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TDH1 · A2+–B1 · Adults · 45–55 minutes · Pair work · 6-page PDF
Practise checking in at a hotel, asking about facilities and booking a restaurant table in English. Learners listen to a guest asking about early check-in, read two model dialogues and use a booking grid to find a table when two more guests join.
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What learners practise
Polite requests with I’d like to and Could I, checking availability, confirming the time and number of guests, and ending a booking call.
How to teach the lesson
Play the phone call twice, then have learners read the reception and restaurant dialogues aloud. Cut out the cards on page 4 and give the booking grid to the restaurant. After the first booking, reveal the updates. Ask the guest to choose a quieter table or a better time and confirm the new details.
Pages 1–3 contain the lead-in, listening, dialogues and speaking tasks. Page 4 has the private role cards, page 5 has the homework gap-fill and page 6 has teacher notes, the audio transcript and answer keys.
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Teaching advice and podcast
Teaching advice: Teach polite questions through hotel role-plays — give each role different information about availability.
Podcast discussion: Turn a holiday topic into a practical lesson (S02E09).