Английский

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MRS. White: Good morning.

RECEPTIONIST: Good morning, ma’am. What would you like?

MRS. W.: I’ve reserved a double room by telephone. R.: What’s your name, please?

MRS. W.: Mrs. White.

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RECEPTIONIST: Will you register? Fill in this form in block letters, please. Write your address, name, profession and duration of stay.

MRS. SMITH: Is that all?

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MR. PARKER: I’m checking out this afternoon. Is the bill ready?

RECEPTIONIST: Yes, sir. Here you are. MR. P.: Where’s the cashier’s desk?

R.: It’s over there.

4.Act as an interpreter. Translate the English phrases into Russian and the Russian phrases into English.

—Can you provide a night’s accommodation?

—Вы забронировали номер?

—Yes. I reserved a single room last week. My name’s Mr. Green.

—Да, сэр. Ваша комната 400. Она тихая и спокойная.

—How much does it cost?

—$10 в сутки. Сколько времени вы пробудете в нашем

отеле?

—Three days. Shall I pay in advance?

—Да. Зарегистрируйтесь, пожалуйста. Вот бланки. Заполните бланк печатными буквами. Напишите адрес, фамилию, профессию, продолжительность пребывания.

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—Is that all?

—Äà. Âîò âàø êëþ÷.

—Thank you very much.

5.Reconstruct the following situations into dialogues.

1) You want to have a room reserved for a number of businessmen who come in two days and are going to stay at the hotel for a week.

2) You want to have a room reserved for a friend of yours who wants to live in a single room with a bath.

3) You are going to visit London. Make a room reservation in a hotel with the help of Hotel Accommodation Service by phone.

4) You are going to leave the hotel.

		Word List
1.	leisure [ ´leZq]	свободное время, досуг
2. ultimate		последний, конечный
3. air conditioning		кондиционирование
4.	kitchenette [kitSi ´net]	небольшая кухня
5. minibar		ìèíè-áàð
6. safe		ñåéô
7. balcony		балкон
8. patio		патио, внутренний дворик
9. hairdryer		ôåí
10.	satellite TV	спутниковое телевидение
11.	amenities	комфорт, удобства
12.	outdoor tennis court	открытый теннисный корт
13.	indoor tennis court	закрытый теннисный корт
14.	golf driving nets	поле для игры в гольф
15.	board game	настольная игрa

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16.	waterslide	водная горка
17.	scuba-diving	подводное плавание, подводный спорт
18.	babysitting services	присмотр за детьми (услуги)
19.	swimming pool	бассейн
20.	facsimile [fæk ´simili]	факсимиле
21.	foreign exchange	обмен валюты
22.	airline desk	стойка авиакомпании
23.	tour desk	стойка для продажи экскурсионных
		билетов
24.	beauty saloon	салон красоты
25.	laundry [ ´lO:ndri]	прачечная
26.	dry cleaning	химчистка
27.	car hire service	прокат автомашин
28.	refrigerator	холодильник
29.	massage [ ´mæsa:Z;	массаж
	mæ ´sa:Z]
30.	cuisine [kwi: ´zi:n]	кухня, стол (питание)
31.	sauna [ ´saunq]	сауна
32.	to overlook	выходить на (об окнах)
33.	to order	заказывать
34.	to surround	окружать
35.	to seat	вмещать
36.	to demand [di ´ma:nd]	требовать
37.	to reflect	отражать
38.	lagoon [lq ´gu:n]	лагуна
39.	up-to-date (modern)	современный

Phonetics

1. Practise the pronunciation of the words.

leisure [ ´leZq]	Thai [tai]
bureau [bjuq ´rou]	architecture [ ´a:kitektSq]

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massage [m	´sa:Z]
beauty [ ´bju:ti]
facsimile [fæk	´simili]

kitchenette [kit´ Si net] patio [ ´pætiou] cuisine [kwi: zi:n]

atmosphere [ ´ætmqsfiq] ultimate [ ´Altimit] board [bO:d]

exchange [iks ´tSeinG] court [kO:t]

suite [swi:t]

2. Read the words paying attention to the sounds.

[u:] — saloon, lagoon, pool [i:] — seat, cleaning, amenities

[ai] — dry, satellite, diving, waterslide, airline

[i] — refrigerator, foreign, swimming, facsimile, babysitting, service [O:] — laundry, order

Work at the words

1.Read these words, say what parts of speech they are. Translate them.

leisure — leisured — leisurely

to surround — surrounding — surroundings

to reflect — reflection — reflective — reflector — reflex to dry — dryer — dry — dryly

to demand — demand

to launder — laundry — laundress — laundryman — laundrymen to clean — clean — cleaner — cleanliness — cleanness — cleanly

2.Translate the following words according to the pattern.

Pattern:

bedroom — спальня (bed — кровать + room — комната)

waterfall, waterslide, newspaper, guest-room, hairdryer, babysitter, scuba-diving, minibar

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3.Read and translate the following words and word-combinations.

beauty saloon, air conditioning, kitchenette, car hire service, facsimile, minibar, safe, balcony, hairdryer, satellite TV, dry cleaning, amenities, scuba-diving, outdoor tennis court, golf driving nets, board games, waterslide, babysitting services, airline desk, laundry, tour desk, massage room, sauna

4.Match the words and phrases in column A with those in column B.

	A		B
1.	to overlook	a. ôåí
2.	amenities	b. холодильник
3.	swimming pool	c. окружать
4.	foreign exchange	d. химчистка
5.	dry cleaning	e. выходить на
6.	refrigerator	f.	вмещать
7.	hairdryer	g. бассейн
8.	to surround	h. обмен валюты
9.	to seat	i.	удобства, комфорт
10.	to order	j.	заказывать

5. Make up word-combinations and translate them.

to overlook	swimming pools
to be surrounded with	the sea
to demand	the typical architecture
to reflect	parks
to include	suites
to be provided with	the lagoon
	waterfalls
	waterslides
	apartments
	safes

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6. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the conjunctions.

Remember:

as well as		— a также, так же как и
both...	and	— êàê ...	òàê è, è ... è
either...	or	— èëè ...	èëè, ëèáî...ëèáî

1)We have reserved a single room as well as two suites.

2)All rooms overlook either the sea or the inland lagoon.

3)The apartments are equipped with both safes and minibars.

4)The hotel includes both parks and swimming pools.

5)The clerks help you order a taxi as well as hire a car.

6)I’d like to put up at either a 5-star or a 4-star hotel.

Work at your Grammar

The Gerund

1. Формальные признаки:

окончание -ing

возможное наличие предлога

2.Может выполнять в предложении функции подлежащего, части сказуемого, дополнения, определения, обстоятельства.

3.Переводится:

●инфинитивом

●отглагольным существительным

●деепричастием

1.Form the Gerunds from the verbs given below and translate them.

to order, to overlook, to surround, to provide, to seat, to reflect, to hire, to book

2.Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the Gerund.

1) Travelling is her favourite occupation.

2) Her greatest pleasure is reading.

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3)He finished swimming in the swimming pool.

4)The traveller thinks of staying at this hotel.

5)I like visiting this place.

6)The clerks will help you in ordering a taxi or renting a car, reserving train and air tickets.

7)After booking a single room she bought a train ticket.

3.Translate the word-combinations using the prepositions given.

without	не бронируя номер заранее, не заказывая такси,
	не беря машину напрокат
for	для заполнения бланка, для выписывания счета,
	для оплаты счета
before	до регистрации в гостинице, до заполнения блан-
	ка, до покупки билетов
after	после изменения планов, после плавания в бас-
	сейне, после регистрации в гостинице, после
	оплаты счета

Remember:

I	II	III	IV
Infinitive	Past Simple	Participle II	Participle I
to surround	surrounded	surrounded	surrounding

Participle I (V+ ing)
	Функции
Определение	Обстоятельство
travelling businessmen	(When /While) travelling
businessmen travelling
	Перевод
действительным причастием	1.	деепричастием (что делая?)
с суффиксами -ущ, -ющ, -ащ,	2.	ïðè + ñóù.
-ÿù, -âø	3.	глаголом в придаточном
		предложении

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4.Translate the following sentences paying attention to Participle I.

1)The Laguna Beach Club is located in the park including waterfalls, waterslides, jacuzzi, swimming pools.

2)All rooms have balconies or patios overlooking the sea.

3)Offering the perfect antidote to the stresses of modern life the club includes a fitness centre.

4)Reflecting the typical Thai architecture this club forms a primary part of the Laguna Resorts Complex.

5)For guests demanding an even higher level of accommodation 7 suites are offered.

6)Providing Western and Asian cuisines the restaurant is very popular with travellers.

7)When stepping out of the club, you will find yourself in the surroundings of green garden and nature of a tropical atmosphere.

8)While providing secretarial services the Business Centre widely uses telex and fax.

5.Open the brackets.

1)They (to go) to the Hermitage last week.

2)They (to be) in London twice a year.

3)When your friend (to return) from the south? — He (to return) yesterday. — You (to go) to the station to meet him? — No, I ..., I (to be) too busy.

4)She (to visit) her parents today. Usually she (to visit) them once a week.

5)The traveller (to check in) at the hotel now.

6)The receptionist just (to make out) the bill. I (to go) to pay it.

7)Sometimes he (to travel) without booking a room in advance.

6.Read the words and find the odd-one-out.

higher, smaller, more comfortable, traveller, bigger, more beautiful, is located, was surrounded, will be included, is swimming, is being built, given, surrounded, made, planned, reserving, put, read, overlooked

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7.Open the brackets choosing the right form of the verb.

1)Five-star facilities (are offered; is offered; offer) by this hotel.

2)They (is located; were located; located) between the lagoon and the sea.

3)The workers (built; will build; are building) this motel in 1995.

4)Each guest-room (is outfitted; will be outfitted; was outfitted) with satellite TV next year.

5)The suites (are provided; provide; is provided) with safes.

1.Read text 2 for detail, make up a plan of it.

2.Translate the text.

Text 2

LAGUNA BEACH CLUB

The Laguna Beach Club (LBC) is a hotel offering four-star facilities and services for both leisure and business travellers. It is located between the lagoon and the sea. It is built to reflect the typical Thai architecture and forms a primary part of the Laguna Resorts Complex. When stepping out of the club, you will find yourself in the surroundings of green garden and nature of a tropical atmosphere. The Laguna Beach Club is surrounded with park including waterfalls, waterslides, jacuzzi, swimming pools.

The club has 252 guest-rooms. All rooms have balconies or patios overlooking either the sea or the inland lagoon. They include several apartments, suites, double and single rooms. Apartments have a sauna and a kitchenette.

Most of the guest-rooms are double rooms. They are elegantly furnished and comfortably equipped. Each guest-room is outfitted with satellite TV, individual air conditioning, a private telephone, a refrigerator, a bathroom with a hairdryer and full amenities. For guests who demand an even higher level of accommodation 7 suites are the ultimate in style and luxury. The suites are provided with both safes and mini-bars.

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The club has an airline desk, a railway desk, currency exchange, a beauty saloon, a massage room, a souvenir shop, a laundry and dry cleaning. It also offers a car hire service, babysitting services. At the hotel guests have at service two restaurants: “Rim Talay Thai” seating 130, “Chok Dee Deli” for 60 guests and some bars and buffets. The “Rim Talay Thai” Restaurant overlooking the lagoon offers Thai cuisine and culture, while the “Chok Dee Deli” Restaurant provides Western and Asian cuisines.

The Laguna Beach Club has 3 outdoor tennis courts, 2 indoor tennis courts, golf driving nets, a squash court, billiards, table tennis, and board games. Offering the perfect antidote to the stresses of modern life the club includes a fitness centre, which is equipped with all kinds of modern facilities. Instructors teach guests aerobics. The Laguna Beach Club provides water sport facilities: windsurfing, scuba-diving, water volleyball, water basketball, water polo. There is a business centre that is outfitted with up-to-date facilities. The Business Centre provides secretarial and translation services, telex, facsimile.

At the service bureau you can get the necessary travel information. The clerks will help you in ordering a taxi or renting a car, reserving train and air tickets as well as in booking for excursions on group or individual services.

3. Agree or disagree using the clichés.

I think you are right. I agree with you. That’s right.

I think you are wrong. I don’t agree with you. That’s not quite right.

1)The Laguna Beach Club (LBC) is a hotel offering five-star facilities and services for both leisure and business travellers.

2)It is located between the lagoon and the sea.

ed with 3)parkTheincludingLaguna Beach Club

waterfalls, waterslides, jacuzzi, swimming pools.

4)The club has 270 guest-rooms overlooking either the sea or the inland lagoon.

5)The apartments that are elegantly furnished and comfortably equipped have only a sauna.

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