Case 1:

You work as an Assistant Manager in the Dental Association. You have a task to arrange a meeting of leading dentists of your country. Discuss all details with a Hotel Sales Manager.

Case 2:

During speech at the dental conference your colleague doesn’t agree with your opinion.

Exercise 6: Play the dialogue and make a similar one:

Dialogue arrange a conference

Greta Mueller is trying to arrange a conference for Dental Association. She is with the sales manager of the Plaza Hotel in Monte Carlo.

Greta Mueller: Yes. As I said on the telephone, we're planning a three day dental conference in April next year for about 150 people.

Sales Manager: What date are you looking for?

Greta Mueller: From 5 to 7 of April. Now, we'll need one large room for the main conference and three smaller rooms for round table discussion for around 40 delegates each.

Sales Manager: I see. Well, the ballroom is big enough to hold 200 theatre-styles. We do have a number of rooms next door to the ballroom, but they're probably a little too small for 40 people.

Greta Mueller: Hmm... But presumably do you have some other meeting rooms?

Sales Manager: Yes, we do. We can certainly accommodate you elsewhere in the hotel.

Greta Mueller: Fine... What about equipment?

Sales Manager: We can supply most things — video recorder, overhead projector, cordless microphones...

Greta Mueller: What about back projection and Autocue?

Sales Manager: Hmm... No, I'm afraid not.

Greta Mueller: And support services — secretaries, interpreters, photographers? The topic of our conference is ‘Mini dental implants vs. Traditional dental implants’ and official languages are English, German and France.

Sales Manager: We can arrange full support services through an outside contractor.

Greta Mueller: Good. Will it be possible to get detailed room plans?

Sales Manager: Certainly. Our conference pack has all that sort of information, as well as a full list of our menus and room rate.

Exercise 7: Look at Greta Mueller's checklist of requirements. Tick the items that the hotel can provide.

Conference requirements

Main room — theatre seating for 150.....................

3 syndicate rooms..........................................................

video recorder...............................................................

back projection..............................................................

photographer................................................................

secretarial help..............................................................

interpreter.....................................................................

Autocue...........................................................................

Part III. Reading

Exercise 8: Before reading the text answer some questions:

1. What are the basics of oral health?

2. Give your own definition of the term “oral health”.

3. Why do you think it’s important for us to practice good oral hygiene at home and visit our dentist?

Exercise 9: Before reading the text explain some words: hygiene procedures, dental care, periodontal disease.

Exercise 10: Study Active Vocabulary of the text “Basics of oral health” and read it: