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Hotel FacilitiesSlide2
Exam Question
a)
What do you expect from a good hotel?
b)
Which of these do you consider the most important?
• price •
facilities
• service •
location
c)What
are your best and worst experiences at a hotel?Slide3
Speaking
Which of these facilities would you expect to find in a deluxe hotel
?
Are there any you would add to the
list? Is
this the same for all countries?
trouser press
cable television in room
ornamental gardens
live entertainment
lift
free garage space
beauty salon
tea/coffee-making faci lities
air
conditioning
DD telephone
outdoor or indoor swimming pool
disco
floodlit
tennis court
sauna + jacuzzi
gift shop
newspapersSlide4
Language Focus
Adjectives and word order
Adjectives can be divided into a number of categories
:-
Qualitative:
these adjectives identify a quality that someone or something possesses.
an
attractive area a famous hotel a cheap room a pleasant stay
Classifying
: these adjectives are used to classify the following noun.
a double bed
a
separate entrance
a
single room
a
bridal suite
Classifying
adjectives are not normally gradabJe. We cannot say "a very separate entrance or *a very double bed.
An entrance
is separate or it isn't; a bed is a double or it
isn't.
The
normal order for adjectives
is: qualitativee classifying
:
a small f urnished apartment
a
special free offer
a
pleasant rural setting
a
large double bed
If there are more than two adjectives in a phrase, the order is:
1.
subjective opinion
2. qualifier
(size, age, shape)
3)
colour
4)
origin
5)
what the noun is made of o what kind? what for?
6)
head noun
an exquisite
Ming-dynasty
porcelain vase
a
beautiful antique china rose bowl
Compound
adjectives are formed by joining two (or more) words with a hyphen:
an up-market hotel
self-contained
accommodation
well-appointed
rooms
an
out-of-the-way resortSlide5
Practice
Put
the words on the right into the correct order to complete these
sentences.
1. We
ate some
local
excellent dishes
seafood
2. One
of the guests stole our
pot antique silver pepper
3. In
the lobby there was a
writing
Flemish
heavy sixteenth-century
desk
The
cook's looking for a
bowl
large red salad plastic
5. Each
room has a
red-and-white enormous superb
bedside Japanese lampSlide6
Practice
Match the
wo
rd
s
below to make compound
a
dj
e
ctives.
Th
e
n
add a
s
uit
a
ble n
o
un
of
yo
u
r
choice
to
each one.
ai
r
season
well
m
i
n
ute
self
tim
e
a
u
d
i
o
ne
w
cu
t
e
q
u
i
pped
l
ast
built
part
co
n
tai
n
ed
purpose conditioned
brand price
Write a short description to be
included
in a leaflet publicising the hotel.Slide7
Writing
You are the Reservations Manager
at a
large hotel in Berlin. You received this letter. An
institute is intending to hold its fortcoming conference
.
Reply and let them know whether your hotel would be in a position to host the conference, decribe your facilities and prices for approximately 100 delegates. Use the following information.Slide8
FREDERICK HOTEL
BANQUETING AND
CONFERENCE
FACILITIES
• 17 air-conditioned conference rooms
• simultaneous translating/ interpreters' booths
• 7 seminar rooms
• single and double rooms and suites, all
air-conditioned with
en-suite facilities
• views over gardens/historic sites
• swimming
pool-sauna
• 4 restaurants and bars
• multi-storey car park (240 cars)
• price for 100 delegates (full board + conference facilities
) x
3 days
= DM72,OOOSlide9
Speaking
Work in groups and discuss this question. What factors
does a
hotel chain take into account when choosing a site? Work with a partner.
Look
at these possible locations for
a new
hotel. Discuss the advantages and drawbacks of
each site
.
established central tourist area
new commercial development site
suburbian residental area
Decide
where you would build your new hotel in
London.Slide10
Work
in groups. You work for a consultancy group. You
have been
asked to look at the hotel
investment
opportunities
in your
area
. Discuss
:
a where it would be feasible to build a new hotel.
b what kind of
establishment
it would be (
category,
number
of rooms
, etc
.).
c its
facilities
.
d
your
anticipated
clientele
.
e how you would advertise and promote the hotel.Slide11
Practice
1. Visit Colmar
with its
medieval/numerous/half-timbered/houses
2. Stay
at
this
country-housel
outstandinglluxury
Ihotel
3. The
chalet is in
a/an
.... ....
viliage/Swiss/unspoiled
/
resort
4. The
restaurant offers
a/an
international
/ table d 'hote/varied/
menu
5. On
arrival all guests are given a.. .. .... . ............. .
star
-
shaped
I
dark
I
Belgi
an I
chocolate
6. At
the Majestic they
have..............................
junior
I luxurious/four /
suites
7. All
staff will be issued
with..................................
cotton/new/blue-and-white/uniforms
8. In
the dining room there is a .. .. .
fiftee
nth -centu ry /Veneti an I pricelessl
chandelier