LESSON 13

1) 1.36 EF. Look at this common abbreviations. Can you say any of them in
English? Listen and check.

OK BBC MTV CNN USB DVD BMW ATM

2) Practice saying the phrases below with abbreviations.

a Personal Computer. a Very Important Person

the United Kingdom the United States of America
the European Union a Portable Document Format
a Disc Jockey the National Basketball Association.

3) 1.37 EF. Complete the alphabet chart with B, C, D, K, M, N, O, S, T, U, V, W.

Listen and check.

A F I Q R
H L Y
J
E
G
P X
Z

4) 1.39. A student goes to London to study English. Listen to the interview and
complete her form.

First name: D_ _ _ _
Surname: B_ _ _ rr _
Country:
City:
Age:
Address: ___ Avenida Princesa Isabel.
Postcode:
Email: dbezerra@mail.com
Phone number: 55
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Mobile phone:

Arriving in London
5) Translate this vocabulary about hotels.
 Reception
 The lift
 A single room
 A double room
 The bar
 The ground floor
6) Watch Jenny and Rob. Mark the sentences True or False.
a) Rob lives and works in London.
b) He’s a writer for a magazine.
c) The name of his magazine is London 20seven.
d) Jenny is British.
e) She’s an assistant editor.
f) It’s her second time in the UK.

7) Watch again. Say why the F sentences are false.

8) 1.45. Listen to Jenny checking into a hotel room:

a) Complete Jenny’s surname: ZI LI SK
b) What’s her room number?

9) Listen again. Complete the underlined phrases.

-Good evening madam.

- Hello, I have a reservation. My name’s Jennifer Zelinski.
- Can you ______ that, please?
- Z-I-E-L-I-N-S-K-I
-For five nights?
-Yes, that’s right.
-Can I have your passport, please?
-Just a second. Here you are.
-Thank you. Can you sign here, ____? Thank you. Here’s your _____. It’s room 305, on
the third floor. The _____ is over there.
-The lift? Oh, the elevator.
-Yes, enjoy your stay, Ms. Zielinski.
-Thank you.
10)

Can you….? = Please do it.

 Can you sign here?
 Can you spell that?
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You are in a hotel. How do you ask the receptionist to give you:
Your key – your passport – a map of London – a pen

11) Watch and mark the sentences True or False.

a) Jenny has a coffee.

b) She is in London on business.

c) The waitress is German.

d) Jenny phones Rob Walker.

e) Jenny is tired.

f) Their meeting is at 10:00.