Predicting context and answers 2

Use the guidelines we covered to give you an advantage in the listening test. Read the questions.
What do you think the conversation is going to be about?
Suggested Answer
Booking a hotel/information regarding a hotel.
The sheet contains questions that have information that relates to a hotel, so we can guess that the conversation may be between friends discussing their hotel booking, or someone booking their hotel room etc.
These types of questions mean that you will hear a lot of information. It is important to prepare yourself and start to anticipate how you will hear the answer.
Remeber: we discussed the possibility of different words and phrases being used instead of the exact words provided in the answers on the sheet.
Use the time before the audio to think of some synonyms and phrases that may be used instead.
Look at the questions above again.
How many options do you have to choose from? What are they?
There are 5 options. They are the names of hotels.
Now think of some alternative words or phrases that could be used instead of the following:
| in a rural area | |
| only opened recently | |
| offers facilities for business functions | |
| has an indoor swimming pool |
Suggested Answers
in a rural area = outside the city, countryside
only opened recently = new hotel, opened a few months ago
offers facilities for business functions = meeting rooms, boardroom, business
centre
has an indoor swimming pool = inside, covered swimming pool
Are there any words that you think might not change?
suggested answer
There are limited alternatives to ‘swimming pool’ and the names of the hotels are unchangable.