Английский

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MRS. White: Good morning.

RECEPTIONIST: Good morning, ma’am. What would you like?

MRS. W.: I’ve reserved a double room by telephone. R.: What’s your name, please?

MRS. W.: Mrs. White.

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RECEPTIONIST: Will you register? Fill in this form in block letters, please. Write your address, name, profession and duration of stay.

MRS. SMITH: Is that all?

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MR. PARKER: I’m checking out this afternoon. Is the bill ready?

RECEPTIONIST: Yes, sir. Here you are. MR. P.: Where’s the cashier’s desk?

R.: It’s over there.

4.Act as an interpreter. Translate the English phrases into Russian and the Russian phrases into English.

—Can you provide a night’s accommodation?

—Вы забронировали номер?

—Yes. I reserved a single room last week. My name’s Mr. Green.

—Да, сэр. Ваша комната 400. Она тихая и спокойная.

—How much does it cost?

—$10 в сутки. Сколько времени вы пробудете в нашем

отеле?

—Three days. Shall I pay in advance?

—Да. Зарегистрируйтесь, пожалуйста. Вот бланки. Заполните бланк печатными буквами. Напишите адрес, фамилию, профессию, продолжительность пребывания.

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—Is that all?

—Äà. Âîò âàø êëþ÷.

—Thank you very much.

5.Reconstruct the following situations into dialogues.

1) You want to have a room reserved for a number of businessmen who come in two days and are going to stay at the hotel for a week.

2) You want to have a room reserved for a friend of yours who wants to live in a single room with a bath.

3) You are going to visit London. Make a room reservation in a hotel with the help of Hotel Accommodation Service by phone.

4) You are going to leave the hotel.

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Phonetics

1. Practise the pronunciation of the words.

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2. Read the words paying attention to the sounds.

[u:] — saloon, lagoon, pool [i:] — seat, cleaning, amenities

[ai] — dry, satellite, diving, waterslide, airline

[i] — refrigerator, foreign, swimming, facsimile, babysitting, service [O:] — laundry, order

Work at the words

1.Read these words, say what parts of speech they are. Translate them.

leisure — leisured — leisurely

to surround — surrounding — surroundings

to reflect — reflection — reflective — reflector — reflex to dry — dryer — dry — dryly

to demand — demand

to launder — laundry — laundress — laundryman — laundrymen to clean — clean — cleaner — cleanliness — cleanness — cleanly

2.Translate the following words according to the pattern.

Pattern:

bedroom — спальня (bed — кровать + room — комната)

waterfall, waterslide, newspaper, guest-room, hairdryer, babysitter, scuba-diving, minibar

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3.Read and translate the following words and word-combinations.

beauty saloon, air conditioning, kitchenette, car hire service, facsimile, minibar, safe, balcony, hairdryer, satellite TV, dry cleaning, amenities, scuba-diving, outdoor tennis court, golf driving nets, board games, waterslide, babysitting services, airline desk, laundry, tour desk, massage room, sauna

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

5. Make up word-combinations and translate them.

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6. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the conjunctions.

Remember:

1)We have reserved a single room as well as two suites.

2)All rooms overlook either the sea or the inland lagoon.

3)The apartments are equipped with both safes and minibars.

4)The hotel includes both parks and swimming pools.

5)The clerks help you order a taxi as well as hire a car.

6)I’d like to put up at either a 5-star or a 4-star hotel.

Work at your Grammar

The Gerund

1. Формальные признаки:

окончание -ing

возможное наличие предлога

2.Может выполнять в предложении функции подлежащего, части сказуемого, дополнения, определения, обстоятельства.

3.Переводится:

●инфинитивом

●отглагольным существительным

●деепричастием

1.Form the Gerunds from the verbs given below and translate them.

to order, to overlook, to surround, to provide, to seat, to reflect, to hire, to book

2.Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the Gerund.

1) Travelling is her favourite occupation.

2) Her greatest pleasure is reading.

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3)He finished swimming in the swimming pool.

4)The traveller thinks of staying at this hotel.

5)I like visiting this place.

6)The clerks will help you in ordering a taxi or renting a car, reserving train and air tickets.

7)After booking a single room she bought a train ticket.

3.Translate the word-combinations using the prepositions given.

Remember:

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4.Translate the following sentences paying attention to Participle I.

1)The Laguna Beach Club is located in the park including waterfalls, waterslides, jacuzzi, swimming pools.

2)All rooms have balconies or patios overlooking the sea.

3)Offering the perfect antidote to the stresses of modern life the club includes a fitness centre.

4)Reflecting the typical Thai architecture this club forms a primary part of the Laguna Resorts Complex.

5)For guests demanding an even higher level of accommodation 7 suites are offered.

6)Providing Western and Asian cuisines the restaurant is very popular with travellers.

7)When stepping out of the club, you will find yourself in the surroundings of green garden and nature of a tropical atmosphere.

8)While providing secretarial services the Business Centre widely uses telex and fax.

5.Open the brackets.

1)They (to go) to the Hermitage last week.

2)They (to be) in London twice a year.

3)When your friend (to return) from the south? — He (to return) yesterday. — You (to go) to the station to meet him? — No, I ..., I (to be) too busy.

4)She (to visit) her parents today. Usually she (to visit) them once a week.

5)The traveller (to check in) at the hotel now.

6)The receptionist just (to make out) the bill. I (to go) to pay it.

7)Sometimes he (to travel) without booking a room in advance.

6.Read the words and find the odd-one-out.

higher, smaller, more comfortable, traveller, bigger, more beautiful, is located, was surrounded, will be included, is swimming, is being built, given, surrounded, made, planned, reserving, put, read, overlooked

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7.Open the brackets choosing the right form of the verb.

1)Five-star facilities (are offered; is offered; offer) by this hotel.

2)They (is located; were located; located) between the lagoon and the sea.

3)The workers (built; will build; are building) this motel in 1995.

4)Each guest-room (is outfitted; will be outfitted; was outfitted) with satellite TV next year.

5)The suites (are provided; provide; is provided) with safes.

1.Read text 2 for detail, make up a plan of it.

2.Translate the text.

Text 2

LAGUNA BEACH CLUB

The Laguna Beach Club (LBC) is a hotel offering four-star facilities and services for both leisure and business travellers. It is located between the lagoon and the sea. It is built to reflect the typical Thai architecture and forms a primary part of the Laguna Resorts Complex. When stepping out of the club, you will find yourself in the surroundings of green garden and nature of a tropical atmosphere. The Laguna Beach Club is surrounded with park including waterfalls, waterslides, jacuzzi, swimming pools.

The club has 252 guest-rooms. All rooms have balconies or patios overlooking either the sea or the inland lagoon. They include several apartments, suites, double and single rooms. Apartments have a sauna and a kitchenette.

Most of the guest-rooms are double rooms. They are elegantly furnished and comfortably equipped. Each guest-room is outfitted with satellite TV, individual air conditioning, a private telephone, a refrigerator, a bathroom with a hairdryer and full amenities. For guests who demand an even higher level of accommodation 7 suites are the ultimate in style and luxury. The suites are provided with both safes and mini-bars.

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The club has an airline desk, a railway desk, currency exchange, a beauty saloon, a massage room, a souvenir shop, a laundry and dry cleaning. It also offers a car hire service, babysitting services. At the hotel guests have at service two restaurants: “Rim Talay Thai” seating 130, “Chok Dee Deli” for 60 guests and some bars and buffets. The “Rim Talay Thai” Restaurant overlooking the lagoon offers Thai cuisine and culture, while the “Chok Dee Deli” Restaurant provides Western and Asian cuisines.

The Laguna Beach Club has 3 outdoor tennis courts, 2 indoor tennis courts, golf driving nets, a squash court, billiards, table tennis, and board games. Offering the perfect antidote to the stresses of modern life the club includes a fitness centre, which is equipped with all kinds of modern facilities. Instructors teach guests aerobics. The Laguna Beach Club provides water sport facilities: windsurfing, scuba-diving, water volleyball, water basketball, water polo. There is a business centre that is outfitted with up-to-date facilities. The Business Centre provides secretarial and translation services, telex, facsimile.

At the service bureau you can get the necessary travel information. The clerks will help you in ordering a taxi or renting a car, reserving train and air tickets as well as in booking for excursions on group or individual services.

3. Agree or disagree using the clichés.

1)The Laguna Beach Club (LBC) is a hotel offering five-star facilities and services for both leisure and business travellers.

2)It is located between the lagoon and the sea.

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waterfalls, waterslides, jacuzzi, swimming pools.

4)The club has 270 guest-rooms overlooking either the sea or the inland lagoon.

5)The apartments that are elegantly furnished and comfortably equipped have only a sauna.

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