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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