UNIT 1 HOTEL TYPES

A country house hotel is situated in pleasant scenery, and provides comfortable but informal accommodation for people who want to relax in a quiet place.. A business hotel is often sit

UNIT 1

HOTEL TYPES

 Vocabulary:hotel types

 Language Focus: expressions of location

 Speaking: hotel information

 Reading: hotel descriptions

 Writing: describing a hotel

PART 1: WORD STUDY

1 b resort hotel

2 a motel

3 g country house hotel

4 d commercial / business hotel

5 c airport hotel

6 h luxury / suite hotel

7 e conference / congress hotel

8 f guest house / budget hotel

A resort is situated in a place where tourists like to stay, often near

the sea or the mountain

Guests may stay for a week or two, and usually book in advance.

RESORT

A motel is built specially to provide

a service to motorists.

MOTEL

A country house hotel is situated

in pleasant scenery, and provides comfortable but informal

accommodation for people

who want to relax in a quiet place

COUNTRY HOUSE

HOTEL

A business hotel is often situated

in a town center, and provides

accommodation for travelling

businessmen, staying only one or two nights.

COMMERCIAL / BUSINESS HOTEL

An airport hotel provides

accommodation for people going

to or coming from other countries, usually only staying for one night.

AIRPORT HOTEL

A luxury hotel provides every

facility a wealthy guest might

need.

LUXURY / SUITE HOTEL

A conference hotel provides

facilities for large meetings and conferences, with a lecture

theatre and exhibition facilities.

CONFERENCE HOTEL

A guest house provides low-price

accommodation, usually on a small scale, for holiday visitors or for

long-stay guests.

GUEST HOUSE / BUDGET

HOTEL

It provides low-price accommodation, usually on a small scale, for holiday

visitors or for long-stay guests.

It is often situated in a town center, and

provides accommodation for travelling

businessmen, staying only one or two nights.

It is built specially to provide a service to motorists.

It provides facilities for large meetings and conferences, with a lecture

theatre and exhibition facilities.

It provides every facility a wealthy guest might need.

It is situated in a place where tourists like to stay, often near the sea or the mountain Guests may stay for a week

or two, and usually book in advance.

It is situated in pleasant scenery, and provides comfortable but informal

accommodation for people who want

to relax in a quiet place

It provides accommodation for people going to or coming from other

countries, usually only staying for one night.

PART 3:

LANGUAGE FOCUS AND PRACTICE

HOTEL HOTEL TYPE LOCATION

1 Golden Gate motel Ten miles along the freeway

2 Trans-Pacific Airport hotel A few minutes from

the airport

3 Grand

Continental Luxury hotel

In the city centre, overlooking the square

4 Embassy Middle-range

hotel

Near the market, overlooking the park

5 Palma d’Oro Tourist hotel On the edge of town, overlooking the sea

6 Excelsior Commercial hotel In the heart of the office district

a

1 The Golden Gate Motel is just ten miles along the freeway.

2 The Trans-Pacific is just a few minutes from the airport.

3 The Grand Continental is in the city centre, overlooking the square.

4 The Embassy Hotelis near the market, overlooking the park.

5 The Palma d'Oro is on the edge of town, overlooking the sea.

6 The Excelsior Hotel is in the heart of the office district.

b

1 The Golden Gate Motel is very comfortable and friendly.

2 The Trans-Pacific is very efficient.

3 The Grand Continental is a top-quality, luxury hotel.

4 The Embassy Hotel is comfortable, middle-range hotel.

5 The Palma d'Oro is a first-class tourist hotel.

6 The Excelsior Hotel is a nice, spacious commercial hotel.c

1.Try the Palma d'Oro in Palamos It's a class tourist hotel, on the edge of the town,

first-over- looking the sea.

2.Try the Trans-Pacific It's just a few minutes from the airport It's very efficient

3.I recommend the Embassy Hotel It's a

comfortable, middle-range hotel, near the market, overlooking the park.

d

4 I recommend the Grand Continental It's a

top-quality, luxury hotel, in the city centre,

overlooking the square.

5 I can recommend the Excelsior Hotel It's a

nice, spacious commercial hotel, in the heart of the office district.

6 Try the Golden Gate Motel It's just ten miles along the freeway, very comfortable and

friendly

• with views of;

• surrounded by;

• in the heart of;

• overlooking;

1 Rex hotel is situated in the city center.

2 is near the sea.

3 is in the town center.

4 is attractively set in pleasant scenery.

5 is located in a quiet place.

6 is five minutes from the beach.

7 is close to the business district.

8 is centrally located in the heart of the city center.

9 is attractively set in pleasant scenery with views of the mountain.

10 is situated in a beautiful place, overlooking the beach.

2.2

What kind of hotel would suit the people

below?

1

Miss Salvesen: I want to spend a week in a place

with lots of sun and sand.

Clerk: Try the _ It's a first-class tourist hotel,

on the edge of the town, over- looking the sea.

3

2

tomorrow, early in the morning

Clerk : Try the _ It's just a

few minutes from the airport It's very

efficient.

3

Mr and Mrs Rose: We want to be comfortable,

but we don't want to spend too much money.

Clerk : I recommend the _ It's a comfortable, middle- range hotel, near the

market, overlooking the park.

5

the night, near the city centre?

Clerk : Try the _ It’s in the city centre,

very comfortable and friendly.

6

Mr Lepage: I need somewhere comfortable

and near the freeway

Clerk : Try the _ It's just ten

miles along the freeway, very

comfortable and friendly.

PART 3: SPEAKING

GUEST 1

G: I'd like you to book me a hotel.

R: Yes sir What kind of hotel did you have in mind?

G: The best hotel in town My wife has never been in Vung Tau before and I want this to be the holiday of a lifetime.

R: I recommend you and your wife the Dic Star Hotel It’s a luxury hotel It’s is attractively set in pleasant

scenery with views of the mountain, only 5 minutes from the Back Beach

GUEST 2

R: Good morning madam

G: Hello, I'm looking for a place to stay

tonight somewhere not too expensive just Bed and Breakfast for me and the children.R: Let try Hotel, it is a comfortable,

middle-range hotel, it’s near the sea.

GUEST 3

G: I'm passing through on business, and I

need somewhere to stay for a few nights I'd prefer a hotel in the centre of town

R: Yes, sir - there's a hotel very near here

where a lot of businessmen stay

It's the Grand Hotel It’s a nice, spacious

commercial hotel, in the city centre.

GUEST 4

G: Can you recommend a nice hotel where we can stay for a week in the summer somewhere traditional on the sea front?

R: Somewhere traditional and with a view of the

sea .

G: That's right you know, somewhere nice for a

week's holiday so that we can walk along the

beach whenever we want a bit of exercise

R: Yes, I can recommend you the Lan Rung resort, it’s a comfortable and traditional hotel, on the sea front It’s comfortable for you to walk along the beach for doing exercise in the early morning

It's Chi Linh resort It is located in a quiet

place, on the edge of town, only 5

minute-walk from the Chi Linh Beach.

PART 5: READING

1 Transcontinental is an airport hotel.

1 an airport hotel? TRANSCONTINENTAL

2 a commercial hotel? THE EXECUTIVE

3 a luxury hotel? WHISPERING PINES

4 a motel? WAYFARER’S LODGE

5 a tourist hotel? GOLDEN SANDS HOTEL

2 Read the hotel descriptions and match them to their star ratings.

3 three adjectives used to describe hotel staff:

(good technical and social skills), well trained, attentive, efficient and courteous.

4 five adjectives used to describe hotels:

spacious, comfortable, well-equipped, luxury, exceptional

PART 5: WRITING

I think Mr and Mrs Arnold would prefer to

has a choice of restaurant and a ballroom where they can have a celebration meal It

is situated in the West End with many

shops and department stores, it will be

convenient for them to go shopping /so

they can go shopping It is also not far

from the theatres where they can enjoy a play in the evening

The best hotel for Jane Carr and Susan Yates would be the Princes Hotel

because it is for people visiting

London on a budget They can visit art galleries or go to Tate and National

Gallery If they want something lively

in the evening, there is a bar on the

ground floor and a disco at weekends.

The Grants would probably choose

family rooms and games rooms It is not far from Buckingham Palace,

Houses of Parliament, British

Museum, so the children can visit

them.

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