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A mistake on the hotel bill

Real life · At a hotel

A mistake on the hotel bill

Your goal: Politely challenge a wrong charge and get it corrected.

  • B2
  • 8 turns · about 6 min

You talk to: Front desk agent

Phrases you will need

  • I think there might be a mistake here.
  • I've been charged for ...
  • Could the charge be removed?
  • Thank you for sorting that out.

A spoken scene: sound plays only when you press a speaker.

  1. Before you start, read the scene's goal and the useful phrases.
  2. Read the other person's speech bubble.
  3. Choose the most natural reply, or complete the missing word in it.
  4. After a wrong reply you see why at once; at the end you can read the whole conversation again.
How to play? Scoring and details
In this set
You are checking out. Read the bill carefully and sort out the problem without sounding rude.
This game reads words aloud
This scene can be read aloud: Emma (British accent) reads the other person, Heart (American accent) reads the natural reply. Sound plays only when you press a speaker button, at a pace that suits your level.

The other person's line comes as sound only at first. Press the speaker, listen and reply; show the words if you need them.

Scoring
Your answers are checked; at the end you see your score, your mistakes and the right answers.
With a keyboard
Keys 1, 2 and 3 choose a reply; Enter continues the conversation.