This document contains material for an English lesson about tourism and hotels. It includes questions about staying in hotels, an interesting fact about convenience stores in Taiwan, currency exchange rates, instructions for an online practice activity, a role play exercise reviewing hotel booking and check-in, and exercises on minimal word pairs and tongue twisters.

1. W E E K 4
Tourism English

2. Where is this?

3. What is this?

5. Who is this?

6. Interesting Fact about Taiwan:
Taiwan has the world’s highest concentration of convenience stores.
It has been called the “convenience store capital of the world”.

7. What about the rest of the world?

8. What about the rest of the world?
Korean Won Indonesian Rupiah
Philippine PesoJapanese Yen

9. What about the rest of the world?

10. What about the rest of the world?
Malaysian Ringgit Vietnamese Dong
New Zealand DollarIndian Rupee

11. Let’s talk about hotels
1. What are the best and worst things about staying in hotels?
2. Have you ever been to a really disgusting hotel? Did you stay or
leave?
3. Couch surfing is staying for free at people’s homes in different
countries. Is this a good idea or bad idea? Why?
4. Do you feel comfortable when you are staying at a hotel?
5. Have you ever ordered room service?
6. Do you have any interesting stories about staying somewhere
other than your house, like a hotel or hostel?
7. Are hotels expensive in Taiwan? How about motels?
8. What is the nicest hotel you have stayed at?
9. What would it be like to work in a hotel as a cleaning person or
front desk staff?
10. Have you ever eaten anything out of the minibar (the
refrigerator with snacks and drinks)? Was it expensive?

12. Class stuff
1. Do you have your book?
2. Did you bring your nametag?
3. Write your name and student number in your book.
4. Contact: lesdavyteacher@gmail.com
5. We have online practice!
6. Write this down in your book:
http://www.ClarityEnglish.com/area1/EnglishFor
HotelStaff/Start.php?prefix=TW_NCNU01
Login: Your student number
Password: Your student number

13. Review
1. What does “book” a room mean?
2. How do you greet people who come into a hotel?
3. What is the difference between a double room and a suite?
4. Name three different credit cards.
5. How would you explain to a guest that your hotel doesn’t have a pool?
Add the words to the blanks:
Guest: _____ _____ _____ book a room, please.
Receptionist: Yes, we have a double room ______. _____ _____ nights is it for?
Guest: Two nights. Tomorrow and Friday.
Receptionist: OK. Could you _____ an email to _____ your reservation?
Also, _____ you _____ a contact number?
Guest: No problem. Also, what time is _____ _____?
Receptionist: _______ _____ is at 10:30 a.m. Is there anything else __ _____
____ _____ _____?
Guest: No, that’s all. Thank you.
Receptionist: Thank you and _____ ____ _____

14. Review
1. What does “book” a room mean? Reserve a room
2. How do you greet people who come into a hotel? Good __. Welcome to the _...
3. What is the difference between a double room and a suite? A suite is bigger…
4. Name three different credit cards. Visa, Mastercard, American Express…
5. How would you explain to a guest that your hotel doesn’t have a pool? Go away…
Add the words to the blanks:
Guest: I’d like to book a room, please.
Receptionist: Yes, we have a double room available. How many nights is it for?
Guest: Two nights. Tomorrow and Friday.
Receptionist: OK. Could you send an email to confirm your reservation?
Also, could you provide/leave/send a contact number?
Guest: No problem. Also, what time is check-out?
Receptionist: Check-out is at 10:30 a.m. Is there anything else I can help you with?
Guest: No, that’s all. Thank you.
Receptionist: Thank you and enjoy your stay.

15. Minimal Pairs
bedroom [ˋbɛd͵rʊm] bathroom [ˋbæθ͵rum]
eyes [aɪz] ice [aɪs]
restroom [rɛst ͵rum] restaurant [ˋrɛstərənt]
this [ðɪs] these [ðiz]
foot [fʊt] food [fud]
A B

16. Tongue Twisters
 She sells seashells down
by the seashore.
The shells she sells are
seashells.
 Peter Piper picked a peck
of pickled peppers.
Which wristwatches are Swiss
wristwatches?