Lesson 2 At The Hotel

For this first class we have the following goals:

• To develop receptive and productive skills by applying useful expressions in different contexts related to being at a hotel, reinforcing expressions and vocabulary.

Starting the Lesson

• What do you expect from this lesson?

Activities

1. Reading Comprehension 
2. Vocabulary Check 
3. Listening Comprehension 
4. Role Play 
5. Useful chunks, expressions and vocabulary.

• Requesting a pick up

• Salutation: Hello / Good Morning-Afternoon-Evening

• What's yout name? My name is...

• I would like to... request a pickup from the airport.

• Certainly. Please exit the terminal and go to the pickup spot. I will radio a driver for you.

• How long will it take?

• About ten minutes.

• How long is the ride to the hotel?

• Traffic is backed up today, so it will take about thirty minutes. Sorry about that.

• No problem, thank you. 

• Checking in with reservation

• I'd like to check in.

• Yes. May I have your name?

• Yes...

• Do you have a reservation with us?

• Yes, I do. 

• Mrs/Mr ... your reservation is for a double room for (number) nights. Right?

• That's right.

• Could you please fill out the registration card, please?

• All right!

• How would you like to settle your bill?

• By credit card.

• Ok. Your room number is 25 on the third floor. Have an enjoyable stay.

• At the Laundry

• Hello! I'd like to have this laundry done.

• Could you fill out the laundry form?

• Ok. I want to have this sweater washed by hand in cold water. It might shrink otherwise.

• By hand in cold water. I understand. 

• And I'd like this garment dry-cleaned, please.

• Ok. Anything else?

• Do you have a mending service for clothes? I'd like this dress mended.

• Yes, we can mend it.

• When will they be ready?

• We will deliver them tomorrow everning around 6.

• Useful chunks

• "How would you like...?" = ¿Cómo le gustaría...?

• "I would like to..." = "I'd like to..." = Me gustaría.

• "I would like this... cleaned/mended." = Me gustaría que [objeto] esté limpio/arreglado.

• "I want to have" = Me gustaría tener...

• "Do you have...?" = ¿Tienes/tienes...?

• Yes, I do.

• No, I don't.

• "Could you please...? = ¿Podría...?

• "How long..."= se utiliza generalmente cuando se habla de extensión de tiempo.

• (When) will they...?= alude al futuro. "¿Cuándo estará listo? "

• I will... = alude al futuro. "Yo llamaré por radio."

• Useful expressions and vocabulary

• Certainly: Por cierto, por supuesto.

• Sorry about that: Lo lamento.

• No problem: no hay problema.

• That's right: Exacto, correcto.

• All right = Ok

• I understand = Entiendo.

Ending the Lesson

• What about your expectations? Where they fulfilled? Why?
• What do you expect in the next lesson?