Lesson 3: Swimming Pool Installation
CONVERSATIONAL_BUSINESS
Vocabulary
Swimming pool – piscina
Pool area – zona de piscina
Hotel card / key card – tarjeta del hotel
Guest – huésped
Access – acceso
To belong – pertenecer
To check – comprobar
To show – mostrar
Exit – salida
To accompany – acompañar
Language Support
Situations:
Control de acceso → May I see your hotel card, please?
Verificación → This area is for hotel guests only.
Confirmación → Are you staying at the hotel?
No autorizado → I’m afraid this area is not accessible without a hotel card.
Acción → Please allow me to accompany you to the exit.
Cortesía (lujo) → Thank you for your understanding.
Questions + Answers
Click on the Audio - Q&A button to download it then practise in this section with it.
(Haga clic en el botón Audio - Q&A para descargarlo y practicar en esta sección con él.)
Excuse me. May I see your hotel card, please?
→ Of course. Here you are.
Are you staying at the hotel?
→ Yes, I am.
This pool area is for hotel guests only.
→ I understand.
I’m afraid this area is not accessible without a hotel card.
→ I see.
May I accompany you to the exit?
→ Yes, that’s fine.
Thank you for your understanding.
→ You’re welcome.
Translation (Castilian Spanish)
Excuse me. May I see your hotel card, please?
→ Disculpe, ¿puede mostrarme su tarjeta del hotel, por favor?
Of course. Here you are.
→ Por supuesto. Aquí tiene.
Are you staying at the hotel?
→ ¿Se aloja en el hotel?
This pool area is for hotel guests only.
→ Esta zona de la piscina es solo para huéspedes del hotel.
I’m afraid this area is not accessible without a hotel card.
→ Me temo que esta zona no es accesible sin la tarjeta del hotel.
May I accompany you to the exit?
→ ¿Puedo acompañarle a la salida?
Thank you for your understanding.
→ Gracias por su comprensión.
Activation
Student must speak.
(El alumno debe hablar.)
Example:
May I see your hotel card, please?
→ This area is for hotel guests only.
Translation:
¿Puede mostrarme su tarjeta del hotel, por favor?
→ Esta zona es solo para huéspedes del hotel.
Practice
Say one sentence about…
(Di una frase sobre…)
checking a hotel card
explaining restricted access
asking a guest to leave politely
accompanying someone to the exit
using polite luxury-hotel language
thanking someone for understanding
Personal Questions
Record yourself answering the questions.
(Graba tu respuesta a las preguntas.)
A person is in the pool area.
How do you ask for their hotel card?
¿Cómo pide la tarjeta del hotel?
The person cannot show a hotel card.
What do you say politely?
¿Qué dice de forma educada?
You need to explain the rule.
How do you do it professionally?
¿Cómo lo explica de forma profesional?
The person must leave the area.
How do you ask them to go to the exit?
¿Cómo le pide que vaya a la salida?
You want to stay polite and calm.
What closing sentence do you use?
¿Qué frase final utiliza?