• Comments

• All-suite hotel – a hotel in which every room has an attached living room and/or kitchen.

• B&B (Bed and Breakfast) – a private residence, several rooms of which are set aside for overnight guests whose paid accommodations include breakfast.

• Dinner theatre – a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission.

• Franchise – authorization granted to someone to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a certain area.

• Personal touch – an original or special quality or something that is done for every single person in a group in order to make them feel special.

• Motorhome – a large motor vehicle that is designed to be lived in while travelling. It contains cooking equipment, one or more beds, and sometimes a toilet.

• Word study

1. Match the pictures to the different types of accommodation.

• apartment

• bed and breakfast

• campsite

• caravan

• chalet

• country house

• cruise ship

• farmhouse

• guest house

• hostel

• hotel

• lodge

• log cabin

• motel

• motorhome

• mountain refuge

• university hall of

• residence villa

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2. Which of these types of accommodation do you have in your country?

3. Think about each type of accommodation. Is it serviced (meals are provided) or self-catering (you cook your own meals)?

4. Discuss this in pairs or groups and complete the diagram. (Hint: Some types will fit into either category. Put these into the shaded area.)

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5. Match these facilities and services with the icons.

1. air conditioning

2. baby sitting

3. beauty parlour

4. boutique

5. car park

6. conference facilities

7. safe box

8. direct dial telephone

9. gymnasium

10. hairdryer

11. internet connection

12. jacuzzi

13. laundry service

14. minibar

15. outdoor swimming

6. pool

16. pay TV

17. radio

18. restaurant

19. satellite TV

20. room service

21. wake-up call

22. sauna

23. sea view

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10. In your opinion, which are the five most important hotel services and facilities in

1. a hotel for business people and conference delegates?

2. a holiday hotel complex on the coast?

3. a small hotel in the countryside?

11. Explain your choice to your partner.

12. Complete the chart with the words from the list

13. book a holiday/ticket/flight

14. coach

15. stay in

16. harbor

17. motel

18. train station

19. business trip

20. depart from

21. visitor

22. voyage

23. host(ess)

24. inn

25. plan an itinerary

26. bus

27. airport

28. round trip

29. plane

30. guest

31. boat

32. sightseer

33. youth hostel

34. pay the bill

35. cottage

36. travel to

37. guide

38. package holiday

39. custom officer

40. camp

41. travel agent

42. train

43. bus stop

44. self-catering flat

45. taxi rank

46. guesthouse

47. arrive at

48. cabin

49. terminal

50. port

51. abroad

52. bed & breakfast

53. hotel

54. reserve a seat/room

55. get in at time

56. tourist

57. check in/out

58. gate

59. miss the train/bus/plane

60. accommodation
    journey
    transport
    people
    places
    actions

61. Match adjectives from A with nouns from B.

74. A B

75. 1. five-star a. apartment

76. 2. country b. bed and breakfast

77. 3. converted c. cabin

78. 4. budget d. cottage

79. 5. friendly e. farmhouse

80. 6. metropolitan f. guesthouse

81. 7. medieval g. hostel

82. 8. modern h. hotel

83. 9. self-catering i. motel

84. 10. stylish j. villa

85. Which adjective can describe most nouns? Which adjectives combine with only one of the nouns?

86. How many meaningful combinations can you make with two adjectives and a noun?

87. EXAMPLE: There is a huge range of modern, budget hotels in Paris.

88. Choose different adjective-noun combinations and use them to write sentences to describe accommodation you have stayed in as a tourist.

89. Look at this picture of the City Garden Hotel lobby. True or false? Give the right answer.

1. The bell desk is close to the entrance.

2. Rent-an-Auto is next to the entrance.

3. To get to the elevators, turn left at the concierge desk.

4. The telephones are beyond the front desk.

5. To get to the Garden Coffee Shop, turn left just inside the hotel entrance.

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91. Look at the hotel map. You are at the entrance. Read the sentences below. Circle the word or words in parentheses that best complete each sentence.

1. Mac's Mags is (opposite, beside) Rent-an-Auto.

2. The front desk is (across from, past) the concierge desk.

3. Bob's Beauty Salon is (opposite, beside) the elevators.

4. The restrooms are at the back of the hotel, (beyond, opposite) the front desk.

5. The Rose Room is (past, across from) the elevators.