lunes, 17 de septiembre de 2012

UNIT 6: MONEY MATTERS

6-1  A BILL

What items would you expect to find on a hotel bill?

- Room charge (per night). Precio de la habitación.
- Meals
- Phone calls
- Bar sales; Minibar sales
- Newspaper
- Room service
- Laundry charges
- Photocopies
- Send a fax

6-2 USING NUMBERS

L37.20 =  That will be thirty-seven pounds (libras) twenty
408 = Room four oh eight...
200 : 1.4 = L142.86 = Two hundred divided one point four equals one hundred and forty-two pounds eighty-six commission...
(-L2.00 = L140.86) = Less two pounds eighty-six pence (peniques).
10%= Ten per cent
4 x 4 = Four by four
In all = En total
In come = Ingresos

6-3 THE PASSIVE

Fill the gaps in this table with the correct form of the verb BE.

ACTIVE                                           TENSE                                  PASSIVE

a- They inspect the rooms every day.       Present Simple                The room is inspected every day.
b- They're cleaning your room now.        Present Continuous        Your room is being cleaned now.
c- They sent the bill to the company.        Simple Past                     The bill was sent to the company.
d- They were preparing the bill.              Past Continuous             The bill was being prepared.  
e- They have redecorated the bar.           Present Perfect                The bar has been redecorated.
f- They had made a mistake.                    Past Perfect                     A mistake had been made.
g- They will do it tomorrow.                     Future                              It will be done tomorrow.

6-4 VOCABULARY

Availability chart: Tabla de disponibilidad.
Cash: Money in the form of coins and notes.
Currency: Money that a particular country uses. In Spain euro.
Expiry date: End of a period when you can use something.
Key card: Card given to a guest when they are given their key, when checking in.
Receipt: Piece of paper that is given to show you have paid for something.
Voucher: A piece of paper exchanged for goods or service. Ticket.
Service charge: Amount (usually a percentage) added to - for example - a restaurant bill to reward the waiters/waitresses for their work.


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