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10 audios para practicar el listening. Topic: Education (Nivel B1)

10 audios para practicar el listening. Topic: Education (Nivel B1)

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Across

2. To leave a hotel after paying the bill.

5. To register at a hotel, to announce or record one’s arrival at a hotel.

6. cloths used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath.

9. a male worker at a hotel who carries luggage for guests.

10.anything that would benefit a lodging. Examples of amenities include: Wi-Fi , dining, parks, swimming pools, golf courses, health club, party rooms…

11. a room containing a bath or shower and typically also a washbasin and a toilet.

12. an act of reserving accommodation, a ticket, etc. in advance.

Down

1. a telephone call made at a prearranged time in order to wake someone up.

3. a space or place that is available to be used

4. a cubicle or bath in which a person stands under a spray of water to wash.

6. a pair of matching single beds, particularly in a hotel or guest room intended for two people.

7. a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different levels.

8. a hotel room or bedroom designed to be used by two people.

KEY

2. CHECK-OUT

5. CHECK-IN

6. TOWELS

9. BELLBOY

10. FACILITIES

11. BATHROOM

12. BOOKING

6. TWIN-BEDS

7. LIFT

8. DOUBLE-ROOM

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How to Make a Hotel Reservation

Nowadays, you’ll often reserve your hotel room online, but sometimes you might need to make a reservation by phone, or even in person.

Let’s see how you can do this:

Kae: Hi, I’d like to ________________ a reservation.

Olivier: Yes, of course. When would you like to ________________?

K: On the 3rd of November.

O: And how ________________ would that be for?

K: For three nights.

O: And ________________ were you looking for?

K: A double room. It’s for my husband and me.

O: We do have one double room available for those dates. It’s $80 _________________, so that comes to $240 for the three nights.

K: Yes, that’s fine.

O: Great. Can I _______________ your name?

K: Yes, it’s Sarah Banks

O: Thank you, Ms. Banks. Can I just _________________ a credit card from you to make the booking?

K: Yes of course, here you are.

O: Okay Ms. Banks, that’s all finished. Is there anything else I can help you with?

K: Yes, could I have a confirmation emailed to me?

O: Yes of course, what’s the email?

K: It’s s dot banks at gmail dot com.

O: Okay, I’ll send that over to you now.

K: Excellent, thank you very much.

O: You’re ___________. We look forward to ______________ you.

K: Thank you, goodbye

O: Goodbye.

_______________________________________________________________________

O: Hello, I’d like to make a ________________ for the 20th of May for one night, please.

K: Very well, sir, and what kind of room do you need?

O: ________________a triple room, please.

K: I’m sorry sir, but don’t have any triple rooms ______________ on that date. It’s a holiday period and we’re almost _________________ booked. I could offer you a family room, which has four beds. Would that work for you?

O: That could work… How much is it?

K: It’s $195.

O: Ah, I see. That’s more ___________________ than the triple. Is there any way you could offer a ________________?

K: I’m sorry sir, as I said before, it’s a holiday period and we expect to be very busy at that time.

O: I see… Alright, then. I’ll take it.

K: That’s fine. Can I _________________ your name for the reservation?

_______________________________________________________________________

How to Check In to Your Hotel

You arrive at your hotel and go to reception to check in. Do you know what you should say here?

O: Hello, _______________ to The Palm Hotel

K: Hello, I have a ________________.

O: What name was it ________________?

K: Sarah Banks.

O: I’m sorry, I don’t have a reservation under that name. How did you make the booking?

K: I did it ________________ the phone. I actually have a confirmation here with me, would that help?

O: Yes, please. OK, yes, now I see the reservation. I think there was a problem with the spelling. I do __________________.

K: It’s no problem.

3. Asking About Hotel Facilities

You might need to go back to reception to arrange extra services, or to ask about the hotel’s facilities.

Let’s look at our first dialogue:

O: Is there anything else I can help you with, Ms. Banks?

K: Yes, I would like a __________________ call tomorrow, if possible.

O: Yes of course; what time would you like the call?

K: 7.30 please, actually… better make it 7.

O: Okay, no problem. I’ll make a note of that.

K: Also I need to go to the airport on Wednesday morning. Do you offer a shuttle service?

O: Yes, we do. What time’s your flight?

K: It’s at 10.30am.

O: Okay, we have shuttles to the airport every hour, so I think you could take the 8am shuttle.

K: Perfect, thank you.

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VERBS FOLLOWED BY -ING OR TO + INFINITIVE

1. What are you planning ________________ (do) at Christmas?

2. Would you agree ________________ (go) away and not celebrate these holidays with your family?

3. What kind of present would you refuse ________________ (buy)?

4. What do you love ________________ (do) during the Christmas holidays?

5. What don’t you mind ________________ (do)?

6. Is there anything you hate ________________ (do) at Christmas?

7. Will you go on ________________ (eat) as much turrón as usual?

8. What present would you like to offer but can’t afford ________________ (buy)?

9. Do you prefer ________________ (stay) at home on New Year’s Eve or ________________ (go) out?

10. What kind of thing can’t you stand ________________ (see), ________________ (listen) to or ________________ (watch) at Christmas?

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An Uncomfortable Night

Put the following sentences in the right order:

 

1. This happened about ten years ago when I was on holiday in England.

A.    After a while we arrived in a dark, narrow street and the taxi stopped outside an old building.

B.     and saw that I was covered with red marks. Bed bugs!

C.     And then I began to feel itchy too. I switched on the light

D.    as a friend had recommended one before I left. It was the White House Hotel.

E.     But he smiled and shook his head. ‘All our rooms are the same’, he said.

F.      Fortunately it was August, so we didn’t freeze to death.

G.    He showed us up to a room on the top floor – a long climb.

H.    I told the name to the taxi driver and he drove off, giving me a slightly strange look.

I.       It was too late to find another hotel so we ended up sleeping in the bus station.

J.       Not wanting to get bitten all night, we decided to check out there and then.

K.    such a terrible place. ‘White House?’ she said, pulling a face. I never told you

L.     The old man gave us our money back without complaining – perhaps he was used to it.

M.   There was no bathroom and the room smelled of damp but it was now midnight.

N.    There was no lift in the hotel and the man at reception looked about a hundred years old.

O.    There was nothing we could do, so we got undressed and went to bed.

P.      to go to the White House Hotel – everyone knows it’s a dump. I said the White Horse Hotel!’

Q.    We arrived in Cambridge very late. However, I knew the name of a hotel

R.     We went downstairs and asked the ancient receptionist for another room.

S.      We’d only been in bed for a few minutes when I heard my friend scratching.

T.      When I saw my friend again a few weeks later, I asked her why she’d recommended

 

 

 

KEY

Travel anecdote: an uncomfortable night

 

This happened about ten years ago when I was on holiday in England. +

We arrived in Cambridge very late. However, I knew the name of a hotel

as a friend had recommended one before I left. It was the White House Hotel.

I told the name to the taxi driver and he drove off, giving me a slightly strange look.

After a while we arrived in a dark, narrow street and the taxi stopped outside an old building. +

There was no lift in the hotel and the man at reception looked about a hundred years old.+

He showed us up to a room on the top floor – a long climb. *

There was no bathroom and the room smelled of damp but it was now midnight. +

There was nothing we could do, so we got undressed and went to bed.

We’d only been in bed for a few minutes when I heard my friend scratching.

And then I began to feel itchy too. I switched on the light

and saw that I was covered with red marks. Bed bugs!

We went downstairs and asked the ancient receptionist for another room.

But he smiled and shook his head. ‘All our rooms are the same’, he said.

Not wanting to get bitten all night, we decided to check out there and then. +

The old man gave us our money back without complaining – perhaps he was used to it.*

It was too late to find another hotel so we ended up sleeping in the bus station. +

Fortunately it was August, so we didn’t freeze to death.*

When I saw my friend again a few weeks later, I asked her why she’d recommended**

such a terrible place. ‘White House?’ she said, pulling a face. I never told you**

to go to the White House Hotel – everyone knows it’s a dump. I said the White Horse Hotel!’**

 

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MUSTN’T and DON’T / DOESN’T HAVE TO

 

We use must not or mustn’t to say that it is important NOT to do something. It also expresses a certain kind of prohibition.

We use don’t have to to say that something is NOT NECESSARY.

 

Complete the sentences with mustn’t or don’t / doesn’t have to.

 

1. I don’t want anyone to know. You _______________ tell anyone.
2. He _______________ wear a suit to work, but he usually does.
3. I can stay in bed tomorrow morning because I _______________ go to work.
4. Whatever you do (hagas lo que hagas), you _______________ touch that switch. It’s very dangerous.
5. There’s a lift in the building, so we _______________ climb the stairs.
6. You _______________ forget what I told you. It’s very important.
7. Don’t make so much noise. We _______________ wake the baby.
8. I _______________ eat too much. I’m supposed to be (se supone que estoy) on a diet.
9. You _______________ be a good player to enjoy a game of tennis.
10. Sue _______________ get up early. She gets up early because she wants to.
11. We _______________ hurry. We are early.
12. You _______________ stay up late. You’ve got school tomorrow morning.
13. You _______________ stay up late to wash the dishes. I’ll wash them in the morning.
14. We _______________ leave the door open. The rain will come in.
15. We _______________ leave the door open. Peter has got a key.
16. You _______________ write to John about this. I have already written to him.
17. You _______________ write to John about this. If you do, he’ll tell everybody.
18. You _______________ drive so fast. The police will stop you.
19. You _______________ drive so fast. We’ve got a lot of time.
20. I _______________ look in the cupboard again. I’ve looked in there twice.
21. I _______________ look in the cupboard. Ann has hidden my birthday present in there.
22. You _______________ wear your best clothes. You’ll get them dirty.
23. I _______________ forget my keys, or I won’t get in.

 

 

KEY

 

1. MUSTN’T
2. DOESN’T HAVE TO
3. DON’T HAVE TO
4. MUSTN’T
5. DON’T HAVE TO
6. MUSTN’T
7. MUSTN’T
8. MUSTN’T
9. DON’T HAVE TO
10. DOESN’T HAVE TO
11. DON’T HAVE TO
12. MUSTN’T
13. DON’T HAVE TO
14. MUSTN’T
15. DON’T HAVE TO
16. DON’T HAVE TO
17. MUSTN’T
18. MUSTN’T
19. DON’T HAVE TO
20. DON’T HAVE TO
21. MUSTN’T
22. MUSTN’T
23. MUSTN’T

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FROM: http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/phonics.rules.html Phonics Rules The vowels are “a,e,i,o, and u”; also sometimes “y” & “w”. This also includes the diphthongs “oi,oy,ou,ow,au,aw, oo” and many others. The consonants are all the other letters which stop or limit the flow of air from the throat in speech. They are: “b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,qu,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z,ch,sh,th,ph,wh, ng, and gh”. 1. Sometimes the rules don’t work. There are many exceptions in English because of the vastness of the language and the many languages from which it has borrowed. The rules do work however, in the majority of the words. 2. Every syllable in every word must have a vowel. English is a “vocal” language; Every word must have a vowel. 3. “C” followed by “e, i or y” usually has the soft sound of “s”. Examples: “cyst”, “central”, and “city”. 4. “G” followed by “e, i or y” usually has the soft sound of “j”. Example: “gem”, “gym”, and “gist”. 5. When 2 consonants are joined together and form one new sound, they are a consonant digraph. They count as one sound and one letter and are never separated. Examples: “ch,sh,th,ph and wh”. 6. When a syllable ends in a consonant and has only one vowel, that vowel is short. Examples: “fat, bed, fish, spot, luck”. 7. When a syllable ends in a silent “e”, the silent “e” is a signal that the vowel in front of it is long. Examples: “make, gene, kite, rope, and use”. 8. When a syllable has 2 vowels together, the first vowel is usually long and the second is silent. Examples: “pain, eat, boat, res/cue, say, grow”. NOTE: Diphthongs don’t follow this rule; In a diphthong, the vowels blend together to create a single new sound. The diphthongs are: “oi,oy,ou,ow,au,aw, oo” and many others. 9. When a syllable ends in any vowel and is the only vowel, that vowel is usually long. Examples: “pa/per, me, I, o/pen, u/nit, and my”. 10. When a vowel is followed by an “r” in the same syllable, that vowel is “r-controlled”. It is not long nor short. “R-controlled “er,ir,and ur” often sound the same (like “er”). Examples: “term, sir, fir, fur, far, for, su/gar, or/der”. Basic Syllable Rules 1. To find the number of syllables: —count the vowels in the word, —subtract any silent vowels, (like the silent “e” at the end of a word or the second vowel when two vowels a together in a syllable) —subtract one vowel from every diphthong, (diphthongs only count as one vowel sound.) —the number of vowels sounds left is the same as the number of syllables. The number of syllables that you hear when you pronounce a word is the same as the number of vowels sounds heard. For example: The word “came” has 2 vowels, but the “e” is silent, leaving one vowel sound andone syllable. The word “outside” has 4 vowels, but the “e” is silent and the “ou” is a diphthong which counts as only one sound, so this word has only two vowels sounds and therefore, two syllables. 2. Divide between two middle consonants. Split up words that have two middle consonants. For example: hap/pen, bas/ket, let/ter, sup/per, din/ner, and Den/nis. The only exceptions are the consonant digraphs. Never split up consonant digraphs as they really represent only one sound. The exceptions are “th”, “sh”, “ph”, “th”, “ch”, and “wh”. 3. Usually divide before a single middle consonant. When there is only one syllable, you usually divide in front of it, as in: “o/pen”, “i/tem”, “e/vil”, and “re/port”. The only exceptions are those times when the first syllable has an obvious short sound, as in “cab/in”. 4. Divide before the consonant before an “-le” syllable. When you have a word that has the old-style spelling in which the “-le” sounds like “-el”, divide before the consonant before the “-le”. For example: “a/ble”, “fum/ble”, “rub/ble” “mum/ble” and “this/tle”. The only exception to this are “ckle” words like “tick/le”. 5. Divide off any compound words, prefixes, suffixes and roots which have vowel sounds. Split off the parts of compound words like “sports/car” and “house/boat”. Divide off prefixes such at “un/happy”, “pre/paid”, or “re/write”. Also divide off suffixes as in the words “farm/er”, “teach/er”, “hope/less” and “care/ful”. In the word “stop/ping”, the suffix is actually “-ping” because this word follows the rule that when you add “-ing” to a word with one syllable, you double the last consonant and add the “-ing”. Accent Rules When a word has more than one syllable, one of the syllables is always a little louder than the others. The syllable with the louder stress is the accented syllable. It may seem that the placement of accents in words is often random or accidental, but these are some rules that usually work. 1. Accents are often on the first syllable. Examples: ba’/sic, pro’/gram. 2. In words that have suffixes or prefixes, the accent is usually on the main root word. Examples: box’/es, un/tie’. 3. If de-, re-, ex-, in-,po-, pro-, or a- is the first syllable in a word, it is usually not accented. Examples: de/lay’, ex/plore’. 4. Two vowel letters together in the last syllable of a word often indicates an accented last syllable. Examples: com/plain’, con/ceal’. 5. When there are two like consonant letters within a word, the syllable before the double consonants is usually accented. Examples: be/gin’/ner, let’/ter. 6. The accent is usually on the syllable before the suffixes -ion, ity, -ic, -ical, -ian, -ial, or -ious, and on the second syllable before the suffix -ate. Examples: af/fec/ta’/tion, dif/fer/en’/ti/ate. 7. In words of three or more syllables, one of the first two syllables is usually accented. Examples: ac’/ci/dent, de/ter’/mine.