Problem hotels pairwork (There is/ are + quantifiers)

Hotels problem roleplays

travel and tourism/ there is and there are/ quantifiers/ telephoning/ complaints

Face 2 Face Pre-Intermediate

Student A

Finding out about hotels roleplay

Your partner is someone who is looking for a hotel for their honeymoon and has phoned your hotel to find out about it. Answer questions from your partner about your hotel and tick any of the things on the list below that they find out. Only tick off the problem when they have found out exactly the problem there, including how many or how much. If they ask about something that is not written there, you can make up any answer you like, preferably something good.

• There aren’t any towels
• There isn’t any glass in the windows
• There are lots of cockroaches
• There are only a few towels
• There is only one toilet in the hotel
• There isn’t much hot water
• There aren’t any lifts and there are lots of stairs
• There are a few stains on the bedroom wall
• There are lots of leaks in the roof
• There aren’t any car parking spaces.

When your teacher stops you, tell your partner how many they found out, how many more there are, and what other problems they didn’t find out. Then switch roles and do the same, trying to find out the different problems in your partner’s hotel.

When your teacher stops you and you have heard about the problems you found out and didn’t find out, look at both worksheets and decide which hotel is worse.

Grammar presentation

Try to find patterns in the use of “There is” and “There are” with different words.

There is(n’t) +	There are(n’t) +

Hotels negotiation

Student A is a husband who wants to save money and Student B is a wife who wants to splash out. Decide together what kind of hotel you are going to go to for your honeymoon.

Hotel complaints

Take turns being a hotel guest complaining about one aspect of the hotel, with the staff member trying to explain and offer future action in a way that satisfies the guest.

Student B

Finding out about hotels roleplay

You are looking for a hotel for your honeymoon. Phone your partner to find out about their hotel, including trying to find out if there are any problems. They have to tell you if there are problems, but only if you ask very specific questions.

When your teacher stops you, your partner will tell you how many issues you found out and which other issues you didn’t discover. Then change roles and do the same with the issues in your hotel below. Your partner is someone who is looking for a hotel for their honeymoon and has phoned your hotel to find out about it. Answer questions from your partner about your hotel and tick any of the things on the list below that they find out. Only tick off the problem when they have found out exactly the problem there, including how many or how much. If they ask about something that is not written there, you can make up any answer you like, preferably something good.

• There is only one single bed
• There aren’t any hangers in the closet
• There are lots of families with young children staying there
• There isn’t any English speaking staff
• There have been lots of things stolen from guests’ rooms recently.
• There are only a few tables in the breakfast room.
• The hotel manager and the receptionist only speak a few words of English.
• There is only electricity for a few hours a day.
• There isn’t any transport from the airport to the hotel.
• There are lots of mosquitoes

When your teacher stops you, tell your partner how many they found out, how many more there are, and what other problems they didn’t find out. Then look at both worksheets and decide which hotel is worse.

Grammar presentation

Try to find patterns in the use of “There is” and “There are” with different words.

There is(n’t) +	There are(n’t) +

Hotels negotiation

Student A is a husband who wants to save money and Student B is a wife who wants to splash out. Decide together what kind of hotel you are going to go to for your honeymoon.

Hotel complaints

Take turns being a hotel guest complaining about one aspect of the hotel, with the staff member trying to explain and offer future action in a way that satisfies the guest.

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Related pages

Travel and tourism page

Quantifiers page

There is/ are page

Complaints page

Countable and uncountable nouns page