1. At the reception desk
Mr. Harding (H), the receptionist (R)
R: Good evening, sir. Can I help you ?
H: Good evening. You have a reservation in my name.
R: What's your name, please?
H: Harding.
R: How do you spell it, sir?
H: H-A-R-D-I-N-G
R: Have you got our letter of confirmation?
H: Yes, I've got it here ... Here it is.
R: Oh! Yes. Mr. Harding. A single room with bath. Have you got your passport, please?
H: No, I haven't got it here. It's in my case.
R: That's all right. Now you should fill in this form.
H: Certainly.
SURNAME - Harding
CHRISTIAN NAME - Paul Graham
ADDRESS - 225 W 83rd St New York, N.Y. USA
PROFESSION - Engineer
NATIONALITY - British
PASSPORT No - 543210
DATE OF BIRTH - 6tn March, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH - Liverpool
R: Many thanks, sir. Your room's No 38.
2. Which Hotel to Stay At
Pavlov: Can you recommend a good hotel for me?
Mr. Hall: Why, yes. I think you can put up at the Bristol. It's a new modern and very comfortable hotel; telephone, hot and cold running water in every room; well-trained personnel.
Pavlov: Is it far from the centre of the city?
Mr. Hall: It's just minutes away from the centre. Very close to the shops, cinemas and parks.
Pavlov: It must be a rather expensive hotel, I think.
Mr. Hall: It isn't cheap, of course.
3. I'd Like a Single Room
Rogov: Good afternoon! I'd like a single room with bath for a week or so.
Reception Clerk: Very well, sir. Have you made reservations?
Rogov: In a way yes. I rang up my friend and he said he had booked accommodation with you.
Reception Clerk: Let me see. What is your name, please?
Rogov: My name is Rogov, Oleg Rogov.
Reception Clerk: I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch your name Would you mind spelling it or writing it down here in block letters?
Rogov: R-o-g-o-v, of Russia.
Reception Clerk: Thank you. Well, everything is all right. Will you register, please? Here is an arrival card.
4. Have You Filled In the Arrival Card?
Reception Clerk: Have you filled in your arrival card, Mr. Rogov?
Rogov: Oh yes, here you are.
Reception Clerk: May I have your passport, please? Thank you. We can give you a very good single room with bath overlooking the street. Will it suit you, sir?
Rogov: I think it will. By the way, what's the rate per night?
Reception Clerk: Bed and breakfast is three pounds fifty.
Rogov: I hope there is a telephone in the room, is there?
Reception Clerk: Yes, of course.
5. Unfortunately We Are Full
Mr. Phillips: Good morning. I'd like a double room with bath.
Reception Clerk: I'm very sorry, but we are full. With so many delegates arriving now to take part in the international congress, accommodation must be scarce at any town hotel.
Mr. Phillips: What can you recommend?
Reception Clerk: Well, there is a small private guest-house just round the corner. You may try there. I'm very sorry, sir.
6. How Long Will You Stay?
Desk-Clerk: May I ask you, Mr. Pavlov, how many days you are planning to stay with us?
Pavlov: I expect to stay for at least a week, probably more, until the eighteenth of June.
Desk-Clerk: Very good, sir. Would you mind letting us know the day before you leave the hotel? We can then have your bill ready for you.
Pavlov: I'll let you know, to be sure.
Desk-Clerk (to the bell-boy): Please show Mr. Pavlov up to his room.
III. Make up your own dialogues using the situations described in the previous conversations.
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