Shadowing Practice: How to make a HOTEL Reservation in English? ๐บ๐ธ - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video โHow to make a HOTEL Reservation in English? ๐บ๐ธโ. This video has 25 sentences and 149 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:52. The speaker talks at a natural 172 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 8 of its 25 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| cart noun | /kษษนt/ | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods thanโฆ |
| twin noun | /twษชn/ | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| reservation noun | /หษนษz.ษหveษช.สษn/ | The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. |
| arrival noun | /ษหษนaษช.vlฬฉ/ | The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). |
| arrive verb | /ษหษนaษชv/ | To reach; to get to a certain place. |
| swim verb | /swษชm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
| breakfast noun | /หbษนeษชkหfรฆst/ | The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. |
| pool noun | /puหl/ | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| facility noun | /fษหsษชlษชti/ | The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. |
| prefer verb | [pษนษชหfษ] | To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. |
| travel verb | /หtษนรฆvษl/ | To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another. |
| choose verb | /tอกสuหz/ | To pick; to make the choice of; to select. |
| comment noun | /หkษmษnt/ | A spoken or written remark. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How can I help you?
- You want to make a reservation?
- What's your arrival date?
- Do we have to pay for the breakfast?
- Can we pay with cart?
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words โ get the stress right: reservation /หษนษz.ษหveษช.สษn/, facility /fษหsษชlษชti/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75ร speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cart, twin, reservation.
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