Учебное пособие Санкт-Петербург 2010

Exercise 2.5. Mr. James Richardson phones through to Tuomo Sipilä to discuss some further points:

James Thank you, Mr Sipilä, for the two menus you sent us.

They were both excellent, but we decided to take the second one
as it seemed to us to be more Finnish.

Tuomo Very good, sir. At 80 EUR it is a little more expensive, but as

you say it has more of a Finnish flavour. Now the table
arrangements; do you want one large table?

James No, we thought small individual tables for four would be suitable.

As it’s table service we feel this arrangement would be more
intimate. By the way, we shall need brandy with the coffee.

Tuomo That can easily be arranged. We stock most of the well-known

brands. That presents no problem as the drinks are not included
in the prices we quoted.

James Quite. Well, I don’t think we need to meet. I can leave all the

arrangements in your capable hands.

Tuomo Thank your again, sir, and we look forward to seeing your party

on the 2^nd of February. Goodbye.
Exercise 2.6. Study the conversations and the letter and answer the following questions:

1. What costs will be addition to the food costs?

2. What sort of table and seating arrangements would Mr. Richardson like to have for the banquet?
3. How will payment be arranged?
Exercise 2.7. Refer back to the fifteen points you would need to determine when organizing a banquet and check the information you have for Mr. Richardson’s banquet against them. Is there anything that has been forgotten?
Exercise 2.8. Work in pairs. Choose an occasion (ex. 2.1). Think of some details and perform a dialogue on arranging a banquet between the Banqueting Manager and a representative of a company. After the confirmation of the booking you should discuss fifteen points from exercise 2.1.