eft_baivo_17.pdf
- 1. Elementary English for Tourism and Hospitality LESSON 17 Out on the Ferry STUDY NOTES Characters Leo: Receptionist Mona: Guest Jack: Guest The story Leo takes Jack and Mona on the ferry. Language Practice Asking if guests are comfortable Here are some examples of questions to use when asking if guests are comfortable. The responses are also included. Read them out loud. A: Are you comfortable? B: No. Not really. Would it be possible to change seats? The sun is in my eyes. A: Can I get you anything? B: Yes please. Could I have a cold drink? A: Is there anything else youd like? B: No thanks. Im fine. A: Do you need anything? B: Yes. Could you please tell me the best way to get to the museum? Language Practice Explaining places of interest and indicating sights Below are some other examples of how you can indicate places of interest. The first group of sentences use the first conditional. If is used with will or can and the present tense. The second group use the phrase over there. Read them out loud. If you look on the left, you can see the river. If you can see across to your left, you will notice the national park. If you look up there on the right, you can see the temple. If you look over there behind the bridge, you can see the market. Over there, on the left, you can see the gardens. Thats where they have the annual festival. Over there, on the right, thats the art gallery. Thats where well go tomorrow morning. You can see the lake over there, in front of the hotel. Thats where they have the boat races. Over there, behind the sports arena, thats the concert hall. Thats where well go tonight.
- 2. EXERCISES 1. Key vocabulary Look up the meaning and pronunciation of these words in your dictionary. botanic car clear colonial comfortable full gardens here inside market monks moon night outside president recommend rope step view watch 2. Vocabulary Choose a word from the box above to complete each of the sentences. When you have checked your answers, say them out loud. 1. Over there on the left, thats where the ___________________ lives. 2. Are you ____________________? 3. Watch your __________. 4. Would you like to sit ___________ or outside? 5. You get a beautiful __________ of the mountains from here. 6. The river looks lovely at ___________ when theres a full _________. 7. The _______________ quarter is over there, on the left. 3. Language Practice Jumbled sentences Without looking at the notes on the previous page, rewrite the sentences with the words in the correct order. After you have checked your answers, read each sentence out loud. 1. look river left you can on the see if you the ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. park left can if to your national across see you will the you notice ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. can up you if right the on there the see look temple you ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. The Chant Practise saying this chant out loud. Thats where Thats where Thats where the gardens are. Be careful of Be careful of Be careful of the car. Suggested Answers: 2. 1).President 2) comfortable 3) step 4) inside 5) view 6) a. night b. moon 7) Colonial 3. 1) If you look on the left, you can see the river. 2) If you can see across to your left, you will notice the national park. 3) If you look up there on the right, you can see the temple.