1. FREE WI-FI: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about free wi-fi. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
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survey / hotel / holidaymakers / complaints / frustrated / travellers / unfriendly staff / crucial / swimming pool / attractions / hotel management / budget hotel / competitive |
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. HOTELS: How can they be better? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.
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Quality now |
Improvements |
Wi-fi |
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Check-in/out |
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Room service |
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Booking |
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Room |
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Facilities |
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4. HUMAN RIGHT: Students A strongly believe access to wi-fi is now a human right; Students B strongly believe it isn't and never will be. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
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5. CRUCIAL: Rank these hotel-related things and share your rankings with your partner. Put the most crucial at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
• cheap price
• swimming pool
• free wi-fi
• room with a view |
• buffet breakfast
• late check-out
• bar
• comfortable bed |
6. FREE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "free". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. |
An Internet company conducted a survey about free wi-fi in hotels. |
T / F |
b. |
Most holidaymakers are happy to pay for wi-fi at their hotel. |
T / F |
c. |
The top complaint among hotel guests was about unfriendly staff. |
T / F |
d. |
The second biggest complaint was about rooms not being ready. |
T / F |
e. |
Most hotel guests would prefer a swimming pool to free wi-fi. |
T / F |
f. |
A hotel worker said it was crazy that hotels charged for wi-fi. |
T / F |
g. |
A professor said luxury hotels charge for wi-fi because guests will pay. |
T / F |
h. |
All journalists at the Sochi Olympics have wi-fi in their rooms. |
T / F |
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1. |
reveals |
a. |
ask for |
2. |
lack |
b. |
whatsoever |
3. |
key |
c. |
insane |
4. |
charge |
d. |
crucial |
5. |
gripe |
e. |
conscious |
6. |
ranked |
f. |
shows |
7. |
crazy |
g. |
complaint |
8. |
sensitive |
h. |
reporting on |
9. |
covering |
i. |
dearth |
10. |
at all |
j. |
was placed |
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. |
one of the biggest complaints |
a. |
will pay |
2. |
a key |
b. |
room is not ready |
3. |
guests are frustrated and |
c. |
to be crucial |
4. |
others charge up |
d. |
among holidaymakers |
5. |
checking in to find your |
e. |
all in their rooms |
6. |
guests believed free wi-fi |
f. |
to $10 an hour |
7. |
It ranked higher than the hotel |
g. |
fed up |
8. |
they know their customers |
h. |
having a swimming pool |
9. |
many budget hotels |
i. |
requirement |
10. |
no Internet at |
j. |
provided free wi-fi |
A new survey from the Thistle Hotels group (1) ____________ that a lack of free wi-fi in hotels is one of the biggest complaints among (2) ____________. Access to free wi-fi is a key (3) ____________ for many tourists and travellers when they get away. Many hotel guests are frustrated and (4) ____________ up with hotels that charge for Internet access. Some hotels set a (5) ____________ of $30 a day for the service, while others charge up to $10 an hour. The survey asked 2,000 travellers what their biggest (6) ____________ were about staying in a hotel. The most common (7) ____________ was rude and unfriendly staff, with 69 per cent of those questioned putting this at number one. Second was (8) ____________ in to find your room is not ready, and third was no free wi-fi.
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fed
gripe
holidaymakers
checking
reveals
fee
requirement
peeves
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The survey revealed that 51% of hotel guests believed free wi-fi to be (9) ____________. It ranked higher than the hotel having a swimming pool and being close to a city's (10) ____________ sites and (11) ____________. A Thistle Hotels spokesman said: "It's (12) ____________ to think that, in 2014, hotel chains are still charging for wi-fi." Toni Repetti, a hotel management professor said (13) ____________ hotels charge for wi-fi access because they know their customers will (14) ____________. He said the reason many budget hotels provided free wi-fi is because their guests are more "price-(15) ____________". They have to offer it for free to stay competitive. Meanwhile, international journalists (16) ____________ the Sochi Olympics are complaining about there being no Internet at all in their rooms. |
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crazy
sensitive
major
covering
crucial
luxury
attractions
pay |
1) |
a lack of free wi-fi in hotels is one of the biggest complaints ______ |
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a. among holidays makers
b. among holiday markers
c. among holidaying makers
d. among holidaymakers |
2) |
Access to free wi-fi is a ______ |
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a. keyed requirement
b. quay requirement
c. quiche requirement
d. key requirement |
3) |
The survey asked 2,000 travellers what their ______ were |
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a. biggest sleeves
b. biggest peeves
c. biggest pees
d. biggest peeps |
4) |
69 per cent of ______ |
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a. those questions
b. those question
c. those questionable
d. those questioned |
5) |
Second was checking in to find your room ______ |
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a. is not already
b. is not really
c. is not ready
d. is not read in |
6) |
51% of hotel guests believed free wi-fi ______ |
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a. to be cruciate
b. to be crucible
c. to be crucially
d. to be crucial |
7) |
being close to a city's major ______ |
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a. sights and attraction
b. sites and attractions
c. sites and attraction
d. sights and attractions |
8) |
luxury hotels charge for wi-fi access because they know their _______ |
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a. customers will payment
b. customers will payee
c. customers will pay
d. customers will pays |
9) |
budget hotels provided free wi-fi is because their guests are ______ |
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a. more "price-sensitively"
b. more "price-sensitivity"
c. more "price-sensitise"
d. more "price-sensitive" |
10) |
journalists covering the Sochi Olympics are complaining about there being ______ |
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a. no Internet at all
b. no Internet that all
c. no Internet what all
d. no Internet that's all |
A new survey from the Thistle Hotels group (1) ___________________ of free wi-fi in hotels is one of the biggest complaints among holidaymakers. Access to free wi-fi is (2) ___________________ for many tourists and travellers when they get away. Many hotel guests (3) ___________________ with hotels that charge for Internet access. Some hotels set a fee of $30 a day for the service, while (4) ___________________ $10 an hour. The survey asked 2,000 travellers what their biggest peeves were about staying in a hotel. The most (5) ___________________ and unfriendly staff, with 69 per cent of those questioned putting this at number one. Second was checking (6) ___________________ is not ready, and third was no free wi-fi.
The survey revealed that 51% of hotel guests believed free wi-fi to be crucial. It (7) ___________________ the hotel having a swimming pool and being close to a city's (8) ___________________ attractions. A Thistle Hotels spokesman said: "It's (9) ___________________, in 2014, hotel chains are still charging for wi-fi." Toni Repetti, a hotel management professor said luxury hotels charge for wi-fi access (10) ___________________ customers will pay. He said the reason many budget hotels provided free wi-fi is because their guests are (11) ___________________. They have to offer it for free to stay competitive. Meanwhile, international journalists covering the Sochi Olympics are complaining (12) ___________________ Internet at all in their rooms.
1. |
Who conducted the survey? |
2. |
What kind of requirement do guests view free wi-fi as? |
3. |
How do guests feel about wi-fi charges? |
4. |
What was the biggest complaint about? |
5. |
Where did rooms not being ready rank in the survey? |
6. |
What proportion of survey respondents thought free wi-fi was "crucial"? |
7. |
Why do luxury hotels charge for wi-fi? |
8. |
Where do "price-sensitive" guests stay? |
9. |
Why do budget hotels provide free wi-fi? |
10. |
What are journalists at the Sochi Olympics complaining about? |
1. |
Who conducted the survey? |
6. |
What proportion of survey respondents thought free wi-fi was "crucial"? |
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a) the Trip Advisor travel website
b) the World Wide Web
c) Hotel Guests International
d) the Thistle Hotels group |
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a) 98.72%
b) 69%
c) 51%
d) 30% |
2. |
What kind of requirement do guests view free wi-fi as? |
7. |
Why do luxury hotels charge for wi-fi? |
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a) a luxury
b) key
c) take-it-or-leave-it
d) basic |
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a) they know customers will pay
b) it's luxury-speed connectivity
c) they need the money
d) so guests don't feel bad |
3. |
How do guests feel about wi-fi charges? |
8. |
Where do "price-sensitive" guests stay? |
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a) unfed
b) well-fed
c) fed
d) fed up |
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a) out of town
b) in hostels
c) budget hotels
d) in camping grounds |
4. |
What was the biggest complaint about? |
9. |
Why do budget hotels provide free wi-fi? |
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a) dirty sheets
b) room charges
c) rude and unfriendly staff
d) overbooking |
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a) they think it's a human right
b) to stay competitive
c) their guests have no money
d) they are friendly |
5. |
Where did rooms not being ready rank in the survey? |
10. |
What are journalists at the Sochi Olympics complaining about? |
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a) fifth
b) fourth
c) third
d) second |
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a) no Internet in their rooms
b) slow connectivity
c) blocked sites
d) all sites are in Russian |
Role A – Free wi-if
You think free wi-fi is the most important thing in a hotel stay. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): a swimming pool, a comfortable bed or a late check-out is. |
Role B – Swimming pool
You think a swimming pool is the most important thing in a hotel stay. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): free wi-fi, a comfortable bed or a late check-out is. |
Role C – Comfortable bed
You think a comfortable bed is the most important thing in a hotel stay. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): a swimming pool, free wi-fi or a late check-out is. |
Role D – Late check-out
You think a late check-out is the most important thing in a hotel stay. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): a swimming pool, a comfortable bed or free wi-fi. |
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'hotel' and 'guests'.
- Share your findings with your partners.
- Make questions using the words you found.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
- Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
- survey
- key
- fed up
- 10
- common
- second
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- 51
- close
- know
- sensitive
- offer
- at all
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Write five GOOD questions about free wi-fi in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
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STUDENT 1
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STUDENT 2
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STUDENT 3
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- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
a) |
What did you think when you read the headline? |
b) |
What springs to mind when you hear the word 'wi-fi'? |
c) |
How important is wi-fi to you? |
d) |
How did people survive before wi-fi? |
e) |
What's your biggest complaint about hotels? |
f) |
How would your life be different without wi-fi? |
g) |
Should wi-fi be free in hotels? |
h) |
What do you think of the $10-an-hour charge for hotel wi-fi? |
i) |
What do you think of the friendliness of hotel staff? |
j) |
Should tourists leave their laptops and mobile phones at home when they go on holiday? |
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
a) |
Did you like reading this article? Why/not? |
b) |
Do you think wi-fi is more important than a pool at a hotel? |
c) |
How important is it your hotel is near the sites and attractions? |
d) |
How crazy is it that hotel chains charge for wi-fi? |
e) |
Would you prefer to stay in a budget hotel that had free wi-fi? |
f) |
How would the world change without wi-fi? |
g) |
How many days could you survive without the Internet? |
h) |
What's your favourite hotel? |
i) |
Why don't journalists have wi-fi in their room at the Sochi Olympics? |
j) |
What questions would you like to ask a hotel chain CEO? |
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) |
1. |
________________________________________________________ |
2. |
________________________________________________________ |
3. |
________________________________________________________ |
4. |
________________________________________________________ |
5. |
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6. |
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A) |
1. |
________________________________________________________ |
2. |
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3. |
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4. |
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5. |
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6. |
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A new survey from the Thistle Hotels group reveals that a (1) ____ of free wi-fi in hotels is one of the biggest complaints (2) ____ holidaymakers. Access to free wi-fi is a key requirement for many tourists and travellers when they get away. Many hotel guests are frustrated and (3) ____ up with hotels that charge for Internet access. Some hotels (4) ____ a fee of $30 a day for the service, while others charge up to $10 an hour. The survey asked 2,000 travellers what their biggest peeves were about staying in a hotel. The most common gripe was (5) ____ and unfriendly staff, with 69 per cent of those questioned (6) ____ this at number one. Second was checking in to find your room is not ready, and third was no free wi-fi.
The survey revealed that 51% of hotel guests believed free wi-fi to be (7) ____. It ranked higher than the hotel (8) ____ a swimming pool and being close to a city's major sites and attractions. A Thistle Hotels spokesman said: "It's crazy to think that, in 2014, hotel chains are (9) ____ charging for wi-fi." Toni Repetti, a hotel management professor said luxury hotels charge for wi-fi access because they know their customers will pay. He said the (10) ____ many budget hotels provided free wi-fi is because their guests are more "price-sensitive". They have to offer it (11) ____ free to stay competitive. Meanwhile, international journalists covering the Sochi Olympics are complaining about there being no Internet at (12) ____ in their rooms.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1. |
(a) |
slack |
(b) |
flack |
(c) |
lack |
(d) |
plaque |
2. |
(a) |
among |
(b) |
between |
(c) |
overall |
(d) |
at all |
3. |
(a) |
fed |
(b) |
get |
(c) |
let |
(d) |
wed |
4. |
(a) |
set |
(b) |
let |
(c) |
bet |
(d) |
met |
5. |
(a) |
rudiments |
(b) |
rudeness |
(c) |
rudely |
(d) |
rude |
6. |
(a) |
peering |
(b) |
profiting |
(c) |
posing |
(d) |
putting |
7. |
(a) |
crucial |
(b) |
cruciate |
(c) |
crucible |
(d) |
crux |
8. |
(a) |
has |
(b) |
had |
(c) |
have |
(d) |
having |
9. |
(a) |
still |
(b) |
yet |
(c) |
ever |
(d) |
at all |
10. |
(a) |
cause |
(b) |
reason |
(c) |
effect |
(d) |
consequence |
11. |
(a) |
by |
(b) |
for |
(c) |
to |
(d) |
at |
12. |
(a) |
all |
(b) |
every |
(c) |
now |
(d) |
whole |
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2. |
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3. |
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4. |
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5. |
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6. |
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8. |
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9. |
they know their tourcssme will pay |
10. |
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11. |
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12. |
They have to offer it for free to stay toitmvpeice |
Number these lines in the correct order.
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crazy to think that, in 2014, hotel chains are still charging for wi-fi." Toni Repetti, a hotel management |
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than the hotel having a swimming pool and being close to a city's major sites and attractions. A Thistle Hotels spokesman said: "It's |
( ) |
at number one. Second was checking in to find your room is not ready, and third was no free wi-fi. |
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The survey revealed that 51% of hotel guests believed free wi-fi to be crucial. It ranked higher |
( ) |
up with hotels that charge for Internet access. Some hotels set a fee of $30 a day for the service, while others charge |
( ) |
customers will pay. He said the reason many budget hotels provided free wi-fi is because their guests |
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up to $10 an hour. The survey asked 2,000 travellers what their biggest peeves were about staying in a hotel. The most common |
( ) |
of the biggest complaints among holidaymakers. Access to free wi-fi is a key requirement |
( ) |
gripe was rude and unfriendly staff, with 69 per cent of those questioned putting this |
( ) |
professor said luxury hotels charge for wi-fi access because they know their |
( ) |
for many tourists and travellers when they get away. Many hotel guests are frustrated and fed |
( ) |
A new survey from the Thistle Hotels group reveals that a lack of free wi-fi in hotels is one |
( 1 ) |
journalists covering the Sochi Olympics are complaining about there being no Internet at all in their rooms. |
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are more "price-sensitive". They have to offer it for free to stay competitive. Meanwhile, international |
1. |
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2. |
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3. |
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6. |
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7. |
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10. |
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A new survey from the Thistle Hotels group reveals / conceals that a lack of free wi-fi in hotels is one of the biggest compliances / complaints among holidaymakers. Access to free wi-fi is a key / chain requirement for many tourists and travellers when they get over / away. Many hotel guests are frustrated and fed up / enough with hotels that charge for Internet access. Some hotels set / get a fee of $30 a day for the service, while others charge along / up to $10 an hour. The survey asked 2,000 travellers what their biggest peeves / sleeves were about staying in a hotel. The most common stripe / gripe was rude and unfriendly staff, with 69 per cent of those questioned putting this at number one. Second was checking in / out to find your room is not ready, and third was no free wi-fi.
The survey revealed that 51% of hotel guests believed free wi-fi to be crucial / crucible. It ranked higher than the hotel having a swimming pool and locating / being close to a city's major sites / sights and attractions. A Thistle Hotels spokesman said: "It's crazy / crazily to think that, in 2014, hotel chains are still / yet charging for wi-fi." Toni Repetti, a hotel management professor said luxury hotels charge for wi-fi access / excess because they know their customers will pay. He said the cause / reason many budget hotels provided free wi-fi is because their guests are more "price-sensitive" / "price-sensitivity". They have to offer it for free to stay competition / competitive. Meanwhile, international journalists covering the Sochi Olympics are complaining about there being no Internet at every / all in their rooms.
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
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a new survey from the thistle hotels group reveals that a lack of free wi-fi in hotels is one of the biggest complaints among holidaymakers access to free wi-fi is a key requirement for many tourists and travellers when they get away many hotel guests are frustrated and fed up with hotels that charge for internet access some hotels set a fee of $30 a day for the service while others charge up to $10 an hour the survey asked 2000 travellers what their biggest peeves were about staying in a hotel the most common gripe was rude and unfriendly staff with 69 per cent of those questioned putting this at number one second was checking in to find your room is not ready and third was no free wi-fi
the survey revealed that 51% of hotel guests believed free wi-fi to be crucial it ranked higher than the hotel having a swimming pool and being close to a city's major sites and attractions a thistle hotels spokesman said "it's crazy to think that in 2014 hotel chains are still charging for wi-fi" toni repetti a hotel management professor said luxury hotels charge for wi-fi access because they know their customers will pay he said the reason many budget hotels provided free wi-fi is because their guests are more "price-sensitive" they have to offer it for free to stay competitive meanwhile international journalists covering the sochi olympics are complaining about there being no internet at all in their rooms
AnewsurveyfromtheThistleHotelsgrouprevealsthatalackoffreewi-fiinhot
elsisoneofthebiggestcomplaintsamongholidaymakers.Accesstofreewi-
fiisakeyrequirementformanytouristsandtravellerswhentheygetaway.Many
hotelguestsarefrustratedandfedupwithhotelsthatchargeforInternetaccess.
Somehotelssetafeeof$30adayfortheservice,whileotherschargeupto$10anh
our.Thesurveyasked2,000travellerswhattheirbiggestpeeveswereaboutstay
inginahotel.Themostcommongripewasrudeandunfriendlystaff,with69perce
ntofthosequestionedputtingthisatnumberone.Secondwascheckingintofindy
ourroomisnotready,andthirdwasnofreewi-fi.Thesurveyrevealedthat51%
ofhotelguestsbelievedfreewi-fitobecrucial.Itrankedhigherthanthehotelh
avingaswimmingpoolandbeingclosetoacity'smajorsitesandattractions.AThi
stleHotelsspokesmansaid:"It'scrazytothinkthat,in2014,hotelchainsarestillc
hargingforwi-fi."ToniRepetti,ahotelmanagementprofessorsaidluxur
yhotelschargeforwi-fiaccessbecausetheyknowtheircustomerswillpay.Hes
aidthereasonmanybudgethotelsprovidedfreewi-fiisbecausetheirguestsar
emore"price-sensitive".Theyhavetoofferitforfreetostaycompetitive.M
eanwhile,internationaljournalistscoveringtheSochiOlympicsarecomplaining
abouttherebeingnoInternetatallintheirrooms. |
Write about free wi-fi for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about free wi-fi. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. FREE WI-FI: Make a poster about free wi-fi. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. HOTELS: Write a magazine article about hotels that charge for wi-fi. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against it.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to a communications expert. Ask him/her three questions about wi-fi. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.
Get students to role play different characters from this news story.
Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.
Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.
Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.
Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.
Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.
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TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a |
F |
b |
F |
c |
T |
d |
T |
e |
F |
f |
T |
g |
T |
h |
F |
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1. |
reveals |
a. |
shows |
2. |
lack |
b. |
dearth |
3. |
key |
c. |
crucial |
4. |
charge |
d. |
ask for |
5. |
gripe |
e. |
complaint |
6. |
ranked |
f. |
was placed |
7. |
crazy |
g. |
insane |
8. |
sensitive |
h. |
conscious |
9. |
covering |
i. |
reporting on |
10. |
at all |
j. |
whatsoever |
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1. |
The Thistle Hotels group |
2. |
A key requirement |
3. |
Frustrated and fed up |
4. |
Rude and unfriendly staff |
5. |
Second |
6. |
51% |
7. |
They know guests will pay |
8. |
In budget hotels |
9. |
To stay competitive (and guests are "price-sensitive") |
10. |
There being no Internet in their rooms |
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
1. |
d |
2. |
b |
3. |
d |
4. |
c |
5. |
d |
6. |
c |
7. |
a |
8. |
c |
9. |
b |
10. |
a |
ALL OTHER EXERCISES
Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)
