reservation under a name
A booking recorded using a particular person’s name.
Example: The restaurant found our reservation under my sister’s name.
Before You Listen — Useful Vocabulary
Review these expressions before listening. The examples below do not appear in the audio.
before tax
The price before required taxes are added to the final amount.
Example: The advertised room rate was seventy dollars before tax.
incidental hold
Money temporarily reserved on a card in case there are extra costs during a stay.
Example: The hotel released the incidental hold several days after checkout.
parking permit
A document or card showing that a vehicle is allowed to park in a particular place.
Example: Visitors must display a parking permit beside the windshield.
dashboard
The panel directly in front of a driver inside a vehicle.
Example: She left the directions on the dashboard so they were easy to see.
key sleeve
The small paper or card holder given with a hotel room key.
Example: The receptionist wrote the room number on the key sleeve.
closed for maintenance
Temporarily unavailable while repairs or routine work are being completed.
Example: The elevator was closed for maintenance that afternoon.
proper crosswalk
A marked place designed for pedestrians to cross a road safely.
Example: We continued to the next intersection to use a proper crosswalk.
Your name
Enter your name before submitting your final result.
Your roadside motel check-in
Listen as if you were the guest. Focus on the confirmed room and rate, breakfast hours, card hold, parking permit, room access, Wi-Fi and motel facilities, checkout time, and the safest way to reach the nearby diner.
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Your Dynamic Question Set
The engine prioritizes unseen questions and previous mistakes. Every attempt balances booking/payment details, room and property information, and practical safety decisions, then restores the chosen questions to check-in order.
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The transcript is optional support. Try to complete the check-in, find the room, and understand the safety advice before opening it.
Full transcript
You hear a guest and a front desk clerk during an evening check-in at a roadside motel.
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If You Were the Guest — Managing the Motel Check-In
The questions follow the audio in chronological order. Answer options change order on each attempt.
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Would This Match What You Understood?
The questions follow the audio in chronological order. The answer order always remains True → False.
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Your Roadside Motel Notes
Complete the practical details you would need to check in, reach the room, use the services, and leave safely.
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Listening Recall — Explain What You Understood
Type or speak a short summary. This section checks whether you can reconstruct the situation in your own words.
Do not copy the transcript. Reconstruct Daniel’s motel check-in as if you were explaining the important information he must remember before going to his room.
Your task: In at least 50 words, summarize Daniel’s reservation and charges, breakfast and parking information, how to reach room 214, checkout/Wi-Fi details, and the important warning about going to the diner.
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Reservation, charges & payment
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Room, parking & motel services
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Directions, food & safety
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