BEC Class, May 3rd Class, Unit 6 "Party Time"

Unit 6, "Party Time Script"

P = Party Planner
O= Office manager

P: Hi, nice to see you again. So, you’re having another office party. Do you want do it the same way as last year, or do you want to do something different? How about having a theme party. We could have a…..
O: No, I’d rather have a simpler party. We can’t really afford anything fancy this year.
Humph, how about looking at how much we spent last year, then we can decide together what to do.
P: O.K. First things first. Where do you want to have it? Where do you want to have it? Wu don’t we rent the ballroom at the Sheraton again?
O: No, let’s have it at the office this year. We don’t need to pay for a big room, when we have, you know,… our conference room. It’s a good size for a party. It’s a good size for a party.
P: Yes, that’s fine. So, how about the music?
O: Well, the music was great last year, but maybe you can get a DJ this time. We can’t really afford a band.
P: And how about food? Maybe we can do a dessert buffet, you know have people serve themselves from a selection of cakes, pastries and cookies. Dessert buffet are very popular this year. Are you interested?
O: Yeah, let’s do that. Huh, how much does it cost?
P: I’m sure we can give you a good price. Now, what do you want to do about flowers…
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To make suggestions, here are some helpful expressions:
"How about..."
"Why don't we..."
"Let's (not)..."
"Maybe you could..."
E.g. You're planning a party for a friend with the help of a party planner. You may say:
"How about hiring a band?"
"Why don't we hire a band?"
"Let's hire a band. Let's not have a DJ."
"Maybe you could hire a band."
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HOMEWORK FOR MAY 8TH
Create a dialog in which you and another person are making plans for a party (any kind of party: birthday, anniversary, Christmas, New Year's, costume party, pajama party, housewarming party, etc)
You need to give suggestions about the place, time, food, drinks, music, music, etc. using the expressions above.).