Student A

a- What kind of hotels do you prefer? When you stay in one, are these things
important to you? Mark your preferences in the boxes (√ = very important; X = less
important):

cheap good restaurants excursions / tours

sports facilities clean informal
snobbish big spa / swimming pool

b- Read the information about the following hotel. Does it suit your preferences?
Why/Why not?

SPAIN
Rosas
Hostal Sant Jordi
Location: Simple but good quality two star hotel near the sandy beach and
about half a mile form the centre of Rosas.
Various sports facilities are available locally: mini golf, windsurfing, sailing,
horse-riding, cycling and waterskiing. There is a golf course at Playa de Pals.
Facilities: The Hostal is well equipped and very suitable for family holidays.
Facilities include: restaurant with buffet breakfast, bar (open all day), open-air
swimming pool with children’s pool, garden with bar service and children’s
playground. The hotel has its own car park.
Accommodation:
Prices are per person per week
Type A: 2/3 person room with bath, shower and toilet. (£ 99)
Type B: 2/4 person room with bath, shower and toilet. (£ 123)
Type C: single room with bath, shower and toilet. (£ 172)
Arrival is on Saturday. Minimum stay: 7 nights.

c- Share the previous information with your partner and compare the two hotels.
You can use the following structures:

 My hotel has got more room choices than yours.

 My hotel has got a car park, but yours hasn’t.

d- Now discuss the following question with the rest of the class. Give reasons for
your choice:

Which hotel would you like to stay in for:

 your honeymoon?
 a business trip?
 family holidays?

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 Student B
What kind of hotels do you prefer? When you stay in one, are these things
important to you? Mark your preferences in the boxes (√ = very important; X = less
important):

cheap good restaurants excursions / tours

sports facilities clean informal
snobbish big spa / swimming pool

Read the information about the following hotel. Does it suit your preferences?
Why/Why not?

ITALY
Bardolino
Hotel Idania
Location: Good three-star hotel in the centre of Bardolino,
about 400 metres from Lake Garda. Everything you need
for a successful holiday is to be found there. Watersports
fanatics are close to the lake and for those who love
excitement, the centre of the town is close by.
Facilities: Hotel Idania offers you a restaurant with breakfast buffet and a
choice of 3-course menus, bar, pleasant lounges with TV corner, open-air
swimming pool with solarium, a modern spa and bar service. Dances are held
every week and excursions are organised for the guests.
Accommodation:
Prices are per person per week
Type A: 2/3 person room with shower, toilet and telephone. (£ 138)
Type B: single room with shower, toilet and telephone. (£ 164)
Arrival is on Sunday. Minimum stay: 10 nights.

c- Share the previous information with your partner and compare the two hotels.
You can use the following structures:

 My hotel is more expensive than yours.

 My hotel has got a solarium, but yours hasn’t.

d- Now discuss the following question with the rest of the class. Give reasons for
your choice:

Which hotel would you like to stay in for:

 your honeymoon?
 a business trip?
 family holidays?

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