The document discusses various topics related to accommodation experiences, including problems that may occur and role plays of scenarios involving accommodation issues. It also discusses factors important for a good holiday and contains prompts about experiences with homesickness or culture shock when adapting to new places or situations.

1. AVZ 2
HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PLACES YOU’VE STAYEDHAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PLACES YOU’VE STAYED
IN RECENTLY.IN RECENTLY.
START BY ASKINGSTART BY ASKING
DID YOU GO ANYWHERE IN THE HOLIDAYS?DID YOU GO ANYWHERE IN THE HOLIDAYS?
ACCOMMODATION

2. AVZ 2
HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS
WITH:
•HOTELS?
•RENTING ACCOMMODATION?
•SHARING A ROOM OR A FLAT/HOUSE?
•ANY OTHER KINDS OF ACCOMMODATION?
EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. DID YOU
MANAGE TO SORT OUT THE PROBLEM?
HOW?
ACCOMMODATION

3. AVZ 2
ROLE-PLAY THE CONVERSATIONS:
•The bath in your house has leaked and
flooded the house. Your landlord wants you to
pay for the damage
•Your landlord doesn’t want to give your deposit
back on the flat.
•The room in your hotel is too hot and so you
complain to the receptionist.
•You arrive late at a hotel because your flight
was delayed- and the receptionist tells you your
room has been given to someone else.
•You are staying in a five-star hotel. You need
to get up early for an important meeting
tomorrow. A rock band is staying downstairs.
They are having a huge party. You decide to go
and ask them to keep the noise down.
•You go on holiday with your family. You have
to share a room with your brother, who has
some disgusting habits. You decide to try and
persuade him to change!
ROLE-PLAY THE CONVERSATIONS:
•The bath in your house has leaked and
flooded the house. Your landlord wants you to
pay for the damage
•Your landlord doesn’t want to give your deposit
back on the flat.
•The room in your hotel is too hot and so you
complain to the receptionist.
•You arrive late at a hotel because your flight
was delayed- and the receptionist tells you your
room has been given to someone else.
•You are staying in a five-star hotel. You need
to get up early for an important meeting
tomorrow. A rock band is staying downstairs.
They are having a huge party. You decide to go
and ask them to keep the noise down.
•You go on holiday with your family. You have
to share a room with your brother, who has
some disgusting habits. You decide to try and
persuade him to change!
ACCOMMODATION

4. AVZ 2
Discuss which are the most important factors for a good holiday:
•Very comfortable beds
•A quiet, secluded area
•Very posh surroundings
•Hardly anything to do
•A bit expensive but incredibly good food
•A fairly long way from home
•Absolutely loads to do
•Lots of interesting places to visit
•Realy cheap food
•Incredibly relaxing
•Amazing scenery
•Great nightlife
•Beautiful beaches
•Welcoming hosts
•Pretty easy to get to
•Spacious rooms
•Absolutely no tourists there
THE BEST HOLIDAY

5. AVZ 2
• Have you ever been homesick? When? Why?
• What kind of things do you moan about in terms of school, work or family? Who do you
moan to/with?
• What kind of things do you think a foreigner might find difficult about your country?
HOMESICK

6. AVZ 2
THINK OF A TIME WHEN YOU EXPERIENCED CULTURE SHOCK AND HAD TO ADAPT TO NEW
WAYS OF DOING THINGS:
•IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
•WHEN CHANGING SCHOOLS
•STARTING UNIVERSITY
•BEGINNING A NEW JOB, ETC.
Speak about:
•WHAT WAS STRANGE FOR YOU
•THE DIFFERENT FEELINGS YOU WENT THROUGH
•HOW WELL YOU ADAPTED
•ANY THINGS YOU JUST COULDN’T GET USED TO
CULTURE SCHOCK

7. AVZ 2
THINK OF A TIME WHEN YOU EXPERIENCED CULTURE SHOCK AND HAD TO ADAPT TO NEW
WAYS OF DOING THINGS:
•IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
•WHEN CHANGING SCHOOLS
•STARTING UNIVERSITY
•BEGINNING A NEW JOB, ETC.
Speak about:
•WHAT WAS STRANGE FOR YOU
•THE DIFFERENT FEELINGS YOU WENT THROUGH
•HOW WELL YOU ADAPTED
•ANY THINGS YOU JUST COULDN’T GET USED TO
CULTURE SCHOCK