#0382 – Types of Hotels and Accommodations, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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#0382 – Types of Hotels and Accommodations, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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English as a Second Language Podcast
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ESL Podcast 382 – Types of Hotels and Accommodations
GLOSSARY
to explore the options –
to learn more about the choices one has; to gather
information about what is available
* Bill is exploring his options for college by collecting information about all the
colleges in the state that offer his major.
run-of-the-mill
–
ordinary or typical; not special in any way
* We ate at a run-of-the-mill restaurant, but we didn’t complain because we were
so hungry.
chain hotel –
one of a group of hotels owned by a large company that has the
same name and same look in every city where it is; a hotel owned by a large
company that has hotels in several cities
* Is it better to stay in a chain hotel where you know what to expect or to choose
an independently owned hotel you are not sure about?
cabin
–
a small, simple house made of wood; a vacation home outside the city,
often near a lake or in the mountains
* Every summer my family and I spend our vacation at a cabin near Lake
Michigan.
rustic
–
simple and a little rough in appearance; somewhat old-fashioned or rural
* The bakery in our town sells the best rustic bread, made with a recipe that has
been in the family for over 200 years.
to rough it
–
to live without all the modern comforts; to do something (like live or
travel) in a simple way
* Uncle Harold enjoys roughing it so he usually takes a tent, food, and cooking
supplies when he travels.
hostel
–
a place to stay when traveling that may have shared bedrooms and
bathrooms; a place where travelers can stay cheaply that is often popular with
students
* We stayed in a hostel in New York City because everything else was too
expensive. We found it was a good way to meet other travelers.
fleabag motel
–
a cheap, unclean motel; a motel that is not well kept and not
comfortable
* I will not stay in that place. I have heard it is fleabag motel, with dirty sheets,
paint falling off the walls, and even cockroaches.
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ESL Podcast 382 – Types of Hotels and Accommodations
in the same league –
of similar quality; approximately the same value or same
level of achievement
* After winning first place in several speech contests, Abdi demonstrated that he
is in the same league as the other state competitors.
luxurious –
grand and expensive; very pleasant and comfortable
*
The bride wore a luxurious silk wedding gown covered with beautiful lace and
real pearls.
modest
–
simple and reasonably priced; not large or expensive
* “You don’t need the newest and biggest car, and besides, a modest car is all
you can afford,” my sister told me.
boutique hotel –
a small, pleasant hotel that offers personal service; a hotel
that is usually smaller and nicer than common hotels
* The boutique hotel on Main Street has all its room decorated with items from
Victorian England.
bed and breakfast
–
a private home that provides a place to stay and serves
breakfast in exchange for payment; a home with a few rooms where a home-
cooked breakfast is included in the price of the stay
* Miriam had a large beautiful old house, and her sister loved to cook so they
planned to open a bed and breakfast.
vacation rental
–
a home in a nice location that people can rent when they take
a vacation; a place someone can rent to get away from home for pleasure
* Last summer, the Martinez family chose a vacation rental because they could
have more privacy and space than a hotel.
to appeal to
–
to interest or attract; to posses positive qualities that win people’s
interest
* Near a university, you will find many shops that appeal to students.
adventurous spirit –
willingness to try new, difficult, or dangerous things; an
interest in new or exciting activities
* Only someone with an adventurous spirit would bicycle across several
continents.
inducement –
an action intended to persuade someone; something that
encourages a person to do something
* None of the workers were interested in moving to another city until the company
offered a financial inducement.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Which would be the best place to stay for a person who likes “roughing it?”
a) A cabin
b) A boutique hotel
c) A bed and breakfast
2. What does Jamal mean when he says his adventurous spirit just needs the
right inducement?
a) He will try something new when it is his idea.
b) He will try something new on their next vacation.
c) He will try something new with appropriate encouragement.
______________
WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
cabin
The word “cabin,” in this podcast, means a small, simple house made of wood.
Sometimes cabin refers to an old fashioned home; sometimes it is a simple place
to stay when on vacation: “The first thing the family did when they moved to the
area was cut down trees to built a cabin.” Or, “The summer cabins for rent in the
park did not have electricity or running water.” A cabin is also a small room on a
ship where people can sleep: “Each cabin on the ship had two beds, so every
sailor had a roommate.” Another meaning for cabin is the area where people sit
on an airplane: “The crying baby could be heard throughout the cabin, and so
every passenger knew there was an unhappy baby on the plane.”
modest
In this podcast, the word “modest” means simple, not expensive, or not a lot:
“The young family bought a modest home because that was all they could
afford.” Or, “He earns a modest salary and therefore finds it difficult to save
money.” Also, modest means not bragging about one’s own abilities or
accomplishments: “The modest professor did not talk much about his awards or
research, but the university was eager to make known his successes.” Finally,
modest can be used to describe clothes or behavior that does not try to attract
other people’s interest: “Carol advised her friend that the dress she had on was
not modest enough to wear to the business meeting because it was too short and
too tight.”
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CULTURE NOTE
Though we usually think of a hotel as a place to stay when traveling, some hotels
are themselves the “attraction” (thing that draws attention). Such hotels are
called “destination hotels” because staying in the hotel is the reason that people
travel there.
There are several kinds of destination hotels that might help a person feel closer
to nature. “Tree house hotels,” which use trees as a part of their buildings, might
be found in a “rainforest” (thick forest in tropical areas), “wildlife refuge” (a place
where animals live in their natural environment and are kept safe), or national
park. For example, in one hotel, one of the rooms is built on the top of a living
tree!
Around the world, there are cave hotels which are built into natural holes in the
sides of cliffs or hills, and may even have rooms underground. There are also
ice and snow hotels, in which the furniture and decorations are made of ice and
snow, and need to be rebuilt each year.
A few people have built hotels under the water. An underwater hotel in Key
Largo, Florida requires “scuba diving” (using special equipment to breathe under
water) in order to enter. A hotel in New York City called “The Library Hotel” is
organized according to the “Dewey Decimal System,” the number system used to
organize books in U.S. libraries. Each room has a different theme or topic,
including mathematics, music, and poetry.
Other destination hotels were built for a different use. In Long Beach, California
a ship called the RMS Queen Mary is now both a museum and a hotel. The
Queen Mary was a famous ship that crossed the Atlantic Ocean and its
passengers sailed in luxury. Some people also believe that the ship is “haunted,”
and have seen ghosts and heard strange noises while staying on the Queen
Mary.
______________
Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – a; 2 – c
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ESL Podcast 382 – Types of Hotels and Accommodations
COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 382: Types of
Hotels and Accommodations.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 382. I’m your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development,
located in the beautiful City of Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. You can go there and download a Learning Guide
for this episode. The Learning Guide contains all of the vocabulary and
definitions for the main words of this episode. It also includes sample sentences
using the words in new sentences. You will also find comprehension checks,
additional definitions not found on the audio portion of this episode, cultural
notes, and a complete transcript of this episode – everything we say you can find
on the Learning Guide.
This episode is called “Types of Hotels and Accommodations.” It’s a dialogue
between Jamal and Erin talking about the different places you can stay, and how
we describe those hotels and other places in English. Let’s get started.
[start of dialogue]
Jamal: Have you found a place for us to stay in Chicago?
Erin: I’m still exploring the options. Instead of a run-of-the-mill chain hotel, I
thought we could do something different.
Jamal: How different?
Erin: I thought we might stay in a cabin near the lake.
Jamal: A cabin? That sounds a little too rustic for me. My days of roughing it in
hostels or fleabag motels are over. A cabin sounds like it would be in the same
league.
Erin: Oh, I don’t know. There are some very nice cabins, and even if they’re less
than luxurious, I don’t mind staying in a modest place. We can’t afford an
expensive boutique hotel, you know.
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