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Engelska för hotell-och restaurangbranschen A2+ fortsättning Dist – Folkuniversitetet

 

After Lesson 12:

Here are the notes from today: Notes from Lesson 12 (02/04/26) | Sarah’s Blog

Keep your English up!  I recommend this site and you can choose what is most relevant/useful/interesting for you: BBC Learning English – 6 Minute English

Grammar: I recommend this website to practise problem areas of grammar: English Quizzes & Grammar Exercises – UsingEnglish.com

 

Homework from Lesson 11:

Please read through today’s notes: Notes from Lesson 11 (01/04/26) | Sarah’s Blog

Grammar: I recommend this website to practise problem areas of grammar: English Quizzes & Grammar Exercises – UsingEnglish.com

Check this online menu, and choose a starter, main course and dessert, plus any drinks and sides. You will “order” in class tomorrow: One of the best steakhouses in Pattaya – Beefeater Steak House and Pub

Pronunciation “sh”  – Here is the recording of the sentences from today:

 

 

Lesson 10

Read through today’s notes: Notes from Lesson 10 (31/03/26) | Sarah’s Blog

Check this online menu, and choose a starter, main course and dessert, plus any drinks and sides. You will “order” in class tomorrow: One of the best steakhouses in Pattaya – Beefeater Steak House and Pub

Speaking – tomorrow you will work through restaurant dialogues together as well as your own dialogues. You can find them here: Questions and dialogues for the next class | Sarah’s Blog

Pronunciation – schwa sound “uh”. I will record the sentences and post them here later today.

 

Lesson 9

Please read through today’s lesson notes: Notes from Lesson 8 (27/03/26) | Sarah’s Blog

Speaking: tomorrow you will work in breakout rooms to make dialogues based on the examples from today.  The prompts can be found here: Questions for the next class | Sarah’s Blog

Pronunciation – Practise the “ow”  sound from the sample sentences from today. I have recorded the 20 sentences here :

 

Lesson 8

Please read through all the notes from the lesson today. I also recommend practising the dialogues again.  All the notes can be found here: Notes from Lesson 8 (27/03/26) | Sarah’s Blog

Pronunciation: Today we looked at the most common sound in the English language, the schwa /ə/ sound in words like London (“Lundun“) and onion  (“uhniun“). For homework I recommend watching these two videos:

• BBC English : The Schwa – English In A Minute
• A more detailed video lesson on the schwa can be found here from Oxford Online English:  The Schwa /ə/ Sound – How to Pronounce the Schwa – How to Improve English Pronunciation

 

 

Lesson 7

Please read through all the notes from the lesson today.  They can be found here: Notes from Lesson 7 (25/3/26) | Sarah’s Blog

Pronunciation – I really recommend this video made by a Canadian teacher to teach you the three different pronuncations of -ed in the past tense. It’s long, but very clear! You can switch on the subtitles to help you if you wish. How to Pronounce ‘-ED’ in Past Tense (Beginner Tips)

Vocabulary – Look at Unit 4 “The bathroom” in the coursebook . Label the objects on page 20, A-N, then decide who is speaking in Section 2.  On page 21, complete section 2. If you don’t have the book, you can find the pages here: Unit 4 Bathroom and porter

Homework – vocabulary practice

1. Use a _____ to wipe the kitchen counters/sides.
2. A _____ is needed to carry water for mopping.
3. Clean the windows with _____ and a cloth.
4. If there is broken glass on the floor, sweep it up with a ___________.
5. Use a______ to clean the bathroom sink.
6. Use a ______ to unblock the sink.
7. A _______ is used to clean the toilet bowl.
8. Dust the furniture with a __________.
9. Use a _________ to collect rubbish.
10. Use _________ to protect your hands while cleaning.
11. Polish wooden surfaces with _________
12. A _______ is good for scrubbing stubborn stains.  (stains = coffee stains, blood stains, fat/grease stains)
13. Use a ___________ to do the drying up    (= to dry your dishes)
14. Use _________ to hang up the washing on the washing line.
15. Use a ___________ to clean the windows.

 

Lesson 6

Please read through all the notes from the lesson today.  They can be found here: Notes from Lesson 6 (24/3/26) | Sarah’s Blog

Online vocabulary practice:

• Housework – A2 English Vocabulary – Test-English
• Housework – A2 English Vocabulary – Page 2 of 4 – Test-English
• Housework – A2 English Vocabulary – Page 3 of 4 – Test-English
• Housework – A2 English Vocabulary – Page 4 of 4 – Test-English

Online Grammar Practice: Past Simple Quiz | Learn English

 

Lesson 5

Please read through all the notes from the lesson today.  They can be found here: Notes from Lesson 5 (23/3/26) | Sarah’s Blog

Self-study – Adjectives -ing, -ed, -ful etc

Grammar self-study: If you would like to practise the past simple, here are some useful websites:

• British council – Past Simple
• Past simple form and use
• Past simple – regular/irregular verbs
• Assorted grammar exercises
• Past simple – positive, negative or a question

Check your answers to Unit 3, page 17 here:

• There isn’t a double bed in the room.
• Is there a CD player in the room?
• Yes, there is.  Yes, there’s a CD player in the room.
• No, there isn’t. There isn’t a CD player in the room.
• No, there’s not. There’s not a CD player in the room.
• There are plenty of coat hangers in the wardrobe.
• There aren’t any flowers in the room.
• Are there any plants in the room?
• Yes, there are some plants in the room.
• No, there aren’t any plants in the room.

 

 

Lesson 4:

Please read through all the notes from the lesson today.  They can be found here: Notes from Lesson 4 (19/3) | Sarah’s Blog

Grammar: Finish the exercises on the present continuous that we didn’t do in class – Practice 2 and Practice 3.  (Mailed to you yesterday)

Online practice: Present simple or present continuous – Test-English

Grammar: We will look at past tenses on Monday. I will email the worksheet either today or tomorrow.

Book: Unit 3 The Hotel Bedroom  Label the pictures on page 16. What else can you find in hotel rooms?

Listening 3.2 page 16. Listen and put items in order:

 

Grammar: There is/There are  3.3 on page 17

 

 

Lesson 3:

Please read through all the notes from the lesson today.  They can be found here: Notes from Lesson 3 (260318) | Sarah’s Blog

Grammar: Tomorrow we will be looking at the Present Continuous tense. I will email the worksheet if you want to look in advance.

Pronunciation: I’ve recorded today’s phrases if you would like to practice the pronunciation:

 

Lesson 2

Please read through all the notes from the lesson today.  They can be found here: Notes from Lesson 2 (17/3) | Sarah’s Blog

Read through pages 24 and 25  ofUnit 5 Services in the Hotel   and do the following:

1. Presentation – Look at the services and label the pictures. What are these services? Why are they important in a hotel?
2. Audio and pronunciation. Listen to 5.2 Being clear and polite and repeat the sentences. The audio is here:
3. Complete the clocks/times in 5.3.1 and complete the questions and answers in section 3.
4. Simple present tense worksheet (I will email this)

 

Online practice for present simple tense:

• British Council – Present simple
• British Council – Present simple “to be”
• Test English – Present simple

 

 

Lesson 1 – All links are in brown

Please read through all the notes from the lesson today.  They can be found here: Notes from Lesson 1 (16/3/26) | Sarah’s Blog

Grammar: You can practise much and many in questions here: much or many in English – Free Online Exercise

Grammar: finish the exercise on articles (emailed to you).  You can get more practice via these links:

• https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/articles-a-an-the
• https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/definite-article
• A/an, the, no article – the use of articles in English

Use the Cambridge Online Dictionary to help you discover the meanings of new words.

Speaking:  You will discuss these questions in class tomorrow: Questions for the next class | Sarah’s Blog

Please answer these questions that we discussed in class today and email me your answers:

Your ambitions for this course:

• Why are you taking this course and what are your goals from the course?
• What do you need to improve? What is most important for you?
• How can the teacher help you?
• If you took the A2 course please tell your group what we did together, what you learned and what you would like to continue with?
• If you have taken a course before, what was most useful?What would you like to do that we didn’t do in the first course? What would you like to repeat? (returning students)

 

Information before Lesson 1

Welcome to the course! My name is Sarah and I will be the teacher for the English for the Hotel and Restaurant Industry course starting on Monday 16th March.

We start at 09.00, with a 15-minute break at around 10.25.

This is an upper-elementary A2+ level course. If you have studied English before at a higher level, this course is likely to be too easy for you.

Please install Zoom on your device and make sure you can log in and access our course. Before the lessons, check that your connection and equipment is working as it should,  and please switch on your camera and microphone so that I know you are there!

This will be a fairly large class so we will use breakout rooms.  Click here for instructions: How to use breakout rooms in Zoom

Please note that if you are unable to participate in any lesson (no camera and microphone), you will be marked as absent.  If you would like to listen to the main lesson, that is ok, but I cannot put you into breakout rooms (grupprum) as it is confusing for the other students.

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I recommend that you buy the book: Be My Guest, Francis O’Hara (Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521776899)

Lesson times: 09.00 – 11.15  

Dates:

• Mon 16 Mar
• Tue 17 Mar
• Wed 18 Mar
• Thu 19 Mar
• Mon 23 Mar
• Tue 24 Mar
• Wed 25 Mar
• Fri 27 Mar  (no lesson on Thu 26 Mar)
• Mon 30 Mar
• Tue 31 Mar
• Wed 1 Apr
• Thu 2 Apr