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ACCOMMODATION |
HOTEL SERVICES |
GUESTROOM |
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3. Match up to make phrases.
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CARAVANNING |
A) FACILITIES |
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PARKING |
B) HOTEL |
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RECREATIONAL |
C) LOT |
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LOUNGE |
D) SYSTEM |
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BUDGET |
E) GROUNDS |
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PRIVATE |
F) SITE |
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BEAUTY |
G) PARLOUR |
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SPORTS |
H) BATHROOM |
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CROWN |
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4. Match the terms with the definitions.
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A BUDGET HOTEL |
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SWITCHBOARD TO WAKE A GUEST UP |
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CLASSIFYING HOTELS OR RESTAURANTS |
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A RESIDENTIAL |
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ACCOMMODATION |
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A CONDOMINIUM |
D) A HOTEL WHICH CATERS FOR LONG-TERM |
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GUESTS, USUALLY WITH FULL-BOARD |
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WAKE-UP CALL |
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APARTMENT |
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A MARINA |
F)FACILITIES, SERVICES AND COMFORTS |
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PROVIDED IN HOTEL ROOMS |
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A GRADING SYSTEM |
G) A HOTEL PROVIDING A SET OF MEETING |
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ROOMS AND EXHIBIT AREAS TOGETHER |
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WITH BEDROOMS AND RESTROOMS, BUILT |
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FOR HOLDING LARGE MEETINGS |
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AMENITIES |
H)A HARBOUR FIT FOR TYING UP A LARGE |
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NUMBER OF PLEASURE BOATS |
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1) A PARKING LOT |
A) A PARKING METER |
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B) A PARKING AREA |
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C) PARKLANDS |
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2) A CARAVAN |
A) A CAR |
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B) A VAN |
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C) A CARRYCOT |
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3) AMENITIES |
A) FACILITIES |
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B) FURNITURE |
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C) LODGING |
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4) TO RATE |
A) TO PROVIDE |
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B) TO OFFER |
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C) TO GRADE |
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5) A CONDOMINIUM |
A) A TYPE OF HOTEL RATE |
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B) A KIND OF CONVENTION |
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FACILITIES |
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C) A HOUSE WITH INDIVIDUALLY |
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OWNED APARTMENTS |
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6) A PORTERAGE |
A) SERVICES OF A PORTER |
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B) SERVICES OF A DOORMAN |
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C) LUGGAGE |
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7) A LOCATION |
A) A PLACE WHERE SMTH IS |
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SITUATED |
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C) A TYPE OF COUNTRYSIDE |
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8) AN INCOME |
A) A PROFIT |
B)AN EARNING
C)A CHARGE
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 |
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EXPENSIVE HOTEL |
1.Two thirds of bedrooms in the ___________ contain a private bathroom or a shower with a lavatory.
2.Twenty per cent of bedrooms in the __________ contain a private bathroom or a shower with a lavatory.
3.The ___________ has luxurious guestrooms and perfectly appointed public rooms.
4.The __________ is a small-scale plain hotel or inn.
5.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 __________.
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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.
10.In the inexpensive hotel ___________ are provided in every bedroom.
11.A high ________ of comfort is offered to guests in deluxe hotels.
12.The ___________ of inexpensive hotels is not convenient.
13.In the moderate hotel bedrooms are not air-conditioned which is a __________ for hot countries.
14.Deluxe hotels have excellent locations in beautiful ____________.
15.In many superdeluxe hotels there are casinos if ___________ is allowed in the area.
8.Read the extract from the brochure and fill in the gaps with the following words. The first one has been done for you.
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Tradewinds
Tradewinds is 1 situated in 2 _____________ grounds on the south coast at Diani, just over twenty miles from the city of Mombasa and within easy reach of some shops. It 3____________ on a spectacular white-sand beach fringed by palm trees.
The main building is 4___________ is in style, with a thatched roof in the local African manner, and the hotel’s 5____________ include a restaurant, bar, hairdresser, and a shop. By the swimming-pool is an 6_____________ snack bar and a smaller pool for children. Evening 7____________ is provided by live bands or a disco.
The modestly 8_____________ rooms have a balcony or terrace, are fully 9____________, and have a telephone and shower.
Opinion: In a superb 10___________, this is a simple, medium-class hotel offering outstanding 11____________ for money, and an ideal place to unwind and 12___________ before going on safari.
9. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
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1.В Турции ежегодно строится много курортных отелей. В них обслуживают гостей из разных стран. Большинство из них соответствует международным стандартам.
2.Отели класса «люкс» и «суперлюкс» обычно расположены в фешенебельных районах. Они предназначены для обеспеченных клиентов и деловых людей. Номера в таких отелях оснащены современным оборудованием и дорогой мебелью. Гостиные и другие помещения прекрасно обставлены. Гостей обслуживают круглосуточно.
3.Курортные гостиницы располагаются за пределами городских территорий, поскольку используют естественные достопримечательности для привлечения туристов. Они предлагают широкий набор условий для отдыха
4.Дешёвые отели предлагают минимум услуг по невысоким ценам.
5.Отели «люкс» обладают фешенебельным декором и мебелью высокого класса. В гостиничных предприятиях такого уровня высокий процент персонала по отношению к числу номеров.
6.Мотели предоставляют клиентам комфортабельные номера, ужин и стоянку для автомобиля. Это очень удобно для тех, кто любит путешествовать на собственном автомобиле.
7.Согласно европейской классификации. все гостиницы делятся на 5 категорий – 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-звёздочные. Основанием для такой классификации служит качество предлагаемого обслуживания и предоставляемые отелем удобства.
8.Количество обслуживающего персонала зависит от категории отеля. В гостинице класса «люкс» один номер могут обслуживать до трёх человек. В других отелях количество персонала колеблется от 1 человека на номер и даже 1 человека на несколько номеров.
9.До всех самых важных мест Мюнхена от “Hotel Senator” можно дойти пешком или доехать на общественном транспорте. Каждый из 47 номеров этого уютного семейного отеля имеет душ или ванну, туалет, радио, фен, кабельное телевидение, мини-бар.
10.Отель «Звёздный» расположен в центре города Сочи. В новых корпусах имеются 2-, 3-комнатные номера «люкс» и «суперлюкс». Все номера оборудованы кондиционером, 2 туалетными комнатами с душем, феном. К услугам отдыхающих конференц-залы, офисы, ресторан, бар, кафе.
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10.Answer the questions.
1.How are all the hotels rated?
2.What types of hotels are there according to the purpose of travelling people?
3.What system is used to grade the hotels according to the range of services and quality of comforts? How are the hotels graded?
4.What kind of hotel is an inn?
5.Who does a motel offer accommodation to?
6.What is a condominium?
7.Are camping sites considered to be a type of accommodation?
8.What kind of facilities are provided in inexpensive hotels?
9.What kind of guests are inexpensive hotels used by? What are the prices like?
10.What may still attract the guests in inexpensive hotels?
11.Where are inexpensive hotels situated?
12.What kind of accommodation is offered to the guests in the moderate hotels?
13.What sort of facilities are provided in the moderate hotels?
14.What kind of services are arranged in the moderate hotels?
15.What sort of meals are offered in the moderate hotels?
16.Where are the moderate hotels located?
17.What kind of accommodation is offered to the guests in the expensive hotels?
18.What sort of facilities are provided in the expensive hotels?
19.What are bedrooms in the expensive resort hotels fitted with?
20.What kind of services are offered in the expensive hotels?
21.What sort of meals are provided in the expensive hotels?
22.Where are the expensive hotels located?
23.What kind of accommodation is offered in deluxe hotels?
24.What are bedrooms fitted with?
25.What sort of services are provided in deluxe hotels?
26.What kind of meals are offered in deluxe hotels?
27.What sort of facilities are provided in deluxe resort hotels?
28.Where are deluxe hotels located?
29.What are the prices like in deluxe hotels?
30.What kind of accommodation is offered in superdeluxe hotels?
31.What are the guestrooms fitted with?
32.What sort of recreational facilities are provided in superdeluxe hotels?
33.What kind of services are offered in superdeluxe hotels?
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34.How high is the proportion of employees to one guest or one guestroom? What does it mean?
35.Where are superdeluxe hotels located?
11.State whether the following statements are true or false. Comment on the true statements and correct the false ones.
1.All the hotels are rated according to the range of services and quality of comforts.
2.According to the purpose of travelling people the hotels are rated as superdeluxe, deluxe, expensive, moderate and inexpensive.
3.Convention hotels have a lot of recreational facilities like swimming pools, fitness centres, sports grounds.
4.The only system that is used to grade the hotels according to the range of services and quality of comforts is the star system.
5.A motel is a hotel for people travelling by their cars.
6.“All-in” hotels offer all-in rates for full board and half board stays.
7.Camping site is not considered to be a type of accommodation.
8.The inexpensive hotels are 1-star hotels offering low prices and situated away from the city centre.
9.The moderate hotels are 3-star hotels, located in the downtown and offering reasonable prices.
10.The 3-star hotels are well-appointed and very comfortable hotels having a rather good location.
11.The expensive hotels are exceptionally well-appointed hotels offering a high standard of comforts and services.
12.The deluxe hotels have excellent locations in beautiful neighbourhoods.
13.The 5-star hotels are exceptionally luxurious hotels offering extremely comfortable and luxurious guestrooms.
14.The superdeluxe hotels don’t have a very high proportion of employees to guests and guestrooms.
15.The superdeluxe hotels are built and designed to provide services for middleclass people.
12.Make a summary of the text.
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Part 2
Accommodation in Scotland
1.Read the website for Scotland.
1.How many different types of accommodation does it offer?
2.Which type of popular, budget accommodation is not mentioned on the website?
3.Which are the most popular types of accommodation mentioned?
4.Which of the types of accommodation on the web page attracts you most? Why?
COME TO SCOTLAND
POPULAR LOCATIONS
ABERDEEN HOTELS____________
AVIEMORE HOTELS____________
DUNDEE HOTELS______________
EDINBURGH HOTELS____________
BED AND BREAKFAST EDINBURGH___
FORT WILLIAM HOTELS__________
GLASGOW HOTELS________________
INVERNESS HOTELS________________
LOCH LAMOND HOTELS_____________
OBAN HOTELS AND BED AND BREAKFAST__ PITACHRY HOTELS AND GUEST HOUSES___
HOTELS IN ST ANDREWS
A WARM WELCOME GUARANTEED
SCOTLAND’S UNRIVALLED RANGE OF HOLIDAY EXPERIENCES IS MATCHED ONLY BY THE VARIETY OF QUALITY ACCOMMODATION ON OFFER.
WHETHER FOR A SHORT BREAK OR A LONGER STAY, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE FROM CHIC METROPOLITAN HOTELS AND STYLISH COUNTRY HOUSES TO FRIENDLY BED AND BREAKFASTS AND COMFORTABLE SELF-CATERING APARTMENTS.
SEARCH OUR WIDE RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION IN SCOTLAND TO PLAN YOUR PERFECT TRIP. AND FOR SOMETHING JUST A LITTLE OUT OF THE ORDINARY – PERHAPS A CONVERTED CHURCH, A FORMER LIGHTHOUSE, OR EVEN A MEDIEVAL CASTLE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO FIRE YOUR IMAGINATION.
ALTERNATIVELY SEARCH OUT UNRIVALLED ARRAY OF SELFCATERING IN SCOTLAND. WHATEVER YOUR BUDGET OR ITINERARY, YOU CAN FIND YOUR IDEAL PLACE TO STAY USING THE ONLINE
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ACCOMMODATION SEARCH FACILITY OR BY GETTING IN TOUCH WITH OUR CONTACT CENTRE.
ALL ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN INSPECTED UNDER THE VISIT SCOTLAND QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEME AND OF COURSE, A WARM WELCOME AND TRUE SCOTTISH HOSPITALITY COME AS STANDARD.
Describing accommodation: adjectives and nouns
2.You can metropolitan hotel but you cannot have a metropolitan cottage. Why not?
3.Match the adjectives with nouns from.
1. FIVE-STAR |
A) APARTMENT |
2. COUNTRY |
B) BED AND BREAKFAST |
3. CONVERTED |
C) CABIN |
4. BUDGET |
D) COTTAGE |
5. FRIENDLY |
E) FARMHOUSE |
6. METROPOLITAN |
F) GUEST HOUSE |
7. MEDIEVAL |
G) HOSTEL |
8. MODERN |
H) HOTEL |
9. SELF-CATERING |
I) MOTEL |
10. STYLISH |
J) VILLA |
4.Which adjectives can describe most nouns? Which adjectives combine with only one of the nouns?
5.How many meaningful combinations can you make with two adjectives and a noun?
Example: There is a huge range of modern, budget hotels in London.
6.Choose different adjective-noun combinations and use them to write sentences to describe accommodation you have stayed in as a tourist.
Speaking
Unusual accommodation
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MAMMUT SNOW HOTEL
TYPE: ICE / IGLO
LOCATION: FINLND
MAMMUT SNOW HOTEL WITH ITS ARCTIC SURROUNDINGS IS A UNIQUE PLACE. IT IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE COLDNESS OF AN ARCTIC NIGHT. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE HOTEL ROOMS IS APPROXIMATELY -5OC, BUT GUESTS WILL
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP IN A WARM AJUNGILAK SLEEPING BAG. IN MAMMUT SNOW HOTEL THERE ARE 30 DOUBLE ROOMS, 2 GROUP ROOMS FOR FIVE PERSONS, AND A SUITE.
GAMIRASU CAVE HOTEL
TYPE: PRISON
LOCATION: URGUP, TURKEY
GAMIRASU IS THE NAME OF AN EXQUISITELY RESTORED EIGHTEEN-ROOM CAVE HOUSE, IN AYVALI VILLAGE NEAR URGUP IN THE HEART OF CAPPADOCIA. IN FORMER TIMES HOUSING THE CELLS OF PRISON, THIS ANCIENT MONASTERY IS STEEPED IN HISTORY. A LUXURIOUS CAVE ACCOMMODATION IN A TRADITIONAL CAPPADOCIAN VILLAGE.
1.Look at the hotel description. Which hotel is the most unusual?
2.Which hotel would you like to stay? Why?
3.If you can, go to the websites for the hotels and find out more information about them.
4.Work with a partner. Think about your local area. Discuss buildings or unusual structures (e/g/ caves) that you could convert into ‘unusual’ accommodation.
Consider the following points:
type – details of type + natural or made structure
location – urban or rural