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7. Choose the correct way of forming the Degrees of Comparison.

Pattern:

large — larger — the largest

comfortable — more comfortable — the most comfortable

small, high, low, easy, beautiful, quiet, modern

1.Read text 1, make up a plan of it.

2.Translate the text.

Text 1

HOTEL TYPES

Hotel is a place where a traveller may find food and shelter. The best hotels have comfortable bedrooms, good facilities and accommodation. It should be as near to the centre of the town as possible. It should be located near the airport. The hotel may include a business centre.

There are several types of hotels.

1)Luxury hotel provides facilities a wealthy guest may need. Usually it contains a business centre.

2)Resort hotel is situated in a place where tourists like to stay, often near the sea, lake or in the mountains. Guests usually book it in advance.

3)Commercial hotel is often located in the town centre and provides accommodation for businessmen.

4)Congress hotel provides everything necessary for large meetings and conferences.

5)Airport hotel provides accommodation for people who go to or come from other countries and usually stay for one night.

6)Country house hotel provides comfortable but informal accommodation for people who want to relax in a quiet place.

7)Guest house is intended for accommodation for holiday visitors or for long-stay guests.

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8)Motel is designed to provide a service to motorists.

9)B&B is a small hotel that provides home-like accommodation at a low price and the morning meal for visitors. The letters B&B stand for “bed and breakfast”.

The hotels may be: 5-star hotel, 4-star hotel, 3-star hotel, 2-star hotel and 1-star hotel.

1.5-star hotel offers the highest international standards.

2.4-star hotel provides a high standard of comfort and service. All bedrooms have a private bathroom/shower with lavatory.

3.3-star hotel includes two thirds of the bedrooms, which contain a private bathroom or shower with lavatory, fuller meal facilities are provided.

4.2-star hotel contains 20 per cent of bedrooms that have a private bathroom or shower with lavatory.

5.1-star hotel is generally small with good facilities. It is furnished well and has adequate bath and lavatory arrangements.

3.Combine the pairs of sentences with the help of the conjunctions “who” or “that”.

Pattern:

a)An ideal hotel has big bedrooms. They are very comfortable. An ideal hotel has big bedrooms that are very comfortable.

b)Airport hotels provide accommodation for travellers. They come from other countries.

Airport hotels provide accommodation for travellers who come from other countries.

1)I’d like to stay at the hotel. It is situated near the sea.

2)This hotel is intended for people. They like to relax in a quiet place.

3)A high standard of comfort was offered by a 4-star hotel. It was located in the mountains.

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4. Make up sentences using the table.

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5. Put questions to each other and answer them.

6. Review tasks.

a) Imagine that your friend is going on a business trip. What can you tell him about the types of hotels?

b) Prove that there is a great variety of hotels.

Word List

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Phonetics

1.Read the words paying attention to the stress. to a ´ccommodate — accommo ´dation

to re ´serve — reser ´vation to ´ register — regis tration

re ception´ — re ´ceptionist—re ´ceptivity

2.Read the words paying attention to the sounds.

[A] — luggage, trunk

[tS] — check, chief, chain, choose [L] — board, porter, doorman, form

Work at the words

1. Match the words and phrases in column A with those in column B.

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2.Match the synonyms.

to fill in, to arrange accommodation, to make a reservation, to check in, to book, to register, to put up, to fill out

3.Make up word-combinations and translate them.

4.Read and translate the groups of words.

England — English — Englishman — Englishmen business — businessman — businessmen

door — doorman — doormen service — serviceman — servicemen sale — salesman — saleswoman

Work at your Grammar

The Present Perfect Tense

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1)The Present Perfect Tense выражает действие, завершившееся к определенному моменту в настоящем.

2)Переводится, как правило, глаголом прошедшего времени, совершенного вида.

We have just reserved a bedroom in the hotel.

Мы только что забронировали номер в гостинице.

3)Употребляется:

a)с обстоятельствами, указывающими на связь с моментом речи: just, already, yet, ever, never, lately, since, for etc.

I have already left the hotel. Я уже выехал из гостиницы.

б) без указания времени совершения действия, поскольку внимание говорящего обращено не на время совершения действия, а на его результат в настоящем.

I have left the hotel.

Я выехал из гостиницы.

в) с обстоятельствами, обозначающими еще не истекшие периоды времени: this month (week, year), today.

I have left the hotel today.

ßвыехал из гостиницы сегодня.

1.Form Participle II from the following verbs.

to make, to check, to fill, to arrange, to stay, to phone, to call, to visit, to put, to sign, to cancel, to be, to read

2.Read and translate the following sentences.

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3. Make up sentences.

4. Say what interesting event has taken place in your life this month.

5. Say what you (or anybody else) haven’t done yet and why.

Pattern:

I haven’t seen this film yet because I have no time.

1)She/ to read/ this book.

2)Peter/ to check out/ from/ the hotel.

3)My mother/ to reserve/ a double room.

4)He / to pay /the bill.

5)The businessman/ to fill in/ the form.

6.Make up sentences and decide whether you should add “for” or “since”.

Pattern:

I have lived in Penza since 1985. Я живу в Пензе с 1985 года. I have lived in Penza for three years. Я живу в Пензе 3 года.

1)Kate (to study English)... . four years.

2)My friend (to collect stamps)... 1999.

3)Kate (to play the piano) ... 1995.

4)We (to travel) ... . a week.

5)The students (to take exams) ... a month.

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7. Express your surprise.

Pattern:

John has read all the books by Jack London.

Has he really read all the books by Jack London?

1)I have arranged accommodation at this hotel for a number of businessmen from abroad.

2)Mike has filled out the form.

3)The businessman has stayed at the hotel.

4)She has known about the facilities of the hotel.

5)We have paid the bill.

8.Make up special questions.

1)Where / you/ to be.

2)What/ she/ to see/ yet.

3)What/ the receptionist/ to make out/ already.

4)Why/ they/ to travel/ to London/ never.

5)Who/ to come/ just.

Dialogues and Polylogues

1.Read the polylogue and dialogue.

2.Translate them.

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MRS. Smith: Good morning.

RECEPTIONIST: Good morning, ma’am. I’m at your service. MRS. S.: I’d like a double room with a bath.

R.: Have you made a reservation?

MRS. S.: Oh, yes. I reserved one double room by telephone last week. R.: In whose name, ma’am?

MRS. S.: Mrs. Smith, please.

R.: Yes, ma’am. We have reserved a room for you. Room 300. It’s quiet and comfortable.

MRS. S.: How much does it cost?

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R.: $70 a day, ma’am. How long are you going to stay at our hotel?

MRS. S.: Seven days. Shall we pay in advance?

R.: Yes, please. You can pay at cashier’s desk to your right. Will you register? Fill in this form in block letters, please. Write your address, name, profession and duration of stay.

MRS. S.: Is that all?

R.: Yes, ma’am. Give me your passport, please. MRS. S.: Here you are.

R.: Thanks. Here’s your key. The porter will show you up to your room.

PORTER: Your luggage, please? MRS. S.: These two trunks are mine.

PORTER: This way, please. Floor, please? MRS. S.: Fifth.

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MRS. SMITH: I’m checking out tomorrow morning. Please, make out the bill.

RECEPTIONIST: Just a moment, ma’am. Here’s your bill. MRS. S.: Where’s the cashier’s desk?

R.: It’s over there.

MRS. S.: Will you send my luggage down?

R.: Certainly, ma’am. Have you enjoyed our hotel?

MRS. S.: Oh, yes. Service and meals were good .We have visited the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, several theatres and concert halls.

R.: Glad you liked it here.

3. Continue the dialogues.

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RECEPTIONIST: Hi! Can I help you?

MR. Brown: I’d like a single room with a bath.

R.: Have you made a reservation?

MR. B.: Oh, yes, I have.

R.: In whose name, sir?

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