In a hotel (21) ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

In a hotel (21)

A	Places and things in the hotel
B	Expressions in reception Do you have a single room [for one person] / a double room [for two people]? I have a reservation. [I booked a room] My name is … We’d like a room with a view of the sea. The receptionist may say: Here is your key. Your room is on the first floor. Take the lift. It’s over there. Would you like some help with your luggage? Can you fill in this form, please? Sign (your name) here, please. [write your name] Please check your bill [make sure it is correct]. When you leave you say: Can I check out, please? Can I have the bill, please?
C	Asking questions about hotel services How much is a single room with a bathroom? Can I order room service? How do I get an outside line? (You want to phone someone who is not in the hotel.) What is the code for Poland?  Can I have breakfast in my room, please? Can I have a wake-up call at 6.30, please? (You want to wake up at 6.30.) What time is breakfast / lunch / dinner? Can I (ex)change some money, please?

Exercises

21.1	Look at the pictures and complete the dialogue with words from the opposite page.
21.2	Match what you want on the left with what you need on the right. You want: You need: 1 to have a drink in your room a the lift 2 to go to the top floor b an outside line 3 to open your door c a shower 4 to get up at 6 am d a mini-bar 5 to phone your country e a hairdryer 6 to watch the news f a wake-up call 7 to wash your hair g a TV 8 to dry your hair h a key
21.3	Choose the right words to complete these sentences. 1 At reception / reservation you can order room / lift service. 2 We’d like a two / double room with a view / see of the garden, please. 3 The lift is after / over there. Take it to the second floor / room. 4 Please fill / write in this form / bill. 5 I’d like a sit-up / wake-up call at 7.30 and I’d like to make / have breakfast in my room, please. 6 I have a luggage / reservation for a single / one room with a bathroom. 7 Can I cash / have the bill, please? I’ll check / change it now. 8 I’m leaving today. Can I exchange / order some dollars here before I pay / check out?
21.4	Write down questions that you can ask in a hotel beginning: Can I … ? Use these words. wake-up call              Can I have a wake-up call, please? breakfast in my room                bill                  double room                  luggage
21.5	Answer the questions. 1 How much does a hotel room cost in the capital of your country? 2 What is the code for Britain if you phone from your country? 3 What time is breakfast usually in a hotel in your country? 4 Is it most important for you to have a hairdryer, a TV or a mini-bar in a hotel room?

 

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