English Vocabulary in Use Pre-intermediate and Intermediate » Unit 48: Hotels and restaurants

Word List
  • access (to sth)
  • book v
  • check out
  • course (of a meal)
  • dessert
  • double room
  • facilities
  • fully-booked
  • heart of somewhere
  • I’ll have (chicken/fish, etc.)
  • in advance
  • include
  • Internet access
  • main course
  • medium [meat]
  • reception [in a hotel]
  • reserve
  • room service
  • service
  • single room
  • sparkling
  • starter
  • stay n
  • still [of water]
  • twin room
  • well done [meat]
Exercises

48.1 ‣ Match the words on the left with the words on the right.

  1. service
  2. room _____
  3. double _____
  4. three-course _____
  5. main _____
  6. internet _____
  7. air _____
  8. satellite _____
  1. a) room
  2. b) access
  3. c) meal
  4. d) conditioning
  5. e) service
  6. f) TV
  7. g) included
  8. h) course

48.2 ‣ Complete the sentences.

  1. Have you booked a ?
  2. Could you first check in at _____?
  3. Do you want a single or a _____?
  4. Does the price include _____?
  5. I _____ the soup, and then the fish for my main course.
  6. The hotel _____ included internet access, 24-hour reception and a restaurant.
  7. Service wasn’t included, so I left a 10% _____.
  8. The hotel is in the _____ of the town, close to all the main attractions.
  9. Would you like a _____ salad with your main _____?
  10. At the end of your _____ at a hotel, you normally have to _____ out by midday.

48.3 ‣ Rewrite the sentences on the left starting with the words given. Keep a similar meaning.

  1. I was able to use the Internet.
    I had internet .
  2. Did you book a table?
    Did you make a _____?
  3. The hotel was fully booked.
    There were no rooms _____.
  4. You don’t pay extra for service.
    Service is _____.
  5. Did you book it before you went?
    Did you book it in _____?
  6. Is there somewhere to leave the car?
    Do you have _____?
  7. Have you decided what you want to eat?
    Are you ready _____?
Answer Key
A ‣ Hotel facilities and rooms

HOTEL LE ROUGE

The hotel is located near The Louvre, Notre Dame and top department stores right in the heart1 of Paris. Hotel facilities include: room service2, Internet access3, air conditioning4 and parking. Our choice of single5, double6 or twin7 rooms are all equipped with satellite TV8, air conditioning, direct-dial telephone, mini-bar9, and personal safe10. Bathrooms come with a bath or shower and hair dryer.

1 centre
2 staff will bring food and drink to the room
3 use of the Internet
4 a system that keeps the air cool
5 a room for one person
6 a room for two people with one big bed
7 a room for two people with two beds
8 TV with many channels from different countries
9 a small fridge
10 a box to keep money and valuable items in

B ‣ Staying in a hotel

Rooms are often available1 during the week, but many hotels are fully booked2 at weekends or during the holidays, so you may need to book a room3 in advance4. When you arrive, you check in at reception5; at the end of your stay6, you check out7.

1 you can find one
2 all the rooms are taken
3 arrange/plan to have a room; syn reserve
4 before you go
5 say you have arrived and get your room key
6 the period of time you spend in a place
7 pay your bill and leave the hotel

C ‣ Going to a restaurant

It’s often a good idea to book a table / make a reservation if you go to a restaurant at the weekend. Many restaurants offer three-course meals which include [have as part of the meal] a starter (e.g. soup), main course (e.g. meat or fish) and dessert (e.g. fruit with ice cream). Prices sometimes include 10% service as well [amount of money you pay for being served by the waiter]. If service isn’t included, it’s normal to leave a tip [extra money you give to the waiter/waitress].

D ‣ Ordering a meal

WAITER: Are you ready to order? [Have you decided what to eat?]
CUSTOMER: Yes, I think so. I’d like to start with the spicy prawns, and then I’ll have the fillet steak, with French fries and a mixed salad [lettuce with other vegetables].
WAITER: How would you like your steak? (Rare, medium or well-done?)
CUSTOMER: Medium, please. And I’d like some mineral water as well.
WAITER: Still or sparkling?
CUSTOMER: Er, sparkling.

Common mistakes

I’ll have the steak. (NOT I take the steak.)

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