Part Ⅰ Situational Dialogues
Situational Dialogue 1
Zhang Yi is considering holding an exhibition in Sydney. She is inquiring about the details with Michael Smith, the event manager.
Michael Smith: Miss Zhang, welcome to our exhibition center. I'm the event manager here, Michael Smith. Nice to meet you. Here is my business card.
Zhang Yi: Me too. Here is mine. Sydney is really a beautiful city.
Michael Smith: Thank you. Last time you mentioned on the phone that you planned to hold a textile exhibition in our center. May I know the exact title of it?
Zhang Yi: 2014 International Textile Expo. Have you heard about our company? It was founded in 1980. As a member of UFI, it has organized many world-known events.
Michael Smith: Oh, sure. I know that you organized the International Plastic Exhibition in Milan last year. I'm sure you'll also be very successful in Sydney.
Zhang Yi: I hope so. It's just a beginning. If our cooperation is successful, we are going to organize such an exhibition annually in your center.
Michael Smith: That'll be our honor. You know, our center is the largest one in Australia, with many multinational companies locating their offices here. It offers 9 multi level exhibition halls, with currently 54,321 square meters of indoor space and 98,765 square meters of outdoor space.
Zhang Yi: Sounds great! How about the charges?
Michael Smith: It depends on the date and required space of your exhibition then.
Zhang Yi: Well, we hope to hold it at the end of September. It's planned to last 5 days, and we expect 3,000 exhibitors, so I think we need about 30,000 square meters.
Michael Smith: Let me check. What about Sept.25th to 30th? Three exhibition halls are available during this period. Here is their layout.
Practice 1
Task 1: Listen to the dialogue and role-play it in pairs.
Task 2: Simulated situational conversation.
Suppose you are Zhang Yi. You'd signed up a fair. You want to know how to rent an exhibition venue.