Exercises

Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks using the suitable phrases and sentences

1. If you don't want to get disappointed you should book accommodation... (as soon as you arrive; well in advance; beforehand).

2. If you are travelling alone, you take... (a double room; a suite; a single room).

3. When checking in you'll be asked... (to tip the clerk; to pay the bill; to fill in a form).

4. If your handwriting is not too good, you should…(ask ... (ask somebody else to fill in the form; print; type).

4. In the lounge of a big hotel one can see... (a newsstand; a reception desk; a book-stall; an information desk; a booking-office).

4. When you are through with the formalities, you ... (ask the clerk to get your bill ready; ring for the maid; get the key to your room).

5. The pageboy will... (enter your name in the register; see to your luggage; take you up in the lift; show you to your room).

6. If you want to have your laundry done or your suit pressed, you ... (notify the management; ring for the maid; enquire at the information desk).

7. Guests intending to leave the hotel should notify the management... (on the day of their arrival; right before leaving; before noon on the day of their departure).

10. Before leaving the hotel make sure that you... (haven't left any of your things behind; haven't taken along the key to your room).

11. In the hotel there are also ... (restaurants; coffee bars; cafeterias; beauty parlours; gyms; swimming- pools; booking-offices; a post office and other conveniences).

12. A motel is ... (a petrol station; a service station; a self-service snack bar; a pub; a hotel for motorists).

13. Staying at a motel has many advantages. You avoid... (the city sales tax; the garage fee; tips; paying bills).

14. Most motels have... (room service; sports facilities; children's playgrounds; cinema houses; swimming-pools; air conditioning).

Exercise 2. Ask questions to which the following are the answers:

1. It's advisable to book accommodation beforehand, not on the day of one's arrival.

2. One can book accommodation by letter, telephone or cable.

3. No, they aren't. They are just the same as hotels in other large cities.

4. One can take a single room, a double room or a suite.

5. One can see various stands about the place: a newsstand, a bookstand and others.

6. The receptionist is in charge of rooms, not in charge of the telegraph office.

7. One enters in the register the following information about oneself: one's surname, Christian name, nationality and permanent address.

8. It's a porter who helps the guests with their luggage, not a receptionist.

9. You can get different services: you can have your suit pressed or daydreamed, your laundry done, your shoes repaired, and film developed.

10. Oh, it's very simple. The only thing one has to do is to- ring for the maid and she will see to it.

10. Bills are usually paid at weekly intervals.

11. Because it's more convenient for the management.

12. 13. Guests should notify the management as early as they possibly can. The earlier the better.

14. When you are ready to leave the hotel, you should ask the desk clerk to get your bill ready.

14. You should tip the waiter from ten to fifteen per cent of the bill.

14. Yes, it has many advantages: it's cheaper and it offers more conveniences for motorists.

Exercise 3. Formulate questions and answer them:

1. Is it advisable to book accommodation on the day of one's arrival, ...?

2. Is it more convenient to book a room by telephone or...?

3. Do people travelling alone usually book a double room or...?

4. Do guests tip servants when they are checking in or...?

5. If you are travelling by car, is it more convenient to stay at a hotel or...?

6. If you want to have your suit pressed, do you ring for the receptionist or...?

7. If you are going to leave the hotel, do you notify the maid or...?

8. Who is in charge of rooms, a maid or...?

Exercise 4. Ask alternative questions and answer them.

1. I didn't book accommodation by cable. I booked it by telephone.

2. It was not an inside room, it was an outside one.

3. I didn't take a single room. I shared a double room with a friend of mine.

4. I didn't iron my shirt, I had it ironed.

5. I didn't tip the attendant twenty per cent. I tipped him fifteen per cent.

Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks consulting the text.

1. If you don't want to get disappointed, you should book accom­modation ...

2. If you are travelling alone, you take... .

3. After you have engaged a room, you will be asked ... .

4. If your handwriting is [not too good, you should ... .

5. In the lounge of a big hotel one can I see... .

6. When you are through with the formalities you ... .

7. The bellboy will... .

8. If you want to have your laundry done or your suit pressed, you should ... .

9. Guests intending to leave the hotel should I notify the management... .

10. Staying at a motel has many advantages. You avoid … .

11. Most hotels have… .

Exercise 6. Use the following in your own sentences.

1. book accommodation

1. enter smth. in the register

2. help smb. with smth.

3. ring for smb.

4. pay one's bill

6. get one's (smb.'s) bill ready

6. tip smb.

6. have a lot of advantages

7. charge smb. smth.

8. have smth. done

Exercise 7. Answer the questions:

1. How can one book a room at a hotel?

2. Why is it advisable to book accommodation well in advance?

3. What kinds of accommodation can one get in New York hotels?

4. What can one see in the lounge of a big hotel?

5. Who helps the guests with their luggage?

6. Who is in charge of rooms?

7. What information about the guests is usually entered in the register?

8. What should one do to have one's suit pressed or one's laundry done?

9. What other services can one get at a hotel?

10. When should one notify the management of one's departure?

11. Bills are usually paid at weekly intervals, aren't they?

12. How much are servants usually tipped?

13. Has staying at a motel any advantages?

14. Why is it cheaper to stay at a motel?

15. Do motels have room service?

16. What facilities do they have?

Exercise 8. Translate the text.

В Нью-Йорке много хороших гостиниц. Номера в большинстве из них со всеми удобствами, и обслуживание обычно вполне удовлетворительное. Номер можно заказать по телефону или телеграммой. Желательно сделать это заранее.

Когда ваша машина остановится у входа в гостиницу, носильщик поможет вам внести вещи. В вестибюле вы подойдете к администратору, который ведает распределением комнат, и он попросит вас заполнить бланк. Он занесет в журнал ваше имя, гражданство и постоянный адрес. Когда все формальности будут закончены, вы получите ключ, и посыльный отведет вас в ваш номер.

В гостинице вам могут оказать ряд услуг. Вам могут погладить костюм и рубашку, постирать белье, почистить вещи в химчистке.