On the Way to the HotelBy MaoJian

Lead-in Have you ever been to a five-star hotel?Can you name some famous hotels in Yueyang?

Could you tell me the useful expressions in the dialogue?book a roomBe considerate of sbBe far from/a long way away fromIt takes to do Change a lot/ so muchGreat changes have taken placeMunicipal governmentMake great efforts to doComplain aboutHave a good view ofride/walk/drive to

Universal PatternTo talk about the hotelTo chat freely focusing on the development of the city To say goodbye in the hotel lobby

Do you know them? bookshelf ground floor () cabinet switch venetian blind curtain wastebasket tea trolley night table first floor ()() folding screen hanger plug wall_plate

Do you know them?Chinese painting elevator, lift drawer second floor ()() spring cushion socket sitting_room voltage floor carpentry () tea table bedclothes quilt mattress thermos transformer

Room ReservationsARoom ReservationsGood afternoonBId like to book a double room for Tuesday next weekAThats fine sir A double room for Tuesday September12th with a front view or rear viewBWhats the price differenceA A double room with a front view is 140 dollars per nightone with a rear view is 115 dollars per nightBI think Ill take the one with a front view thenA How long will you be stayingB Well be leaving Sunday morningA That will be five nights sirThank you very muchand we look forward to seeing you next TuesdayB Good Thats all settled then Good-byeA Good-bye

Room ReservationsAdvance ReservationsCan I help youBYesId like to book a single room with a bath from the afternoon of October 4 to the morning of October 10A Yes we do have a single room available for those datesB What is the rate pleaseA The current rate is50 per nightB What services come with thatA For50 youll have a radio a color television a telephone and a major international newspaper delivered to your room everydayB That sounds not bad at allIll take itA: Were looking forward to your visit.

A Brief Introduction to Yueyang CitySituated in the northeast part of Hunan Province,Yueyang covers a total area of 15000 square kilometers with a population of 5.3 million .It is a famous historic culture city, excellent tourism city in China and the only port city along the Yangtze River in Hunan Province .

Yueyang has advantageous transportation conditions.It is the many-sided intersection( of the Yangtze River,the Dongting Lake,Beijing-Guangzhou railway,No.107 state highway, Beijing-Zhuhai expressway and Wuhan-Guangzhou express railway which is going to build. Yueyang is another "gold cross" similar to Wuhan .

Yueyang has profound cultural inside information. Yueyang Tower is the precious historic cultural relic Be the first to enjoy the trouble and the last to enjoy the comfort." is the soul of Yueyang culture. Moreover, Yueyang is the birthplace of Chinese dragon boat culture with a lot of scenery spots such as Junshan Island, Quzi Temple, Zhangguying building complex built in Ming dynasty, and etc.

Yueyang has a vast market space. Located in the center of cities' economic circle of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces,Yueyang is the inevitable transfer place for all goods in Hunan province exported to foreign countries via the Yangtze River.Along with the Dongting Lake bridge's operation, an important channel to east area of Sichuan province and west area of Hubei province has been opened for guests and businessmen at home and abroad to set up their production bases and distribution centers here in Yueyang city.

Yueyang has a good foundation for developing industry. Petrochemicals, textile, feed, papermaking, pharmacy, building materials and etc. have become its mainstay industries. Changlian Refinery and BalingCo., Ltd. under Sino-petrochemical Corporation and some other large-scale enterprises are scattered in 30 kilometers area alongthe Yangtze River and it is the largest petrochemical base in southern China. Yueyang Papermaking Group, Huaneng Yueyang Power Station and some other large-scale enterprises are under their rebuilding and technical transformation. All these enterprises are of competitive and developing potential in the market.

Since Chinas reform and opening to the outside world, Yueyang economy is developing rapidly. In 2002, the gross domestic product value was up to RMB 45200 million yuan and the main economic index ranked at the second place in Hunan province just next to the provincial capital city of Changsha.

As one of the first batch cities opening to the outside world along the Yangtze River, Yueyang has strengthened the construction of infrastructure facilities and issued a series of preferential policies and measures in resent years to attract and encourage the foreign investors to invest in Yueyang. Yueyang now is becoming the investment focus of the guests and businessmen both at home and abroad.