UNIT 2: HOTEL FACILITIES

2-1 PRESENT PERFECT

a)We use the Present Perfect to talk about:

1- Events at an undefined time in the past which have a result in the present.
2- Situations which began in the past and which are sill continuing.

We use the Present Perfect with:

- SINCE
- FOR
- YET
- RECENTY
- HOW MUCH...?
- HOW MANY...?

2-2 SIMPLE PAST:

We use the Simple Past to describe events at a particular time in the past.

We use the Simple Past with:

- YESTERDAY
- WHEN...?
- LAST YEAR
- LAST MONTH
- LAST DAY
- AGO
- IN 2012
- IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH...

2-3 MAKING COMPARISONS

COMPARISONS                                                                         SUPERLATIVE

Small adjectives: 

a) Adding the suffix ER.                                             a) Adding the suffix EST.

Cheap = Cheaper than ...                                                Cheap = The cheapest
Quiet = Quieter than...                                                    Quiet = The quietest
Narrow = Narrower than...                                             Narrow = The narrowest
Tall = Taller than ...                                                        Tall = The tallest
Late = Later than ...                                                         Late = The latest
Long = Longer than...                                                     Long = The Longest

b) When the adjective ends in "E": Adding R.           b) When the adjective ends in "E": Adding ST.

Nice = Nicer than                                                           Nice = The nicest                      

c) When the adjective ends in "Y": Adding IER.      c) When the adjective ends in "Y": Adding IEST.

Lovely = Lovelier than...                                                Lovely = The loveliest
Lively = Livelier than...                                                  Lively = The liveliest
Happy = Happier than...                                                 Happy= The happiest
Easy = Easier than...                                                       Easy = The easiest

d) When the adjective ends in "vowel and consonant": Double the consonant.

Thin = Thinner than...                                                     Thin = The thinnest
Fat = Fatter than...                                                            Fat = The fattest
Big= Bigger than                                                             Big = The biggest

Large adjectives:

Expensive = MORE expensive than...                           Expensive = The MOST expensive
Polite = MORE polite than...                                          Polite = The MOST polite

Irregular adjectives:

GOOD                               BETTER                        THE BEST
BAD                                  WORSE                          THE WORST
FAR                                   FARTHER                     THE FARTHEST
LITTE                                LESS                              THE LEAST
MUCH                               MORE                            THE MOST
MANY                               MORE                            THE MOST    

2-4 VOCABULARY    

Courtesy-bus
Disabled: People who are unable to use all of the parts of their body.
Conference room
En suite
Fitness centre
Full-length mirrors: Long mirrors in which a person can see their whole body.
Furnishings: Equipment in a room.
Hoists: Lift, but not for person. Montacargas.
King-size: Extra large.
Laundry: Service for washing and cleaning clothes.
Nappy-changing facilities
Safety rail
Stair-lift
Subtle: Subtle colours.
Trouser-press: device for ironing and pressing a pair of trousers. Un galán de noche.