Description
Free cheat sheet (PDF): https://www.privateenglishportal.com/f/free-quiz-copy-copy
This is the pilot of a 4-part series for English learners: pronunciation + vocabulary you’ll actually use at the hotel (check-in, clarifying, apologizing), plus a quick pronunciation tip: sheet (/iː/) vs shit (/ɪ/).
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Chapters
0:00 Skit — “Two sheets” at the front desk
0:36 Lesson intro: clarify • apologize • pronunciation
0:59 Clarification (formal): “I beg your pardon?”
1:14 Clarification (neutral): “Sorry?”
1:20 Clarification (informal): “How’s that? / I didn’t catch that.”
1:29 Clarification (direct): “Come again?”
1:42 Is “what?” rude? (cross-language note)
2:07 Apologizing: polite → neutral → direct
2:46 Pronunciation tip: sheet (/iː/) vs shit (/ɪ/)
3:38 Wrap-up: using these at the hotel
3:46 Free cheat sheet (vocab download)
3:56 Subscribe + next lessons
What you’ll learn
• Check-in phrases you can copy today
• How to ask for clarification politely vs informally
• Apologizing without sounding rude
• Pronunciation fix: long /iː/ vs short /ɪ/
Next lesson: At the Restaurant (coming up).
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Keywords: hotel English, check-in English, apology phrases, clarification in English, pronunciation /iː/ vs /ɪ/, travel English, English conversation practice, ESL B1 B2
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