The Reading / Listening - Level 0

A travel website asked 400 hotel staff in 39 countries about the strange things guests asked for or complained about. Skyscanner.net said most of the complaints were about food and the room. Some complaints were very strange. It would be difficult for any hotel to make some guests happy.

One guest wanted 16 cucumbers a day. Another asked for only the right legs of a chicken and crocodile soup. One man at a luxury hotel in London was unhappy that his room did not have a sea view. Other guests wanted the toilet filled with mineral water, a honey-filled bath, and a discount because his girlfriend snored.

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Sources
  • http://www.skyscanner.net/news/worlds-weirdest-hotel-requests-and-complaints
  • http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/strangest-hotel-requests-15-cucumbers-per-day-one-dead-mouse-1448422


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

A travel

a.

about

2.

400 hotel

b.

for any hotel

3.

strange things guests

c.

were about food

4.

complained

d.

staff

5.

most of the complaints

e.

very strange

6.

Some complaints were

f.

website

7.

It would be difficult

g.

guests happy

8.

make some

h.

asked for


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

One guest wanted 16

a.

a sea view

2.

the right legs

b.

soup

3.

crocodile

c.

hotel

4.

a luxury

d.

filled bath

5.

his room did not have

e.

of a chicken

6.

Other guests wanted the toilet filled

f.

girlfriend snored

7.

a honey-

g.

with mineral water

8.

a discount because his

h.

cucumbers a day

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A travel website asked (1) ___________________ 39 countries about (2) ___________________ guests asked for or complained about. Skyscanner.net (3) ___________________ complaints were about (4) ___________________. Some complaints were very strange. It (5) ___________________ for any hotel to make (6) ___________________.

One guest wanted (7) ___________________. Another asked for only (8) ___________________ a chicken and crocodile soup. One man (9) ___________________ in London was unhappy that his room did not (10) ___________________. Other guests wanted the toilet filled with mineral water,                             (11) ___________________, and a discount because (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Atravelwebsiteasked400hotelstaffin39countriesaboutthestrange
thingsguestsaskedfororcomplainedabout.Skyscanner.netsaidmo
stofthecomplaintswereaboutfoodandtheroom.Somecomplaintsw
ereverystrange.Itwouldbedifficultforanyhoteltomakesomeguests
happy.Oneguestwanted16cucumbersaday.Anotheraskedforonlyt
herightlegsofachickenandcrocodilesoup.Onemanataluxuryhotelin
Londonwasunhappythathisroomdidnothaveaseaview.Otherguest
swantedthetoiletfilledwithmineralwater,ahoney-filledbath,a
ndadiscountbecausehisgirlfriendsnored.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about hotels for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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