Hotels in britain

Hotels in Britain are graded with stars from one-star to five-star. Five-star hotels are the best and most expensive. You can also stay in a Bed & Breakfast (B&B), also called Guest Houses, where you pay for a bedroom, possibly an ensuite – a room with private bathroom – and breakfast.

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There are several types of hotel accommodation. The most popular are:

A single room: for one person with a single bed;

A double room: for two people with one large double bed;

A twin room: for two people with two single beds;

Full board: includes breakfast, lunch and dinner;

B & B: just the room and breakfast.

A visit to a hotel

We stayed in the Clayton Hotel for three nights in August, but I booked our room three months in advance in May because it was the middle of the tourist season. When we arrived we checked in at reception, then the porter carried our suitcases up to our room. I gave him a small tip – about 1 euro, I think. The staff were very friendly - we had a very nice chambermaid – the woman who cleans the room – and the room was very comfortable. The only problem we had, in fact, was with the shower which didn’t work very well. So I had to call the manager to say ‘There is something wrong with the shower’.

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Useful words and expressions

Could I book a room for next Thursday?

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Could I reserve a room for next Thursday?

Could I have an early morning call at 7 a.m. please?

Could you wake me at 7 a.m.?

Could you put it on my bill, please?

Could I pay my bill, please?

Could you order a taxi for me to go to the airport?

Are you fully booked next week?

Is breakfast/dinner included?

Where’s the lift? [AmEng= elevator]

Excuse me. How do I get to the underground station from here?

II. VOCABULARY

1. ensuite [ɔn'swi:t]	ванная, примыкающая к спальне / номер с ванной комнатой
2. to book / to reserve [bʊk / rɪ'zɜ:v] I booked / reserved a room.	бронировать / резервировать Я забронировал номер.
3. in advance [ɪn əd'vɑ:ns] I booked the room in advance.	заранее Я забронировал номер заранее.
4. season ['si:zn] tourist season	сезон туристический сезон
5. to check in at reception [tə tʃek ɪn ət rɪ'sepʃn̩] We checked in at reception.	зарегистрироваться в гостинице Мы зарегистрировались в гостинице.
6. porter ['pɔ:tə]	портье
7. tip ['tɪp] I gave the porter a small tip.	чаевые Я дал портье небольшие чаевые.
8. chambermaid ['tʃeɪmbəmeɪd] We had a very nice chambermaid.	горничная У нас была хорошая горничная.
9. to work ['wɜ:k] The shower didn’t work very well.	работать Душ работал не очень хорошо.
10. to put smth on smb’s bill ['pʊt smth ɒn smbɪz bɪl] Could you put it on my bill, please?	включать в чей-либо счет Не могли бы вы включить это в мой счет?
11. to pay the bill [peɪ ðə bɪl] Could I pay my bill, please?	оплатить счет Могу я оплатить счет?
12. to order / call a taxi ['ɔ:də / kɔ:l ə 'tæksi] Could you order / call a taxi for me to go to the airport?	заказать / вызвать такси Не могли бы вы заказать такси до аэропорта?
13. to be fully booked [bi 'fʊli bʊkt ] Are you fully booked next week?	быть полностью зарезервированным У Вас все номера зарезервированы на следующую неделю?
14. to be included [bi ɪn'klu:dɪd] Is breakfast/dinner included?	включаться, входить Завтрак / обед включен?
15. lift / elevator [lɪft / 'elɪveɪtə] Where’s the lift?	лифт (англ.) / лифт (амер.) Где находится лифт?
16. How do I get to…? ['haʊ də 'aɪ 'ɡet tu:] How do I get to the underground station from here?	как мне добраться до …? Как мне добраться отсюда до метро?

III. READING COMPREHENSION

Answer the questions:

1. How are the hotels in Great Britain graded?

2. What is a single room?

3. What is the difference between a double room and a twin room?

4. What does full board include?

5. What must you do if you are going to visit some place during a tourist season?

6. When you arrive at a hotel what should you do first?

7. What should you give to a porter?

8. What is a chambermaid?

9. What services are available to you if you stay at a hotel?

Read the statements and say whether they are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones:

1. A five-star hotel is the cheapest one.

2. Bed & Breakfast (B&B) hotels are also called Guest Houses.

3. A twin room is the same as the double room.

4. When you arrive at a hotel you should check in at reception.

5. A chambermaid is your personal assistant.

6. You must pay your bill before you leave the hotel.

IV. ANALYZE

Put these sentences in a logical order:

1. I paid my bill.

2. I checked in at reception.

3. I left the hotel.

4. I went up to my room.

5. I spent the night in the hotel.

6. I had an early morning call at seven o’clock.

7. I booked a room at a hotel.

8. I went out for dinner in a local restaurant.

9. I arrived at the hotel.

10. I got up and had a shower.

11. I had breakfast.

12. I tipped the porter who carried my luggage upstairs.

Match the words with their Russian equivalents:

1 to tip	a трехзвездочный отель
2 chambermaid	b давать чаевые
3 to pay the bill	c полный пансион
4 three-star hotel	d вызвать такси
5 full board	e оплатить счет
6 to call a taxi	f лифт
7 in advance	g горничная
8 lift / elevator	h заранее

Give the English equivalents from the text above:

1. Где находится лифт? ……………………………….........................................

2. Оплатить счет ………………………................................................................

3. Заказать такси ………………………………...................................................

4. Все комнаты полностью зарезервированы …………………………………...

5. Зарегистрироваться в гостинице ……………………………........................

6. Номер на одного ……………………………………………...........................

7. Номер с ванной комнатой ………………………………...............................

8. Душ не работает ……………………………………………….......................

9. Как можно добраться до ……………………………..………………………..

10. Портье ………………………………………………….................................

Match the words with their English definitions:

1 chambermaid	a room with private bathroom
2 a twin room	includes breakfast, lunch and dinner
3 an ensuite	the woman who cleans the room
4 full board	the machine which takes you up or down a floor
5 lift / elevator	just the room and breakfast
6 B & B	a room for two people with two single beds

V. TRANSLATE

1. Если вы хотите посетить Лондон в разгар туристического сезона, вы должны заказать номера в отеле заранее. …………………………………...…………………

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2. Пятизвездочные отели самые дорогие. …………………………………………....

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3. В некоторых странах чаевые считаются обязательными. …………………..…….

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4. Отели B&B очень популярны среди студентов. …….............................................

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5. Комнаты с одной двуспальной кроватью традиционно занимают молодожены или супружеские пары без детей. …………………………………...…………..…....

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6. Отели, где все включено, особенно востребованы русскими туристами. …….....

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7. Извините, как я могу добраться до Красной Площади? ……………..………. ...……………………………………………………………………….……………..... .

8. Я поужинал в местном ресторане и попросил включить плату в счет. ......................................................................................................................................... .

VI. SPEAKING

Interview

Work in pairs and prepare an interview with a hotel receptionist.

Student A is a university student who wants to book a room at a hotel.

Student B is a hotel receptionist.

Read and reproduce the dialogues: