Brochure language

Complete the advertisement using words from the box.

stylish catering video conferencing interpreters auditorium lecture delegates display workshops state-of-the-art

Set in a superb surrounding, modern and 10) ……… the Fordham Conference Centre offers excellent facilities for conferences and exhibitions. The main 11) ……… eats up to 800 people and three separate 12) ……… theatres provide accommodation for a further 600 13) ………. Smaller meeting rooms and 14) ……… areas are also available for seminars and 15) ……….

The centre is equipped with 16) ……… audiovisual services including a permanent television studio for 17) ……… and satellite links. 18) ……… are available, for both simultaneous and consecutive translation into the main European languages.

The Fordham Centre also provides a full in-house 19) ……… service including banqueting and special receptions.

Vocabulary

In the following telephone conversation, choose the correct option from the words in italics.

Hotel: Good morning, Landsdown Hotel. 20) Can / Could I help you?

Guest: Good morning. Could I 21) have / speak Reservations, please?

Hotel: Certainly. 22) Wait / Hold the line, please. I’ll 23) put / connect you through.

Guest: Thank you.

Hotel: I’m sorry, 24) I’m afraid / regret the line’s busy. Will you 25) hold / hang on?

Guest: Yes, that’s 26) fine / splendid.

Hotel: It’s 27) ringing / calling for you now… Reservations. Jane Watson 28) talking /

speaking. How can I help you?

Guest: Hello, 29) this is / there is Michael Nelson from Killick & Co. I rang earlier to book two singles from the 18^th.

Hotel: Yes, Mr Nelson, I remember. What can I 30) do / make for you?

Guest: Could I change that to three singles, again from the 18^th?

Hotel: I’m 31) afraid / sorry, could you repeat that? It’s a 32) faint / bad line.

Guest: Yes, could I have another single room for the same dates?

Hotel: Yes, 33) obviously / of course. I’ll see to that now. I’d be 34) grateful / delighted if you could 35) repeat / confirm that in writing.

Guest: 36) Surely / Certainly. Thank you for your help.

Hotel: 37) Your / You’re welcome. Goodbye.

Grammar

Put the verbs into the correct passive tense.

The Louvre is the national museum and art gallery of France. In 1546, work on the Louvre 38) ……… (start) by King Francis I. the Louvre 39) ……… (use) as a royal palace until 1682. It 40) ……… (open) to the public as a museum and art gallery in 1793.

Today many of the world’s most famous paintings 41) ……… (keep) in the Louvre, as well as sculptures, jewellery and other forms of art. It 42) ……… (visit) by millions of people every year.

Choose the right variants to fill in the gaps.

43 ……… to Turkey every year for your holidays?

A Are you going B Were you going C Have you gone D Do you go

44 We ……… to tennis club since we moved here.

A have belonged B belong C belonged D are belonging

45 When I went into the bathroom, I found that the bath ……….

A overflows B overflowed C had overflowed D is overflowing

46 I was sure that I ……… him before.

A had met B am meeting C meet D met

47 ……… this holiday for ages.

A We’re looking forward to B We’ve been looking forward to

C We look forward to D We’ve looked forward to

48 When I saw the vase in the shop window, I knew it was exactly what I ………

A looked for B look for C had been looking for D have looked for

49 ……… hard all year, so I felt that I deserved a holiday.

A I work B I’d been working C I’d worked D I’m working

50 Kathy ……… a few minutes ago.

A has left B leaves C left D had left

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