- •At the hotel
- •1. Memorize the following words and expressions:
- •2. Read and translate the following sentences:
- •3. Read and translate the dialogue:
- •4. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions from ex.1:
- •5. Fill in the forms and register in a hotel:
- •6. Memorize the following words and expressions:
- •7. Read and translate the following sentences:
- •8. Give the English equivalents to the following words and expressions:
- •9. Make up sentences of your own using the words and expressions from ex.8.
- •10. Read the texts and answer the questions following them: Types of hotels
- •Types of hotel accommodation
- •11. You are staying in quite a good hotel (e.G. Two-star or three-star) in your country. Would you expect to have the following?
- •12. Consider the list of hotel facilities:
- •13. Explain the meaning of the signs which you may meet in a hotel:
- •Explain what the following signs mean:
- •15. Put these sentences in a logical order:
- •16. Study the following rules of staying in the hotel:
- •17. Paraphrase some of the above instructions using the following phrases:
- •19. Disagree with the statements. Prove your reasons. Use the expressions:
- •20. Read and translate the dialogues. Practise them in pairs.
- •1. Which hotel to stay at.
- •2. I’d like a single room.
- •3. Have you filled in the arrival card?
- •4. Unfortunately we are packed full.
- •5. How long will you stay?
- •6. Wake me up at seven.
- •7. I’d like to have it by tomorrow.
- •8. I’m signing out today.
- •21. Keep these conversations going:
- •22. What would you say in these situations?
- •Answer the following questions:
- •24. Study these problem situations. Discuss or dramatize them.
- •25. Read and translate the text:
- •26. Be ready to talk on one of the following topics.
- •27. Study the following advertisements. Discuss with your friends where to stay. Kings Lodge Private Hotel
- •Hotel “ Arcade “
- •Avenue House Hotel
- •Grasmere House
- •Hotel “ Europe”
- •28. Advertise the hotel you are staying at. Say why you like it.
- •29. Read the jokes and retell them to your friend:
- •30. Say it in English:
- •31. Experienced travellers make a reservation by telegram. For example:
- •32. Sending a fax:
3. Have you filled in the arrival card?
R.C.: Have you filled in your arrival card, Mr. Rogov?
Rogov: Oh, yes, here you are.
R.C.: May I have your passport, please? Thank you. We can give you a very good single room with a bath overlooking the street. Will it suit you, sir?
Rogov: I think it will. What’s the rate per night?
R.C.: Bed and board is £ 3.50p (3 and a half pounds).
Rogov: I hope there is a telephone in the room, isn’t there?
R.C. Yes, of course.
4. Unfortunately we are packed full.
Mr.Blake: Good morning. I’d like a double room with a bath.
R.C.: I’m very sorry, but we are packed full. With so many delegates arriving now to take part in the international congress, accomodation must be scarce at any town hotel.
Mr.Blake: What can you recommend?
R.C.: Well, there is a small private guest house round the corner. You may try there. I’m very sorry, sir.
5. How long will you stay?
R.C. May I ask you, Mr Pavlov, how many days are you planning to stay with us?
Pavlov: I intend to stay at least for a week, probably more, until the fifth of May.
R.C.: Very good, sir. Would you mind letting us know the day before you leave the hotel? We can then have your bill ready for you.
Pavlov: I’ll let you know.
R.C.(to the bellboy): Please show Mr. Pavlov to his room.
6. Wake me up at seven.
Rogov: What time is breakfast served here?
R.C.: Do you want it to be served in your room, sir?
Rogov: Oh, no! I just wanted you to wake me up tomorrow morning.
R.C.: Breakfast is served from seven-thirty to nine-thirty.
Rogov: I see. So wake me up at seven, please.
R.C.: Very well, sir.
7. I’d like to have it by tomorrow.
Maid: Did you ring, sir?
Pavlov: Yes. There’s something wrong with the bath. It doesn’t hold water. Then I have some laundry here. Will you please take it?
Maid: Certainly, sir.
Pavlov: When can I have it back?
Maid: Well, it depends on how many things you have got to wash. Oh, only these shirts? I think we can manage by tomorrow morning.
Pavlov: It’s all right. Tomorrow suits me well.
8. I’m signing out today.
R.C. You are signing out today, aren’t you?
Pavlov: Yes, I’ll only pack my suitcase and come down to pay the bill. Make it out, please.
R.C. Shall I send the porter to help you with the luggage, Mr. Pavlov?
Pavlov: Yes, please. And let him call the taxi for 11 o’clock.
R.C.: Just a minute, Mr. Pavlov! Where are we to forward your letters?
Pavlov: I’m leaving for home. You have my address, haven’t you?
21. Keep these conversations going:
1. - Can you recommend a good hotel for me?
- …
- Is it far from the center of the city?
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- It must be a rather expensive hotel, I think.
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2. - …
- Very well, sir. Have you made reservations?
- …
- Let me see. What is your name, please?
- …
- I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch your name. Would you mind spelling it or writing it down here in block letters?
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- Thank you. Well, everything is all right. Will you register, please? Here is an arrival card.
3. - …
- Yes, sir. Do you want a single or a double room?
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- Thirty pounds per person a night.
- …?
- No, sir. Service is 10% extra. We add it to the bill.
- …?
- Yes, TV is included.
4. - How much are the double rooms?
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- Are all doubles with private baths?
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- Could you tell me about other facilities?
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5. - …
- I expect to stay for at least a week, probably more, until the 18th of May.
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- I’ll let you know, be sure.
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6. - What time is breakfast served here?
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- Oh, no! I just want to be wakened up tomorrow morning.
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- I see. So wake me up at 7.30, please.
7. - Good afternoon, sir. What can I do for you?
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- Have you booked a room?
- Yes, …
- Oh, yes. We’ve got your letter of the 5th of April and we have reserved a single room for you on the 4th floor.
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- Yes, it has a private bath and all other conveniences. If you like, I can offer you another room on the 3rd floor which is very quiet, but it is small and so has no TV set in it.
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- You can leave your case here, the porter will take it to your room.
- …?
Here it is. I hope you’ll enjoy your stay.