Listening exercise 2
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Hotel check-in
Complete the sentences
Guest: Hi. I have a for tonight.
Hotel Clerk: And your name?
Guest: Its Nelson. Nelson.
Hotel Clerk: Okay. Mr. Nelson. Thats a room for five, and . . .
Guest: Excuse me? You mean a room for five dollars? I didnt know the was so good.
Hotel Clerk: No, no, no. According to our records, a room for five guests was under your name.
Guest: No. No. Hold on. There must be some mistake.
Hotel Clerk: Okay. Lets check this again. Okay, Mr. C. Nelson for tonight . . .
Guest: Ah. Theres the problem. My name is Nelson, not C. Nelson. [Uhh] You must have two guests under the name.
Hotel Clerk: Okay. Let me check this again. Oh. Okay. Here we are.
Guest: Yeah.
Hotel Clerk: Nelson. A room for one for the 19th . . .
Guest: Wait, wait! It was for tonight. Not tomorrow night.
Hotel Clerk: Hum. Hum. I dont think we have any rooms for tonight. Theres a going on in town, and uh, lets see. Yeah, no rooms.
Guest: Ah come on! You must have something. Anything.
Hotel Clerk: Well. We do have some rooms under with just a roll-a-way bed. [U-hh] None of the normal amenities like a TV or working or toilet.
Guest: Ah man. Come on. There must be something else.
Hotel Clerk: Well. Let, let me check my computer here. Ah!
Guest: What?
Hotel Clerk: There has been a for this evening. A honeymoon suite is now available.
Guest: Great. Ill take it.
Hotel Clerk: But Ill have to charge you two hundred fifty dollars for the night.
Guest: Ah. Man. I should get a for the inconvenience.
Hotel Clerk: Well. The best I can give you is a ten percent discount plus a ticket for a free breakfast.
Guest: Hey. Isnt the breakfast free anyway?
Hotel Clerk: Well, only on weekends.
Guest: I want to talk to the manager.
Hotel Clerk: Wait, wait, wait Mr. Nelson. I think I can give you an 15 discount and Ill throw in a free room for the next time you visit us.
Guest: That Ill be a long time.