LESSON
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Plan an event
4
GET READY TO WATCH
Emily is the facilities manager in charge of the
upcoming Business Department conference.
Have you ever planned a large event or party?
What did you have to do?
WATCH
Watch the video. Complete the sentences
with the words from the box.
caterers overtime 5:00 supervise technology umbrellas 8:00
1.
Conference guests will begin arriving at
and will be gone by
.
2.
The
will set up breakfast and lunch.
3.
There will be tables and
at the fountain plaza.
4.
Emily thinks that the
will be ready in time for the conference.
5.
Two security officers will be working
that day.
6.
Emily is going to
the event.
CONVERSATION
A
Watch part of the video. Complete the conversation.
Sal:
Emily! I’ve been meaning to ask you . . . How are things coming
along for the Business Department
?
Emily:
I think we’re all ready on our end.
Sal:
Great! What’s the schedule?
Emily:
The guests will be arriving between 8:00 and 9:00
A
.
M
.,
and the meetings will
from 9:00 to 4:00.
They plan to have everyone out by 5:00.
Sal:
How many people are coming?
Emily:
Probably 250 to 300. Diana will have a more
number for me later this week.
B
PAIRS
Practice the conversation. Use your own names.
C
PAIRS
Practice the conversation again. Make similar conversations.
Talk about a different future event, for example, a birthday party,
a class party, or a student organization meeting.
PAIRS
Why do you think Emily is willing to come in on Saturday to supervise the event?
Imagine you’re Emily. Would you do the same thing? Why or why not?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Some words have a syllable that
is not usually pronounced.
Listen and repeat.
business
conference
everyone
everything
Pronunciation Note
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