At the Tourist Information Centre
1. Match the accommodation in 1 to 4 to the correct description.
1) guesthouse
2) campsite
3) hostel
4) hotel
a You usually sleep in a large room with other guests, sometimes called a dorm. There is often a kitchen so you can make your own meals and sometimes there’s a bar.
b You have your own room and usually your own bathroom too. Breakfast is often included in the price and you can sometimes have other meals too.
c These are sometimes called ‘bed and breakfasts’. This is usually a private house where you get your own room. Breakfast is usually included and sometimes all meals are included too. Sometimes you have to share a bathroom.
d You sleep in a tent here. There are usually toilets and showers. Sometimes there are shops.
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1c 2d 3a 4b
2. Listen to the conversation between Anke and Dan, the Tourist Information Officer. Tick the types of accommodation in Exercise 1 that they talk about.
1) guesthouse
2) campsite
3) hostel
4) hotel
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guesthouse, hotel and hostel.
3. Listen again and complete the table below. Write the price and yes (✓), no (✗) or don’t know (?). The first one has been done for you.
| Place | Price ($) | Share room | Share bathroom | Breakfast |
| The Pioneer | 200 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| The Vancouver Inn | ||||
| BC Lodge | ||||
| The Maple Leaf Villa |
Answer & Transcript
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Place |
Price ($) |
Share room |
Share bathroom |
Breakfast |
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The Vancouver Inn |
110 |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
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BC Lodge |
30 |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
The Maple Leaf Villa |
60 |
✗ |
✓ |
? |
Transcript
(Anke = German; Dan = Canadian)
Anke: I’ve just arrived here in Vancouver. I’m looking for somewhere to stay.
Dan: What kind of accommodation would you like?
Anke: Can you recommend somewhere central? Near to the city, the shops – yeah.
Dan: OK, well, ah ___ let’s have a look. How about this one? The Pioneer. It’s right in the centre of town. It’s nice – it’s comfortable, you get your own room and bathroom. So, what do you think?
Anke: How much are we talking about?
Dan: Well, it’s about 200 dollars a night. But that includes breakfast.
Anke: Oh, it’s too expensive for me.
Dan: Ah, OK, all right. So, let’s have a look at something a bit cheaper here. Let’s see, well here are some more hotels. They’re all quite central and comfortable.
Anke: How much are they?
Dan: Well, the cheapest hotel is ___ let’s see, The Vancouver Inn – this one’s 110 bucks. It includes breakfast, and all the rooms have a bathroom so that’s good.
Anke: Oh, it’s still a bit too expensive for me.
Dan: OK. How about a hostel? This one here – BC Lodge – you see, it’s 30 bucks for a night.
Anke: What’s it like?
Dan: Well, it’s fairly typical. It’s got shared bedrooms and you’ll be sharing a bathroom, of course. There are cooking facilities – you can cook stuff there, but breakfast is provided. It’s fun, it’s lively – good atmosphere.
Anke: Ah OK. Yeah so ___ it’s a better price for me, but I’m not keen on sharing a bedroom. And I can pay a little more than 30 dollars – no problem.
Dan: OK. Oh well, I know just the thing. Here we go. This is a guesthouse, The Maple Leaf Villa.
Anke: And what about the price?
Dan: 60 bucks a night. That’s good – that’s a good price, yeah. Cheaper than the hotels.
Anke: That sound interesting. Can you tell me more about that?
Dan: It’s very central – it’s actually an historic building. Here’s a photo. And you can see here that you get your own room. The bathroom’s shared, but that’s not so bad. You can see it’s very comfortable.
Anke: Yeah, it looks good. OK, maybe a good place for me. Could I have a look at it?
The guesthouse
1. Ray shows you four different rooms in the guesthouse. Listen and write the rooms he shows you.
Room 1 __________
Room 2 __________
Room 3 __________
Room 4 __________
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Room 1 lounge
Room 2 kitchen
Room 3 bedroom
Room 4 bathroom
2. Listen again and write down what is in each room.
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Room |
Feature |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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Room |
Feature |
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1 |
widescreen TV |
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2 |
microwave, fridge |
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3 |
big bed, sink, desk, comfortable chair |
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4 |
Power shower, plenty of towels |
3. Listen again and answer these questions.
a How many satellite channels are there?
________
b Do you have to cook your own breakfast?
________
c How much does a basic room cost per night?
________
d How many guests share a bathroom?
________
Answer & Transcript
a 30
b No, but you can if you want to
c $60
d two
Transcript
(Ray = Canadian)
Why don’t you come on it? Come this way. OK so this is the lounge. It’s fairly big. It’s got a widescreen TV and we get about 30 satellite channels and, as you can see, it’s pretty comfortable.
This is the kitchen. You share it with other guests and, as you can see, it’s recently been renovated. There’s a microwave and fridge for you to use. You can either cook your own breakfast or we’ll prepare it and bring it to your room.
This is one of the bedrooms. This is a basic room and it costs 60 bucks a night, which is quite cheap. As you can see, it’s got a really big bed. It’s got a sink, a desk and this very comfortable chair here.
Here’s the bathroom. You share with just one other guest. There’s a power shower and plenty of towels. I think you can see, it’s a comfortable place to stay.