Living English (2): Enjoy Your Stay
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Living English is a 42-part series that looks at the English language used in everyday situations such as checking into a hotel or describing people. An episode will be posted each week. Scroll down the page, press the button "play", and watch episode2 . You can do an exercise to check your understanding of the simple present by clicking on the link below.

Episode 2. Enjoy Your Stay

Sarah and Mark take Anne to her hotel. She checks in.
ANNE: Thank you very much for picking me up.
SARAH: You’re very welcome. Will you be alright here?
ANNE: Thanks. I’ll be fine. And thankyou Mark, for helping with my heavy bags.
MARK: Don’t mention it.
SARAH: Alright then. Nice to meet you finally. I’ll ring you tomorrow.
ANNE: Nice to meet you too.
SARAH: Goodbye.
CLERK: Good morning. Would you like to check in?
ANNE: Yes please.
CLERK: And your name?
ANNE: Anne Lee.
CLERK: Ah yes. Could you just fill this out please?
How long will you be staying?
ANNE: Two weeks.
CLERK: Are you here on business?
ANNE: Mainly business.
CLERK: Will you need a hire car?
ANNE: No thankyou.
CLERK: And will you need a map of the city?
ANNE: Maybe later.
CLERK: Will you want a newspaper in the morning?
ANNE: No thankyou.
CLERK: OK. And how will you be paying Ms Lee?
ANNE: Credit card.
CLERK: Thankyou. Here’s your key. It’s room 309. Enjoy your stay Ms Lee.
ANNE: Thankyou. I hope I will.



Vocabulary :
check in/into (v): register at a hotel
pick up (v): come and get someone at a certain place and time
I'll pick you up at your house at 7:30.
mention (v): say something about
You never mentioned that you were going to quit your job.
fill in, fill out (v): give information on a printed page, card, form, etc
on business (~): the reason why someone is someplace is because he/she has business there
hire (v): give work to someone

Episode Note
1. Saying Thankyou
2. Saying Goodbye
3. The Future Tense (Practice)
4. Paying
5. Formal Titles

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