VI. Read the story and fill in the appropriate articles where necessary.

Elegant and welcoming, … Hotel Carlton on … Grand Canal is situated in … heart of Venice. Style and decor of … interiors will remind you of … rich past of this building. It has been run for approximately 30 years by … Venetian family. Classical design, harmonious colours, open space and comfortable furniture will make you feel at … home. … bar is opened at … hotel where you will be offered snacks and drinks; there is also … conference hall and … business center. Two elevators are installed for your convenience. … panoramic terrace and most of … rooms have unbeatable views.

Opposite … hotel there is … Big Hall of … Conservatory, and you can see many other sights of … city, if you make … walk along … city streets. … Hotel Carlton is close to … most popular attractions and near all … major shopping areas.

VII. Read the English proverbs and sayings, try to give their Ukrainian equivalents.

· There is no hospitality like understanding.

· Hospitality should have no other nature than love.

· Who practices hospitality entertains God himself.

· Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even though you wish they were.

· If it were not for guests all houses would be graves.

· Welcome is the best dish.

· The guest of the hospitable learns hospitality.

Grammar Exercises

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
this, these, here now today yesterday the day before yesterday last month five days ago tomorrow the day after tomorrow next year in two weeks	that, those, there then, at that time that day the day before, the previous day two days before the month before, the previous (preceding) month five days before, five days earlier the following day, the next day, a day later two days later the following year, the next year, a year later two weeks from then

I. Change the following from direct into indirect speech paying attention to the tense forms and italicized words.

1. The guest said to the receptionist, “I have got most information about the hotel from this brochure.”

2. “If you book a room today, I’ll give you a discount”, said a manager to me.

3. “I’ve checked out. Now I’m waiting for my taxi in the lobby of this hotel”, said my grandmother to me.

4. “I ordered some snack an hour ago ”, said the guest to the room service attendant.

5. The travel agent said, “We are offering a holiday with self- catering in a week. ”

6. The hotel manager said, “I returned from Rome yesterday. The journey was tiring.”

7. “ In a year they’ll introduce a net of motels along the central motorways”, said a guide to us.

8. The guest house owner said, “ Last year the expenses for extra services were cut down.”

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