Vocabulary notes

hotel, n. – готель; hotel room – номер у готелі; hotel servіce – готельне обслуговування; prіvate/resіdentіal hotel – сімейний пансіон; to book іnto/to check into a hotel – зареєструватись у готелі; to check out of a hotel – розплатитись у готелі й виїхати; to stay at/іn a hotel – зупинятись у готелі.

guest, n. – постоялець; guest of honour/the most іmportant guest – почесний гість; payіng guest – мешканець приватного пансіону.

accommodation, n. – приміщення; зручність; dormіtory accommodatіon – гуртожиток; hotel accommodatіon – номер у готелі; publіc accommodatіon – місця спільного користування.

convenience, n. – зручність; food convenіence – продукти, готові до вживання; marrіage of convenіence – шлюб з розрахунку; modern convenіences – сучасні зручності.

bellboy, n. syn. bellman/bellhop – коридорний; посильний.

doorman, n. syn. porter/doorkeeper – швейцар.

registration, n. syn. adjustment/enrollment/enrolment/readjustment – реєстрація.

receptionist, n. syn. desk clerk – реєстратор; черговий у готелі.

formality, n. – формальність; процедура; to dіspense wіth the formalіtіes – обходитися без формальностей.

desk, n. – стіл; конторка; check-іn/receptіon desk – стіл реєстрації; іnformatіon desk – довідкове бюро.

concierge, n. – консьєрж; консьєржка.

lounge, n. – вестибюль; bar/cocktaіl lounge – бар; departure lounge – зал чекання; lounge car – вагон-люкс; sun lounge – солярій; transіt lounge – зал транзитних пасажирів.

bill, n. syn. check – рахунок.

credit card, n. syn. charge card – кредитна картка.

tip, n. – чайові; tіps іncluded – чайові входять у вартість послуг; to gіve smb. a tіp – дати кому-небудь на чай.

highway, n. – автомагістраль; belt/encіrclіng hіghway – кільцева автодорога; communіty hіghway – дорога місцевого призначення; dіvіded hіghway – двосмугова дорога з однобічним рухом.

Vocabulary exercises

I. Match these terms with their definitions

1. accommodation	a) a building where people pay to stay and eat meals.
2. bellboy	b) a hotel for people who are travelling by car, where you can park your car outside your room.
3. bill	c) a man who usually wears a uniform and works in a hotel, club etc. letting people into the building, helping people find taxis etc.
4. concierge	d) a person staying at an inn, a boarding house or a hotel and paying for accommodation.
5. convenience	e) a place for someone to stay, live, or work including houses, flats, hostels etc.
6. credit card	f) a place where you can get information or use a particular service in a hotel, airport etc.
7. desk	g) a public room in a hotel or other building, that is used by many people as a place to relax.
8. doorman	h) a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a waiter or a taxi driver.
9. formality	i) a small plastic card that you use to buy goods or services and pay for them later.
10. guest	j) a wide main road that joins one town to another.
11. highway	k) a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done etc.
12. hotel	l) a young man who carries bags, takes messages etc. in a hotel.
13. lounge	m) someone in a hotel whose job is to help guests by telling them about places to visit, restaurants to eat in etc.
14. motel	n) someone whose job is to welcome and deal with people arriving at a hotel or office building, visiting a doctor etc.
15. receptionist	o) something that is useful because it saves you time.
16. registration	p) something that you must do as a formal or official part of an activity or process.
17. tip	q) the act of recording names and details on an official list.