Part 4(3). Types of accommodation

1. Checking h/t

2. Minicheck: Revision exercises p. 12

V ocabulary

Task 1. Match the types of dwellings with the correct pictures. Where do you think each type of dwelling can be found? Which one would you like to live in? Which is the most economical and which is the most expensive to keep? Justify your opinion.

• skyscraper

• block of flats

• semi-detached house

• cottage

• mansion

• detached house

e. g. Skyscrapers are found in large cities. They are rather expensive to maintain because they are usually high-class, luxurious buildings.

(taken from Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley Enterprise 4 Coursebook Interrmediate p. 21)

Task 2. Find the holiday word or expression from the box that matches each description below.

Example: canvas or nylon structure that you pitch and then sleep in tent

1. almost everything is paid for in advance

2. place where you sleep and have breakfast but no evening meal

3. buying an annual right to holiday accommodation for part of the year

4. place where you can pitch your tent to sleep in

5. holiday on a ship calling in at different ports

6. simple, cheap accommodation aimed largely at young people

7. a convenient way of taking your own holiday accommodation with you and parking it where you wish

8. you rent a flat or house and do your own cooking and cleaning

9. a simple hotel, usually family-run

10. a place offering accommodation and lots of entertainment and activities for all generations

В & В camp-site caravan cruise guesthouse holiday camp package holiday self-catering tent timeshare youth hostel

(taken from Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell Test Your English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate. p.54)

Speaking

Task 3. a. The receptionist (R) at the Hotel di Lago is taking a telephone reservation from a guest (G). Read the first part of the dialogue below. How many functions (a-f) does (R) do, and in what order?

a Ask when the reservation is for.

b Ask for the guest's name.

с Give the price of the room.

d Ask how many nights the guest is staying.

e Give the name of the hotel.

f Ask for a credit card number.

R Hello. Hotel di Lago. Can I help you?

G Hello. I'd like to make a reservation, please.

R Certainly. When is it for?

G For the weekend of 25th and 26th June.

R OK. How many nights is that for?

G Three nights - Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

R Is that a single or a double room?

G A double room, please. With a bathroom.

R All our rooms have a bathroom. That's 120 euros per night, including tax.

G That's fine.

R Would you like a smoking or non-smoking room?

G Non-smoking, please.

R OK, so that's a double room, non-smoking, for three nights, from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th June.

G That's right.

b. Look back at the things a receptionist needs to do when taking a reservation. Can you add to the list?

c. Complete the second part of the dialogue with the words in the box.

confirmed ■ credit card ■ expiry date ■ name

R Can I have your___________?

G Yes, it's Dowling, Anita Howling.

R Sorry, can you spell that, please?

G Yes, it's A-N-I-T-A, Dowling, D-O-W-I.-i-N-G.

R OK. Can I take your ________details?

G It's a Visa card, number 4838 1867 3324 0089.

R Let me just check ... 4838 1867 3324 0089.

G That's right.

R And what's the ?

G Its 09/05 - September 2005.

R OK, that's all for you, Ms Dowling. We'll look forward to seeing you on 24th June.

G Thank you very much. Goodbye.

d. Work in pairs. Read the reservation form and role play a dialogue between a guest and a receptionist.

Hotel Dubrovnik

Arrival date

Departure date

Room type

Guest's name

Telephone no.

E-mail address

Room rates

Customer reservations

16 March

18 March

single, non-smoking

Tony Jamieson

(00 44) 020 8769 7883

tdjamioson@totalize.co.uk

Single 125

Double 150

Credit card details

Type of card MasterCard

(Visa, Amex, etc.)

Cardholder's name Mr. T. Jamieson

Card number 5432 6172 2351 9846

Expiry date 11/14

(taken from Neil Wood Tourism and Catering. Workshop. p. 5)

Task 4. a. Read and dramatize the dialogue.

HOTEL RESERVATION

Clerk: Good afternoon. Seaside Motel.

Carol: This is Carol Taylor. I'd like to make reservation for three peo­ple for the Labour Day Weekend. Do you have any rooms avail­able then?

Clerk: Let me check. How long do you plan to stay?

Carol: Only two days, Saturday and Sunday.

Clerk: Yes, we still have some rooms available. Would you prefer one room or two rooms that adjoin each other?

Carol: How much do the rooms cost?

Clerk: The cost of one room with two double beds is $79 a night and the rate for adjoining rooms with one double bed each is $49.

Carol: In that case, let me have just one room.

Clerk: All right. Can you spell your name, please?

Carol: Sure. It's T-A-Y-L-O-R. Do you need a deposit?

Clerk: No, thank you. We can hold the room for you until 6:00. When

do you plan to get here?

Carol: We should be there by 5 o'clock at the latest.

Clerk: That's wonderful. We'll look forward to seeing you then.

b. Translate into English.

— Гостиница «Солнечная», добрый день!

— Я бы хотел забронировать одноместный номер с ванной на два дня.

— Вы хотите обычный номер или люкс?

— Обычный, пожалуйста.

— На сколько дней и какого числа вы приезжаете?

— Я приезжаю 12-го, пробуду неделю, может больше. У вас сейчас много постояльцев? Я смогу продлить проживание в том же номере, если мне придется задержаться на дольше?

— В это время года мы обычно очень загружены, но я уверена, мы сможем что-нибудь для вас придумать. Вы хотите комнату с видом на море? Или это не обязательно?

— Вид на море — это, конечно, хорошо. Отличаются ли они по цене?

— Да, номер с видом на море на 100 руб. в сутки дороже.

— Это не большая разница в цене для меня.

— Хорошо. На чье имя забронировать номер?

(taken from Сербиновская А.М. Английский язык для турбизнеса и сервиса.стр. 159, 163)

c. Call a hotel and reserve a room for your friends, who will visit this city for some time next week. Dramatize the conversations.

Task 5. Match the exchanges of the dialogue

Good morning.Regent Hotel. How can I help you? Yes we do. Would you like a single, a double or a twin? How many nights would you like to stay? Could you give me your name and credit card details please? For four nights that's £200 including breakfast. Well, we'll see you tomorrow, then.

A Four. I will be leaving on 25th July. B Thank you. С Hello. Could you tell me if you have any rooms available for tomorrow night? D A single, please. E Of course. It's Anne Smith and my card number is 8934 7612 9034 5783. How much will it be? F That's fine.

(taken from Virginia Evans and Neil O’Sullivan Click On 4 Student’s book. p. 27)