- •Unit 8 types of hotels
- •Vocabulary focus
- •1. Give English equivalents of the words and word combinations used in the text. Make up your own sentences with these words.
- •2. Group the following terms according to the titles in the table (7 terms in each group).
- •3. Match up to make phrases.
- •4. Match the terms with the definitions.
- •5. Pick out the right definition.
- •6. Insert prepositions where necessary.
- •7. Fill in the blanks with the words given below.
- •8. Read the extract from the brochure and fill in the gaps with the following words. The first one has been done for you.
- •9. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •10. Answer the questions.
- •11. State whether the following statements are true or false. Comment on the true statements and correct the false ones.
- •12. Make a summary of the text.
- •Accommodation in Scotland
- •1. Read the website for Scotland.
- •2. You can metropolitan hotel but you cannot have a metropolitan cottage. Why not?
- •3. Match the adjectives with nouns from.
- •Which adjectives can describe most nouns? Which adjectives combine with only one of the nouns?
- •How many meaningful combinations can you make with two adjectives and a noun?
- •6. Choose different adjective-noun combinations and use them to write sentences to describe accommodation you have stayed in as a tourist.
5. Pick out the right definition.
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6. Insert prepositions where necessary.
1. All the hotels are rated according … the purpose of travelers.
2. “All-in” hotels offer all-in rates … full board and half board stays.
3. A floatel is a floating hotel … water.
4. My room is fitted … TV-set.
5. The moderate hotels are located … a distance … centres of activity.
6. Meals in expensive hotels are provided … a half board basis.
7. The best comfort and the widest service are offered … the guests in the superdeluxe hotels.
8. The superdeluxe hotels can contain … casinos where gambling is allowed.
9. A variety of restaurants cater … the needs of visitors.
10. The superdeluxe hotels have got a high proportion of employees … guetsrooms.
7. Fill in the blanks with the words given below.
amenities |
advantage |
deluxe hotel |
washbasins |
disadvantage |
moderate hotel |
location |
gambling |
inexpensive hotel |
facilities |
incomes |
superdeluxe hotel |
neighbourhoods |
standard |
expensive hotel |
1. Two thirds of bedrooms in the ___________ contain a private bathroom or a shower with a lavatory.
Twenty per cent of bedrooms in the __________ contain a private bathroom or a shower with a lavatory.
The ___________ has luxurious guestrooms and perfectly appointed public rooms.
The __________ is a small-scale plain hotel or inn.
In the __________ all bedrooms are provided with a private bathroom or a shower with a lavatory and there is a lounge service until midnight.
6. Prices in moderate hotels are reasonable for guests with limited __________.
7. All guestrooms in the superdeluxe hotel are fitted with up-to-date ____________.
8. In the expensive hotel fuller meal _______ are provided than in the moderate hotel.
9. In the expensive hotel bedrooms are fitted with air-conditioning which is an _________ for hot countries.
In the inexpensive hotel ___________ are provided in every bedroom.
A high ________ of comfort is offered to guests in deluxe hotels.
The ___________ of inexpensive hotels is not convenient.
In the moderate hotel bedrooms are not air-conditioned which is a __________ for hot countries.
Deluxe hotels have excellent locations in beautiful ____________.
In many superdeluxe hotels there are casinos if ___________ is allowed in the area.