1. Topic: Looking for accommodation

2. Communication strategies to: -Ask about homestay -Describe guest houses You will be looking at:

3. When people search for a B&B they are looking for something different and more personal than a hotel.

4. Questions guests may ask What kind of accommodation do you have : double rooms, single rooms? What kind of meals do you offer? Do you cater for special diet requirements? Do you cater for vegetarians? Do you have parking area/facility? Is it off- street parking? Is there a room or space for studying?

5. Questions guests may ask. Do you have bathroom facilities inside the bedroom? Do you accept children? Do you have separate rooms for children? Do you have customized features for the physically-challenged? Do you speak English? Do you accept pets?

6. Describing your place Havana Sunshine is a Bed and Breakfast (B&B) accomodation, located 5 minutes car ride from 23 rd and L Streets, an area often named La Rampa, and 10 minutes walk from Revolution Square, a famous historical landmark. It is a guest house with very competitive rates.

7. Describing your place It has the kind of accommodation you require: double rooms and single rooms. There are also separate rooms for children or customized features for the physically- challenged. Other facilities, such as studying rooms and parking are available. We can cater for special diet requirements, mainly for vegetarian needs. Besides, we can provide taxi service to and from the airport.

8. Your hosts We, Manuel and Dora, are both retired professionals. We speak English and French. Manuel holds a degree in engineering and worked in Civil Construction for more than 30 years. Dora holds a masters degree in teaching languages. Her wish is to continue to use her love of teaching. Contact details: manuelhost@yahoo.com

9. Useful words related to homestay Homestay accomodation Guest Host Guest house Bed and breakfast or B & B Location

10. Useful words related to homestay Price or quality: expensive, cheap, competitive Price per day Last minute reservation / booking To book Online Booking Pet friendly or family friendly

11. What can you offer for breakfast at your B& B? milk and cereal bread and butter tea coffee (black or white) toasts juice

12. Egg (hard-boiled or soft-boiled) eggs (scrambled, omelette, fried) bacon sausages cheese

13. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

14. FRIED EGGS

15. BACON

16. SAUSAGES

17. TOASTS

18. What can you offer for breakfast at your B& B? Hostess: What would you like for _____ tomorrow? Guest: Just __________________, please. Hostess: hard-boiled or ______?

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20. What can you offer for breakfast at your B& B? Hostess: What would you like for breakfast tomorrow? Guest: Just milk and boiled eggs, please. Hostess: Hard-boiled or soft-boiled?

21. What can you offer for breakfast at your B& B? Host: What would you like for _____ this morning? Guest: Could it be __________________? Host: Certainly.

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23. What can you offer for breakfast at your B& B? Host: What would you like for breakfast this morning? Guest: Could it be juice and toast with butter ? Host: Certainly.

24. Egg (hard-boiled or soft-boiled) eggs (boiled, scrambled, omelette, fried) bacon sausages cheese

25. Send your answers to inglescubatv@infomed.sld.cu