Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

Places and things in the hotel
A
Expressions in reception
Do you have a 
single room
[
for one person
] / a 
double room
[
for two people
]?
I have a 
reservation
. [
I booked a room
] My name is …
We’d like a 
room with a view
of the sea.
The receptionist may say:
Here is your key
.
Your room is 
on the
first floor
. 
Take the lift
.
 
It’s
 over there
. 
Would you like 
some help with your
luggage
?
Can you 
fill in this
form
, please?
Sign
(
your name
) 
here
, please. [
write your name
]
Please 
check
your bill
[
make sure it is correct
].
When you leave you say:
Can I 
check out
, please?
Can I have the 
bill
, please?
Asking questions about hotel services
How much is 
a single room with a 
bathroom
?
Can I order 
room service
?
How do I 
get an
outside line
? (You want to phone someone who is not in the hotel.)
What is 
the code for
Poland?
Can I 
have
breakfast in my room
, please?
Can I 
have a
wake-up call 
at 6.30, please? (You want to wake up at 6.30.)
What time
is
breakfast / lunch / dinner? 
Can I (
ex
)
change
some money
, please?
B
C
reception
key
lift
luggage
form
bill
bathroom
shower
TV
phone
mini-bar
hairdryer

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Exercises
Look at the pictures and complete the dialogue with words from the opposite page.
CUSTOMER: 
Can I have a 
1
room for tonight, please? 
RECEPTIONIST: Would you like a room with a 
2
? 
CUSTOMER: 
Yes, please. And with a 
3
, please.
RECEPTIONIST: All our rooms have a TV, a 
4
and a 
5
. I can give you room 25. It has a view of the 
6
. Here is your 
7
. The
8
is over there. The room’s on the second floor.
Match what you want on the left with what you need on the right.
You want: 
You need:
1 to have a drink in your room 
a the lift
2 to go to the top floor 
b an outside line
3 to open your door 
c a shower
4 to get up at 6 am 
d a mini-bar
5 to phone your country 
e a hairdryer
6 to watch the news 
f a wake-up call
7 to wash your hair 
g a TV
8 to dry your hair 
h a key
Choose the right words to complete these sentences. 
1 At 
reception / reservation
you can order 
room / lift
service. 
2 We’d like a 
two / double
room with a 
view / see
of the garden, please.
3 The lift is 
after / over
there. Take it to the second 
floor / room
.
4 Please 
fill / write
in this 
form / bill
. 
5 I’d like a 
sit-up / wake-up
call at 7.30 and I’d like to 
make / have
breakfast in my room, please.
6 I have a 
luggage / reservation
for a 
single / one
room with a bathroom.
7 Can I 
cash / have
the bill, please? I’ll 
check / change
it now.
8 I’m leaving today. Can I 
exchange / order
some dollars here before I 
pay / check 
out?
Write down questions that you can ask in a hotel beginning: Can I … ? Use these words.
wake-up call
Can I have a wake-up call, please?
breakfast 
in 
my 
room bill double 
room luggage
Answer the questions. 
1 How much does a hotel room cost in the capital of your country?
2 What is the code for Britain if you phone from your country?
3 What time is breakfast usually in a hotel in your country?
4 Is it most important for you to have a hairdryer, a TV or a mini-bar in a hotel room?
21.1
21.2
21.3
21.4
21.5
double

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50
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Eating out
22
Places where you can eat
café
: you can 
have a cup of tea / coff ee 
and a 
snack
there (e.g. a sandwich or a cake). They 
sometimes serve 
meals
too (e.g. lunch, dinner).
restaurant
: you go there for a meal; more expensive than a café.
bar / pub
: bars and pubs serve 
alcohol
and 
soft drinks
[
non-alcoholic drinks, e.g. fruit juice
]; you can 
usually have a meal or a snack there too.
fast food restaurant
: you can get a quick hot meal there, for example burger and chips.
take-away
:
 
you buy a snack or a meal there and take it home to eat.
In a restaurant
A
B
Expressions
C
(v = vegetarian)
Soup of the day 
(v)
Mixed salad 
(v)
Steak with chips or new potatoes
Fish and chips 
Vegetable curry 
(v)
Salmon fillet with green beans
Burger with chips and mushrooms
Chocolate ice cream
Apple pie
Fruit salad
Menu
STARTERS
MAIN COURSES
DESSERTS
Waiter
Are you 
ready to order
?
Waiter
And 
what would you like to drink?
Waiter
How would you like
your steak – 
rare
, 
medium
or 
well-done
?
Customer
Could I have the bill
, please?
Waiter 
Would you like
it with chips or new potatoes?
Waiter 
Is everything all right?
Customer
Yes, 
I’d like
the steak, please.
Customer
I’ll have
a coke, please.
Customer
Thank you, it’s 
delicious
. [very good]
Customer
Well-done, please.
Waiter
Yes, of course.
Customer
With chips, please.
(later)
(later)

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51
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Exercises
Look at A opposite. Where would you go to …
1 buy a meal and take it home to eat?
2 have a romantic dinner for two?
3 eat a quick lunch? 
4 have a cake and a cup of coffee? 
5 drink a glass of wine with friends? 
Write down the name of a place of this type in your town.
1 fast food restaurant: 
2 café:
3 take-away: 
4 restaurant: 
5 bar: 
Choose one of the words in the box which can go with each of the words in each group. 
steak curry pie soup salad
1 You can have tomato / vegetable / chicken 
as a starter.
2 I’d like the beef / chicken / vegetable 
as a main course.
3 I’ll have the mixed / tomato / fruit 
.
4 Can I have the apple / chicken 
, please.
5 Do you like your 
well-done, medium or rare?
Correct the six mistakes in this dialogue.
WAITER: 
Are you ready for order?
to
CUSTOMER: Yes. I like vegetable soup and steak, please.
WAITER: 
What would you like your steak? Rare, medium or done good?
CUSTOMER: Rare, please.
WAITER: 
What you would like to drink?
CUSTOMER: A orange juice, please.
Cover the menu opposite. Write the food you can remember. Look at the menu again and check 
your answers.
Answer these questions.
1 What would you choose to eat from the menu opposite?
2 What can vegetarians eat from the menu? 
3 Do you like eating out?
4 How often do you go to a restaurant?
22.1
22.2
22.3
22.4
22.5
22.6
a take-away
McDonald’s
soup
Over to 
you
Sometimes restaurants in other countries have English menus for tourists. Look at one of these. 
Write down any useful words you find.

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Sports
23
Ball games
We 
play
all these sports. 
A
Other popular sports 
B
We can use 
go
with all the sports listed in B, apart from judo and karate. I