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Reading text: Choosing a conference venue
The International Centre
Whether you are looking for a conference venue or a place to have your meetings and your training days, the
International Centre is the perfect modern space for your event.
Offering free Wi-Fi, secure parking and all-day refreshments, the International Centre has 120 meeting rooms and a
theatre for up to 1,000 people.
Conveniently located in the city centre, the International Centre is close to the shops and only a ten-minute walk to the
train station.
The Grand West
The Grand West is a country house surrounded by rolling hills and beautiful scenery, only a 30-minute drive from the
airport.
With 76 hotel rooms, 12 meeting rooms and a conference room that takes up to 200 people, the Grand West offers
free Wi-Fi and a whiteboard in every room.
You can also make use of the gardens of the Grand West for team-building events and outdoor activities. Our indoor
swimming pool, gym and 18-hole golf course will ensure that your event is relaxing and enjoyable for everyone.
Are the sentences true or false?
1. If you need a large conference venue for about 600 people, you should book the International Centre.
2. If you want to go shopping after your meetings, you should book the Grand West.
3. Only the International Centre offers free Wi-Fi.
4. If you go to a conference at the International Centre, you can have food and drink any time during the day.
5. You can have fun playing golf if you go to an event at the Grand West.
6. You walk for 30 minutes if you want to go from the Grand West to the airport.
1. True 2. False 3. False 4. True 5. True 6. False
Reading text: An email request for help
To: James Forrester
Date: 6 November
Subject: Possible help with product design
Dear James,
As you know, we have been working on the new perfume that we are launching in April and we are unsure about some
of the packaging details. We have seen some of your creative work in the sales department and we think you have a
very good eye for detail.
Do you have some time before close of business this Friday to sit down with us and talk through some of our designs?
We would truly appreciate your advice on this. It shouldn’t take longer than two hours of your time and we would be
happy to clear it with Patricia, your department head, if necessary.
Best regards,
Sarah Ford
Head of Department
Product DesignCircle the best answer.
1. What department does James work for?
a. Marketing b. Product Design c. Sales d. Research and Development
2. Which department is working on the new perfume?
a. Marketing b. Product Design c. Sales d. Research and Development
3. What is happening in April?
a. The company will introduce the new perfume to the public.
b. The product design department will finish their design of the new perfume.
c. The sales department will stop selling perfumes.
d. The marketing department will design advertisements for the new perfume.
4. What is Sarah requesting?
a. For James to design the perfume.
b. For James to have a meeting with the product design department to help them
with the packaging of the perfume.
c. For James to ask Patricia for permission to sell the perfume.
d. For James to move to the product design department.
5. Who is the head of the sales department?
a. James b. Sarah c. April d. Patricia
6. When would Sarah like to sit down with James?
a. Today
b. Some time next week
c. Any time between today and the end of Friday
d. This weekend
Food and restaurants
Are you looking for somewhere special to go this weekend? Do you want to try something new? Check out one of these
hot new restaurants.
Last Days of the Raj
A centrally located Indian restaurant, perfect for eating before or after the cinema or a show. In summer enjoy your
meal in the beautiful garden. The most popular dishes are lamb and chicken cooked with mild, medium or hot spices.
For brave customers there is extra hot!
Your Local Caff
Remember when cafés served full English breakfasts – sausages, beans, fried bread, bacon and eggs – with a strong cup
of tea? Well, this place still does and you can have your breakfast at any time you like during the day while you listen to
your favourite tunes from the 1980s.
The Lemon Tree
This pretty restaurant serves healthy food that’s tasty too. Come in for a vegetarian snack at lunchtime or a great fruit
smoothie or a cappuccino and a delicious piece of cake in the afternoon. Food is bought from local producers whenever
possible.
Fast Best
Fast food doesn’t have to be junk food, as this café proves. Do you fancy a really good hamburger made with the best
ingredients, or old-fashioned fish and chips fried to perfection, all on the table in super-quick time? Speed and quality
are important here, and the prices aren’t bad either.
The Chocolate Box
The owner of this small café used to cook all kinds of food, but then she realised she preferred desserts to anything
else. If you want meat or fish, don’t come here. They only do desserts! Lots of different kinds of sweets. Chocolate
lovers will be excited by the range of chocolate cakes.
Match the people with the best restaurant for them.
1.'My girlfriend and I are vegetarian. Could you recommend a suitable restaurant for us?' Tom, aged 1 The Lemon Tree
2. 'My friend has a sweet tooth and I want to take her somewhere special this weekend.' Lucy, aged 16 The Chocolate Box
3. 'My mates and I all love spicy food. Can you recommend somewhere good for us to go tonight?' Dino, aged 21
Last Days of the Raj
4. 'I only get 30 minutes off for lunch and I'm in a hurry. Where can I get something quick to eat?' Melissa, aged 27 Fast Best
5. 'Breakfast is the most important meal of the day in my opinion. Do you know anywhere that serves a good brekkie?' Micky,
aged 38 Your Local Caff

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Reading text: Choosing a conference venue

The International Centre

The Grand West

Are the sentences true or false?

3. Only the International Centre offers free Wi-Fi.

1. True 2. False 3. False 4. True 5. True 6. False

Reading text: An email request for help

To: James Forrester

Subject: Possible help with product design

Product DesignCircle the best answer.

1. What department does James work for?

a. Marketing b. Product Design c. Sales d. Research and Development

2. Which department is working on the new perfume?

a. Marketing b. Product Design c. Sales d. Research and Development

3. What is happening in April?

a. The company will introduce the new perfume to the public.

c. The sales department will stop selling perfumes.

4. What is Sarah requesting?

a. For James to design the perfume.

with the packaging of the perfume.

c. For James to ask Patricia for permission to sell the perfume.

d. For James to move to the product design department.

5. Who is the head of the sales department?

a. James b. Sarah c. April d. Patricia

6. When would Sarah like to sit down with James?

b. Some time next week

c. Any time between today and the end of Friday

Food and restaurants

Last Days of the Raj

The Lemon Tree

The Chocolate Box

Match the people with the best restaurant for them.

Last Days of the Raj

aged 38 Your Local Caff

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