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b)Say w hat you remember about:

•the accommodation the Blakes reserved for the weekend at the Hove Hotel;

•their arrival at the hotel.

THE WORDS YOU MIX UP

Ex» 22»a) Choose and use.

a)for, during

1.Last month Mr Voronin went to London on business ... 10 days. ...

his visit to London he signed a large contract with ABS. for tele­ phone equipment.

2.My friend has just gone to Turkey. He will stay there ... three weeks.... his holiday he will sunbathe and go swimming.

3. ... the talks the businessmen discussed the terms of the contract with the British partners. The talks were difficult and they lasted... many hours.

4.Last summer we went on a short trip to St. Petersburg. We stayed at the Neva Hotel ... a week. ... our stay we saw a lot of beautiful places in and outside St. Petersburg.

b)to visit (a city)

a visit to (the city)

b)Say:

1.What Russian / foreign city you visited last year (last month, some years ago);

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2.What you did during your visit to this city;

3.If you enjoyed your visit to this city;

4.What country (city, place) you are going to visit soon.

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SPEECH EXERCISES

Ex. 23» Irene Owen wants to go on holiday to Spain w ith her family. She is sending a lax to the receptionist of the Royal Hotel to see if they have the accommodation she requires.

(a) Read the fax:

I’d like to reserve rooms at your hotel. We are arriving in Spain on July 28. We hope to stay for 10 nights. My husband and I would like to have a double room with a balcony. Our two teeenage daughters require a twin room1. Is it possible to have rooms with a seaview2? Would you let me know the price of each room?

Yours faithfully3, Irene Owen

1a twin room — номер с двумя односпальными кроватями 2 a room with a seaview — комната с видом на море

3 Yours faithfully — С уважением (заключительные слова письма)

Ь) Answer the questions.

1.What rooms does Irene’s family require?

2.In what case do you think she will make a reservation?

Ex. 24. a) Read the dialogue.

MAKING A RESERVATION ON THE PHONE

A.The Royal Hotel. Good afternoon.

B.Good afternoon. Could I reserve a room for 4 nights from Tuesday the 20 th of February?

A.A single or a double room?

B.Single, please.

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A.Let me check. Yes, we have a room. Could I have your name, please?

B.It’s Tarden. T-A-R-D-E-N.

A.OK. I’ve got that. Can you confirm your reservation in writing, please?

B.I’m afraid I won’t be in my office today. Can I fax you tomorrow?

A.Yes, of course.

b)Answer the questions.

1.What kind of reservation is Mr Tarden making?

2.What does the receptionist ask him to do?

e)Act out the dialogue.

FAX

Dear Sirs,

This fax is to confirm my reservation at your hotel from the 20 th of February to the 24 th. I would like a single room with a bath. I expect to be at your hotel at about 9 p.m.

Yours faithfully, John Tarden

d)Answer the questions.

1.Why did Mr Tarden send the fax to the hotel?

2.When will Mr Tarden arrive at the hotel?

Ex• 25. Read the dialogue.

Mr and Mrs Taylor, their daughter and two sons have just arrived in New York for a few days. The Taylors have never been there before. They decided to visit New York to see the life of this big city, its parks, houses and historical places.

Now they are at the reception desk at the Hilton Hotel.

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b)Say w hat you remember about!

1.the purpose of the Taylors’ visit to New York;

2.the rooms which the family reserved at the hotel.

Ex. 26. a) Read the dialogue.

Steve and Mike are discussing the new hotel project.

Steve: Have you heard about our new project? We are planning to build a new hotel in Australia. We are going to open it in 2 years. It’ll be a beautiful modem hotel outside Sydney.

Mike: How are the people going to get there?

Steve: The hotel will offer a shuttle bus and taxi services from and to the airport. There will be two swimming pools, one for children, and three tennis courts. The hotel will have 5 restaurants with national cuisines of different countries.

Mike: What about business facilities?

Steve: There will be a lot of them: conference and meeting rooms, fax services, personal computers ...

Mike: Sounds really great. It’s going to be the top hotel in Aus­ tralia, isn’t it?

b)Think and answer!

•What facilities of the future hotel hasn’t Steve spoken about?

•Why does Mike think that it’ll be the top hotel in Australia? Do you agree or disagree with him?

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Ex. ZJ.a) Read the story.

THE HOTEL STEFANI

Paul came out of the hotel and got into the car. “No, this hotel hasn’t got any rooms.”

“Oh,” said Patricia, “this is the eighteenth, isn’t it? Let’s go to a cafe and have a cup of coffee. We can phone some other hotels from there.” “That’s a good idea,” Paul said. “Let’s have some coffee and then

I’ll start telephoning.”

Patricia and Paul came to St. [saint] Moritz, a popular holiday place, for a short rest. It was August, the hotels were full and it was impossible to find any accommodation.

... Paul stopped the car near a nice building and they came into the cafe. There were a lot of people there. A pleasant-looking man with grey hair* came up to them and showed Paul and Patricia to the table. They drank coffee and then Paul began to telephone. He telephoned five ho­ tels but the answer was: “No, we haven’t got any rooms tonight.”

It was the ninth hotel when Paul heard:

“You’d like to have a double room, wouldn’t you?” “Yes. Is there any hope?”

“We’ve got a room. The people who reserved it haven’t arrived yet. And it’s half past eleven. I think you can have the room.”

“Oh, thanks! I’ve telephoned so many hotels. You are the Hotel Stefani, aren’t you?”

“That’s right. The Hotel Stefani.” “Where is your hotel?”

“In the centre of St. Moritz. Where are you speaking from?”

“I really don’t know. But I’ll ask the way. And what’s your name, please?” — “My name is Markie.”

Paul came back to the table and called the waiter.

“Do you know where the Hotel Stefani is? It’s in the centre, isn’t it?” “Yes, it is. And you are in the cafe of the Hotel Stefani.”

“What did you say?”

“I say this is the Hotel Stefani.”

“Is it really? I’d like to speak to Mr Markie. Where is he?” “One moment, sir. Oh, yes, he is over there.”

Paul looked and saw the pleasant-looking man with grey hair not far from their table.

(After J. M. Ward)

*a pleasant-looking man with grey hair — мужчина приятной наружности

сседыми волосами

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Ь) Speak about:

1.the problem Paul and Patricia had when they wanted to get accom­ modation at a hotel;

2.how they found a room.

Ex. 28. Read the tw o texts about unusual hotels. Would you like tp stay in any of them?

A

The people in Sweden call this hotel the Ice Hotel, because the walls, the reception desk, even the beds are made of ice1. The tempera­ ture inside the hotel is between -9° and -3°.

The guests can visit some of the hotel’s facilities: the sauna ['soino], the cinema and the art gallery. The people build the Ice Hotel every year in December. Why? Because it melts in summer!

1the beds are made of ice — кровати сделаны из льда 2 to melt — таять (зд. о снеге)

В

The Undersea Hotel is not near the sea, it is under the sea. It is the world’s first underwater hotel. It is in Florida, the USA. The hotel offers diving facilities. Divers needn’t have heavy diving equipment, just long pipes. Visitors can also watch fantastic sea life out of the window.

(from “All Stars”)

Ex. 2Q. Answer the questions:

1.Is it always necessary to go through the Customs when you go to a foreign country? Why?

2.What does a Customs officer usually ask passengers to do when they come up to his desk?

3.What questions does an Immigration officer ask passengers?

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1.Do you always stay at a hotel when you go on business?

2.When and where did you last stay at a hotel?

3.How did you get to the hotel?

4.What did you write in a form when you arrived at the hotel?

5.What hotel facilities were there?

6.What kind of accommodation did you have?

7.Did you enjoy your stay at the hotel? Why?

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Ex. 30. Speak about:

1.The hotel in a foreign country where you stayed.

2.Moscow hotels. Which of them are popular and why?

Ex. 31. Act out business dialogues. Use the situations.

1.You are going to visit a plant in Manchester. Phone the manager of the plant and ask him to make a reservation for you at a hotel.

3.Phone Mr Camp. Tell him that you have studied their catalogues and price-list. The quality of their television equipment meets your re­ quirements and you would like to meet him to discuss prices, terms of payment and delivery. Make an appointment with Mr Camp.

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WRITTEN PRACTICE

Ex. 32. Change the sentences into reported speech.

1.Mr Blake: “The Hilton Hotel is in the centre of London.”

2.Mr Voronin: “How long will it take us to get to the hotel, Mr Blake?”

3.The Immigration officer: “What’s the purpose of your visit?”

4.The secretary: “I have made a reservation for Mr Orlov at the Marriot Hotel.”

5.Pete: “Can I pick you up at the office at 5.30, Mary?”

6.The manager: “We will discuss the terms of the contract next week.”

7.Frank: “I spent my winter holiday in the Alps last year.”

8.Mr Bell: “Does our price suit you, Mr Lavrov?”

9.Mr Brown: “We launched this model in Asia half a year ago.”

10.Linda: “Did you go to the swimming pool at the weekend, Mary?”

Ex. 33. Write w hat the Customs officer asked one of the pas­ sengers at Kennedy Airport in New York in reported speech.

The Customs officer asked the passenger if he had got any things to declare. Then he asked him what the purpose of his visit to New York was. He wanted to know if he had any works of art. He won­

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dered how long the man would stay in New York. He also wanted to know at which hotel the man was going to stay. Then he said that it was not necessary to open the suit-case and wished him to have a nice stay in the USA.

Ex. 34*Write questions on the situations:

1.Our director went on business to a foreign country last month.

2.I stayed at a hotel during my trip to New York.

Ex. 3S*Translate into English.

Недавно я был в командировке в Англии. Я поехал туда, чтобы об­ судить предложение фирмы «Блейк энд К0» с г-ном Брауном, Пре­ зидентом этой фирмы. Я долетел до Лондона за три с половиной часа. Мне понадобилось немного времени, чтобы пройти таможен­ ный досмотр.

Ваэропорту меня встретил мой друг. Он работает сейчас в Торгпредстве (at the Trade Delegation) и находится в Лондоне уже год. Я был рад снова увидеть его.

Мы сели в машину и поехали в гостиницу. Это был небольшой отель со всеми современными удобствами.

Вгостинице администратор попросил меня заполнить бланк и дал мне ключ от моей комнаты. Пришел портье, взял мой багаж, и мы поднялись в лифте на третий этаж в мой номер. Это был одно­ местный номер с ванной. В комнате был телефон, мини-бар и теле­ визор.

Мы с другом выпили по чашечке кофе и поехали в офис фирмы «Блейк энд К0».

Ex. 36. Write about the hotel you stayed at during your last holiday (business trip).

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3.a sign [sain] n — вывеска, объявление, указатель

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