A2.6: At the hotel

À l'hôtel

Vocabulary (21)

 La clef: The key (French)

La clef

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The key Show

 Un ascenseur: a lift (French)

Un ascenseur

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A lift Show

 La réception: The reception (French)

La réception

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The reception Show

 Le service: the service (French)

Le service

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The service Show

 Le problème: The problem (French)

Le problème

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The problem Show

 La solution: The solution (French)

La solution

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The solution Show

 Une entrée: An entrance (French)

Une entrée

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An entrance Show

 La sortie: The exit (French)

La sortie

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The exit Show

 La carte: The menu (French)

La carte

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The menu Show

 Un escalier: A staircase (French)

Un escalier

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A staircase Show

 Vers: Towards (French)

Vers

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Towards Show

 Régler (to settle) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Régler

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To settle Show

 Finir (to finish) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Finir

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To finish Show

 Faire l'enregistrement: Check in (French)

Faire l'enregistrement

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Check in Show

 La clef électronique: The electronic key (French)

La clef électronique

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The electronic key Show

 Le mini-bar: the minibar (French)

Le mini-bar

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The minibar Show

 Le concierge: the concierge (French)

Le concierge

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The concierge Show

 La climatisation: air conditioning (French)

La climatisation

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Air conditioning Show

 La salle de sport: the gym (French)

La salle de sport

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The gym Show

 La femme de ménage: the cleaning lady (French)

La femme de ménage

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The cleaning lady Show

 S'occuper (to take care of) - Verb conjugation and exercises

S'occuper

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To take care of Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Jouer un dialogue entre le personnel de l'hôtel et le client lors de l'enregistrement. (Play a dialogue between the hotel staff and the guest during check-in.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

J'ai fait une réservation avec booking.com.

I made a reservation with booking.com.

Quel est votre numéro de réservation ?

What is your reservation number?

Le petit déjeuner commence à 7 heures et se termine à 10 heures.

Breakfast starts at 7 and ends at 10 o'clock.

Votre numéro de chambre est le 215, au deuxième étage.

Your room number is 215, on the second floor.

La salle à manger est à côté de l'ascenseur au rez-de-chaussée.

The dining room is next to the elevator on the first floor.

Pourrais-je avoir une serviette supplémentaire ?

Could I have an extra towel?

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Je vais faire l'enregistrement à la réception maintenant. (I am going to check in at reception now.)
Le problème de la climatisation a été réglé hier soir. (The air conditioning problem was fixed last night.)
Vous pouvez régler la note avant votre départ. (You can settle the bill before you leave.)
La femme de ménage s’occupe de votre chambre aujourd’hui. (The cleaning lady is taking care of your room today.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classez ces mots en deux catégories selon leur usage à l'hôtel.

À l'arrivée et au départ

Confort et services durant le séjour

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Régler to settle

passe_compose

French English
(je/j') ai réglé I settled
(tu) as réglé you settled
(il/elle/on) a réglé he/she/one settled
(nous) avons réglé we settled
(vous) avez réglé You have settled
(ils/elles) ont réglé they settled

Exercises and examples phrases

Finir to finish

passe_compose

French English
(je/j') j'ai fini I have finished
tu as fini You have finished
il/elle/on a fini He/she/one has finished
nous avons fini We have finished
vous avez fini You have finished
ils/elles ont fini They have finished

Exercises and examples phrases

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