Stated details
Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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A hotel booking email
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A hotel booking email · A1. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
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Your stay at River Hotel
Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
Dear Sam Lee, thank you for your booking at River Hotel. Your room is ready on Friday, 12 June, from three in the afternoon. You leave on Sunday, 14 June, before eleven in the morning. You have a room for two people with one large bed. Breakfast is in the dining room from seven to nine. It is included in your room price. Our car park is behind the hotel and costs five pounds a day. The station is ten minutes away on foot. Please show your booking email at reception. If you arrive after nine at night, call us first. Best wishes, River Hotel
A little clarity first
Sequence and plans · Stated details
Reconstruct the order without swapping the earlier and later actions. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
First read the note. Then call the office.
Purpose and intended outcome · Applying practical information
Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.
This note tells visitors where to wait.
Learning material
ReadingA1
Your stay at River Hotel
Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
Dear Sam Lee, thank you for your booking at River Hotel. Your room is ready on Friday, 12 June, from three in the afternoon. You leave on Sunday, 14 June, before eleven in the morning. You have a room for two people with one large bed. Breakfast is in the dining room from seven to nine. It is included in your room price. Our car park is behind the hotel and costs five pounds a day. The station is ten minutes away on foot. Please show your booking email at reception. If you arrive after nine at night, call us first. Best wishes, River Hotel
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Your stay at River Hotel
On which day does Sam arrive?
Your learning route
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Step 1 · Warm-up
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Step 2 · Build the skill
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Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.03
Step 3 · Build the skill
0/1Purpose and intended outcome · Applying practical information
Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.
This note tells visitors where to wait.04
Step 4 · Related practice
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Step 5 · Text challenge
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Practice notes in this unit
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Lesson map
A1A hotel booking email
Lesson points
Stated details
Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.Sequence and plans · Stated details
Reconstruct the order without swapping the earlier and later actions. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event.
First read the note. Then call the office.Purpose and intended outcome · Applying practical information
Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom. Apply the stated hours, route or restriction without inventing an extra arrangement.
This note tells visitors where to wait.Questions & answers
Opening an answer records help for that question.
Your stay at River Hotel
On which day does Sam arrive?
- Friday, 12 June.
- Saturday, 13 June.
- Sunday, 14 June.
- Thursday, 11 June.
Answer & explanation
Friday, 12 June.
Answer: “Friday, 12 June.”. Evidence: “Your room is ready on Friday, 12 June”. Check “Sunday, 14 June.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “You leave on Sunday, 14 June, before eleven in the morning.”.
Your stay at River Hotel
What should Sam do before arriving after nine at night?
- Wait at reception until morning.
- Pay for an extra night first.
- Send the booking email again.
- Call the hotel.
Answer & explanation
Call the hotel.
Answer: “Call the hotel.”. Evidence: “If you arrive after nine at night, call us first.”. Check “Send the booking email again.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.
Your stay at River Hotel
Where is breakfast served?
- At the station.
- In the dining room.
- At reception.
- In the car park.
Answer & explanation
In the dining room.
Answer: “In the dining room.”. Evidence: “Breakfast is in the dining room from seven to nine.”. Check “At reception.”: This is not the place given for this action.
Your stay at River Hotel
What does the email confirm?
- The details of a hotel stay.
- A hotel job application.
- A booking for breakfast only.
- A change to a train reservation.
Answer & explanation
The details of a hotel stay.
Answer: “The details of a hotel stay.”. Evidence: “thank you for your booking at River Hotel.”. Check “A booking for breakfast only.”: This is not what the message or text is mainly trying to do.
Your stay at River Hotel
How many beds are described?
- Two single beds.
- Two large beds.
- One large bed.
- One small bed.
Answer & explanation
One large bed.
Answer: “One large bed.”. Evidence: “a room for two people with one large bed.”. Check “Two single beds.”: This gives a different detail from the one asked for.
Your stay at River Hotel
Which service has an extra daily charge?
- Showing the email.
- Breakfast.
- Walking to the station.
- The car park.
Answer & explanation
The car park.
Answer: “The car park.”. Evidence: “Our car park is behind the hotel and costs five pounds a day.”. Check “Breakfast.”: This says the opposite of the relevant detail. Evidence: “It is included in your room price.”.
Your stay at River Hotel
When must Sam leave the room on Sunday?
- At nine at night.
- Before eleven in the morning.
- At seven in the evening.
- After three in the afternoon.
Answer & explanation
Before eleven in the morning.
Answer: “Before eleven in the morning.”. Evidence: “You leave on Sunday, 14 June, before eleven in the morning.”. Check “After three in the afternoon.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “from three in the afternoon.”.
Your stay at River Hotel
Which route needs no vehicle according to the email?
- From the hotel to the airport.
- From the hotel to the station.
- From the hotel to another town.
- From the station to Sam’s home.
Answer & explanation
From the hotel to the station.
Answer: “From the hotel to the station.”. Evidence: “The station is ten minutes away on foot.”. Check “From the hotel to the airport.”: The text does not give this detail. Do not add it.