{"id":6869,"date":"2026-02-05T11:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=6869"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:21:27","slug":"notes-from-lesson-4-5-2-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/completed-courses\/engelska-for-hotell-och-restaurangbranschen-a1-course-start-2-2-26\/notes-from-lesson-4-5-2-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Lesson 4 (5\/2\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lesson 4 \u2013 <\/strong><strong>Thursday 5<sup>th<\/sup> February<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Aims<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review<\/li>\n<li>Grammar \u2013<em>How often\u2026?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Present simple v. present continuous<\/li>\n<li>Rooms and facilities in a hotel<\/li>\n<li>Food and drink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><u>How often?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Always \u2192 Never\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>(= 100%)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I <strong>always<\/strong> brush my teeth before I go to bed.<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>usually<\/strong> vacuum my apartment on Saturday mornings.<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>often<\/strong> go to bed late in the evening.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m <strong>sometimes<\/strong> tired in the mornings.\u00a0 He\u2019s <strong>occasionally<\/strong> late to work.<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>almost never<\/strong> get angry.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I <strong>rarely<\/strong> get angry.\u00a0 I <strong>seldom<\/strong> get angry.<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>never<\/strong> go to bed without brushing my teeth<\/li>\n<li>I brush my teeth <strong>twice a day.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>She checks her phone <strong>every minute.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>I <strong>usually<\/strong> go to the dentist once a year.<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>usually<\/strong> cook every day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How often\u2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How often do you eat at a restaurant or a caf\u00e9? Which is your favourite and why?<\/li>\n<li>How often do you cook food from scratch? (= from the beginning) What is your speciality?<\/li>\n<li>How often do you go for a long walk? Where do you go?<\/li>\n<li>How often do you use public transport? (train, bus, the subway, commuter train etc) What do you use and where do you usually travel to?<\/li>\n<li>How often do you visit a library? What section do you go to?<\/li>\n<li>How often do you check your phone?<\/li>\n<li>How often do you\u2026. ?\u00a0 (Make up your own questions!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cook food from scratch = all home-cooked<\/p>\n<p><strong>Processed foods<\/strong>\u00a0 (with additives, TV dinners, ready-made dinners)<\/p>\n<p>Ultra-processed foods<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organic food<\/strong> tastes so much better.<\/p>\n<p>I usually use public transport if I am travelling long-distance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>borrow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I regularly go to the library and <strong>borrow<\/strong> books in Russian.<\/p>\n<p>I <strong>borrow<\/strong> money from my friends sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>We <strong>borrowed<\/strong> our neighbour\u2019s car at Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Our neighbour <strong>lent<\/strong> us his car. \u00a0\u00a0We gave him some wine as a thank you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Borrow<\/strong> something from somebody\u00a0 (= like take)<\/p>\n<p>Lend somebody something\u00a0 (= like give)<\/p>\n<p>Service that you pay for:\u00a0 <strong>hire\/rent<\/strong> a car, <strong>hire<\/strong> some cleaning equipment, <strong>rent<\/strong> a room for 6 months<\/p>\n<p>shelf \u2013 shelves<\/p>\n<p>My computer was playing up\u00a0 (= not working as it should)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does he do?\u00a0<\/strong> =\u00a0 What\u2019s his job?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He\u2019s a (hotel) porter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is he doing?<\/strong>\u00a0 What is happening?\u00a0\u00a0 He\u2019s getting some luggage down from the shelf.<\/p>\n<p>What is everyone doing in the class <u>at the moment\/now<\/u>?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sitting and reading on the screen, and I\u2019m listening to you<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, <u>I\u2019m scratching<\/u> my dog\u2019s neck.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m trying to improve my English and I\u2019m studying.\u00a0 I\u2019m in an English lesson<\/p>\n<p>The hotel will <strong>store<\/strong> your bags in the luggage\/baggage\/storage room after you\u2019ve checked out<\/p>\n<p>I <strong>store\/keep<\/strong> my milk in the fridge otherwise it will go bad \/\u00a0 go off.<\/p>\n<p>I <strong>store<\/strong> my <u>ice-cream<\/u> in the <strong>freezer, <\/strong>otherwise it will melt.<\/p>\n<p>I need to <strong>defrost<\/strong> the meat so I can cook it tonight.<\/p>\n<p>The freezer needs <strong>defrosting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Thaw \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 The food has <strong>thawed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Present simple or present continuous?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What does he do? (= what\u2019s his job?)\u00a0 He\u2019s a porter.<\/p>\n<p>What is he doing?\u00a0 He is lifting up\/down a bag\u00a0\u00a0 (=activity)<\/p>\n<p>What do you do?<\/p>\n<p>What are you doing right now?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hi Sarah! How are you doing?\u00a0 What are you up to these days?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (casual and friendly questions from a friend)<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m teaching a course in English.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m reading a book by Bill Bryson.\u00a0 (I\u2019m in the process)<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m fine. I\u2019m a student. I\u2019m studying English just now.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m taking care of my dog.<\/p>\n<p>Topic \u2013 health, politics<\/p>\n<p>Subject \u2013 maths, science<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the theme of today\u2019s party?\u00a0 A unicorn them<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What about Magnus? What\u2019s he doing today?<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s at work today. He\u2019s meeting some colleagues from another office.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s reading a book about health.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And your children? What are they doing these days?<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re going to daycare, pre-school, kindergarten every day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What are they doing at the moment?\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; They\u2019re playing in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Future plans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you have any plans for this coming weekend?\u00a0 (100%) Yes, I\u2019m having some friends over for coffee and cake.<\/p>\n<p>Will (= maybe)\u00a0 I\u2019ll meet some friends on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><strong>99.9%<\/strong> sure &#8211;\u00a0 I\u2019m flying to the UK on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter is getting married next year.\u00a0 99.9% certain.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m going to the gym today.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re going to the summer house when the weather gets better<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re visiting my parents-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>father-in-law,<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m meeting up with my in-laws.\u00a0 = already planned<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m going to visit my in-laws\u00a0 = intention<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I live in Stockholm.\u00a0 (permanent)<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s living with her parents while her apartment is being renovated.\u00a0 (=temporary, shorter period of time)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are you doing right now?<\/li>\n<li>What are you wearing today?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you reading any interesting books these days?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>What is your best friend doing these days?<\/li>\n<li>What is happening outside your window at the moment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>What apps are people using more these days?<\/li>\n<li>How is the weather changing this week?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My mother has diabetes so she needs to <strong>cut down on<\/strong>\/reduce sugar\/carbohydrates\u00a0 \u201ccarbs\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She needs to lower her blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facilities in a hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>an underground car park.\u00a0 There are a few available parking spaces. There are some electric chargers.<\/p>\n<p>Parking spaces with electricity available<\/p>\n<p>You can park in the multistorey car park in the centre.<\/p>\n<p>A shopping centre\/ a shopping mall<\/p>\n<p>Lifts &#8211;\u00a0 stairs<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s on the staircase.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s in a wheelchair. She\u2019s going up the ramp.\u00a0 Every hotel must have disabled access.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy snacks\/sweets\/crisps\/sandwiches\/soft drinks from a vending machine.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (vendor = seller)<\/p>\n<p>Vending machines are convenient.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s returning the drycleaning \/\u00a0 the laundry.\u00a0 \u00a0The laundry is hanging on a clothes hanger.\u00a0\u00a0 coathanger<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a balcony with a seaview. It\u2019s an airconditioner.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a ceiling fan.\u00a0 An electric fan.\u00a0 A handheld fan.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t always like airconditioning because it too much of a contrast between the heat outside and the cold indoors.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a playground outside the school.\u00a0 The hotel has a play area\u00a0 (= smaller).\u00a0 In the playground, you can find swings\/a swing, a slide, a see-saw<\/p>\n<p>You can borrow bikes from the hotel\u00a0 (= free, included in hotel fee)<\/p>\n<p>You can rent\/hire bikes\u00a0 (=pay)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Think of a hotel you know.\u00a0 Where is it? What facilities does it have?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I like the hotel because dinner is included in the price.<\/p>\n<p>I went on an all-inclusive holiday.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel offers half-board.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel has a sauna available\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cs\u00e5na\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Japan and Iceland have hot springs.\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n<p>Volcanoes<\/p>\n<p>Vulcanic water<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>a steam room<\/p>\n<p>100 Swedish miles = \u00a0\u00a0\u00a01000 km<\/p>\n<p>Breakfast is not included in the price<\/p>\n<p>Room-only price<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 4 \u2013 Thursday 5th February Aims Review Grammar \u2013How often\u2026? Present simple v. present continuous Rooms and facilities in a hotel Food and drink &nbsp; \u00a0How often? Always \u2192 Never\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (= 100%) I always brush my teeth before I go to bed. I usually vacuum my apartment on Saturday mornings. 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