{"id":325,"date":"2025-02-27T10:37:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=325"},"modified":"2025-02-27T10:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:51:19","slug":"daily-life-hotel-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=325","title":{"rendered":"English Pod 3-Daily Life &#8211; Hotel Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/static.eudic.net\/MediaPool\/64b40526-e045-4a43-aff5-58ec3cd9947f\/data\/7a6bb784-5f43-41e8-bd40-5a08766c620d.m4a?stamp=1722939569673\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: Good afternoon. What can I do for you?<br>B: I&#8217;d like to check in please. I have a reservation<br>under the name Anthony Roberts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>A: All right R.O.B.E.R.T.S\u2026 Oh, Mr. Roberts we&#8217;ve<br>been expecting you\u2026 and here is your keycard to<br>the presidential suite.<br>B: But there must be some mistake; my reservation<br>was for a standard room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>A: Are you sure? Let me double check .<br>B: Yeah\u2026Here, this is my confirmation number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>A:You&#8217;re right Mr. Roberts, there seems to be a mix up, unfortunately we&#8217;re overbooked at the moment .<br>B: So\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>A: Not to worry. We&#8217;re pleased to offer you a complimentary upgrade.<br>B: Presidential suite baby!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/static.eudic.net\/MediaPool\/54c1bba3-1e6f-11e7-be40-000c29ffef9b\/data\/7d677224-cc68-46c1-8bc3-67ea340521b2.m4a?stamp=1726840801966\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Vocabulary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">check in \u2014 principle verb, infifinitive register at a hotel or airport<br>under the name \u2014 phrase name used for the reservation<br>reservation \u2014 common noun, singular booking<br>confirmation \u2014 common noun, singular an approval, verification<br>mix-up \u2014 common noun, singular confusion<br>complimentary upgrade \u2014 phrase free improvement of quality<br>overbooked \u2014 Adjective full<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">under the name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example one.<br>A: My secretary made a reservation under my name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example two.<br>B: I\u2019m sorry, sir, I don\u2019t have a reservation under that name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example three.<br>C: Do you have a reservation under the name Smith?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">mix-up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example one.<br>A: There was a mix-up at the airport and my bags were sent to Antarctica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example two.<br>B: I\u2019m sorry, sir, there\u2019s been a terrible mix-up. We\u2019ve given you the wrong baby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dialogue A: Good afternoon. What can I do for you?B: I&#8217;d like to check in please. I have a reservationunder the name Anthony Roberts. A: All right R.O.B.E.R.T.S\u2026 Oh, Mr. Roberts we&#8217;vebeen expecting you\u2026 and here is your keycard tothe presidential suite.B: But there must be some mistake; my reservationwas for a standard room. 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