UNIT4

ARE THERE ANY ROOM FREE?

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION

• Accommodation is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.

• The government will provide temporary accommodation for up to three thousand people.
• Prices include flights and hotel accommodation.
• Rates are higher for deluxe accommodations.
OBJECTIVE
FORMAL
INFORMAL
• We use formal language in situations that are serious or that involve people we don’t know
well. Informal language is more commonly used in situations that are more relaxed and involve
people we know well.

• Formal language is more common when we write; informal language is more common when
we speak.
FORMAL

• Could you inform me (whether)…..?

• Could you please inform me whether you are available from 4th to 6th May and send me
details about your tours and prices?
• I’m uncertain (when)….
• I'm uncertain what time he is coming.
• Would it be acceptable if (we)….?
• Would it be acceptable if we reduce a production?
•
INFORMAL

• Could you tell me (whether)….?

• Could you please tell me whether you can accommodate a family?
• I’m not sure (when)…..?
• I’m not sure when I’ll be back?
Is it ok if (we)……?
Is it okay if we give a discount to you?
SAYING WHY YOU ARE WRITING
• I saw your advertisement in …… and I……..
• I saw your advertisement in the local newspaper would like to be considered for
the position of an automotive service technician.
• I’m writing to you because….
• I am writing to you because of the job ad.
• The reason I’m writing is that…….
• The reason I'm writing this letter is because my teacher, Mrs Chatterjee, told me
to.
REFERRING TO AN ADVERTISEMENT

• In your advertisement, you say that…. But I…….

• In your advertisement, you say that your hotel will give a free wifi
but I don’t get a password.

• You don’t say exactly……

• You don’t say exactly what you need from me.
INTRODUCE A REQUEST IN WRITING

• I’m very interested in…… but I would like to……

• I'm really interested in your works but I would like to search for a more challenge one.
• We’ll (probably) be arriving on…. So……
• We’ll (probably) be arriving on 8.20 pm so we are arriving around 9:00pm to the Hotel.
• Since we’ll be arriving on….(Could we/Could you)…..
• Since we’ll be arriving on 8.20 pm. Could you pick us up at the airport?
• While we’re there we…..(not only want to…. But we’d like to….)
• While we’re there we not only want to spend time in retirement but we’d also like to spend time with my family and
friends.

•
ASKING FOR INFORMATION

• Could you tell me if/whether……?

• Can/ Could you tell me whether the tickets include drinks?
• I would like to know if/whether….
• I would like to know whether it is a true story or fabricated.
• Do you have any……?
• Do you have any questions?
• Could you give me some idea/ precise/details…?
• Could you give me some ideas for transportation to JFK airport?
ASKING FOR INFORMATION

• I need to know a bit about….

• I need to know a bit about bitcoin.
• Is there an extra charge for….?
• Is there an extra charge for late payment?
• My final question is……
• My final question is about the appointment of the committee?
ACCOMMODATION VOCABULARY

• Rent (an apartment/ a room)

• Book/ make a booking (at a b&b)
• Central heating
• Air conditioning
• spacious room: a large room
• to put down a deposit: to payhall of residence: a college or university building where students
live an amount of money as the first in a series of future payments
• mobile home: a home that can be moved by a vehicle or one that has its own engine
ACCOMMODATION VOCABULARY

• to take out a mortgage: to borrow a large amount of money, paid back over several years, in
order to buy a house

• cozy – comfortable
• vacancies – rooms (in a hotel, for example) that are not full
ABBREVIATIONS

• a shortened form of a word or phrase.

• V.IMP (very important)

• p.w. (per week)
• b&b (bed and breakfast- room and early morning meal in a private house or small hotel)
• TV (television)
• F&B (Food & Beverage)
ABBREVIATIONS

• AV(Audio visual equipment )

• AI: all inclusive (not artificial intelligence!)
• BRA(Best rates available)
• DND(Do not disturb)
• ETA(Estimated time of arrival)
• FB/Full Board: An accommodation rate that includes all three main meals, as well as a bed for the
night.
• HB/ Half Board: A room rate that includes breakfast and one other meal, whether lunch or dinner.
HOTEL VOCABULARY

• 1. adjoining rooms 6. kitchenette

• 2. amenities 7. late charge
• 3. cot, rollaway bed 8. luggage cart
• 4. damage charge 9. maximum capacity
• 5. double bed 10. valet