TEST
ENQUIRY ABOUT BOOKING HOTEL ROOM FOR EVENT
ANDREW:
Good morning, Clare House Hotel. Andrew speaking. I’m the
Example
Events Manager.
SAM:
Good morning, Andrew. My name’s Samantha. I’m arranging a party for my parents’ fiftieth
wedding
anniversary, and I’m ringing to ask about hiring a room some time next September.
Also my parents and several of the guests will need accommodation.
ANDREW: OK, I’m sure we can help you with that. Will you be having a sit-down meal or a buffet?
SAM:
Probably a sit-down.
ANDREW: And do you know how many people there’ll be?
SAM:
Around eighty, I think.
ANDREW: Well we have two rooms that can hold that number. One is the Adelphi Room. That can
seat
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eighty-five, or hold over a hundred if people are standing for a buffet.
SAM: Right.
ANDREW: If you have live music, there’s room for four or five musicians in
the gallery overlooking the
room. Our guests usually appreciate the fact that the music can be loud enough for dancing,
but not too loud for conversation.
SAM:
Yes, I really don’t like it when you can’t talk.
ANDREW: Exactly. Now the Adelphi Room
is at the back of the hotel, and there are French windows
leading out onto the terrace. This has a beautiful display of pots of
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roses at
that time
of the year.
SAM:
Which direction does it face?
ANDREW: Southwest, so that side of the hotel gets the sun in the afternoon and early evening.
SAM:
Very nice.
ANDREW: From the terrace
you can see the area of
