AT THE HOTEL --USEFUL VOCABULARY

THIS VOCABULARY IS ESSENTIAL AT THE HOTEL, HAVE A LOOK TOM IT /EL SIGUIENTE VOCABULARIO ES MUY ÚTIL CUANDO NOS ENCONTRAMOS EN UN HOTEL.

Is it necessary to make a reservation?
¿Es necesario hacer una reserva?

Do you have any rooms available?
¿Tiene Ud. habitaciones disponibles?

What's the daily (weekly) rate?
¿Cuál es la tarifa diaria (semanal)?

Is there air conditioning (heating) in the room?
¿Hay aire acondicionado (calefección) en la habitación?

I would like a single (double) room
Quisiera una habitación individual (para dos)

I'd like a room with twin beds
Quisiera un cuarto con camas gemelas

Is breakfast included in the price?
¿El desayuno está incluído en el precio?

Where can I park my car?
¿Donde puedo estacionar mi auto?

Could I see the room?
¿Podría ver la habitación?

OK, I'll take it
OK. La tomaré

My room key please
La llave de mi cuarto, por favor

This room is too small (noisy/dark)
La habitación es demasiado pequeña (ruidosa, oscura)

Could you wake me up at 7 a.m.?
¿Podría despertarme a las 7 de la mañana?

Where can I leave my valuables?
¿Dónde puedo dejar mis objetos de valor?

What time do I have to check out?
¿A qué hora tengo que irme del hotel?

Can I pay with traveler's checks (by credit card)?
¿Puedo pagar con cheques de viajero (tarjeta de crédito)

Could someone bring some extra towels up to my room?
¿Podría alguien traer algunas toallas adicionales a mi cuarto?

Is there a laundry (dry-cleaning) service?
¿Hay un servicio de lavandería (tintorería)?

Odd Sentence 2

In this activity you have to find out the sentence which doesn't belong to the text:

(I) Cyclones are constantly recurring fact of life in Bangladesh. (II) But the one that hit the country on 29 April 1991 was the worst for a decade. (III) However, controlling the flow of water can reduce the risks of floods. (IV) Within hours, 130.000 people were dead and four million people were homeless. (V) Conditions were so bad that, only a week after the cyclone, many felt that the dead, not the living, were the fortunate ones.

2) Which sentence in the passage is different in meaning?

A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
E. V

the answer is in the comments of the entrance!!!

British vs American English Vocabulary list

It is quite difficult to publish a list like this in a blog, so I have uploaded my original file to the web, so that you can learn and study the list.

You can also download the text and print it if you need it for your class or your studies. You can find more Free printable worksheets by this edublog in the PRINTABLES section.

It is about the commonest terms in both American and British English, i hope it will be helpful!

British vs American English

British vs American English

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reading Activity, ODD SENTENCE

This reading activity consists in reading the passage and finding out which sentence is the odd / strange in the test, because its meaning doesn't fit with the rest of the text.



Odd Sentence : Coherence in a Reading Passage



# Passage 1 #

(I) Biologists have made various studies of living organisms. (II) First of all, they have classified them on the basis of their structure. (III) They have divided them into two classes, the single-celled organisms and the many-celled organisms. (IV) In almost all plants and animals, the individual cells have different functions. (V) For instance, bacteria and algae are single-celled, while insects, fish and flowering plants are many-celled.



1) Which sentence in the passage is different in meaning?

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

E. V

N.B: You can check the answer for that activity in the comments of this post, thak you!

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LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS: REQUESTS

making and responding to requests

we use: can, could,will, would, would you mind + ing to make polite requests.

Making requests
Responding to requests

Can you open the door please?
Yes, of course./Of course./Yes, certainly./Certainly./Sure

Could you open the door please?

Will you open the door please?

Would you open the door please?

Would you mind opening the door?
No, I’d be happy to.

No, certainly not.

Can is informal and can be used with someone we know. For example a friend.

Friend 1:Can you open the window please?

Friend2: Sure.

Brother: Can you give me some water please?

sister: of course.

Could is formal and informal. We can use it with someone we know or someone we don't know.

Customer: Could you bring me some salt please?

Waiter: Yes, certainly.

Student: Could you please repeat?

Teacher: Yes, of course.

Will and Would are formal.

Manager: Would you fill in this form?

Employee: Certainly.

Would you mind + verb + ing is formal:

Secretary: Would you mind calling back later?

Patient: No, certainly not.


EXERCISES:

Find the question:

Sanaa:........................................................?

Houria: Sure. I'll close the window.

Manager: ....................................................?

secretary: No, I'd be happy to write the report.

Mother: ......................................................?

Daughter: Yes, of course. I'll clean the dishes mum.

Dealing with the THIRD CONDITIONAL TYPE

This is an activity to practice the THIRD type of Conditional, due to the interest of my older students i will publish more activities about this topic: the conditionals.

Structure:

IF+ PAST PERFECT, conditional perfect

If I had studied, Iwould have passed the course

1. Rewrite the sentences with the words given:
• Rachid didn’t do his homework, so the teacher punished him.
If ............................................................................................
• He had an accident because he drove quickly.
If ..............................................................................................
• The score didn’t change because the referee didn’t blow the whistle for a penalty.
The score ....................................................................................
• The party wasn’t pleasurable because the orchestra didn’t sing well.
If ...............................................................................................
• I couldn’t go for the picnic because my parents didn’t allow me.
I
• I was exhausted, so I went straight to bed.
If ........................................................................................
• She had a lot of work, so she didn’t go home for lunch.
She
• We left early because the film was boring.
..................................... if ...................................................
• The firm dismissed some workers because it went bankrupt.
The firm.................................................................................
• The baby fell off the couch because the parents were busy talking.
The baby.................................... if ................................................
• The marks were good because the test was easy.
The marks ........................................ if .....................................................

keys: (next week in class), anyway if someone is interested, please send a comment. Thank you.

Something about WRITING

Writing is one of the most feared skills for both student and teacher. Students are reluctant to write for fear of making errors, whereas errors are very crucial in the learning process. “To err is human”, as we say. However, Teachers find writing an intricate task to deal with, as it takes a lot of effort on their part to implement a good writing activity. Let’s make writing simple: Keep it simple and stupid! When you write, don’t try to be Shakespeare, be just yourself and try to write as simply as possible.

Each Essay comprises five or four paragraphs. And it is very important to use the LINKING WORDS because they add a flavour to the essay like spices to a dish.

Here you are some of the commonest linking words I hope you realize how useful they are in your essays!

Connectors or Linking words 1

Copulative Connectors:



• and - y

It is hard for a student to work and study at the same time.
Es difícil para un estudiante trabajar y estudiar al mismo tiempo
not only...but also... - no solo...sino también...

Mary plays not only the guitar but also the violin.
Mary no solo toca la guitarra sino también el violín.
• not only...but...as well - no solo...sino...también

She is not only beautiful but very intelligent as well.
Ella no solo es hermosa sino que es muy inteligente también.
both...and... - tanto...como... / ambas cosas

Bill wants both to earn more money and to work less.
Bill quiere ambas cosas, ganar más dinero y trabajar menos.
•
no sooner...than... - apenas...cuando...

I had no sooner gotten into the bathtub than the telephone rang.
Apenas me había metido en la bañera cuando sonó el teléfono.

Driving a car video

This fantastic video will show you the different parts of a car, and the verbs and actions frequently used when driving a car. It's really useful!!





VOCABULARY/ Key Words:

HOOD: capó. POP the Hood: Abrir el capó.

ENGINE: Motor.

HEADLIGHTS: luces de cruce o delanteras.

LICENSE PLATE: matrícula.

BUMPER: guardabarros.

WINDSHIELD: Cristal delantero/ Parabrisas

WIPERS: Limpiaparabrisas.

TIRES: neumáticos.

RIMS: llantas.

GAS TANK: depósito de gasolina.

GAS CAP : Tapón de la gasolina.

BRAKE LIGHTS: luces de frenos.

TRUNK Maletero. (pop the trunk: abrir el maletero).

TURN THE CAR ON : arrancar el coche.

SEAT BELT: cinturón de seguridad.

STEERING WHEEL: Volante.

HORN: claxón, bocina.

NAVIGATION SYSTEM: gps.

REAR VIEW MIRROR: Espejo retrovisor.

SUNROOF: techo solar.

GAS PEDAL: Acelerador.

BRAKE PEDAL: freno.

REVERSE : Marcha atras.

Prepositions--Some common Mistakes

Asking for Directions

When asking for directions you can use some of the following useful expressions:

EXCUSE ME? (¿disculpe?)
WHERE IS THE________? (¿dónde está?)

Answer to the following questions about the video:
1. What is the tourist looking for in the video.
2. Where did the man tell her to go?
3. Where is Louisburg Square?

The TIME -video-

THE TIME

Answer the questions about the video:

1. What time does the movie start?

2. What time did Catherine have to be home?

3. Do they have time to see the movie?

Introducing yourself video (beginner)

Watch the video and answer to the questions:
Where does he come from?
What's his name?


This video is for beginner or small students.

Learning English with Movies: SHRECK 2

Wach this clip and pay attention.

SHREK - Princess Fiona "Family Blessing"




Now answer the following questions:

1. The princess thinks that her parents:
will hate Shrek
will love Shrek
will not meet with Shrek

2. Shrek thinks:
they will not accept him
they will accept him with open arms
he won't meet her parents

3. The princess asks Shrek to:
give her parents a present
give her parents a chance
sharpen their pitchforks

4. What does the princess want from her parents?:
Their blessing
Their money
Their admiration

5. When did Shrek agree to become part of the princess' family?:
When they got engaged
When her parents got married
When he married her

Answers: b,a,b,a,c

How to express past actions in English.

PAST SIMPLE

FORMS:


Affirmative:[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs She washed her car.
Negative : we add Did + not I didn't travel to Korea.
Interrogative: we make inversion Did + Subject+ verb. Did you have dinner last night?
USES:

USE 1 Completed Action in the Past


Examples:
I saw a movie yesterday.
I didn't see a play yesterday.







USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions


I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.











USE 3 Habits in the Past


Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
She worked at the movie theater after school.

They never went to school, they always skipped class.












Some Practice on the content:


VErb Tense Exercise 3 Simple Past and Past Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 4 Simple Past and Past Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 5 Simple Past and Present Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 6 Simple Past and Present Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 11 Simple Past and Past Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 12 Simple Past, Present Perfect, and Past Perfect