Vocabulary: accomodtion types

Task 3. Make a list of different types of tourist accommodation in your country.

Which of these have you stayed in?

Tell your partners about the best / worst / most unusual accommodation you have ever stayed in.

Task 4. a. Match the pictures to the different types of accommodation. Translate the words.

a partment

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

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

c. Think about each type of accommodation. Is it serviced (meals are provided) or self-catering (you cook your own meals)? Hint: Some types will fit into either category.

d. Now repeat your discussion, but this time categorize the different types of accommodation as

1 urban or rural

2 static or mobile.

e. Go to the Internet or your local tourist information office. Find serviced or self-catering accommodation in your area that would be suitable for

1 a family (two adults, two small children) on holiday, but with a limited budget

2 a business traveller staying in your area for three days for a conference

3 a retired couple who want to see the important monuments in your area

4 a student like you

(taken from Robin Walker and Keith Harding Oxford English for Careers. Tourism 1. Student ‘s book p. 60)

Task 5. Match the word with its definition and compare the meanings.

Hotel	system of accommodation in which you pay for a room for a night and for breakfast the follow­ing morning
Inn	accommodation with large bedrooms where several people sleep, usually students of a par­ticular university
Bed & Breakfast	blocks of rooms or flays belonging to a univer­sity or college which are used by students
Dormitory	a building where people stay for some time usually when on holidays or in business, and pay for their rooms and meals
Halls of Residence	a small hotel, or just another name for a hotel used in American English to make it sound old-fashioned or more attractive
Hostel	a house owned by local government authori­ties or charities or sometimes universities where people can stay cheaply for a short time

(taken from Сербиновская А.М. Английский язык для турбизнеса и сервиса. стр. 141)

Task 6. Describing accommodation: adjectives and nouns

a. You can have a metropolitan hotel but you cannot have a metropolitan cottage. Why not?

b. Match adjectives from A with nouns from B. Different variants can be possible

A

1. five-star

2. country

3. converted

4. budget

5. friendly

6. metropolitan

7. medieval

8. modern

9. self-catering

10. stylish

В

1. apartment

2. bed and breakfast

3. cabin

4. cottage

5. farmhouse

6. guesthouse

7. hostel

8. hotel

9. motel

10. villa

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

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

(taken from Robin Walker and Keith Harding Oxford English for Careers. Tourism 1. Student ‘s book p. 64)

Home task 7.