{"id":7211,"date":"2026-04-14T11:20:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=7211"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:26:17","slug":"notes-from-lesson-2-14-04-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/engelska-for-hotell-och-restaurangbranschen-a2-fortsattning-distans-live\/notes-from-lesson-2-14-04-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Lesson 2  (14\/04\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Lesson Two<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is what we did today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dialogues <\/strong>Welcoming a guest and small talk continued<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vocabulary<\/strong> exercise: Hospitality Context<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grammar<\/strong>: for\/since\/ago<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: ay and uh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the date today?\u00a0 It\u2019s Tuesday \u201c<\/strong>the<strong>\u201d 14<sup>th<\/sup> \u201c<\/strong>of<strong>\u201d April<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What was the date yesterday?\u00a0 It was Monday <\/strong>\u201c<em>the<\/em>\u201d <strong>13<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>\u201c<em>of<\/em>\u201d<strong> April<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s tomorrow\u2019s date?\u00a0 It will be Wednesday <\/strong><em>the <\/em><strong>15<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>\u201c<em>of<\/em>\u201d<strong>April<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What time is it now?\u00a0 It\u2019s four <u>minutes <\/u>past 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Introduce yourselves to each other if you didn\u2019t do this yesterday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Did you visit any of these websites? What did you study, and what did you think of the sites?<\/li>\n<li>What else did you do in English yesterday?<\/li>\n<li>What did you learn in class that was useful?<\/li>\n<li>What did you do after class yesterday<em>?<\/em><em>I had lunch, I did my English homework in the afternoon. I practise English every day. I train at the gym.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/quizzes\/\">https:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/quizzes\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english\">BBC Learning English &#8211; 6 Minute English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/\">Cambridge Dictionary | English Dictionary, Translations &amp; Thesaurus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>G\u00f6teborg\u00a0 = Gothenburg<\/p>\n<p>The Italian city built on canals = Venice<\/p>\n<p>Rome, Florence<\/p>\n<p>I listened to a radio report, to a podcast<\/p>\n<p>I <strong>practise<\/strong> English every day. I <strong>train<\/strong> at the gym. I <strong>practise<\/strong> the piano.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I watch Japanese films with English <strong>subtitles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Many American movies are <strong>dubbed into<\/strong> German.<\/li>\n<li>The film is <strong>subtitled<\/strong> in English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> April<\/strong> \u2013 Finish 10.25<\/p>\n<p>New date and time <strong>Wednesday 6<sup>th<\/sup> May<\/strong> 0900-1000<\/p>\n<p>It was rather <strong>short notice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>happy hear horrible hit hear heat<\/p>\n<p>hours\u00a0 \u201cours\u201d towers\u00a0 ours\u00a0\u00a0 This is ours<\/p>\n<p>I was over the moon when he asked me to marry him. \u00a0She was over the moon when she was selected for the astronaut training programme.<\/p>\n<p>= She was delighted when\u2026.\u00a0 He was thrilled when he won the prize<\/p>\n<p>to be on cloud nine<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cuh\u201d<\/em> Schwa<\/p>\n<p>fun funny sun sunny\u00a0\u00a0 money\u00a0 \u201cmunny\u201d\u00a0 honey\u00a0 \u201chunny\u201d<\/p>\n<p>journey \u201cdjurnee\u201d \u00a0furniture country<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ai = ay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spain rain pain plain wait waitress waiter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cway-triss\u201d<\/p>\n<p>delay\u00a0 delayed\u00a0 May away\u00a0 tray\u00a0 able<\/p>\n<p>The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>mayn<\/strong>-tu-nuns\u201d\u00a0 maintainance<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have I under<u>stood<\/u> correctly?<\/p>\n<p>tveksam = doubtful<\/p>\n<p>If someone isn\u2019t certain, they need to double-check.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Vocabulary Exercise: Hospitality Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What are the meanings of the following words or phrases?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>ambiance<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0 (= the atmosphere in a room, happy feeling)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>booking confirmation<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0 You receive a written confirmation after you have booked a table, a room<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>complimentary<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0 You have <strong>complimentary<\/strong> breakfast included in your booking.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>complimentary<\/strong> toiletries, a <strong>complimentary<\/strong> welcome drink<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>reservation<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0 = a booking<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>dietary requirements<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013 vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free, gluten free, etc<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>food allergies<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0 &#8211; to have a nut allergy, to have an allergic reaction,\u00a0 I\u2019m allergic to nuts<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>customer feedback<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2013 to give your opinion<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>signature cocktail\/dish<\/em><\/strong><em> \u00a0\u00a0&#8211; speciality of the restaurant, unique to the hotel or bar<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>check-out<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>special offers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>cancellation policy<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>house special<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>fully booked<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>peak hours\/peak season\/high season \u00a0= the busiest period\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You can get good deals during low season, off-peak season<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00c0 la carte<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>group discount<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>cover charge<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>happy hour<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>room upgrade<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>drinks package<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>late check-out<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 1999<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s when I moved to Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>I moved to Sweden <strong>in<\/strong> 1999. I moved to Sweden 27 years <strong>ago<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ago<\/strong> &#8211; for the past only<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>since<\/strong> &#8211; <\/u>present and the past combined<\/p>\n<p>I have lived in Sweden <strong>since<\/strong> 1999.<\/p>\n<p>I live in Sweden (present only)<\/p>\n<p><strong>for\u00a0<\/strong> = how long?<\/p>\n<p>I have lived in Sweden <strong>for<\/strong> 27 years.<\/p>\n<p>How many years have you been studying English?\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve been studying English for about\/around 25 years.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0= approximately<\/p>\n<p>When did you start studying English?\u00a0 I started about 25 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>How long have you been living at your current address?\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve been living here <strong>since<\/strong> 2021, <strong>for<\/strong> 5 years<\/p>\n<p>How many coffees have you had today?\u00a0 Loads!\u00a0 I have<strong>n\u2019t<\/strong> <strong>had any<\/strong> at all. I\u2019ve only had one cup of coffee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Up until now, I\u2019ve just had one cup of coffee.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>current = now\u00a0\u00a0 \u201ckurrunt\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson Two This is what we did today: Dialogues Welcoming a guest and small talk continued Vocabulary exercise: Hospitality Context Grammar: for\/since\/ago Pronunciation: ay and uh &nbsp; What\u2019s the date today?\u00a0 It\u2019s Tuesday \u201cthe\u201d 14th \u201cof\u201d April What was the date yesterday?\u00a0 It was Monday \u201cthe\u201d 13th\u201cof\u201d April What\u2019s tomorrow\u2019s date?\u00a0 It will be Wednesday &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/engelska-for-hotell-och-restaurangbranschen-a2-fortsattning-distans-live\/notes-from-lesson-2-14-04-26\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Notes from Lesson 2  (14\/04\/26)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":0,"parent":7135,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7211","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7211"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7216,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7211\/revisions\/7216"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}