Контрольная по английскому языку на тему: "A convention is considered"

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CONVENTION FACILITIES

1 A convention is considered to be a meeting of members of a business or
professional group, such as dentists, booksellers or language teachers. It is held to
exchange information in the field and consider other business of the organization.
A typical convention lasts three or four days. It includes business sessions,
workshops and seminars, professional exhibits and special events, the facilities
required for the convention are extensive. A large auditorium or hall is usually
necessary for group meetings and events such as banquets. In addition, smaller
rooms, probably of a variety of sizes are required for workshops and seminars. An
exhibit area, with adjacent loading and storage facilities, is almost always provided
as well. There are many things such as video-recorders, projectors, cordless
microphones, visual aids, earphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, autocue and stands
for exhibits.
2 The convention business is known to be very profitable for the hotel
industry. A convention guarantees a good occupancy rate for the hotel over a
period of at least several days. In addition, the special exhibit and meeting areas
are rented by the sponsoring organization for a fee, and the people attending the
convention also generate more business in the hotel's restaurants, bars and shops.
In many cases, the business and professional people who are members of the
sponsoring group are accompanied by their families, and this means still more
business for the hotel. For most people, in fact, a convention is a combination of
pleasure and business, a chance to get away from the usual daily routine. A hotel
that handles conventions is certain to have several specialized people on the staff,
perhaps the most important of whom are the salesmen who are responsible for
bringing in the business. Most of them have special contacts among the groups that
sponsor conventions. Negotiations for a convention may take place over a long
period, particularly today, when the sponsors have numerous choices and can shop
around for the best bargains. Standard arrangements include reduced room rates

and the lowest possible fee for the other facilities and services that are required.
The salesmen must coordinate their efforts carefully with their requirements for
space in the hotel.
3 Many hotels also have a special manager to handle all the particular
arrangements that must be made once the convention has been booked into the
hotel. All the arrangements being coordinated with the other departments enable a
hotel to offer a high quality of services. The front desk must prepare for a surge of
arriving guests, and the housekeeping department must make sure the rooms are
ready when needed. The food and beverage service and the maintenance and
engineering staff must also take their parts. The installation of the exhibits may
require mechanical and electrical work, and loading and unloading equipment may
call for an additional work force. If a banquet is to be served, as it usually is, the
menu must be planned; tables, napery, and the table silver must be provided and
set up. Experienced banquet waiters must also be on duty.
4 A banquet is a large formal luncheon or dinner that customarily follows
the speeches and/or a ceremony. A banquet is often the final event of many
conventions. Other banquets are sponsored by local groups for special purposes,
such as presenting awards, honouring an individual, or raising funds for a political
campaign. Hotels that are equipped to handle conventions generally attract banquet
business as well, but any hotel with a sufficiently large dining room, ballroom, or
meeting room can attract banquets. The arrangements for preparing the banquet are
normally the job of the banquet manager, who is sometimes responsible for the
sales effort as well.