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Accommodation
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Different Types of Accommodation
Introduction
WORKING IN PAIRS, DIVIDE THE FOLLOWING WORDS INTO GROUPS. THEN COMPARE YOUR
GROUPS WITH THOSE OF ANOTHER PAIR.
attractive elegant parking splendid

cabin fee price stables
campsite fireplace rate sturdy
coffee shop golf-course reservation suite
comfortable lounge rustic tent
elaborate luxurious simple trail
Listening
1. STUDY THE LIST BELOW, THEN LISTEN TO FOUR

HOTEL USERS TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK
IS IMPORTANT IN A HOTEL. TICK () THE
AREA(S) THAT THEY MENTION.
Guests 1 2 3 4
large rooms
small hotels
good facilities
friendly staff
near the town centre
Efficient service
2. THE COMMENTS YOU HEARD WERE MADE BY THE PEOPLE DESCRIBED BELOW. LISTEN AGAIN
AND TRY TO MATCH THE COMMENTS TO THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM.
a) _______ A successful French research scientist who is often

invited to speak at international conferences.
b) _______ A retired banker from the USA.
c) _______ The Sales Director of an export company in Turkey.
d) _______ A travel writer for several British newspapers and
magazines who also presents a television programme on holidays
and travel.
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Reading
READ THE PASSAGE

BELOW, TAKEN FROM
AN AMERICAN
GUIDEBOOK
DESCRIBING
ACCOMMODATION IN
YOSEMITE NATIONAL
PARK IN
CALIFORNIA.
COMPLETE THE GRID
BELOW.
Other
Accommodation Size Room Types Price Facilities
Info.
single room/ $196
123 cottage
Ahwahnee rooms double room / $202
Hotel and 5 cottage
suites from
Suite $375
shops,
lounge, 2
Yosemite
restaurants,
Lodge
coffee shop,
cafeteria
4 miles
inside
Wawona Hotel
south
gateway
Camping
Where to stay
y
From luxury hotel to simple tent, Yosemite offers a wide choice

of accommodations. Reservations are advised at all times, and
especially in summer. For stays during the summer season and
holidays, make reservations as far as one year in advance to
avoid being disappointed. Write to the Yosemite Park & Curry
Co., Reservation Department, 5410 E. Home Ave., Fresno, CA
93727 (tel. 209/252-4848).
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The Ahwahnee Hotel
Yosemite Village. Tel 209/252-4848. 123 rms. 5 suites.
$ Rates: $196 single room or cottage. $202 double room or cottage,

from $375 suite. Lower midweek winter rates are available.
Luxurious and very centrally located, the Ahwahnee is the
park's premiere hostelry. A short, signposted walk from
Yosemite Village, this lovely hotel was built in 1927 from
local rock. Rooms are both comfortable and elegant, with full
baths, and sturdy, rustic wooden furniture. Suites include an
additional sitting-room. The hotel's celebrated dining and
entertainment facilities include the Indian Bar Room for drinks
and the splendid Dining Room, where dinner reservations are
required year round.
Yosemite Lodge
near the foot of Yosemite Falls. Tel. 209/252-4848. 600 rms and
cabins (150 with bath).
$ Rates: $43 single or double without bath, $40 cabin without

bath; $75 single or double with bath, $52 cabin with bath.
Yosemite Lodge is within easy walking distance of most of the
valley's attractions. It offers attractive but simple hotel
rooms and small redwood cabins. Because it's priced so well,
this place is popular, and reservations should be made as far
in advance as possible. Facilities include a coffee shop,
lounge, two restaurants, and a cafeteria, as well as several
shops.
Wawona Hotel
4 miles inside the south gateway. Tel. 209/252-4848. 104 rms.
$ Rates: $55 single or double without bath, $74 single or double

with bath.
You won't be roughing it at the Wawona, near the southern end
of Yosemite. This is the oldest hotel in continuous service in
the national park system, dating from 1879. The pretty wooden
structures offer comfortable, if sparsely
furnished, rooms; facilities include a swimming-pool, a tennis
court, and a nine-hole golf-course, as well as nearby stables.
Camping
Yosemite's 300-plus year-round campsites expand to a whopping

2,000 sites in summer. Campground fees range from $4 to $12 per
day. Sites are scattered over 20 different campgrounds, and
split into two categories. The $7 to $12 Type A sites are the
most elaborate, with well-defined roads, parking, drinking
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water, flush toilets, and, generally, a fireplace, table/bench
combination, and tent space. The $4 Type B sites may be
accessible by road or trail, and conveniences are limited to
basic sanitary facilities and a smattering of fireplaces and
tables.
From June 1 to September 15 camping permits are limited to 7

days in the valley and 14 days in the rest of the park. The
rest of the year campers can stay for as long as 30 days.
For more details on campgrounds, contact the Campground Office,

P.O. Box 577, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 tel. 209/372-
0265 or 372-0200.
In High Season: English for the Hotel and tourist industry, p.13
Vocabulary
roughing it = living without the usual comforts of life
whopping = huge, very big
a smattering of = a few
Listening
1. LISTEN TO THESE TWO TELEPHONE CALLS TO THE CALIFORNIA TRAVEL BUREAU IN
LONDON. COMPLETE THE INFORMATION IN THE CHART WHICH FOLLOWS.
Name Ms Wallace Mr Curtis
Date of visit to Yosemite
Number of people
Accommodation requirements
Address
2. LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS, MOST OF WHICH ARE USED IN THE

DIALOGUES. THREE OF THEM ARE NOT USED. LISTEN AGAIN AND IDENTIFY THE THREE
EXPRESSIONS WHICH ARE NOT USED.
a. Can I help you?

b. Could you give me some information about accommodation?
c. I wonder if you could help me?
d. Could you give me your name and address?
e. I'm trying to find out about accommodation.
f. Is there anything else?
g. Certainly.
h. How may I help you?
i. What would you like to know?
j. I'd like some information, please.
k. Could you possibly send me details?
l. Would you like me to send you some information?
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Language study & practice
Giving opinions
1. LOOK AT THE WAYS IN WHICH THE PEOPLE INTERVIEWED GAVE THEIR OPINIONS:
I think most of the big hotels are so impersonal.

For me, the ideal hotel has big rooms with comfortable beds…
If you ask me, a hotel that doesn't make you feel really special…
It should also be as near the centre of town as possible .. .
2. CAN YOU THINK OF OTHER WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE GIVE THEIR OPINIONS? NOW MAKE
SIMILAR SENTENCES TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION ON:
a) the hotel industry in your country.

b) airline cuisine.
c) classical music.
d) computers.
e) people who drive under the influence of alcohol (DUI).
Expressing likes and dislikes

1. LOOK AT THESE WAYS OF TALKING ABOUT LIKES AND DISLIKES. CAN YOU PUT THEM IN
ORDER FROM ‘LIKE MOST’ (1) TO ‘DISLIKE MOST’ (10)?
I can't stand lying on a beach all day.
I dislike it when you do that.
I don't mind paying for it.
I enjoy staying in hotels.
I hate flying.
I hate people who don't say thank you.
I like smaller hotels.
I love going on vacation, especially in Europe.
I'm not too keen on Italian cooking.
We're both fond of hiking.
2. NOW MAKE SIMILAR SENTENCES TO SAY HOW MUCH YOU LIKE OR DISLIKE THE FOLLOWING:
Chinese food sunbathing

driving visiting art galleries
going to the theatre
rain
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Reading
1. Read the accommodation descriptions of hotels in St Lucia.

Which place
a) doesn't charge for excursions?

b) has free water-skiing?
c) has its own dive school?
d) has the fewest rooms?
e) has most organised activities?
f) has the most rooms?
g) serves free champagne?
h) has the best food?
Speaking
1. Choose one place where you'd most like to spend two weeks'
vacation. Highlight the features of the place that you find
attractive.
2. Discuss these questions:
a) Which of the places would you prefer to stay at? Why?

b) What do you think is the worst thing about each place?
c) What do you think is the best thing about each one?
d) If you wanted to experience the atmosphere of a country and
meet the people, which place would be best?
3. Which would be the best place for these people to stay? Why?
The Greens (father, Ms Grey (aged 25)

Mr and Mrs Brown (both Mr and Mrs Black
35, mother, 33, She is travelling
aged 65) They have (both aged 30)
daughter, 12, son, 8) alone but wants to
never travelled abroad This is their
They want to be active make friends on
before. honeymoon.
on their holiday. holiday.
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Accommodation

attractive elegant parking splendid

1. STUDY THE LIST BELOW, THEN LISTEN TO FOUR

near the town centre

a) _______ A successful French research scientist who is often

READ THE PASSAGE

From luxury hotel to simple tent, Yosemite offers a wide choice

$ Rates: $196 single room or cottage. $202 double room or cottage,

$ Rates: $43 single or double without bath, $40 cabin without

$ Rates: $55 single or double without bath, $74 single or double

Yosemite's 300-plus year-round campsites expand to a whopping

From June 1 to September 15 camping permits are limited to 7

For more details on campgrounds, contact the Campground Office,

Name Ms Wallace Mr Curtis

Date of visit to Yosemite

2. LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING EXPRESSIONS, MOST OF WHICH ARE USED IN THE

a. Can I help you?

I think most of the big hotels are so impersonal.

a) the hotel industry in your country.

Expressing likes and dislikes

I can't stand lying on a beach all day.

I dislike it when you do that.

I don't mind paying for it.

I enjoy staying in hotels.

I hate people who don't say thank you.

I like smaller hotels.

I love going on vacation, especially in Europe.

I'm not too keen on Italian cooking.

We're both fond of hiking.

Chinese food sunbathing

1. Read the accommodation descriptions of hotels in St Lucia.

a) doesn't charge for excursions?

2. Discuss these questions:

a) Which of the places would you prefer to stay at? Why?

The Greens (father, Ms Grey (aged 25)

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