The Regent Hotel

Jack Tippit and his wife, Isabel, who is Spanish, both work at the Regent Hotel in the centre of London. Jack is a receptionist and Isabel works in the hotel bar.

Jack says: 'Ten million people (1) visit London every year. Our hotel (2) sixty rooms, and visitors (3) from all over the world, especially from America and Japan. I (4) English, German, and Spanish. I (5) Japanese, but I want to learn it. Isabel (6) English and French and Spanish, of course. 'Our visitors (7) doing many things. They often (8) breakfast in the hotel, an English breakfast of eggs, bacon, and toast. Then perhaps after breakfast they visit the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace and (9) shopping in Harrods. They come back to the hotel at four o'clock and have tea and relax. Then in the evening they go to the theatre. Isabel and I work long hours. I (10) from six o'clock in the morning till three in the afternoon, and Isabel (11) from six in the evening till one in the morning, but we (12) our work.'

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Isabel says: 'Jack and 1(1) live (live) in a room in the hotel. Jack (2) (start) work at six in the morning but I (3) (not start) until six in the evening. He (4) (get up) at five o'clock. I (5) (stay) in bed. I (6) (not get up) until ten o'clock. We always (7) (meet) at three o'clock in the afternoon when Jack (8) (finish) work. We (9) (go) back to our room and we (10) (have) lunch before I (11) (go) to work at quarter to six.'

Текст 14 seven countries in seven days!

Bill and Gloria Bigelow are from the US. Next week they are going on holiday to Europe.

HOLIDAY INFORMATION

SUNDAY COLUMBUS AIRPORT, OHIO, US - LONDON ENGLAND

Fly overnight to London.

MONDAY LONDON, ENGLAND

Check into hotel. Bus tour of London, visit Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London. See the city from the London Eye.

TUESDAY LONDON - BELGIUM - FRANKFURT, GERMANY

Early morning start. Ferry across the English Channel and coach through Belgium and into Germany. Evening boat cruise on the River Rhine. Overnight in Frankfurt.

WEDNESDAY FRANKFURT - INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA

By coach down Germany's famous 'Romantic Road' to the Alps and Austria. Overnight in Innsbruck.

THURSDAY INNSBRUCK - BRENNER PASS - VENICE, ITALY

South to Italy. Drive over the fantastic 'Europa Bridge' and drive through the Brenner Pass to Venice. Boat ride along the Canals to Piazza San Marco. Overnight in Venice.

FRIDAY VENICE - LAKE LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND

Stop in Verona to see Romeo and Juliet's balcony. Drive through the St. Gotthard Tunnel to Switzerland and beautiful Lake Lucerne. Overnight at Lake Lucerne.

SATURDAY LAKE LUCERNE - PARIS, FRANCE

The autoroute into France and through Burgundy wine country to Paris. Have dinner in the evening in a Left Bank bistro. Overnight in Paris.

SUNDAY PARIS - COLUMBUS AIRPORT, OHIO, US

Morning sightseeing in Paris, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa. Overnight flight back to Columbus, US.

Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Which seven countries are they going to visit?

2. Where does the holiday begin? Where does it end?

3. How are they travelling?

Дополните предложения.

1. On Sunday they're flying to________.

2. On Monday they're going to have a______tour of London.

3. On Tuesday they're travelling through____and into_______.

4. On Wednesday they're going to drive down the 'Romantic Road' to the Alps and________.

5. On Thursday they're going to______over the Europa Bridge.

6. On Friday they're going to______ in Verona. They're to see Juliet's balcony.

7. On Saturday evening they're_____ dinner in a bistro in Paris.

8. On Sunday morning they're______to the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa. In the evening they're______back to the US.

Составьте вопросы.

1. What/doing/Tuesday?

2. What/going to do/Wednesday?

3. When/going to drive/the Europa Bridge?

4. What/going to do/Verona?

5. Where/having dinner/Saturday?

6. When/going to the Louvre?

7. When/flying back/the US?