Cover of the textbook Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 6

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10 - We'll deal with it right away for the textbook Outcomes Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Listen to a conversation between a guest and a hotel receptionist. Check your ideas from Exercise 5. Can the receptionist give the guest what they ask for?

Answer

  1. kittens → Lady Zaza wants a white kitten. The receptionist doesn’t think she can find one. 
  2. chocolates → She wants her favourite chocolates, and the hotel have to remove the ones with nuts. The receptionist agrees.
  3. a bunch of roses → Lady Zaza wants 100 bunches of red flowers and 80 bunches of white flowers sent to the room. The receptionist says someone will bring them up in a minute.
  4. light bulb → Lady Zaza wants the light bulbs changed. She says it’s too dark. The receptionist agrees.
  5. the gym → Lady Zaza wants to get a wake-up call at 4 a.m. and to use the gym. The receptionist says the gym doesn’t usually open till 6 a.m., but she thinks they can organise something.