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II. Listening Exercises |
Listen to the conversation again by pressing the Play Audio button and read along with the conversation. Review the Key Vocabulary and the sample sentences.
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Hotel Clerk: Sure. What's your name? Man: Uh. Mike Adams. Hotel Clerk: Okay. Let me check here. Um. Here's your key to open your door. You're in room 360. Just walk down this hall [Okay.], and you'll see the elevators on your right. Man: Oh, okay, and what time is the restaurant open for breakfast? Hotel Clerk: It serves breakfast from 6:30-10 a.m. Man: Oh, okay. And, uh, where's the exercise room? I'd like to, you know, run a couple of miles before going to bed tonight. Hotel Clerk: It's on the second floor, and it's open til 10 tonight [Okay.], but the treadmill isn't working. Man: Oh, oh well. And one final question. Do you have wireless Internet in the rooms? Hotel Clerk: We DO [Ah!]. . . for $7.95 a night. Man: Uhhh, I thought something like that would be free. Hotel Clerk: No, sorry, sir but you can get free wireless access if you sit in the parking lot on the far north side. [Oh!] You see, the hotel next to us has wireless and . . . . Man: Oh, great. Um, and uh . . . forget that. And every room has a refrigerator, right? Hotel Clerk: Well, we can have one put in your room for an additional ten dollars a night. Man: Ahhhh. I thought something like that would be included in the price of the room. Hotel Clerk: Sorry, sir. Man: Well, you know, it . . . it kind of irks me it when hotels nickel-and-dime their customers like this. I mean, I checked with sev(eral hotels) . . . I mean I checked with sev(eral hotels) . . . Hotel Clerk: You really should have checked this one too, shouldn't you have, buddy. Man: (Laughing) I . . . I guess that I . . . I'm all flustered now. I mean all the other hotels provide these amenities for free. Hotel Clerk: Sorry, sir. It's just the way it is at this hotel. Man: And the bed? Is that extra too? Hotel Clerk: Of course . . . NOT. Man: Oh. I've had it. I'll just try the hotel across the street. I'm sure they'll give me better service. Hotel Clerk: Okay, but you'd be canceling your reservation here, so we'll have to charge you a cancellation fee of 50% of the cost of the room. Man: Ahhhh, forget it. I can't win either way. What's my room again? Hotel Clerk: Three sixty (360). Man: Ughhhhhh!!! |
Key Vocabulary [Top] |
Vocabulary Activities [Top] |
Now, do these exercises to review the vocabulary. Then, return back to the Post-Listening Exercise to use the vocabulary in real conversations.
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