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🏨 Hotel Conversation – Check‑in & Polite Requests

Polite requests (modal verbs) + Pronunciation /ə/ (schwa)
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Step 1: Prediction – What will you learn?

Think about a hotel reception. What phrases do you need to check in, ask about breakfast, or request a late checkout?

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Step 2: Key vocabulary

🔊 Click the audio button to hear pronunciation. Click Show definition to see the meaning.

reservation
check-in / check-out
amenities
complimentary breakfast
late checkout
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Step 3: Before you watch – Discuss

1. What do you usually say when you arrive at a hotel reception?
2. How do you ask about breakfast times or hotel facilities?
3. Is it polite to say "I want" or "I would like"? Which is better?
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Step 4: Watch the video

📌 Listen for common phrases at the reception, questions about facilities, and polite requests.

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Step 5: Answer the questions (after watching)

1. What do you usually say when you arrive at a hotel reception?
2. How do you ask about breakfast times or hotel facilities?
3. Is it polite to say "I want" or "I would like"? Which is better?
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Step 6: Grammar discovery – Polite requests

🔍 Look at these sentences from the video:

  • "Could I have a late checkout?"
  • "I would like to request a room with a view."
  • "Can you tell me what time breakfast is?"

❓ Discovery questions (discuss with a partner):

  • Which modals make a request more polite? (could, would, can)
  • What is the difference between "I want" and "I would like"? ("I would like" is more polite)
  • How do you ask for permission politely? ("Could I...", "May I...")
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Step 7: Pronunciation focus – The schwa /ə/ (the most common sound in English)

🎯 Target sound: /ə/ – a short, relaxed sound like in "a" (as in a book), "the", and unstressed syllables.

Listen and repeat. Click 🔊 to hear each word.

reservation /ˌrez.ərˈveɪ.ʃən/
complimentary /ˌkɒm.plɪˈmen.tər.i/
breakfast /ˈbrek.fəst/
amenities /əˈmiː.nə.tiz/

💡 Tip: The schwa sound appears in many unstressed syllables. Practice saying these words slowly, then naturally: "I have a reservation."

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Step 8: Controlled practice – Complete the polite requests

1. __________ I have a late checkout, please? (polite modal)
2. I __________ like to book a room with a sea view. (polite form of "want")
3. __________ you tell me what time breakfast is served? (polite request for information)
4. __________ I have the Wi‑Fi password, please? (polite request)
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Step 9: Freer practice – Speak & record

🎙️ Speaking prompt: Imagine you are at a hotel reception. Say three polite sentences: check in, ask about breakfast, and request a late checkout. Use "could", "would like", or "can".

💡 Examples:
• "Good evening, I have a reservation under the name Smith."
• "Could you tell me what time breakfast is?"
• "I would like to request a late checkout for tomorrow."

You said:

🎯 Bonus challenge: Include a word with the schwa sound (reservation, breakfast, amenities).

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