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traffi c and perhaps from other boisterous guests.
Unfortunately, the hotel lacks a restaurant, so you’ll
have to fi nd your own breakfast in one of the many 7 Work in pairs.
cafés nearby. However, the staff are friendly and helpful. How would you describe the style of the review?
6 the hotel has bicycles available for its Choose a, b or c and give reasons for your choice.
guests to explore this beautiful city at their leisure. B very colloquial and informal
C informative, but with some informal features; it
Peter the Great Hotel is an elegant, moderately-sized addresses the reader personally
business hotel situated in a converted neoclassical D formal and academic
palace not far from the statue of the Bronze
The style in which the exam task is written often
Horseman, with fabulous views across the Neva River.
indicates the style in which the answer can be written.
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AW 11.26 R hotel review. Superscript for numbers 1–9. of well-equipped conference rooms 8 8 Prepare to write your own review.
its fi ve stars indicate, the hotel offers
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Which two style features of the task in Exercise 1 are
luxurious, spacious rooms at a price. It contains a range
also used in the sample review?
a gourmet restaurant allowing business people to
entertain clients in style. The management and staff
t Make any changes you want to your plan in Exercise 3.
are competent and professional, as you’d expect,
t Consider whether you want to use any of the adjectives
and will organise trips and events to make your stay
you noted in Exercise 6.
productive but pleasurable too.
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t Underline any other words and phrases you would like
to use from Exercises 4 and 5.
Whichever hotel you stay at, St Petersburg won’t fail to
9 Write your review.
delight you.
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5 Complete the review in Exercise 4 by writing one of
these linking words/phrases in each gap.
Exam advice
an added attraction is that as (x2) You will often have to compare two things in
both equally however not only your review.
though together with t Think about your target readers and what
information they need.
6 Read the review again and note down adjectives t Write a plan thinking about each of the
used to describe things you want to describe and in what
order.
the hotels in general
t Decide what recommendation(s) you are
the rooms
the staff. going to make and include them in your
answer.

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