This document outlines a unit on maintenance service in hotel guest rooms. It includes 2 periods of instruction covering:
1) Learning objectives which are for students to be familiar with and know how to offer good maintenance service in a hotel.
2) Background information including how hotel employees should work as a team and the types of scheduled and preventive maintenance.
3) Discussion and facilities recognition activities including specific maintenance work, looking at pictures, and group presentations.
3. Learning procedures:
1. Learning objectives
2. Background information
3. Discussion and facilities recognition
4. Listening activities
5. Notes
6. In- class exercises
7. Further development activities
8. Assignment
4. Learning objectives
1. Students are required to be familiar with the
maintenance service in a hotel.
2. Students are required to know how to offer a good
maintenance service.
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6. Background Information
Watch this video and read the following material and
then work out the main task of the maintenance department.
hotel maintenance - Video.flv
A plan to do maintenance work in the future is usually
of two types and that is scheduled maintenance and
preventive maintenance. Scheduled maintenance is that type
of work that requires longer durations to complete, planning
of manpower and tools and materials required, co-
ordination with other trades and possibly outside contractors.
8. Discussion and Facilities Recognition
Activities:
1. Discuss some specific maintenance work in a hotel.
2. Look at the following pictures, and have a discussion
with two in a pair. ( Pictures).
3. Two or three groups are chosen to make a presentation
about their discussion.
11. Listening activities
1. Listen & answer
Dialogue
1) What is wrong with the toilet in Room 3103 and what is the
guest name?
2) Is there any thing else to be repaired?
2. Oral practice
Dialogue
Listen to the dialogue again and repeat, paying attention to the
fluency and tone of your voice.
12. Dialogue :
There is something wrong with the toilet.
G=Guest, A=hotel clerk A, B=hotel clerk B
A鐚Housekeeping. What can I do for you?
G鐚Yes, there seems to be something wrong with the toilet.
A鐚I am sorry to hear that. Well have someone to fix it for
you right away. Whats your room number, please?
G鐚3103
A: 3103, Mr. Smith, am I right? Dont worry. Our worker will
arrive in a moment.
G: Right, thank you.
(Three minutes later, there is a knock on the door.)
B鐚May I come in?
13. Dialogue :
There is something wrong with the toilet
G鐚Come in鐚
B鐚The toilet is not working well, is it, Mr. Smith?
G鐚No, it isnt. The toilet doesnt flush.
B鐚Let me see. Oh鐚its cloggedIts all right now. You
may try it.
G鐚Yes, its working now. Thank you.
B鐚Youre welcome. Anything else鐚
G鐚The water tap drips all night long. I can hardly sleep.
B鐚Im very sorry, sir. Some part needs to be replaced. I will
be back soon.
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14. Notes
1. Words and Expression
2. Useful sentences
1). There is a terrible smell in my bathroom.
2). My toilet overflowed.
3). My sink/ceiling is leaking.
4). The picture is wobbly鐚
5). The air conditioner /refrigerator/heating system/TVisnt
working.
16. In class exercises
1.Make up a dialogue based on the given situation with
your partner and act it out.
G: You are a guest. You complain that the toilet bowl flushes.
C: You are a hotel clerk. You get the necessary information
and promise to have it fixed by a plumber in 5 minutes.
2. Presentation:
What role do you think the Housekeeping Department
plays in a hotel?
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17. Further development activities
1. Have a discussion about how to offer quality
service to guests.
2. Watch the video and make another situational
dialogue with your partner.
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18. Assignments
1. Report
Have a discussion and work out a report about maintenance
work in a hotel according to the following:
A: Your partner lists all kinds of possible facilities problems
in a hotel. You try to work out ways to solve them.
B: Give opinions about the work of the maintenance
department of a hotel.
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