At The Hotel --- Losing The Key
At the Hotel --- LOSING THE KEY
Hotel Clerk : Good Morning! How are you doing?
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What kind of music do you like?
어떤 음악을 좋아하세요? - Do you play any musical instruments?
악기를 다룰 줄 아세요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Hotel Clerk : Good Morning! How are you doing?
Guest : Actually, I have a problem...
Hotel Clerk : What is it?
Guest : I lost my key and I don’t know where to get the replacement.
Can you help me with this?
Hotel Clerk : Certainly. I can help you with that. Can I have your room number first?
Guest : Room 1505.
Hotel Clerk : Ok. Here’s your replacement key. I just deactivated the old key so you don’t have to worry about somebody getting a hold of that lost key.
Guest : Oh that’s great! Thank you.
Hotel Clerk : No problem! However, we will be charging you $10 for this replacement. But if ever we will retrieve the lost key, we will reimburse the charge.
Guest : Ok. I have no problem with that. Just make sure the old key is deactivated.
Hotel Clerk : We guarantee you that. Have a nice day!
Guest : Thank you.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
- I LOST MY KEY and I don’t know where to get the replacement. on my way to my apartment. and I don’t know where to find it. so I wasn’t able to enter my room.
- I CAN HELP YOU with that. look for your child. answer some of the questions. prepare a special dinner for your family.
- HOWEVER, we will be charging you $10 for this replacement. there are few things we need to discuss. I don’t think I can still accommodate you. she left a letter to let us know about her decision.
- JUST MAKE SURE the old key was deactivated. to handle things properly. you’ll reach the place on time. there will be no more arguments this time.
- WE GUARANTEE you that. that this battery will last for a year. that you will be totally satisfied with our product. fast and safe delivery service.
- What was the guest’s problem?
- Who helped the guest?
- How much did it cost the guest to solve his problem?
- Based on the conversation, what kind of assurance did the guest receive?
- Can the guest get his money back? How?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어로 '키를 바꿔주세요'라고 할 때 영어로 "change"를 쓰기 쉽지만, 분실 후 새로 받는 것은 "replacement"가 정확합니다. "Change"는 다른 종류로 교환한다는 뉘앙스이고, 같은 것을 다시 발급받을 때는 "get a replacement"를 사용하세요.
한국어에서 '돈을 드릴게요'를 직역하여 "give"를 쓰는 경우가 많습니다. 하지만 요금을 지불하는 상황에서는 반드시 "pay"를 사용해야 합니다. "Give"는 선물이나 무상 제공의 의미이므로, 호텔 요금 결제 시에는 어색합니다.
한국 학생들은 '아무도 못 쓰게'를 단순히 "nobody uses it"으로 표현하지만, 호텔 상황에서는 "get a hold of"(손에 넣다, 획득하다)라는 표현이 더 자연스럽습니다. 이 표현은 분실물을 누군가 주워서 악용하는 상황을 정확히 전달합니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: At the Hotel --- LOSING THE KEY
Level: Conversation (CONV)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!