Part Ⅰ Situational Dialogues
Situational Dialogue 1
Mr.Johnson comes to the hotel to invite his American business associates, Mr.White and his colleagues, to a dinner party.
Mr.Johnson: Good morning, Mr.White. How is your room?
Mr.White: Very comfortable and quiet. We're all very happy with the facilities and services here.
Mr.Johnson: I'm glad to hear that. Now, I'm here just to tell you that we'll be having a dinner party tomorrow evening. We'd like to invite you all to come.
Mr.White: Oh, how nice of you! We'd be delighted to come.
Mr.Johnson: Here's the invitation.
Mr.White: Thank you.
Mr.Johnson: Then I'll send somebody to pick you up from the hotel lobby at six tomorrow evening. Is that all right?
Mr.White: Yes. That's fine. Thank you.
Mr.Johnson: See you then.
Mr.White: See you.
Practice 1
Task 1: Listen to the dialogue and role-play it in pairs.
Task 2: Simulated situational conversation.
Suppose you are Alice. You are making a reservation at a Chinese restaurant for Bill and his client Laurent White.
Situational Dialogue 2
Mr.White and his two colleagues enter the restaurant. Mr.Johnson greets them at the door.
Mr.Johnson: Welcome, everybody! Mr.White, I'm glad you've come.
Mr.White: It's very kind of you to have invited us.
Mr.Johnson: Please sit down. I hope the food we've ordered will be to your liking.
Mr.White: Thank you very much for such a splendid dinner.
(They sit down and begin to have dinner.)
Mr.Johnson: Please help yourself, everybody.
Mr.White and his colleagues: Thank you. We certainly will. It all looks delicious.
Mr.Johnson: Mr.White, you'll be leaving soon. Has your trip to this fair been fruitful?
Mr.White: Yes, there's a really wide range of goods on display and most prices are acceptable.
Mr.Johnson: Have you found anything that particularly interests you?