Vocabulary

Store – торговый павильон

(to) purchase – приобрести, купить

(to) confirm – гарантировать в приобретении

Housekeeping – кастелянша, завхоз

Corkscrew – штопор

Request – при необходимости

Maintenance – техническое обслуживание

Supply – услуга

(an) exit stub – входная квитанция

THE TASK

Make up some dialogues to the model using the information above:

Model

Guest: Can I ask for a doctor when I’ll have any troubles with my health?

Desk-clerk: Of course, sir. We have a dentist and a dermatolog on call.

G.: How can L call the doctor?

D.: You may inquire the front desk.

G.: How much is one call?

D.: Nothing. This service is included in the price of a room. But if you’ll need some medicine, you are to pay.

G.: Very Well.

D.: Enjoy your stay at our hotel.

G.: Thank you.

*2*

Read and understand three advertisements of top exclusive hotels in the United Arab Emirates. Get ready to do a task.

1

METROPOLITAN HOTEL ***** Dubai

The hotel is only 10 kms from the city centre on Sheikh Zayed Road

Facilities: seafood, Chinese, Indian, Polynesian and Italian restaurants, tea garden, coffee shop, English pub, lounge bars, discotheques, Arabic night club, 24-hour room service, swimming pool, gymnasium and cinema complex.

Guest rooms: 193 rooms and suits.

2

RESORT & BEACH CLUB ***** Abu-Dhabi

A 20 minute drive from the city, the hotel is located on the beach close to

the Emirates Golf Club

Facilities: International cuisine, Italian restaurant, lounge, beach bar, pool bar, 24-hour room service, Olympic-sized swimming pool, children pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, massage parlour, two squash and three tennis courts, water sports.

Guest rooms: 103 rooms with satellite TV.

3

Fujairah Hilton ***** Fujairah

Some 126 kms from Dubai International Airport on the shores of the Indian Ocean,

the hotel is set in 26,000 square ms of landscaped tropical gardens with a backdrop provided by the Hajar Mountains

Facilities: Main restaurant with outdoor dining and live entertainment options, two bars with live entertainment, beach bar, 24-hour room service, temperature controlled swimming pool, gymnasium, children’s amusement park, two tennis courts and one volleyball/basketball court. Snorkeling and diving activities can be arranged. Laundry and dry cleaning, beauty salon, secretarial services and doctor on call.

Guest rooms: 80 rooms and suits and 12 garden chalets.

Vocabulary

Squash – игра в мяч

Steam room – парная (сауна)

Massage parlour – массажный кабинет

Lounge – комната отдыха

On call – по вызову

Live entertainment – концертное представление, шоу

Snorkeling – подводное плавание с аквалангом

Diving – ныряние, прыжки в воду

Options – на выбор

Cuisine – кухня (меню)

Chalet – шале, маленький домик в саду

THE TASK

Choose the hotel you would like to stay at. Explain your choice. Possible to use the following words:

I’d like… because …

At first (second, third)…

It has a wide selection of …

Facilities are …

Most important for me …

I like … that’s why …

*3*

Read the text and concentrate on understanding. Get ready to do a task.