English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 32
Staying in a hotel
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
I would (I'd) like a room.
I'd like to book a room.
to book to reserve
a single room a double room
a room with ...
... a balcony
... a sitting room
... a bathroom
Is it for tonight?
When is it for?
How many nights do you want the room for?
It is (It's) just for tonight.
It's for three nights.
I am (I'm) afraid we are (we're) full.
We have not (haven't) got any vacancies.
What a pity! How disappointing!
We are (We're) so busy at the moment.
It's such a busy time.
Do you have a reservation?
Would you like someone to take your bag?
No, thanks. I can carry it myself.
Can I book online?
Yes, you can make the reservation yourself.
Just go to our website and click on
'reservations'.
Study notes
bathroom
Compare bathroom (bath + room) with sitting-room (sitting +
room). Some compound (two-word) nouns are one word;
some are joined by a dash (-) and some are two words.
See also Reference Section 10.3.
Check that you know the main room names and other areas:
sitting-room, living-room, dining-room, kitchen, hall, bedroom,
bathroom, toilet, stairs, landing.
What a pity! H ow disappointing!
Compare what and how in exclamations:
How expensive! What an expensive shop!
How generous! What a generous woman!
See also Reference Section 18.9.
We are so busy at th e m om ent.
It's such a busy tim e.
Compare so and such.
It is so big. It is such a big place.
He is so nice. He is such a nice man.
See also Reference Section 18.10.
I can carry it m yself.
Listen to these reflexive pronouns, which we can use for
emphasis:
I —►myself we —►ourselves
you —►yourself you —►yourselves
he —►himself they -+ themselves
she —* herself
it —►itself
e.g. He did it himself.
Notice the plural of self is selves.
See also Reference Section 11.3.
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