B1 – Intermediate
Dubai is one of the most expensive countries. People there often live in luxury with their clothes, bags, shoes, cars, and overall lifestyle.
There are countless luxury hotels in Dubai. One of them is the hotel chain Atlantis. They have a new luxury hotel called Atlantis The Royal which opened in February 2023.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about Atlantis Hotels.
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Vocabulary Questions:
- What does ”perform” mean here, “Beyonce performed to a VIP audience for 24 million dollars, and fireworks lit up the sky above the city’s famous artificial island of Palm Jumeirah.”? Use this word in your own sentence.
- Give 2 synonyms of “extravagance”. Use them in sentences.
- What is “amenity”, “ It has seven bars and restaurants, 90 pools, gyms, spas, and many other amenities to bring in wealthy vacationers.”? Use this word in your own sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think of Atlantis The Royal? Given a chance, would you like to stay in this hotel? Why or why not?
- What is the most famous luxury hotel in your country?
- What are the good things about staying at luxury hotels?
- Talk about the most memorable hotel stay you’ve had? Why was this hotel very good?
- What amenities are important to you when booking a hotel?
2 replies on “Dubai Luxury Hotel”
In that sentence, the meaning of preform is to make a concert or singing in front of an audience. Another sentence could be: A group of actors will be performing a classic play the next sunday at the cultural centre.
Unusual: My friend Paco always wears unusual and colorful clothes. Starnge: Olivia likes a very strange type of music without rhythm and with undefined melodies
The meaning of amenities is activities or things todo fo for past an amusing time
Although the concept is not for me, because I prefer simpler things I would give it a change if they let me stay in the hotel for free. I mean I would never pay that amount of money for stay a night anywhere. However, I understand that it has to be a funny and relax place and a great decision for increasing the ego of the person who pay that money and to connect with other people like them.
There is an hotel in the center of my city, Madrid, whose name is the “The Ritz”. I think that could be one of the most but I am not very interested in the luxury world so maybe I am wrong.
I imagine that everyone will treat you great, even too much well, there must be a lot of activities to do and to connect with other people or be relax.
When I was a kid I traveled to Italy with my parents and I remember an hotel in which they has not enough standard rooms so, surprisingly, they give us a double room for my brother and me. It has two floors and I found it incredible.
It depends of the type of travel. Really, I am not used to travel a lot, but the last times I have stayed in touristic flats because of the price, so that says a lot of the type of tourist that I am. Nevetheless, I imagine that if I would want a relax travel I will notice if they have pool, a good food service and activities to relax
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