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Level: A1

At the Hotel

Reception, a key card, a room with a view, and breakfast from the buffet.

CEFR A1 · 162 words · ~1 min read · US English

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5:45 ๐ŸŽฌ Watch this lesson on YouTube At the Hotel โ€” Slow English Reading Practice for Beginners (A1) ยท Lesson 16 Read the lesson below first. When you understand every line, open the YouTube link above and play this video in your earbuds โ€” while you walk, cook or ride the bus, with nothing to look up and nothing to pause. English you already understand, heard again and again, is what turns reading into listening.
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In the reader, tap any word or sentence to hear it in English, translate it, or look up a definition.

Words to know

reception
the desk at a hotel where you get your room key
key card
a flat plastic card that opens your hotel room door
floor
one level of a building
curtains
the cloth that covers a window
view
what you can see from a window or a high place
closet
a small space or cupboard for your clothes
buffet
a big table with many foods, where you take what you want
check out
to pay and leave a hotel

Picture words from this story

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  • reception

    reception

    The hotel desk.

  • key card

    key card

    It opens your door.

  • curtains

    curtains

    They cover the window.

  • view

    view

    What you see outside.

  • buffet

    buffet

    Take what you want.

Every sentence has a โ–ถ button โ€” tap it to hear that sentence read slowly, one word at a time.

By the sea
By the sea

I arrive at a small hotel by the sea.

a small hotel
Welcome!
Welcome!

I walk to the reception.

reception

A friendly man says, Welcome!

welcome
The key card
The key card

I tell him my name.

my name

He checks his computer and smiles.

checks the computer

He gives me a key card.

key card
Up to the third floor
Up to the third floor

My room is on the third floor.

the third floor

I take the elevator up.

elevator up
A clean bright room
A clean bright room

The room is clean and bright.

clean and bright

There is a big bed and a small desk.

bed and desk
The view
The view

I open the curtains.

curtains

The view is beautiful.

view

I can see the beach and the blue water.

beach and water
A little rest
A little rest

I put my clothes in the closet.

the closet

Then I rest for an hour.

rest
A place for dinner
A place for dinner

In the evening, I ask at the reception, Where is a good place for dinner?

a place for dinner

The man shows me a place on the map.

on the map
Breakfast
Breakfast

In the morning, I go down for breakfast.

breakfast

I take eggs, bread, and fruit from the buffet.

buffet

I drink two cups of coffee.

two cups of coffee
Check out
Check out

Then I pack my bag and check out.

check out
Thank you
Thank you

I say, Thank you for everything.

thank you
One more time
One more time

I walk to the beach one more time.

one more time

Check your understanding

  1. What is this text about?

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    A night at a hotel by the sea โ€” The writer sleeps at a small hotel by the sea and leaves after breakfast.

  2. Where is the writer's room?

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    On the third floor โ€” The text says: My room is on the third floor.

  3. What does the writer take from the buffet?

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    Eggs, bread, and fruit โ€” The text says: I take eggs, bread, and fruit from the buffet.

  4. The writer can see the beach from the room

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    True โ€” The text says: I can see the beach and the blue water.

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