1.1 Rooms and furniture

Presentation

You will hear a phone conversation between a landlady and a student who is looking for a room.

1. Mark the window of Stephen's room on the picture.

2 . Which is Stephen's room ?

3. What is the name of the landlady's street ?

4 According to the landlady, where are the following:

a) the room	e) the bathroom
b) the divan bed	f) the toilet
c) the desk	g) the kitchenette
d) the lamp	h) the electric kettle

Practice

Work in pairs.

Student A: You are Stephen. Ask the landlady questions about the room.

Student В: You are the landlady. Answer Stephen's questions.

1.2 Where things are Practice

Look at the room below. Say what there is in it and where each thing is, using words from the box.

by	in	below	between
beside	on	under	behind
next to	opposite	above	in front of
		over

Now say where things are in the room you are in now.

1.3 YOUR OWN ROOM

Free practice

Work in pairs.

Student A: Tell your partner about your own room or flat. Describe it in as much detail as possible.

Student В: Take brief notes. Ask your partner further questions if necessary.

Writing

From your notes, write a description of your partner's room.

1.4 Services

P resentation

At most hotels, they make your bed and wash your clothes. You can have your bed made. You can have your clothes washed.

1. What else can you have done at most hotels?

2. What can you have done at the Supercontinental?

Practice

All the places below provide services. Write in their names.

What can you have done at each of these places?

1.5 Asking about services Practice

Example: Your hair's too long.

A: I want to have my hair cut. Do you know a good hairdresser's around here?

В: I usually have mine cut at Toni's.

A: Toni's? Where's that exactly ?

В: It's in Davies Street, opposite the cinema.

Have similar conversations, using the ideas below. Give true answers if yon can.

1. Your sheets are dirty. 2. You're worried about your eyesight. 3. Your car needs servicing. 4. You've just finished a film in your camera.

5. You need a new suit. 6. The sole has come off your shoe. 7. You need some photocopies of a document

1.6 Amenities

Presentation

What different kinds of places can you think of:

1. where you can stay for a few nights ?

2. where you can find something to read ?

3. where you can get some fresh air and exercise ?

4.where you can take your children for a day out?

5. where you can follow your cultural interests?

6. where you can spend a night out ?

Practice

Make sentences about each of the places you thought of. Give one important piece of information about each place, using which or where, as in the examples.

Example: Spending a night out

There are night clubs, which stay open till 4 o'clock in the morning.

There are pubs, where you can sit and have a glass of beer.

There are ...