Basic English _Fisrt year_Булатова -31-10-11

You have to pay …………………………………………………………………

4. Cheaper tickets are available from some travel agents.

Some travel agents ………………………………………………………………

5. If you are a student, you can always get special reduced prices.

Unless you are a student ……………………………………………………….

Independent assignment.

Write a postcard to a British friend focusing on: Where were you on your last

holiday? Imagine you are still there. Write about these things. Use the adjectives:

lovely, small, terrible, comfortable, spectacular, old, long, good,etc.)

The weather

The accommodation

Something you did yesterday

Something you are going to do today

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Unit five Travel and holidays

Lesson four At the hotel

Speaking and Vocabulary

1. Work in a group: Look at the pictures, label them with the following vocabulary. Explain or write sentences about what‘s happening in each picture.

Example: In picture 1; I see a billboy. He is at his work and serving the room

vacation, registration, hotel, desk, check-in, cleaning, room, serving, maid, bellboy, working, bellhop, holding, liquor, ordering, restaurant, menu, waiter, bar, bartender, hanging, sign, telephone, take, reservation, open, vacuuming.

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2. Listen to a dialogue “Booking a room”. Practice with a partner and learn it by heart.

Receptionist: Good afternoon, Welcome to the Astana Art Hotel. How can I help you?

Traveler: I'd like a room please?

Receptionist : Would you like a single or a double?

Traveler: I'd like a double, please?

Receptionist: May I have your name, please?

Traveler: Timothy Findley.

Receptionist: Could you spell that please?

Traveler: F-I-N-D-L-E-Y.

Receptionist: How many are in your party?

Traveler: Just two.

Receptionist: How many nights would you like to stay?

Traveler: Just tonight.

Receptionist: How will you be paying?

Traveler: Is Visa OK?

Receptionist: That'll be fine. Would you like a wake-up call?

Traveler: Yes, I'd like a wake-up call for 6:30. Do you have a pool?

Receptionist: Yes, we do. On the 2nd floor. Here's your key. You are in room 405 on the fourth floor.

3.Complete the table below with the words and phrases form the box.

Swimming pool, air conditioning, gym, tennis court, sports center, central heating, lift, room-service, snack bar, laundry service, drycleaning service, town center, near the sea, children‘s playground, double, family, lift, babysitting service, restaurant, shower, free parking, satellite TV, internet , bath.

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4.What are the most important room or hotel facilities for you? Explain your reasons.

For me, the location of the hotel is very important because I’m a romantic person. So I would like the hotel near the sea.

5.In pairs, match the symbols to their meanings.

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Speaking

6. Discuss in pairs. Which services/facilities are most important to you when you go on holiday?

A:To me, a swimming pool is important because I like to sunbathe by the pool when

I‘m on holiday.

B:I agree. Parking is important to me because I want my room to be cool.

Reading

7. .Look at the title and picture. And give your own answer.

What type of accommodation does the text describe?

What services do you think the place offers?

Read and check.

GRANGE HOTEL

If you are looking for a luxury hotel in the Lake District look no further than The Grange Hotel. Situated on the southern fringe of the timelessly beautiful English Lake District, the Grange Hotel was built in 1866 in an elegant Italianate style.

Our pleasant and friendly staff will do everything to make your stay magic and memorable, whether it is for one night or a fortnight.

We offer comfortable and stylish rooms as well as wide range of facilities, including an excellent restaurant, a swimming pool and a fully –equipped gym for you to enjoy during your stay. All our rooms have air conditioning, telephone hairdryer and TV.

The hotel also offers parking, conference facilities, room service and laundry service. Book online at www.grange-hotel.co.uk or call 01539532666

Read the text again and answer the questions.

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1.Where is the hotel?

2.What facilities does each room have?

3.What other services are there in the hotel?

4.How can you book a room?

Grammar: will

We form the future simple with will + the bare infinitive.

Will is used for all persons.

Example: Dana will book a room tomorrow morning

Use will + bare infinitive to make predictions about the future.

We often use I (don‟t) think and I hope with will when making predictions.

I think Liverpool will win the Cup.

I hope It‟ll be sunny tomorrow.

Use I don‟t think he‟ll ….. Not I think he won‟t.

We can also use will for making promises and spontaneous decisions.

Well, OK. I‟ll be there in five minutes.

I‟ll do the washing up when I‟ve finished this

Time expressions

Time expressions used with the future simple include: tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week/month/year, tonight, soon, in a week/month/year, etc.

Practice

8.Write sentence and questions with will/won‟t. Use contractions where you can.

It/be easy (+) It’ll be easy

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1.they/lose (-)

2.he/have a holiday (?)

3.she/like the film (+)

4.there/be a lot of traffic at 7.00. (-)

5.there/be conference facilities(+)

6.the meeting/be long (?)

7.I/stay here(-)

8.They/go to a health club.(+)

9.Say what your decision is in these situations, or what you offer to do.

Use these verbs: answer carry, have, post, shut

Example: You and your friend have come into the room. The window is open, and it is cold. I’ll shut the window.

1.The phone is ringing. You are the nearest person to it.

2.The choice on the menu is fish or chicken. You hate fish.

3.You are meeting a friend at the station. He has two suitcases. There's a bag, too.

4.Your friend has written a letter. You are going to walk into town past the post office.

10. Answer the following questions about yourself using I think/I hope/I expect

… or I’m sure/I’m afraid I’ll….., as in the example.

Example: Where will you be at 5 o‘clock tomorrow afternoon?

I expect I’ll be at home.

1.Where will you go at the weekend?

2.Where will you spend your holidays?

3.When will you buy your own car?

4.When will you ask money?

5.Where will you work?

Writing

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11. Work in pair: Rob Brown and Molly Gould are opera singers. Look at their summer plans below, ask and answer the questions using prompts, as in the example.

Example: A - Is Rob going to give any concerts in the summer?

B:Yes, he is. Is Molly going to give any concerts in the summer?

A:Yes, she is.

12. Using the table complete the newspaper article about Rob Brown and Molly Gould.

Rob Brown and Molly Gould are opera singers, talked to our reporter, Jane Smith,

yesterday. She asked about their future plans, and this is what she found out:

Rob and Molly are going to give concerts in the summer.

Rob……………………………………………......................................................................

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Independent assignment.

Project: You are on holiday at the Astana Art Hotel. Write a letter to a friend of yours. (70-80 words) Include:

Where you are staying

What facilities it has got

Staff/service

What you‘ll do next week

How you like it

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Speaking

1.Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions

What are the similarities between these ways of travelling ?

What are the differences ?

Have you ever hitchhiked?

2.Work in groups. Work out a definition for the word “hitchhiking, to hitchhike”

3.Compare your definitions and choose the best one.

4.Openclass discussion

Is hitchhiking common in your country?

What country would you like to hitchhike across?

What is the best way to get a ride?

Do you think hitchhiking is a fun way to travel around?

Why do you think people like hitchhiking?

Reading

5. Read the text and underline the advantages and disadvantages of hitchhiking.

In pairs talk on how safer or dangerous hitchhiking in your country is.

Hitchhiking is one of the cheapest ways of traveling. By tradition, hitchhiking is defined as soliciting a ride by standing at the edge of a road, facing traffic, with one's thumb extended/upwards. You can meet a lot of people and make lots of friends. You can also become very frustrated, or encounter danger on the way; today's drivers are more fearful of picking up hitchhikers than in the past. But it's also a great feeling to get a ride after you've been waiting for a long time. People who do pick up

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hitchhikers tend to be very friendly. However, hitchhikers also risk being picked up by someone who is an unsafe driver or even personally dangerous. Hitchhiking in itself is rarely illegal, but there are often rules about where you can do it (e.g. not on highways, near intersections, at bus stops), so read up on the rules first to avoid getting booked for "trespassing" or "obstructing traffic".

Listen to the article “Hitchhiking in Japan.

6. Read the statements about hitchhiking in Japan. Tick (√) if it is true, cross (X) if it is false.

1.Summer and winter are the best times of the year for hitchhiking in Japan

2.Many of the longest rides are available early in the morning.

3.If the weather is bad, it is necessary to give up hitchhiking for the day.

4.As a hitchhiker you must get up at 9 o‘clock in the morning.

5.Hitching in the summer risks sunburn.

Hitchhiking in Japan is the key to true budget travel in the country and the way to escape the country's ruinously expensive domestic transport costs.

Like other tourism in Japan, the best times of year are spring and fall, when it's not too hot and not too cold. Hitching in the summer risks sunburn and dehydration, while winter is simply too cold. On vacation you can get up at 6 a.m., as a hitchhiker you must get an early start. Many of the longest rides are available early in the morning, and your hitchhiking day will come to an end when the sun goes down.

If the weather is bad, it is necessary to give up hitchhiking for the day and plan to do something else. A sodden figure standing forlornly in the rain with his thumb out is not a pitiful figure in Japan, he's a dangerous lunatic. Again, just go inside and they will offer you drinks and food.

Grammar too, too much/many, enough

Use too or not enough when something is a problem.

His suitcase is too heavy to carry.

He isn‟t strong enough to carry his suitcase.

I went to too late last night.

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