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A In the following you’ll hear six short dialogues between two persons.Listen carefully and try to guess what they are most probably talking about.

1.A.Tea □ 2.A.Water □ 3.A.Ice-cream □

B.Pizza □ B.Fried chicken □ B.Coffee □

4.A.Gin and tonic □ 5.A.Milk □ 6.A.The menu □

B.Fruit platter □ 　B.Steak □ 　B.The bill □

In many hotels, guests have a 1 of having a breakfast and often also other 2 and drinks served in their room.They may be served by the same 3 who serve in the restaurants and bars, the 4 staff, or special room service staff in 5 hotels.

Room service is often the hallmark (特点) of the first-class 6.In some luxury hotels, it is served almost 7 the clock.Guests can place orders 8 through a telephone order-taker or by 9 menus.Although room service has a high mark-up (标高价目), it’s typically the 10 profitable (有利可图的) food and beverage operation (经营).

1.bind [baɪnd] n.窘境，困境 4.associate [ə'səʊʃɪeɪt] n.同事，伙伴，合伙人

2.in a bind 处于困境 5.pressed [prest] adj.（金钱，时间等）紧迫的

3.business ['bɪznɪs] n.生意 6.candle ['kændl] n.蜡烛

Pair work.Role-play the following situation.

Student A:Your daughter is going to have a small birthday party.You call room service to order a birthday cake for her.It may be a Black Forest cake or chocolate cake,with the words written “Happy Birthday”.You also want six candles and would like some food and drinks…

Student B:You are a room service attendant.Answer the call and make clear everything requested.Recommend food and drinks and say you will have everything on time.

89.2 Complete the following conversation.

Attendant:Good evening, room service.__________ may I help you?

Guest:I’d like to have dinner __________ my room.

A:__________ would you like to order, sir?

G:I’m __________ sure.What would you suggest?

A:You can have a __________ at the Room Service Menu in your room, sir.

A:__________ in the top drawer of the desk.

G:Thank you.I’ll look it over and __________ you back.

A:We are looking __________ to serving you, sir.

89.3 Complete the sentences with the proper form of the words from the box below.

1.Would you like me to __________ your meal on this table, sir?

2.I’ll______ your order up at once.

3.Shall I put the tray here so that you can ______ the TV?

4.We ______ staying in your hotel.

5.Let me ______ all the things away.

6.What would you like to ______?

7.After finishing your meal, please ______ me.

8.Here’s 700 Yuan.______ the change.

9.Could you ______ your name here?

10.May I ______ your name, please?

11.How would you like to ______ the bill?

12.What drink would you like to ______ with your steak?

13.What do you ______ for the main course?

14.Please ______ me a bottle of mineral water.

“Waiter, what’s this fly doing in my soup?”

“It’s doing a butterfly stroke.”