EXERCISES ON TOPICAL VOCABULARY
1. Choose the appropriate word in brackets
1. If you've never been to this city, you should take a look at our (menu, brochures, front desk, inn).
2. We do not have a (room, laundry, valet, dinner) service. You'll have to park your car yourself.
3. The room has a pull (off, out, on, over) couch, so it will sleep an extra person.
4. We don't have any vacancies. We are completely (vacant, booked, complimentary, closed).
5. After your long conference you can relax in the (kitchenette, parking lot, hot tube, front desk).
6. I'll call housekeeping and ask them to bring you some fresh (milk, dinner, linen, ice).
7. If you need to do your workout we have a (weight room, restaurant, telephone, library) on the third floor.
8. I'll let you voice your complaint about the rate to the (housekeeper, valet driver, hotel manager, chef).
9. Please put your used (dishes, towels, menus, keys) in the basket and leave unused ones hanging on the rack.
10..If you need a midnight snack there's a (bellboy, kitchenette, cot, vending machine) full of potato chips on your floor.
2. Fill in the words correctly.
Advance, bunk beds, dormitory, double room, family room, key, reception, single room, twin room, vacancies
If you book a room for one person, you usually book a _________.
If you want a room with a double bed, you book a _____________.
If you want a room with two separated beds, you book a _________.
For families there are usually special offers if they take a _____________.
In youth hostels rooms are often shared by 10 or more people. This kind of room is called ___________.
To get 10 people into one room, two beds are usually placed on top of each other. They are called _______.
No matter where you're staying, you usually have to fill in a form at the _______.
Then the receptionist tells you your room number and gives you the _______for your room.
During high season it's advisable to book a room in _________________.
If a B&B is fully booked, they usually have a sign in the window saying »No ____________«.
3. Complete the sentences with words or expressions from the box. You do not need to use all the words in the box. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.
adjoining rooms
airport transfer
ADSL connection
balcony
bar
business centre
cashier
check in
check-in time
check out
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check-out time
coffee shop
conference centre
direct-dial telephone
emergency exit
en-suite
exchange / bureau de change
gift shop
gym
heated pool
honeymoon suite
housekeeping
key card
lift / elevator
lobby
minibar
non-residents
no smoking
pay-TV
(swimming) pool
Presidential suite
rack rate
reception
reception room
registration card
reservation
reservations department
residents
restaurant
room service
safe (noun)
safety deposit box
sauna
tariff
tea- and coffee-making facilities
vacancies
wireless connection
1. Our well-equipped __________ has everything for the busy executive, including a photocopier, full Internet facilities with __________, and __________ to keep you refreshed while you work.
2. If you would like some food brought to your hotel room, call __________, and if you need new towels or if you want your room cleaned, call __________.
3. The hotel provides a complimentary __________ for all guests, so you don't have to get a bus or taxi into town when you arrive.
4. If you arrive at a hotel and ask for a room, you usually have to pay the full __________, but you will probably get a discount if you make a __________ in advance, especially if there are a lot of __________ on the days you want to stay.
5. Would guests please note that the latest __________ is midday (12 o'clock) on the day they wish to leave.
6. Guests who have just got married might like to use the hotel's __________, although if they've really got lots of money, they could reserve the magnificent __________.
7. When you arrive at the hotel, go straight to the __________ to __________. They will ask you to fill in a __________ with your name, address and other information, and then they will give you a __________, which you need to get into your room. Take the __________ if your room is on a high floor.
8. My room's small, but there's a __________ full of drinks, chocolate and snacks (although I haven't dared to look at the __________!), a __________ where I can keep my passport and other valuables, a __________ so I can call my friends, and a __________ where I can stand outside and get a great view of the city. Oh, and there's __________ so I can watch a movie if I get bored.
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9. The hotel's facilities, including the cocktail __________, the Michelin-starred __________ and the outdoor __________ (which is heated in the winter), can be used by both __________ (guests staying in the hotel) and __________ (people who are not staying in the hotel).
4. Complete the sentences below with the best answer:
1. If you're traveling on a budget and you want to meet other young people like yourself, you ought to consider staying at a _______________.
A. youth hostel B. hotel C. resort
2. One of the nice things about that hotel is that each room has a ____________ so you can prepare you own meals.
A. rollaway bed B. sitting area C. kitchenette
3. Can you _______________ and see if they can bring us some more towels?
A. call the front desk B. book a hotel C. order room service
5. Match the sentences on the right with the terms on the left:
1. This is a run down hotel or motel in a poor area A. Presidential Suite
of town. ____
2. The fancier hotels will have these for their guests to B. Bed and Breakfast
use if they want a drink in the room. ____
3. If you are hungry but you don’t want to leave your room C. Seedy hotel
you can order: ____
4. Hotels advertising this feature provide access to the D. Lobby
internet for their guests with laptops. ____
5. A hotel with this phrase displayed by their establishment E. Amenities
do not have any rooms left. ____
6. This is the nicest room in the hotel. ____ F. Wet bar
7. This phrase means to purchase a stay at a hotel. ____ G. Wi-Fi
8. These are features of the hotel beyond just the rooms H. Room Service
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and the beds. ____
9. This is a type of hotel that is based out of a home. ____ I. No vacancy
10. In this area you will find the front desk and the J. Book a room
sitting area. ____
6. Unscramble the following words to form a sentence:
Example: name/John/is/my > My name is John.
1. valet/do/walk/to/have/parking/let’s/so/we/don’t
2. time/call/up/what/at/is/wake/your
3. up/hotel/the/booked/is/all
4. lobby/me/at/meet/the/in/five
5. are/amenities/many/there/here
6. bad/continental/their/is/breakfast/really
7. suite/wish/could/presidential/I/we/stay/the/in
8. bar/get/wet/drink/me/a/the/from
1. Let’s do valet parking so we don’t have to walk.
2. At what time is your wake up call?
3. The hotel is all booked up.
4. Meet me in the lobby at five.
5. There are many amenities here.
6. Their continental breakfast is really bad.
7. I wish we could stay in the presidential suite.
8. Get me a drink from the wet bar.
7. Use the words in the Word Bank to fill in the blanks.
Word Bank:
Amenities Book a room Room service
A double or a single All booked up Lobby
Wi-Fi Continental breakfast Seedy hotel
No vacancy Valet parking Wake up call
Vacancy Wet bar
1. Don’t get a drink from the _________. It is really expensive.
2. I need to _____________ for the 4th of July. I’ll be staying in Dallas and I don’t have anyone I can stay with.
3. We were going to stay at the Best Western, but there was ___________.
4. The ___________ is really good here. They serve great Colombian coffee and an assortment of biscuits.
5. His brother used to go to a ___________ to find the drugs that he did.
6. I’m too tired to leave the room. Let’s get ____________.
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7. Bring your laptop. I think they have __________.
8. You’ll have to go down to the front desk in the ___________ to see if they have more towels
9. For our anniversary we headed out to our favorite ___________ in a small town near by. An older couple owns it and they don’t charge too much.
10. Don’t expect any ____________ at that low priced hotel. All they offer are rooms and beds. That’s about it.
8. Fill in the Blank Passage:
Amenities Booked a room Room service
A double or a single All booked up Lobby
Wi-Fi Continental breakfast Seedy hotels
No vacancy Valet parking Wake up call
Vacancy Wet bar 5 star hotels
When I won the lottery last year I took my family on a nice vacation. We went to Los Angeles, CA. In the past we have always had to stay at 1). ____________, because we were poor. It was dangerous and the rooms were kind of gross. Now money was not a problem. I called up the fanciest hotel in the city and I 2). ____________ without even worrying about the cost. What a great feeling!
When we pulled up to the hotel we went right to the 3). ___________. As a newly rich family we didn’t want to park the car ourselves! We walked into the 4). _______________ to check in and the place was definitely nice. The woman at the desk who was taking care of us explained all the different 5). _____________ the hotel had to offer. We were amazed. We didn’t know a hotel could have so many great features and things to do. In the past when we went on vacation we were just happy if we were able to get a room. The cheaper hotels tend to have 6). ___________ on holidays. Some nights we’d have to sleep in the car because we couldn’t get a room. That was the only time we used to travel since I had to work so much.
Upon entering our room we realized that 7). _______________ were in a different world than the run down dumps we had been staying in. The room was huge and the view was amazing. There was even a 8). ____________. We don’t drink a lot, but since it was our vacation we decided to let loose a little. My kids knew that money was no longer an issue. Right away they picked up the phone and ordered 9). _____________. They asked for cake and ice cream. I had to call back down to cancel that order. I told my kids that just because we were rich didn’t mean that I would let them do whatever they wanted. We were all tired so I called to the front desk to set up a 10). _________ for the following morning. With so much to see and do the next day an early start is what we needed.
Overall the vacation went great. We saw everything that we wanted to see and even got to see some movie stars walking about. I think I can speak for my whole family when I say that being rich is better than being poor!
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