Shadowing Practice: How to make a HOTEL Reservation in English? ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ - Learn English Speaking with Video

ื‘ื—ืจ ืžืฆื‘ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ

ื›ืœ ืžืฆื‘ ืคื•ืชื— ื—ื“ืจ ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืกืš ืžืœื.

25 ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
ืื ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ืื• ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ืžื“ื™, ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ืขืจื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืื•ืชื.
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Good morning, Apios Hotel here.
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How can I help you?
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Hi, I'd like to do a reservation.
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You want to make a reservation?
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What type of room would you like to stay in?
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Two-beds room.
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I travel with my friend.
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Twin room.
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Let me check.
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That's fine.
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What's your arrival date? At Friday.
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You are going to arrive on Friday.
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Perfect.
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Do we have to pay for the breakfast?
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No, the breakfast is included in the price of your room.
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as well as other facilities such as swimming pool and gym.
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That sounds great.
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Can we pay with cart?
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Of course, you can pay by cart. By cart.
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Yeah, of course, by cart.
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All right, thank you.
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Thank you so much for choosing Uphills Hotel.
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And you, what type of room do you prefer to stay in?
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Twin room or double room?
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Let me know in the comments.

ื”ื•ืจื“ ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”

ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืฆืจื™ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฉื˜ืฃ

ื”ื’ื™ื™ืช AIืฆื™ื•ืŸ ืœื›ืœ ืžืฉืคื˜
ืชืจื’ื•ืœ IPAืฉืœื•ื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆืœื™ืœ
ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืื‘ื ื” ืืช ืžืื’ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœืš
ืžืฉื—ืง ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ืืœืžื“ ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืžืฉื—ืง
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video โ€œHow to make a HOTEL Reservation in English? ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโ€. 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
cart noun/kษ‘ษนt/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 thanโ€ฆ
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/หŒษนษ›z.ษšหˆveษช.สƒษ™n/The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
arrival noun/ษ™หˆษนaษช.vlฬฉ/The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
arrive verb/ษ™หˆษนaษชv/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/หˆbษนeษชkหŒfรฆst/The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
pool noun/puหl/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/fษ™หˆsษชlษชti/The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
prefer verb[pษนษชหˆfษ]To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
travel verb/หˆtษนรฆvษ™l/To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
choose verb/tอกสƒuหz/To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
comment noun/หˆkษ‘mษ›nt/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 /หŒษนษ›z.ษšหˆveษช.สƒษ™n/, facility /fษ™หˆsษชlษชti/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75ร— speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cart, twin, reservation.

ืžื”ื™ ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ื”ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’?

ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ื”ื™ื ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงืช ืœืžื™ื“ืช ืฉืคื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืžื“ืข ืฉืคื•ืชื—ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ืจ ืœื”ื›ืฉืจืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื ื™ื ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื ื•ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื’ืœื•ื˜ ื“"ืจ ืืœื›ืกื ื“ืจ ืืจื’ื•ืืœืก. ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืืš ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ืช: ืืชื” ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœืื•ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื™ืœื™ื“ื™ืช ื•ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื ืžื™ื“ โ€” ื›ืžื• ืฆืœ ื”ืขื•ืงื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืขื ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ 1โ€“2 ืฉื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“. ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื”ืื–ื ื” ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืื• ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ ื“ืงื“ื•ืง, ืฉืื“ื•ืื™ื ื’ ืžื›ืจื™ื— ืืช ื”ืžื•ื— ื•ื”ืฉืจื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืคื” ืœืขื‘ื“ ื•ืœืฉื—ื–ืจ ื“ืคื•ืกื™ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช. ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžืจืื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉืคืจ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช ืืช ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื”ื’ื™ื™ื”, ื”ืื™ื ื˜ื•ื ืฆื™ื”, ื”ืงืฆื‘, ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจ, ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื” ื•ืฉื˜ืฃ ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ โ€” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืื—ืช ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื”ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื›ื ื” ืœIELTS Speaking ื•ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™.

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