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Unit 2. The Accommodation Industry



Topical Vocabulary

1. accommodation industry – индустрия размещения

2. accommodation – размещение, ночлег

3. clientele – клиентура, потребитель

4. commercial hotel – коммерческий отель

5. convention – конференция, симпозиум

6. deluxe category – высшая категория

7. deluxe / luxury hotel – отель высшего разряда, отель класса люкс

8. employee – рабочий, служащий, работающий по найму

9. equipment – оборудование, снаряжение, аппаратура

10. facilities – удобства, средства обслуживания, оборудование, средства, устройства, установка, аппаратура

11. furnishings – обстановка, меблировка

12. inn – гостиница (обычно за городом), кафе, истор. постоялый двор, трактир

13. labour-intensive – трудоемкий

14. means of transportation – средства передвижения

15. motel – мотель, гостиница для автотуристов

16. rating – отнесение к классу, разряду, категории

17. recreation – отдых, развлечение

18. resort hotel – курортная гостиница, курортный отель

19. seaside resort – морской курорт

20. summer resort – летний курорт

21. transient – временный жилец (в гостинице или пансионе)

 

Dialogue

Read, memorize and dramatize the dialogue:

Peter and Mary Almar arrive at the Hotel International in Athens, where they have reserved a room; they go to the reception desk and address the receptionist.

Peter: Receptionist: Peter: Receptionist: Peter: Mary: Receptionist: Mary: Receptionist: Mary: Receptionist: Peter: Receptionist: Peter: Receptionist: Peter: Receptionist: Good evening. My name is Almar. I reserved a double room with bathroom for three nights. Can we check-in now? Mr. Almar… I’ll check your reservation record… Yes, room 312. Would you like to register, please? Just fill in this form. OK. And could I see your passports, please? Here you are. How much do you charge for a double room? The rate of this room is $ 150 a night, which includes a service charge. Can we get dinner this evening? Yes, we are serving dinner in the Roof garden. And what time is breakfast? Breakfast is from 7.30 to 9.00 in the ground-floor restaurant. And could we have a call in the morning, please? Certainly. What time would you like it? 8 o’clock, please. Of course, sir. And here’s your key. Room 312. Thank you. Oh, are there any letters or telephone messages for us? No, sir, nothing. I’ll just get a porter to take your luggage up. Enjoy your stay with us.

 

Speaking Practice

I. Ask the things you want according to the model:

You want a 7 o’clock call. – Could I have a 7 o’clock call, please?

    You want 1. a tin of beer 2. a glass of mineral water 3. a taxi 4. a city map 5. a weekend return to Oxford 6. a room with a shower 7. your bill 8. a wake-up call 9. a morning paper 10. your key

II. Ask questions according to the model:

You’d like to know if it is allowed to smoke in the lobby. – May I smoke in the lobby?

  You’d like to know if it is allowed 1. to pay when you check out 2. to bring in a guest 3. to make a long distance call from the room 4. to pay by credit card 5. to book a table in advance 6. to fill in the form in Russian 7. to arrange a party in your room 8. to keep the room key 9. to have the hotel booklet 10. to bring children in the bar

III. Ask questions according to the model:

There are three restaurants in the hotel. – How many restaurants are there?

1. The price is $ 30.

2. Lunch is from 12.30 to 2.30.

3. The restaurant is on the third floor.

4. Your room is number 425.

5. You have to pay extra for another night.

6. The bar is opposite the entrance door.

7. English breakfast costs $ 3.

8. Your suitcases are over there.

9. Everybody has to register.

10. Porters take your luggage to your room.

 

Vocabulary Focus

Match the words or word-combinations with their definitions

1. Accommodation     2. Inn     3. Tavern 4. Motel   5. Resort hotel   6. Convention   7. Luxury hotel   8. Labour-intensive     9. Commercial hotel   10. Congress hotel     11. Airport hotel   12. Country house hotel   13. Guest house 14. B&B   15. Transportation   16. Facilities   17. Fashionable     18. Inexpensive   a) in modern usage, a place that serves alcoholic drinks. Formerly, it was an alternate term for an inn; b) requiring a large number of people for the services that are provided by a business or an industry; c) made according to the latest fashion; d) provides everything necessary for large meetings and conferences, with a lecture, theatre and exhibition facilities; e) is situated in pleasant scenery and provides comfortable but informal accommodation for people who want to relax in a quiet place; f) a small hotel, a kind of boarding house, which provides home-like low-priced accommodation and the morning meal for visitors; g) an establishment offering shelter and food for travelers. The term was customary in the days of travel by horse; it has been revived because it conveys an idea of old-fashioned hospitality; h) a means or a system of carrying passengers or goods from one place to another; i) is situated in a place or an area to which people travel for recreational purposes, often near the sea, lake or in the mountains; j) things such as buildings, shops or services that are useful or help one to do something; k) provides low-priced accommodation, usually on a small scale for holiday visitors or for long-stay guests; l) provides accommodations for a traveler and a parking place for his or her automobile; m) reasonable in price; n) provides accommodation for people going to or coming from other countries, usually only staying for one night; o) is often situated in a town center and provides accommodation for traveling businessmen, staying only one or two nights; p) a meeting of a business or a professional group for the purpose of exchanging information, electing officers and discussing; q) a seat or a place to sleep; a place to live or work in; house, flat, hotel room, etc.; lodging, food, drink and other services for travelers or transients; r) provides every facility a wealthy guest might need.

 

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