TASK 8

Blog: You are going to check-in in one of the hotel in town. Make a reservation through phone between you and the operator. Make sure you include the necessary details - Type of room, room rate, date, special request, duration, mode of payment.

Receptionist :—Good afternoon, Grand Borneo Hotel. May I help you? Mr Nazri       :—Yes. I´d like to book a room, please. Receptionist :—Certainly. When for, sir? Mr Nazri       :—March the 23rd. Receptionist :—How long will you be staying? Mr Nazri       :—Three nights. Receptionist :—What kind of room would you like, sir? Mr Nazri       :—Er... double with bath. I´d appreciate it if you could give me a room with a view over the lake. Receptionist :—Certainly, sir. I´ll just check what we have available. . . Yes, we have a room on the 4th floor with a really splendid view. Mr Nazri       :—Fine. How much is the charge per night? Receptionist :—Would you like breakfast? Mr Nazri       :—No, thanks. Receptionist :—It´s eighty four euro per night excluding VAT. Mr Nazri       :—That´s fine. Receptionist :—Who´s the booking for, please, sir? Mr Nazri       :—Mr Nazri, that´s N-A-Z-R-I. Receptionist :—Okay, let me make sure I got that:Mr Nazri. Double with bath for March the 23rd, 24th and 25th. Is that correct? Mr Nazri       :—Yes it is. Thank you. Receptionist :—Let me give you your confirmation number. It´s: 7576385. I´ll repeat that: 7576385. Thank you for choosing Grand Borneo Hotel and have a nice day. Goodbye. Mr Nazri       :—Goodbye. GRAMMAR : Search for notes on reported speech. There are two common ways to tell somebody (report) people's words, thoughts etc. These are : direct speech and reported speech. Direct speech is when we use the exact words that were said. (Note : We can't use direct speech for thoughts, except in 'thought bubbles' in commic books.) Example Malcolm : I like coffee. We can write this in direct speech as follows : Malcolm said, 'I like coffee.' Note (1) We need to put a comma after the verb say. (2) The words that Malcolm used are put in inverted commas, ' ' or " ". (Double or single can be used. Single quotes are more common in British English; double quotes are preferred in American English.) Direct speech is not very common in spoken English. It is more common to usereported speech Let's look at the same example again. Malcolm : I like coffee. We can write this in reported speech as follows : Malcolm said (that) he liked coffee. Note (1) There is no comma after said. (2) The verb like, which Malcolm used in the present simple tense, has been changed to past simple tense. This is called the one-tense-back rule. (3) The word that is optional