Book your accomodation
Réservez votre hébergement
- Book and reserve a room - by phone, email and online.
- Know common hotel and room types.
This A2 lesson helps you book accommodation in French through phone calls, emails, and online sites, focusing on useful verbs like "chercher" (to search) and "confirmer" (to confirm) and vocabulary such as "chambre" (room), "réservation" (reservation), and "tarif" (price).
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercice 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Play a conversation to reserve a room. Decide on a date and ask if they have a free room. (Play a conversation to reserve a room. Decide on a date and ask if they have a free room.)
- Decide what type of accomodation you want to book. (Decide what type of accomodation you want to book. )
- Ask questions about what is included in your booking. (Ask questions about what is included in your booking. )
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Avez-vous une chambre disponible le 5 février ? Do you have a room available on the 5th of February? |
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Je voudrais réserver une chambre simple. I would like to book a single room. |
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Je veux réserver un lit dans une chambre en auberge de jeunesse. I want to book a bed in a hostel room. |
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Y a-t-il une chambre double disponible ? Is there a double room available? |
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Y a-t-il aussi une piscine ? Is there a pool as well? |
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Le petit déjeuner est-il inclus ? Is breakfast included? |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Je ___ une chambre simple pour deux nuits.
(I ___ a single room for two nights.)2. Est-ce que vous ___ la réservation par email ?
(Do you ___ the reservation by email?)3. Nous ___ la disponibilité de la chambre simple.
(We ___ the availability of the single room.)4. Vous ___ un hôtel confortable avec parking ?
(You ___ a comfortable hotel with parking?)Exercise 4: Booking a room for a business trip
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Chercher - Look for
Présent
- je cherche
- tu cherches
- il/elle cherche
- nous cherchons
- vous cherchez
- ils/elles cherchent
Confirmer - Confirm
Présent
- je confirme
- tu confirmes
- il/elle confirme
- nous confirmons
- vous confirmez
- ils/elles confirment
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Chercher to search Share Copied!
Present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') cherche | I search |
| (tu) cherches | You search |
| (il/elle/on) cherche | he/she/one searches |
| (nous) cherchons | we search |
| (vous) cherchez | You search |
| (ils/elles) cherchent | they search |
Confirmer to confirm Share Copied!
Present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') confirme | I confirm |
| (tu) confirmes | You confirm |
| (il/elle/on) confirme | he/she/one confirms |
| (nous) confirmons | we confirm |
| (vous) confirmez | You confirm |
| (ils/elles) confirment | they confirm |
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Overview of the Lesson: Booking Your Accommodation in French
This A2-level lesson focuses on practical language skills for booking a hotel room, covering three common ways: by phone, email, and online. You will learn essential vocabulary, useful expressions, and typical conversational structures to confidently handle reservation situations.
Key Topics Covered
- Telephone Reservations: Practice conversations to reserve a hotel room, including asking about availability, price, and cancellation policies.
- Email Reservations: Simulate email exchanges to request, confirm, and inquire about booking details and services.
- Online Reservations: Explore dialogues involving booking a room through a website, selecting dates, and checking amenities.
Important Words and Expressions
- réserver – to book or reserve
- chambre simple/double – single/double room
- disponible – available
- tarif – rate or price
- petit déjeuner inclus – breakfast included
- annulation sans frais – free cancellation
- confirmation – confirmation
- pièce d'identité – identity document
Verb Practice: Present Tense of Chercher and Confirmer
This lesson includes exercises focusing on the present tense conjugation of two important verbs:
- Chercher (to look for): je cherche, tu cherches, il/elle cherche, nous cherchons, vous cherchez, ils/elles cherchent
- Confirmer (to confirm): je confirme, tu confirmes, il/elle confirme, nous confirmons, vous confirmez, ils/elles confirment
These verbs appear frequently in reservation contexts, for example: "Je cherche une chambre simple" and "Nous confirmons la réservation."
Short Story and Practical Context
A short story is offered to reinforce vocabulary and verbs in a realistic scenario about booking a hotel stay for business in Paris.
Examples include:
- "Je cherche une chambre confortable pour mon voyage à Paris."
- "Demain, je confirme la réservation de l'hôtel étoilé."
Important Differences Between English and French Booking Language
In French, formal politeness appears often when booking accommodation, with frequent use of vous forms, which correspond to the formal 'you' in English. Also, verbs like réserver and confirmer are regularly used in the present tense to indicate actions related to booking or confirming reservations.
Some useful phrases and their English equivalents:
- "Je voudrais réserver une chambre" – "I would like to book a room." This uses the conditional polite form voudrais for politeness.
- "Avez-vous des chambres disponibles ?" – "Do you have available rooms?" Notice the inversion question form common in French.
- "Le tarif est de..." – "The rate is..." used to state price.
- "Pouvez-vous me confirmer... ?" – "Can you confirm for me...?" Polite request using pouvoir.
Understanding these patterns will help you communicate more naturally in reservation situations.
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