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5 Minute English

 

 

In a Hotel

 

Vocabulary
 
bulletdouble bed-  made for two people
bulletsingle bed-  made for one person
bulletI'm afraid...-  a polite way to give some bad news
bulletsmoking and non-smoking rooms/ floors-  rooms and floors in buildings that allow or don't allow smoking
bulletat this time-  right now
bulletwould you be interested...-  a polite way to say "do you want...?"
bulletyou never know...-  it's difficult to know when...
bulletvacancy-  empty rooms/ a room available

 

 

Dialog

Hotel Clerk:  Welcome to the Home Again Hotel, sir.  How may I help you?

Mr. Edwin:  Hello.  I would like a non-smoking room with a double bed.

Hotel Clerk:  Do you have a reservation?

Mr. Edwin:  No, I'm afraid I don't.

Hotel Clerk:  Hmmm.  Let me see.  We don't seem to have any rooms with double beds right now.  We are very full tonight.  We've got a large conference going on.

Mr. Edwin:  I see.  So what do you have available?

Hotel Clerk:  Well, not much.  It seems we have a small corner room on the 5th floor.  It has a single bed and a bathroom with a shower.

Mr. Edwin:  And  is it a non-smoking room?

Hotel Clerk:  No, the 5th floor is a smoking floor.  But that is the only room we have at this time.  Would you be interested in it?

Mr. Edwin:  Wow.  That's terrible.  I didn't realize...    I knew I should have made a reservation before I left home.

Hotel Clerk:  Yes, you never know if we will have vacancies or not.

Mr. Edwin:  I guess I'll have to take that room, then.  I don't have time to look for another hotel.

Hotel Clerk:  Great.  First, let me just have your name...
 

Questions and Answers

Check True or False.  Check your answers below by clicking on the arrow.

1.  Mr. Edwin would like a single bed in a non-smoking room.
    True   False

2.  There is a large conference at the hotel right now.
    True   False

3.  It's easy to know if the hotel has vacancies without making a reservation.
    True   False

4.  The hotel has only one room available.
    True   False

5.  Mr. Edwin made a reservation before leaving home.
    True   False

6.  Mr. Edwin is going to look for another hotel.
    True   False

7.  The hotel clerk was polite to Mr. Edwin.
    True   False
 

 
 

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