Freeway Hotels and Motels
Freeway hotels and motels came into prominence in the 1950s and 1960s. As Americans took to the open road, they needed a convenient place to stay that was reasonably priced with few frills. Guests could simply drive up, park outside the office, register, rent a room, and park outside of the room. Over the years, more facilities were added: lounges, restaurants, pools, soft drink machines, game rooms, and satellite TV.
Motels are often clustered near freeway off-ramps on the outskirts of towns and cities. Today, some are made of modular construction and have as few as eleven employees per hundred rooms. These savings in land, construction, and operating costs are passed on to the guest in the form of lower rates [1, 103].
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Vocabulary notes
by virtue (of smth.) благодаря (чему-л.), из-за (чего-либо)
residential hotel отель для постоянных жильцов
ultimate (n.) наилучший, оптимальный вариант
butler дворецкий
concierge консьерж, консьержка
secretarial services зд. услуги секретаря
beauty salon салон красоты
time zone часовой пояс
twenty-four-hour service круглосуточное обслуживание
room service обслуживание гостей в номерах; подача еды и напитков прямо в номер
tennis court теннисный корт
valet служащий отеля, занимающийся чисткой и глажением одежды гостей
signature restaurant дорогой ресторан с изысканной кухней
in waves зд. неравномерно, стихийно, волнообразно
tax incentives налоговые льготы
boom зд.бум, резкий подъем деловой активности
catalyst катализатор
vending machine торговый автомат
downtown центр города
freeway (Am. E.) (амер.) многополосное скоростное шоссе в городской черте для бесплатного движения
off-ramp (Am. E.) (амер.) дорога, отходящая от основного шоссе
to come into prominence зд. приобрести важное значение и получить широкое распространение
frills (pi.) роскошь, вычурность; излишества, ненужные украшения
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to cluster располагаться вместе, группой
outskirts (pl.) пригород, окраина
modular construction блочная (модульная) конструкция
soft drink machine автомат по продаже безалкогольных напитков
lounge холл, комната для отдыха (в отеле, клубе и т.п.)
game room зал игровых автоматов
satellite TV спутниковое телевидение
to pass (smth. on to smb.) зд. распространять (что-либо на кого-либо)
operating costs (pl.) текущие расходы; эксплуатационные расходы
rate зд. тариф; расценка, цена
4. Match each word or phrase on the left with the correct equivalent onthe right:
1) drive 2) advantage 3) occupancy 4) employee 5) flight 6) arrive 7) passenger 8) depart 9) park 10) suite
а) пассажир
b) вести машину; ехать на машине
с) многокомнатный номер
d) прибывать
е) преимущество
f) служащий, работник
g) занятость (номеров в отеле)
h) ставить (парковать) машину
i) уезжать
k) авиарейс
5. Match each word on the left with the correct definition on the right:
| 1) guest 1) decor |
a) a hotel specially built for people traveling by car
b) someone who is paying to stay at a hotel or eat in a restaurant
2) price c) a road that leads off a big highway
3) leisure d) a wide fast road in a US city that you do not pay to use
4) freeway e) —the time when you are not working or busy; — activities that you do to relax or enjoy yourself
5) off-ramp f) the amount of money that you must pay in order to buy something
6) motel g) the style of decoration and furniture in a hotel, restaurant, etc. [7], [8]
6. Match the synonyms:
| a) convenient b) freeway c) suburb d) employee e) frills f) downtown g) reasonably h) main i) different |
1) road
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2) valet
3) city center
4) various
5) comfortable
6) luxury
7) outskirts
8) moderately
9) major
7. Match the antonyms:
1) arrive
2) downtown
3) low
4) minor
5) open
6) outside
7) many
8) early
9) leisure
a) work
b) depart
c) close
d) inside
e) major
f) outskirts
g) high
h) few
i) late
Comprehension
8. Answer the questions on the texts:
City Center Hotels
1. What categories can city center hotels be subdivided into?
2. What guests' needs can city center hotels meet?
3. What might luxury hotels offer their guests?
4. What created favorable economic conditions for hotel develop-In the 1960s.
5. When did another boom for hotel development take place?
Airport Hotels
1. Whom does the guest mix in airport hotels consist of?
2. How many rooms are there in a typical airport hotel?
3.Why are restaurant hours and room service in airport hotels extended?
4.Why are they sometimes offered twenty-four hours?
5. Why do guests in airport hotels feel as if they are in different time zones?
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