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Arriving in London |
GOING THROUGH THE CUSTOMS |
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Customs officer: |
How much luggage have you got? |
Borisov: |
Just this suitcase. |
Customs officer: |
Have you got any things to declare? I mean |
Borisov: |
works of art, drugs, weapons4? |
I’ve got some spirits. |
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Customs officer: |
You can have them duty-free. |
Borisov: |
Shall I open the suitcase? I’ve got only my per |
Customs officer: |
sonal things in it. |
No, that is not necessary, I’ll just m ark it. Have |
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a nice stay in Great Britain, sir. |
AT THE HOTEL
Mr Stanley, a British businessman, met Borisov at the airport and took him to the Hilton Hotel in the centre of London.
On the way to the hotel some things impressed Borisov: a lot of bright advertisements, red London buses (double-deckers)5, left-hand traffic and terraced houses6. It took the two businessmen an hour to get to the Hilton Hotel.
It’s a comfortable 5-star hotel with all modem facilities. There are two restaurants, a bar and a coffee shop downstairs. There is an indoor swimming pool and a fitness centre. The hotel also has a business centre with Internet and e-mail service and some conference rooms. In the busi ness centre the guests can have cocktail receptions, business meetings, lunches and dinners.
In the hotel there are 350 rooms. Each room has a refrigerator and a mini-bar, a satellite TV, an IDD (International Direct Dial) telephone7, an electronic safe and a bathroom.
(At the reception)
Mr Stanley: |
Good afternoon. I’m from Bond&Co. We have re |
Receptionist: |
served accommodation for Mr Borisov at your hotel. |
Wait a minute, please. I’ll check it. Yes, that’s right. A |
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single room with a bath from today. The room is on |
Borisov: |
the third floor, No. 301. |
I hope the room is not noisy. |
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Receptionist |
It’s very quiet. It doesn’t face the street. Now, sir, |
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will you fill in the form, please? |