Lesson 2

Enjoy your stay

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Enjoy your stay

Hello and welcome again to living English where we learn how to speak English for work, travel or study.

In each program, we look at the short drama then practice our English. So let’s see today’s episode of sisters and brothers. Remember, in last episode Ann arrived from Singapore. She met her business partner Sarah. Now she is checking in at her hotel.

Dialogue:

Ann: Thank you very much for picking me up.

Sarah: You’re very welcome. You will be alright here?

Ann: I’ll be fine.

Ann: And thank you Mark, for helping with my heavy bag.

Mark: Oh , don’t mention it.

Sarah: All right then, nice to meet you finally.

Ann: Nice to meet you too.

Sarah: Goodbye

Clerk: Good morning! Would you like to check in

Ann: Yes, please!

Clerk: And your name?

Ann: Ann lee?

Clerk: Ah, yes could you just fill this out please!

How long will you be staying?

Ann: Two weeks

Clerk: Are you here on business?

Ann: Yes, minor business

Clerk: You need a hire a car?

Ann: No thank you

Clerk: Do you need a map of city?

Ann: Oh may be later

Clerk: Will you want a newspaper in the morning?

Ann: No, thank you .

Clerk: How would you pay Ms Lee?

Ann: Credit card

Clerk: And here’s your key. Room 309. Enjoy your stay Ms Lee.

Ann: Thank you, I hope I will.

In that episode we saw how to say thank you. And  how to reply. Let’s have an another look.

Thank you very much for picking me up

You’re very welcome.

Ann says “thank you very much”. This is a polite way of thanking someone. Try saying “thank you very much for picking me up” with the clip.

Thank you very much for picking me up.

You’re very welcome.

Thank you very much for picking me up.

You’re very welcome.

Sarah says in reply “You are very welcome”. This is a polite reply. Try at home with the clip.

Thank you very much for picking me up.

You’re very welcome.

Thank you very much for picking me up.

You’re very welcome.

You are very welcome or just you’re welcome is what we usually say when someone thanks us.

“You’re” short for “You are”. You are welcome.

Now listen to how Ann says thank you to Mark.

Thank you Mark, for helping with my heavy bag

She just says thank you. This another way of saying thank you for everyday things. Listen carefully!

You will be all right here?

Thanks, I will be fine

Ann says to polite question. For small things like this, we just say thanks. In our next clip, listen for what Mark replies when Ann says “Thank you”

Thank you Mark, for helping with my heavy bag

Oh, don’t mention it.

Mark says “don’t mention it”. He is politely saying that

Ann doesn’t need to say thank you “Don’t” is a way of saying “do not” and “mention” means “say” now try saying it yourself.

Thank you Mark, for helping with my heavy bag

Oh , don’t mention it.

Thank you Mark, for helping with my heavy bag

Oh , don’t mention it.

In that episode we also saw how to say “Goodbye”

Nice to meet you too

Goodbye

She says goodbye as she leaves. It is formal way of saying that you are going. Practice saying “Goodbye” with the clip.

Nice to meet you too

Goodbye

Nice to meet you too

Goodbye

When you get to know someone a little better you can say “See you later”. Practice saying this after me

“See you later”  “See you later”

Now let’s look at how to ask questions about what you are going to do?

 How long will you be staying?

Two weeks

How long will you be staying? We use the word “Will” to ask about the future. Now listen to another question that uses “Will” to ask about the future. Listen carefully that hotel clerk speaks very fast.

Will you want a newspaper in the morning?

Here is another question from the clerk.

Will you need a map of the city?

And here is another one.

Will you need a hire car?

All these questions about what Ann will do in the future.

They ask about her plans,

They ask about what she intends to do,

Or what she is going to do.

For example: the question, Will you need a hire car? is asking about future, about what Ann might need in a next few days. Now listen carefully in our next clip for another use of “Will” to ask about the future.

Thank you very much for picking me up?

You ‘re very welcome. Will you be alright here?

Will you be alright here?

Sarah wants to know how Ann will be in a next few days while she is staying at hotel. In the next clip see how the word “Will” is used when you are not asking a question.

And here’s your key. Room 309. Enjoy your stay Ms Lee.

Thank you, I hope I will.

Ann replies “I hope I will” to the clerk telling her to enjoy at hotel. She hopes that in the future she will enjoy staying at a  hotel. If you are not asking a question you use the word “Will” after words such as:

She: She will need a hire car.

I: I will need a hire car.

You: You will need a hire car.

These sorts of words I , She, You are called “Pronouns”.

We use “will” before pronouns in questions.

So if I say will you need a hire car? It is a question. Listen to the difference.

Will you need a hire car?

 You will need a hire a car.

 Can you tell which one of these is a question?

Will you enjoy your stay or

You will enjoy your stay

“Will”comes before “You” so “Will you enjoy your stay?” is a question. It is asking about something in the future.

When “Will” comes after “You”. You are just saying what you think is going to happen . “You will enjoy your stay”.

Brenton: Here is Michelle. Hello Michelle how are you?

Michelle: I’m fine thanks Brinton. Hello everyone.

Brenton: What will we talk about today?

Michelle: We’ll talk about how to pay for things and more about the word “Will”. Now Brinton, you will going on a holiday to feeji

Brenton: I am ?

Michelle: Let’s pretend.

Michelle: I brought something here. Ask me if you need them and you ask at home too using  “Will I need?”.

Remember? It ‘s hot in Fiji and there is a lot of beaches

Brenton: All right

Michelle: Sunscreen

Brenton: Will I need sunscreen?

Michelle: What do you think? Yes you will.

Traveller’s cheques

Brenton: Will I need traveller’s cheques?

Michelle: Yes you will. Sunglasses.

Brenton: Will I need sunglasses

Michelle: Yes, you will

Michelle: Teddy bear

Breton: Will I need a teddy bear

Michelle: No you won’t

Brenton: I might

Now, You answer the questions.

Will he need sunscreen? Yes, he will

Will he need sunglasses? Yes, he will

Will he need teddy bear? No, he wont’

Now let’s look at the saying where Ann pays for her  hotel room. How does she pay?

How will you pay Ms lee?

Credit card

Michelle: Ann pays by credit card. How else can you pay for things?

Brenton: Well, you can pay in cash

Michelle: So we say “You pay by credit card or in cash “

How else can you pay ?

Brenton: Well, you can often pay by EFTPOS.

Michelle: EFTPOS stands for “Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale”. You use your ATM card for these.

Brenton: And you can pay by cheque.

Michelle: In America it’s spelled in differently (Check) so we say you can pay in cash,  by credit card , by EFTPOS or by cheque. Practice saying by credit card with the clip.

And how will you paying Ms Lee?

Credit card

And how will you paying Ms Lee?

Credit card

Did you hear what the clerk called  Ann Lee in that clip?

Listen again!

And how will you paying Ms Lee?

Credit card

She used her formal title “Ms Lee”

Michelle: What’s your formal title Brinton?

Brenton: My formal title is “Mr Whittle” Minor called “Mr” we say “Mr” before our last name. My full name is Brenton Whittle so I’m Mr whitlle

Michelle: So Mark Taylor is in our film is Mr Taylor

Brenton: Yes, And you Ms Crowden?

Michelle: I might be, I might not be

Brenton: What do you mean?

Michelle: Women can be called Ms, Miss or Mrs.

Brenton: All sounds like each other

Michelle: Yes, but they are different

You can only be called Miss if you are not married. And Mrs if you are married

Brenton: Are you are Miss or Mrs

Michelle: I like to be called “Ms”. Any women can be called “Ms” just like any man  can be called “Mr”. Practice these after me.

Mr Whittle

Mrs Taylor

Miss Taylor

Ms Lee

How about going to say Ms Lee with the clip.

And how will you paying Ms Lee?

Credit card

Now it is time for memory test How are you going to pay?

By credit card, by cheque, In cash

Brenton: I hope you will watch our next program.

Michelle: We will find out how to make appointments and about words to do with time so until then, see you later.