Checking Into A Hotel
Checking Into A Hotel
Checking Into A Hotel
Maria: Great. Just my luck!
Chad: Don't worry. We've got plenty of rooms. Are you a member of our rewards
program yet?
Chad: You can start earning points with this stay. Then you can get discounts on
future stays and special offers by mail.
Maria: The 12th floor is a zoo. There's some kind of convention going on up there
and people are making a racket.
Chad: I do apologize for that. Let me give you room 1485. It should be quiet and
smoke free.
Idioms
● as a rule
● (to) check in
Example: Allison joined Delta's frequent flier program and started earning points.
Note: The "do" in this expression is optional. It makes the apology stronger or more
polite.
● junk mail
● just my luck
→ to find a reservation on the computer; to call up the file with the
reservation
Example: "Hello, I'd like to change my flight for next Friday." - "Please give me your
last name and I'll pull up our reservation."
● (to) reek of
● rewards program
● special offer
Example: The restaurant is running a special offer. Buy one meal at full price and
get the second one free.
● zoo
● worth my while
● just our luck
● reeked of
● made a racket
● as a rule
● rewards program
● special offers
● earn points
● check in
● zoo
Two years ago, I decided to join the Continental Hotel's (1) . I figured it
would be (2) since I travel frequently on business. Whenever I stay at a
Continental Hotel, I (3) . They also send me (4) in the mail.
Last week, my husband and I decided to use the points and spend the weekend in
Manhattan. (5 ) , we only travel when we can get a special deal.
When we arrived to (6) , the hotel was a (7) . It turns out that
some company was having its annual sales conference there that weekend.
( 8) ! The attendees (9) all weekend, partying both nights
until 3 a.m. The hallways (10) cigarette smoke. We didn't get much
sleep, but we did enjoy sightseeing in the city.
Answer Key
Language Lens: "Must have"
The past participle of regular verbs usually ends in -ed. It is the same as the verb in
the past tense.
Examples: visited, looked, entered, wanted. Irregular verbs have various endings in
the past participle. Most end in one of these:
-d (heard, held, paid, read, stood, understood)
-n (eaten, forgotten, given, gotten, known, taken, spoken)
-t (brought, caught, cost, left, slept, spent, thought)
Examples:
◼ I can't find my passport. I must've* left it at the hotel. ( = I think I left it at the
hotel).
◼ You don't have your book? You must have forgotten it in my car.
◼ The movie is over already? I must've fallen asleep.
◼ I can't find my laptop. Someone must've moved it.
◼ Linda called you from her car saying she was lost? She must've left the directions
at home.
◼ My stomach is killing me. I must've overeaten!
◼ My iPad is gone from my hotel room. Someone must've stolen it!
◼ There are no more cookies left? Kate must've eaten the last one.
Quick Quiz
Say what you think happened in each situation. Put the verb in
parentheses into the correct form with "must've":
Example:
We're lost. We _____ (take) a wrong tum somewhere.
Answer: We must've taken a wrong turn somewhere.