AT A HOTEL

When I travel, I always put up at a hotel. I’m in the habit of booking rooms beforehand. Booking rooms beforehand is very convenient as rooms are expensive in England and cheap hotels are usually full up.

You’ll find London hotels just the same as hotels in all large cities. As a rule you go into a large entrance-hall where visitors are constantly coming and going.

On arriving at a hotel you must first ask for the reception clerk and he or she will tell you, which is your room, which floor it is on, and will give you the key. Usually you don’t get your keys without signing in at the hotel.

If stating at a hotel, you have to sign in at the desk, stating your name and address.

You give your luggage to the porter, who takes it up in the lift to your room.

After washing and changing in your room you can walk about the town. On returning before going to bed you can put your shoes outside the bedroom and the boot-boy will clean them.

Задание 3. Вставьте вместо пропусков, слова, данные в скобках.

(boot-boy, as a rule, put up, to sign in, luggage, very convenient, signing in, stating, outside, it, entrance-hall)

1. When I travel I always … at a hotel.

2. Booking rooms beforehand is… … .

3. … … you go into a large… …

4. Usually you don’t get your keys without … … at the hotel.

5. If staying at a hotel you have … … at the desk, your name and address.

6. You give your … to the porter, who takes … up to your room.

7.You can put your shoes … the bedroom and the … … will clean them.

Задание 4. Изложите содержание прослушанного текста кратко на английском языке.