Hotel Love is Here: Hotel Temático para Solteros en Busca del Amor

1 - Specific writing task

(200 words)

Design a new themed hotel and explain why it could be successful. Don't forget to mention what is included in the rates and what is not; the type of customers/guests it is aimed at; the destination(s); the activities, etc.

Hotel "Love is Here"

It's not an ordinary hotel. It has the uniqueness that customers or guests must be single and looking for love.
It was born with the aim of helping single people meet other single people.
For this, the hotel has a number of activities that will help people relate to each other, such as organising blind dates, love games, etc.

We also have a very nice disco where our DJ only plays slow songs.

Our restaurant offers delicious and aphrodisiac food, and our guests will dine and wine with a man playing the piano in the background.

All our rooms are very romantic. They are all decorated differently, but they all have the same purpose: to make our guests fall in love.

I think a hotel like this would work because nowadays it's very difficult to find a partner. We are always rushing around, busy working and becoming very self-centred.

So I think this kind of hotel would be perfect for people to relax, chill out a little bit, forget about their everyday life for a while and, why not, maybe find the love of their life.

The good thing about our hotel is its location. It is situated far away from the city, in the middle of nature, so our guests can take a nice walk, go biking, go horse riding, etc.

Rates and accommodation

The hotel has 20 rooms and 4 suites.

• Double room: 60 €
• Suite: 90 €

For couples who have formed in the hotel, a romantic dinner "à la carte" is available for 30 € per person.

2 - Vocabulary work

Write a twenty-word glossary related to e-travel and the use of the Internet.

20 points

3 - Grammar review exercises

A - Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the -ing form.

• Have you decided where to spend (spend) your holiday?
  - Yes, I would like to go (go) to a Greek island.
• I hate cleaning (clean) the house.
  - Me too. I wish I could afford to employ (employ) a cleaner.
• Jane seems to have been sleeping (sleep) for hours.
  - Yes. She must be (be) very tired.
• It was nice of John to visit (visit) us yesterday.
  - Yes. I was looking forward to seeing (see) him again.
• I'm sure I've failed my exam.
  - Well, there's no point in worrying (worry) until you get (get) your results.
• We should tell Betty about the party.
  - Yes. We had better call (call) Tony too.
• Did the police arrest that man?
  - Yes. He admitted to having stolen (steal) a car.
• Did you have a nice evening?
  • Not really. I arrived home only to find (find) that I had left (leave) my keys at work.
• Sue has decided to apply (apply) for a new job. Her mother advised her to write (write) to several different companies. Sue would like to work (work) for a large company where she can meet (meet) new people.
• I dislike shopping (shop) because I can't stand being (be) in crowded places.

B - Rephrasing: Finish the second sentence in a way that means the same as the one given above.

1. Tom said: "Yes, I'll lend you the money."
   - Tom agreed to lend me the money.
2. "I got my exam results last week", he told them.
   - He told them that he had got his exam results the week before.
3. "This is a very old statue", the tourist guide explained.
   - The tourist guide explained that it was a very old statue.
4. The article said: "There has been an increase in the number of university students."
   - The article mentioned the increase in the number of university students.
5. "What is your name?", she wanted to know.
   - She wanted to know what my name was.
6. "Will you give me a lift to work, please?", he asked us.
   - He asked us if we would give him a lift to work.
7. "How about going to the cinema?", John suggested.
   - John suggested going to the cinema.
8. "Please leave your bags at the front of the room. Answer all the questions. Don't talk during the exam." The teacher ordered.
   - The teacher ordered us to leave our bags at the front of the room, answer all the questions and not talk during the exam.
9. "When did you arrive?", the manager asked the guests.
   - The manager asked the guests when they had arrived.
10. "I have noisy neighbours", the old man complained.
    - The old man complained that he had noisy neighbours.

20 points

C - Complete the sentence with the preposition needed.

Ex. Increase (noun): There has been an increase in the number of business travellers in the last months.

1. CONGRATULATE
   They all congratulated me on the birth of my child.
2. HEAR
   I haven't heard from you for ages.
3. TYPICAL
   It is typical of life that when you need something, you can't find it.
4. DIFFICULTY
   He had a lot of difficulty in finding a job.
5. GOOD
   This student is really good at what he is doing.
6. FOND
   My sister is not very fond of studying law.
7. TELL
   The young man in room 445 has told me not to speak to the neighbour who lives next door.
8. NERVOUS
   Everybody has been nervous about the accident.
9. SHOUT
   Receptionists should never shout at their guests.
10. AWARE
    People are becoming more and more aware of pollution.

Translate the following expressions

• To found a non-profit organisation = fundar una organización sin ánimo de lucro
• Airborne, from all the manufacturing around Detroit, or waterborne = transmitidas por el aire, procedentes de todas las fábricas alrededor de Detroit, o transmitidas por el agua
• Not everybody's aware of it = no todo el mundo es consciente de ello