Imagine you’re going on a plane journey. Which speaker would you most like to travel with? Why?

Role play

You are traveling with your friend. You are late for the bus. The next one will be in three hours. It’s not a problem for you. You know how to spend your time. But your friend has got nervous.

Your friend and you are late for the bus. The next one will be in three hours only. You don’t want to wait for it. You think of another way to get to the place.

UNIT 6

Hotel

1. Read these advertisements.

What are they for?

Where can you find advertisements like these?

Are there any suitable adverts for the passengers from page 25?

2. Read the advertisements again carefully and answer these questions.

Which type of accommodation is the most expensive?

Which is the cheapest?

Which is the noisiest and why?

In which types of accommodation can people do their own cooking?

Which type of accommodation would you like and why?

3. Listen to two passengers asking about accommodation and complete the table using + (yes), - (no).

	Short stay	Long stay	Single room	Double room	Own bathroom	Own cooking facilities	Car park
Student
Businesswoman

4. Write about the two people. Consider these points as you write.

How long do they want to stay?

Do they want a single room or a double room?

Do they want their own bathroom?

Do they want to do their own cooking?

Do they need a car park?

Now look at the advertisements above again and find the best accommodation for each person on page 25.

Hotel Information

1. Look at Conversation A below. Listen to the recording and complete the sentences.

Front Desk Clerk: What kind of room ______________?

You: I’d like a____________.

Front Desk Clerk: Fine, I have a________________.

You : Does it have________?

Front Desk Clerk: No, it doesn’t. It has a__________.

You : That's OK.

Front Desk Clerk: How are you paying?

You :__________________.

Make up a similar conversation. Use information from the price list above.

2. Listen to the recording of Conversation B. Find these facts:

What kind of room does she want?

How much is the room per night?

Listen to Conversation B again with a partner; have a similar conversation asking about hotel room prices.

3. Work with a partner.

Read Conversation B below and the Studios Inn Price List. Then, ask and answer similar questions with Does it have…? / Do you have…?

Conversation B

Consuela Rodriguez is phoning a friend from her room at the Studios Inn.

		Consuela Rodriguez: Hi, Karen? This is Consuela. Karen Paulsen: Consuela! Great to hear from you. Where are you? Consuela Rodriguez: At the Studios Inn, in Hollywood. Karen Paulsen: Really? What’s it like? Consuela Rodriguez: Very nice. The room’s huge. Karen Paulsen: Yes? Does it have satellite TV? Consuela Rodriguez: No, It doesn’t, but it has…
Hotel Facilities Large hotels usually prefer payment by credit card, and you can assume that rooms will have facilities like a bathroom, color TV, and direct-dial telephone. In small hotels you may have to ask about things like these: Room Service/ Sports Room/ Business Services/ Pool/ Air Conditioning/ Jacuzzi/ Non-Smoking Rooms/ Hair Dryer/ Color TV/ Satellite TV/ Telephone/ Fax Machine.

Role-play

1. You’ve just arrived at the airport. Work with your partner who will be the information officer and find suitable accommodation for yourself.

Excuse me, I’m looking for accommodation. I’d like a small hotel room/a comfortable hotel room/ a nice place where I can do my own cooking.
		A single or a double room? Do you want your own bathroom? What sort of price? Do you want to do your own cooking?
A single/double room No, thank you./ Yes, please. Not too expensive. It doesn’t matter.
	Why don’t you try…?

2. You are travelling with your friend. Book accommodation in Studios Inn Hotel.

3. You are a family of four. Choose the suitable accommodation from the price list above.

4. You are a businessperson. You arrived to take part at the conference. You are planning to stay at the hotel for 2 days.

Work with your partner