Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the English Danny Channel phrasal verb challenge. Today,
I’m going to teach you five popular phrasal verbs related to HOTELS.
Remember, a phrasal verb is a phrase including a verb and at least
one other word—such as a preposition, noun, or adverb—which works as a unit. Learning
phrasal verbs is useful because they are very common in English,
so the more you know the better it is for your listening and speaking skills.
Our first verbal phrase is BOOK A ROOM. This means to reserve a room at a hotel in advance—either
by selecting the room online through an app like AGODA or by calling the hotel.
If you call a hotel you might want to say, “Hello, I’d like to book a room for next Friday night.”
Once you’ve BOOKED A ROOM, you can use the next verbal phrase, HAVE A RESERVATION. When I arrive
at a hotel this is almost always the first phrase I use: “I have a reservation.” This means that you
booked a room online or over the phone and the hotel should be ready for your visit. If you have
a reservation, the hotel probably knows your name and they may also know what hotel room to give
you. Some hotels will have everything prepared for your arrival if you HAVE A RESERVATION.
When you’re thinking about the price of a hotel room the third verbal phrase can be useful:
TO BE INCLUDED IN. The meaning of this phrase is best shown by giving examples.
If you pay 50 dollars for a hotel room and breakfast “IS INCLUDED IN” the price,
that means that you can have breakfast the next day for no additional
money. You already paid for the breakfast when you paid the 50 dollars. You might need to ask
what “is included in” the price you pay for something. “Is coffee included
in the breakfast?” “Is wifi included in the room price?” “Is insurance included in the car rental?”
Our fourth verbal phrase is actually two phrases: CHECK IN and CHECK OUT.
Check in when you’re arriving at a hotel and check out is when you’re leaving.
“What time is check in at your hotel?” “Check in begins at 2:00, sir.” I’d like to check in.
I have a reservation.” “Certainly sir, may I see your passport?”
“What time is check out?” “We ask our visitors to check out before noon tomorrow, sir.” Note that
we also use the phrase CHECK IN at the airport when we’re going to take a flight somewhere.
Our last verbal phrase is something to use when you need help from the hotel staff: HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH. “I’m having a problem with the toilet.” “There’s a problem with the wi-fi in my room.”
“I had a problem with the phone last night, has it been fixed yet?” “Are you having problems
with anything?” “Yes, we have a problem with the hotel room. Can you send someone by?”
I hope you don’t have any problems with your hotel stay the next time
you travel. You should check in to the English Danny channel
all this month to complete our verbal phrase challenge. See you in the next video!
Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the English Danny Channel phrasal verb challenge. Today,
I’m going to teach you five popular phrasal verbs related to AIRPORTS.
Remember, a phrasal verb is a phrase including a verb and at least one
other word—such as a preposition, noun, or adverb—which works as a
unit. Learning phrasal verbs is useful because they are very common in English,
so the more you know the better it is for your listening and speaking skills.
One of the first questions you might hear when you arrive at the airport is,
DO YOU HAVE ID? To HAVE ID means to have some form of identification—usually a
passport. In some cases, the word “ID” may be replaced by passport.
Our second phrase is CHECK (a) BAG. We use this when we have luggage which we can’t take onto
the plane with us because it’s too big to fit in the cabin. You might hear questions like
“do you need to check a bag” or “do you have any bags to check.” Or you might say “I have
2 bags to check” or “I need to check a bag.” Even if you’re checking a suitcase or a box,
it still makes sense in English to refer to your luggage as a “bag” in this way.
If you don’t check your bags, you might have a bag you want to take with you onto the plane.
These bags are sometimes called “carry ons” – so we have the verbal phrase HAVE
A CARRY ON. Some airlines allow one small carry on bag or one carry on bag and one
piece of personal property. Carry on bags are sometimes called hand luggage or cabin bags.
Our next phrase has to do with flights. It’s two phrases which work as opposites:
TO BE ON TIME or TO BE DELAYED. If a flight “is on time” that means it is expected to
leave or to arrive at its scheduled time. If a flight “is delayed” that means it is
expected to leave or to arrive later than its scheduled time. Usually we want our flights
to be on time and nobody wants a flight to be delayed. These phrases can be used with
any scheduled transportation—trains and buses, for example, can also be on time or be delayed.
Our last verbal phrase for the airport is GO THROUGH SECURITY. These days, before people can
board a plane they have to be checked for weapons or explosives or anything else that is forbidden
to bring on to a plane. We say you have to “go through security” – which usually involves putting
carry-on luggage through an X-ray machine, putting your electronics and any metal (like coins) into a
bin, being scanned or “patted down” by security officers, and other similar checks. One piece
of advice, do not make jokes about having weapons when you’re GOING THROUGH SECURITY.
I hope these airport phrases become useful again soon. Keep watching English Danny Channel to
complete our verbal phrase challenge, and I’ll see you in the next video.