Problems at a hotel

Watch the video and fill in the chart. Check your answers in "comments".

Guest’s name: 

Guest’s room number:

Things she complains about:

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A hotel room

Do this listening activity and learn some vocabulary about hotel rooms.  

The Guest House

Watch the video and take notes. Then you can click here to read the script and see some vocabulary about the lesson.

Happy Halloween!

EnglishCentral is a great website to help you learn English. Watch this video about the origin of Halloween. There are many things you can do to learn with it.

Reuters Video: Trick or treats as big business. Watch this video about what Americans spend on Halloween (it has the script).

Click here to see an interactive greeting card.

Visit old entries to see more things about Halloween.

TOURIST ACCOMMODATION

Listen to a conversation between a couple and a travel agent. Have a look at the exercise (T/F) but don't look at the script. Click here to listen.

HOLIDAYS

Watch this video and learn about holidays and travelling. You can read the tapescript and see some vocabulay explained in the story notes. Do the multiple choice quiz and have a look at the spotlight.

Some holiday destinations- The Trastevere in Rome

Watch the video and answer the questions or complete the sentences (answers in "comments")

1. What does the name “Trastevere” literally mean?
2. What do the proud neighbours believe themselves?
3. What did the neighbourhood become in the Middle Ages?
4. Who owns a lot of property there?
5. People go there to enjoy_________________________, to ______________________ in winding alleys or just to _________________ the chaos of central Rome. Visitors have always come here in search of _______________________________________.
6. What do some people fear?
7. What is the old café now?
8. What has the newspaper seller witnessed?
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9. Today the neighbourhood is _____________________ but still keeps __________________________________________.
10. The glory of Rome lies in its ability to retain layer after layer of history even ________________________________________________________________________.

Some holiday destinations- London

Watch this video about Soho in London and answer the questions or complete the sentences(answers in "comments")





1. Where is Soho?
2. How can you get to Soho?
3. Which two ways of exploring the area does he mention?
4. The archs at Gerrard Street are the __________________________________.
5. What can you find in the area?
6. Which restaurant is a good option for vegetarians?

7. What is “Roonie Scott’s”?
8. People interested in art can also find ___________________________________.
9. Why does he say that Soho Square is transformed into a cultural square during the summer?

Some holiday destinations- New York

A visit to New York :Listen to a woman talking about her visit to New York. Choose the right answer and then listen and read the script.

LONDON

Watch this video about London and do these exercises. (the answers in "comments")

A. Choose the right answer or answer the questions.

1. The Home of British Government is…
a) Westminster Abbey
b) Buckingham Palace
c) The Houses of Parliament
d) The Gherkin

2. What’s the name of the best known clock tower in the world?

3. What part of London is famous for its shopping and nightlife?
a) The West End
b) The East End
c) The Mile End
d) The South End

4. What would you find at Covent Garden?
a) Bistros and bars
b) Shops and offices
c) Banks and building societies
d) Fruit and vegetables

5. Brick Lane is home of the ‘Great British’ what?
a) Curry
b) Museum
c) Bulldog
d) Breakfast
6. One of London’s newest bridges is…?
a) Tower Bridge
b) The Albert Bridge
c) The Millenium Bridge
d) Waterloo Bridge

B. Watch it again and complete the sentences.

7. The name Big Ben refers to …

8. Westminster Abbey has been the site of …
since …
Much of the current building is…

9. The London Eye is … tall and it’s the largest…
with views across London stretching...
10. There are __________________ theatres in the West End.
11. In the East End, Colombia Road is famous for ...
12. The City is ...
13. From the Gherkin, one of the newest landmarks, you have some of the best views of...
14. The Millenium Bridge leads from... to ...

MORE TRIPS

THE BIG APPLE
- Listen to a guide giving information about a trip to New York and choose the right answers. You can also take notes and then check them reading the quiz script. Finally you have some vocabulary activities to practise the vocabulary that appears in the script.


UTAH
- Listen to a travel ad for Utah in the USA and choose the right answers. Again you can also read the script and do some vocabulary activities.

HOLIDAYS AND TRAVELLING

Watch this video and learn some language about planning a vacation.



A new video with travelling vocabulary



This last video is also about travelling problems: