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English Listening Practice: How to Choose the Best Venue for an Event
- University of Washington: Business English (Socializing/Meetings/Planning/Negotiations/Presentations) Tip:It takes [2:20] to read this article.
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DescriptionWell, how do the prices compare? Okay, so there are three places we're thinking about: Sky Tower, Cascade Gardens, and Misha's Gallery. The most expensive one is Sky Tower. It's a bit more expensive than Cascade Gardens and the least expensive is Misha's Gallery. So how expensive is Sky Tower? Four thousand dollars. Wow, that's a lot more than I expected. Well, it does have one of the nicest views in the city, so you pay for that.
Okay, so what else is important besides the price? Good question. I suppose convenience and probably the size of the place. Well, I can understand why convenience would be important. You mean location, right? Yeah, exactly. Sky Tower is really close. It's the only place that's right downtown. So it's the most convenient. Cascade Gardens, it's an hour outside of Seattle, so it's not convenient at all.
Okay, so Sky Tower is expensive but convenient. What about the size? Sky Tower is about the same size as Misha's Gallery. Both hold 200 people. Cascade Gardens is a lot bigger, the largest of all three. And it's the only one that includes AV equipment. Well, maybe the bigger the better.
Anything else? Yeah, so all three include tables and chairs, but only Sky Tower includes cleanup. Sky Tower and Cascade Gardens both have great views, people love that. But those venues aren't as trendy as Misha's. That place is really different. Misha's offers original art to decorate the place. Plus it's close to downtown, so it's more convenient than Cascade Gardens. Tough choice. I don't know if I'm much help, but I think if it were up to me, I would choose.
Listening Comprehension- trend
noun
1. the popular taste at a given time
e.g. leather is the latest vogue
he followed current trends
the 1920s had a style of their ownSynonym: voguestyle
2. a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
e.g. not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book
a broad movement of the electorate to the rightSynonym: driftmovement
3. general line of orientation
e.g. the river takes a southern course
the northeastern trend of the coastSynonym: course
4. a general direction in which something tends to move
e.g. the shoreward tendency of the current
the trend of the stock marketSynonym: tendency
- convenience
noun
1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Synonym: appliancecontraptioncontrivancegadgetgizmogismowidget
2. a toilet that is available to the public
Synonym: public toiletcomfort stationpublic conveniencepublic lavatoryrestroomtoilet facilitywash room
3. the quality of being useful and convenient
e.g. they offered the convenience of an installment plan
4. the state of being suitable or opportune
e.g. chairs arranged for his own convenience
- size
noun
1. the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
e.g. he wears a size 13 shoe
2. the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
e.g. a wolf is about the size of a large dog
3. a large magnitude
e.g. he blanched when he saw the size of the bill
the only city of any size in that area4. the actual state of affairs
e.g. that's the size of the situation
she hates me, that's about the size of itSynonym: size of it
5. any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
e.g. size gives body to a fabric
Synonym: sizing
- opinions
- venue
noun
1. in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
2. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
Synonym: localelocus
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