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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND /OR A NUMBER for each answer
Conference dates: | 1 |
Conference venue: | 2 |
Reservations phone no.: | 3 |
Student rate per day: | 4 |
Contact person: | 5 |
Must act fast: | |
Closing date for talks: | 6 |
Summary should have: | 7 |
Maximum length: | 8 |
Also send: | 9 |
Email address: | 10 @uniconf.edu.au |
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Q1 Conference dates: __________ | Student: Oh! Good morning. I was wondering if you could give me some information about the forthcoming Architecture 21 conference – dates, enrollment procedures, costs… that sort of thing. Secretary: Well… the conference runs from the 18th to the 20th of October. |
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Q2 Conference venue: __________ | Student: 18th to the 20th of October… Oh good. I’ll still be here then and um… where exactly is it being held? Is it at the university as in previous years? Secretary: No, it’s actually being held at the Pacific Hotel – we’re rather outgoing the university conference facilities, so we’ve opted for this new venue. Student: Right. Paradise Hotel. Secretary: No. The Pacific – that’s P-A-C-I-F-I-C. |
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Q3 Reservations phone no__________ | Secretary: Yes, but you’ll need to contact them direct to arrange that. I’ll give you the number for hotel reservations. Have you got a pen ready? Student: Yes, go ahead. Secretary: It’s area code zero seven and then nine triple three, double two double six. |
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Q4 Student rate per day__________ | Student: Are there any student concessions? Secretary: There’s a 50% concession for students, so that’s $150 for the three days, or $60 a day. |
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Q5 Contact person: __________ | Student: Oh, really? But I’ve only just arrived here in Australia – is there any way I could have a paper accepted? Secretary: Well, you’d need to talk to Professor Burt, the conference organiser. I can put you through, if you like. Student: That’d be great. Oh and can I just check the spelling of his name. Is that B-U-R-T? Secretary: Yes, that’s correct. Prof. Burt: Professor Burt speaking. |
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Q6 Must act fast! Closing date for talks: __________ | Student: I’m interested in giving a talk on my research at the conference but I believe I may have missed the deadline. Prof. Burt: Well, strictly speaking you have. The closing date was last Friday. |
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Q7 Summary should have: __________ | Prof. Burt: Send me a summary of your talk. And make sure you include an interesting title for the talk. Something to attract people’s attention. |
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Q8 Maximum length: __________ | Prof. Burt: Yes, quite. But remember: the outline should be no more than 300 words. Student: Right. I’ll try to keep it down to 300 words, but would 400 be OK? Prof. Burt: No, not really, because we have to print it in the proceedings and we just don’t have the space. Student: Sure, I understand. |
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Q9 Also send: __________ | Prof. Burt: And also, can you send me a short CV – the usual stuff – name, age, qualifications, that sort of thing. Student: Right. OK, short CV. |
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Q10 Email address: __________@uniconf.edu.au | Prof. Burt: Actually, you can email it to me. That’d be quicker. Student: Sure. What’s your email address? Prof. Burt: Well the best thing would be to send it to the conference administrative officer at info … that’s I-N-F-0@uniconf.edu.au. Student: Right. I’ll do that straight away. |
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Secretary: School of architecture. Professor Burt’s office.
Student: Oh! Good morning. I was wondering if you could give me some information about the forthcoming Architecture 21 conference – dates, enrollment procedures, costs… that sort of thing.
Secretary: Well… the conference runs from the 18th to the 20th of October.
Student: 18th to the 20th of October… Oh good. I’ll still be here then and um… where exactly is it being held? Is it at the university as in previous years?
Secretary: No, it’s actually being held at the Pacific Hotel – we’re rather outgoing the university conference facilities , so we’ve opted for this new venue.
Student: Right. Paradise Hotel.
Secretary: No. The Pacific – that’s P-A-C-I-F-I-C.
Student: Oh right. And presumably we can get accommodation at the hotel?
Secretary: Yes, but you’ll need to contact them direct to arrange that. I’ll give you the number for hotel reservations. Have you got a pen ready?
Student: Yes, go ahead.
Secretary: It’s area code zero seven and then nine triple three, double two double six.
Student: And what’s the registration fee?
Secretary: Individual fees are $300 for the three days, or a hundred and twenty dollars a day if you only want to attend for one day.
Student: Are there any student concessions?
Secretary: There’s a 50% concession for students, so that’s $150 for the three days, or $60 a day.
Student: And am I too late to offer to give a talk?
Secretary: Oh, I’m pretty sure you’ve missed the deadline for that.
Student: Oh, really? But I’ve only just arrived here in Australia – is there any way I could have a paper accepted?
Secretary: Well, you’d need to talk to Professor Burt, the conference organiser. I can put you through, if you like.
Student: That’d be great. Oh and can I just check the spelling of his name. Is that B-U-R-T?
Secretary: Yes, that’s correct.
Prof. Burt: Professor Burt speaking.
Student: Oh, hello. My name’s John Helstone. I’m an architecture student at London University. I’m here in Australia for three months, looking at energy-saving house designs.
Prof. Burt: Right.
Student: I’m interested in giving a talk on my research at the conference but I believe I may have missed the deadline.
Prof. Burt: Well, strictly speaking you have. The closing date was last Friday.
Student: Oh, no!
Prof. Burt: But we may be able to include your paper if it fits into our programme … but you’ll have to be quick.
Student: OK. What do I need to do?
Prof. Burt: Send me a summary of your talk. And make sure you include an interesting title for the talk. Something to attract people’s attention.
Student: OK. Interesting title. Right. I’m looking at ways of designing buildings for tropical climates that don’t rely on the need to include air conditioning, so I’m sure I can come up with something.
Prof. Burt: Yes, quite. But remember: the outline should be no more than 300 words.
Student: Right. I’ll try to keep it down to 300 words, but would 400 be OK?
Prof. Burt: No, not really, because we have to print it in the proceedings and we just don’t have the space.
Student: Sure, I understand.
Prof. Burt: And also, can you send me a short CV – the usual stuff – name, age, qualifications, that sort of thing.
Student: Right. OK, short CV.
Prof. Burt: Actually, you can email it to me. That’d be quicker.
Student: Sure. What’s your email address?
Prof. Burt: Well the best thing would be to send it to the conference administrative officer at info … that’s I-N-F-0@uniconf.edu.au.
Student: Right. I’ll do that straight away.
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