Booking a room and giving dates
Use for a range: , . Use for an intended duration: , .
British room vocabulary includes and . Ask when checking what the price covers. General does not need an article.
Numbers two and above take plural units: , . Keep the date, time and duration in separate short phrases when making a booking.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Give the end of a date range. | ||
| Give the end of a date range. | ||
| Give the intended duration. | ||
| Give the intended duration. | ||
| Ask for a room intended for one guest. | ||
| Ask for a room intended for one guest. | ||
| Ask whether breakfast comes with the price. | ||
| Ask whether breakfast comes with the price. | ||
| Book a duration of two nights. | ||
| Book a duration of two nights. | ||
| Complete the spoken date pattern. | ||
| Complete the spoken date pattern. | ||
From Sunday to Monday.Give the end of a date range.
A room for one night, please.Give the intended duration.
I’d like a single room.Ask for a room intended for one guest.
Is breakfast included?Ask whether breakfast comes with the price.
For two nights, please.Book a duration of two nights.
From the first to the third of July.Complete the spoken date pattern.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the patterns
Tap the form described in this unit.
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Give the end of a date range.
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Give the intended duration.
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Ask for a room intended for one guest.
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Ask whether breakfast comes with the price.
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Book a duration of two nights.
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Complete the spoken date pattern.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Choose the right word for the gap.
From Sunday Monday.
Give the end of a date range.
A room one night, please.
Give the intended duration.
I’d like a room.
Ask for a room intended for one guest.
Is breakfast ?
Ask whether breakfast comes with the price.
For two , please.
Book a duration of two nights.
From the first to the third July.
Complete the spoken date pattern.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
From Sunday Monday.
Give the end of a date range.
A room one night, please.
Give the intended duration.
I’d like a room.
Ask for a room intended for one guest.
Is breakfast ?
Ask whether breakfast comes with the price.
For two , please.
Book a duration of two nights.
From the first to the third July.
Complete the spoken date pattern.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
Give the end of a date range.
Give the intended duration.
Ask for a room intended for one guest.
Ask whether breakfast comes with the price.
Book a duration of two nights.
Complete the spoken date pattern.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Give the end of a date range.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Give the end of a date range.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Give the intended duration.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Give the intended duration.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Ask for a room intended for one guest.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Ask for a room intended for one guest.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Ask whether breakfast comes with the price.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Ask whether breakfast comes with the price.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
