting they need(direction sign, food)
Ask about the facilities in the conference room
Ask about the rates(费用)
Complete the conversation politely.
Student B (hotel staff) need to:
Respond to greetings
Ask about the size of meeting and how long the meeting will last.
Ask about the service for the meeting
Tell the facilities in the conference room (projector, slides, full stereo sound, videos)
Tell the rates
Complete the conversation politely.
Sentence patterns for reference （供参考句式）
What kind of service do you want?
How many people are involved?
That sounds reasonable.
We want you to provide.... during the meeting.
Students A start the conversation （学生A先讲话）
【参考答案】
Sample dialogue:
A: Hello, is that Miss Lily?
B: Yes, this is Lily speaking, can I help you?
A: Yes,. I would like to ask something about renting the conference room, and the front desk told me to call you.
B: Of course, how many people are involved and how long will you use the conference room?
A: I need to arrange a day’s presentation to about sixty persons.
B: Ok, I got it. And what kind of service do you want?
A: Yes, we want you to provide direction sign and some food during the meeting.
B: Of course, no problem.
A: Thanks. Would you please tell me what facilities you have in the conference room?
B: Yes, we have excellent projection facilities. We have full stereo sound, videos, 35mm slides. You name it; we have it.
A: How much is this for one day?
B: We have a standard rate of $600 per half day which includes coffee and biscuits.
A: That sounds reasonable. I will book one room for a day. Thank you.
B: You are welcome.