SCENARIO

CONFERENCE CATERING

PREPARATION KEY LANGUAGE

1 Match the kinds of food (1-8) with the photos REQUESTS AND OFFERS
above (A-H). Then match them with the different 3 E S Tariq is the conference organiser. He phones
countries (a-h). a catering company and orders the food for the
1 sushi a Italy conference. Listen and write his order in the 'Tariq'
2 pasta b China column on the order form on page 51.
3 noodles c India 4 Listen again and complete these sentences from the
4 curry d Russia conversation.
5 lamb kebab e Japan
1 Could we fifty chicken salads, please?
6 couscous f Morocco
7 caviar Turkey 2 we have fifty cheese salads, then?
g For dessert, we'd a hundred ice creams and
8 chilli con carne h México 3
fifty apple pies.
2 Read the fIyer below for an academic conference. 4 Would you some water or fruit juice?
Choose the best answers. 5 , we have ... some small botties of apple
1 What is the subject of the conference? iuice?
a The food industry you like some coffee?
b Food and culture 5 Look at the sentences in Exercise 4 and answer
2 Who is the event for? these questions.
a students and lecturers from Canadá 1 Which sentences are requests, and which are offers?
b students and lecturers from all over the worid 2 Which is more polite, could or can?
3 Do we use some or any in offers and requests?

FOOD - IDENTITY ON A PLATE 6 Put the words in the right order to make
International Conference, City University, Toronto, Cenada offers and requests. Then listen and check. Which are
offers, and which are requests?
1 send / Could / some / me / coffee / you / ?
How does food make nationol identities?
2 l'd / fifty / kebabs, / please / like / lamb / .
Is fost food the end of nationol food?
3 Can / water, / we / botties / have / forty / please / of / ?
What is internctional food?
4 like/Would / you / bread / some / ?
5 chicken / like / salads, / please / We'd / some / .
100 places available
Speokers include:
Dr Mohommed Aziz (University of Cairo)
Prof. Jacques Rivette (The Sorbonne, Paris)
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CONFERENCE CATERING

PRONUNCIATION TA5K
7a EQJ Intonation Listen to the two requests. Which MAKING AN ORDER
one is more polite? 10a You need to order the food for a conference lunch.
1 Could you send me some coffee? There are a hundred people at the conference. Choose
2 Could you send me some tea? the food and complete the Tou' column on the order
form.
It is very important to have polite intonation.
Listen again to Audio recording 6.3 and repeat the 10b Now work with a partner and role-play the
offers and requests. conversation between the conference organiser and
the supplier.
Which of these are replies to offers? Which are Student A: You are the conference organiser. Phone the
replies to requests? supplier, Event Catering, and make your order.
1 That's no problem.
Student B: You work for Event Catering, the supplier.
2 Yes, please.
Look at your supply list on page 137. Take the order
3 Sure, no problem.
from the conference organiser. Can you supply
4 No, thank you.
everything?
5 No thanks.
6 Certainly. 1 Oc Change roles. Do the role-play again.
7 I'm sorry, l'm afraid we haven't got any of those at
Student A: Now you work for Event Catering. Use your
the moment. supply list on page 139 and take the order.
9,1 Work with a partner. Make the offers and requests Student B: Now you are the conference organiser.
from Exercise 6. Oniy reply when your partner is polite.

Look at Audio script 6.2 on page 151 and practise

the conversation with your partner. Event Catering Company
Best food, best serv/ce
Quantity
I Order
Order form Tariq You

First course

I
Tomato and cheese salad
Noodle soup
Tomato soup
Main course
Clieese salad
Chicken salad (Chinese-style
with noodles)
Beef curry (with rice]
Lamb kebab (with rice and
vegetables)
Vegetarían curry (with rice)
Vegetarían pizza (tomato,
mushroom)
Burger meai (chips, onion rings)
Sushi meal (físh and
vegetarían)
Desserts
Chocolate ice cream
Apple pie
Fruit salad
Drinks
Sparkling water
Still water
Lemonade
Orange juice
Apple juice