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Some members of the family want something special. Pay attention to the following things:
Talib enjoys staying in a place with a beautiful view.
Huan and Sarah can’t stand cockroaches, they are very afraid of them.
Michael doesn’t like hotels, he prefers to go camping.
Sarah really loves going to the Hilton Hotel, would Paris Hilton be there as well?
If you have problems understanding the reviews, take a look at the glossary below the reviews.
Glossary TripAdvisor
- excursions: a short journey made for pleasure
- Sydney Opera House: a famous building in Sydney
- disappointed: unhappy because what was hoped or wished for did not happen.
- cleanliness: the state of being clean or the habit of keeping things clean
- several: more than two or three in number
- blinds: a device in a window to screen out light or give privacy within.
- mould: a furry growth fungi occurring typically in moist warm conditions, especially on food or other organic matter. (see picture)
- to roam / to wander: to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction
- lodge: a hotel or inn
- bunk beds: one of two beds that are fixed together, one above the other
- filthy: very dirty and unpleasant
- plumbing: the system of water and sewerage pipes in a building
- dodgy: of low quality
- facilities: services that are provided
- pathetic: weak and not successful
- cockroach: large brown insect that lives in houses, especially where there is dirt
- equipped: to have the things that are needed
TO DO:
2. Make a top 3 and write down the names of the hotels in your Booklet:
1.First choice
2.Second choice
3.Third choice
5. Read the statements in your Booklet.
Look and listen to this sketch from Fawlty Towers.
Tick the correct statement.
Expressing likes and dislikes
To talk about your likes and dislikes, you can use the following expressions:
Expressing likes |
Expressing dislikes |
I like…I love...I adore…I ‘m crazy about…I’m mad about…I enjoy…I’m keen on… |
I don’t like…I dislike...I hate…I can’t bear...I can’t stand…I detest...I loathe... |
Examples of likes and dislikes :
I'm mad about the seaside, but I can’t bear getting sand in my socks
I adore reading poetry, but I loathe doing the poetry homework.
If you neither like nor dislike something:
"I don't mind doing the homework."
Things to remember about likes and dislikes:
1. When these expressions are followed by a verb, the latter is put in the -ing form.
VERB+ING
Examples:
"I like eating foreign food."
"I hate wearing sunglasses."
"I dislike waiting for my flight."
2. Note that" very much" & " a lot" always come after the things you like.
Examples:
"I like shopping very much/a lot.
NOT: " I like very much/a lot shopping."
How to write a hotel review
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