Structure, Writing , Vocabulary Development, Words of the Week 9 – SS2 English Lesson Note (Third Term)

A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, pronoun or noun phrase, called its complement. It can work as an adjective or adverb modifier, or as a complement of a verb or an adjective.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• define a prepositional phrase;
• identify the different patterns of prepositional phrases;
• state the grammatical functions of a prepositional phrase;
• explain the meanings of words associated with the hotel and catering industry.

What is a prepositional phrase?

A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, pronoun or noun phrase, called its complement.

Patterns of prepositional phrases

What are the grammatical functions of a prepositional phrase?

A prepositional phrase can serve as a modifier (as an adjective or adverb), as a complement of a verb or as a complement of an adjective.

Vocabulary development: words associated with the hotel and catering industry

1. Room service: a service that lets guests order food or drinks and have it delivered to their rooms.
2. Bars: places in a hotel where you go to have a drink.
3. Brochure: a small piece of paper containing adverts of local attractions.
4. Continental breakfast: a light breakfast served in a common area like a dining room.
5. Buffet: a meal of many different kinds of food, where guests serve themselves.
6. Spa: a place for relaxation that might offer massages or a sauna (a small room filled with hot steam).
7. Reception: the place where guests are greeted and allotted rooms. It is also called the front desk.

8. Banquet/meeting room: a large room used for big events such as conferences or weddings.
9. Making a reservation: booking a room when you want to stay in a hotel.
10. Check in: to register your arrival at a hotel and be given a room to stay in.
11. Cuisine: a characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin, e.g. French cuisine.
12. Turndown service: a service of remaking the beds after use by the housekeepers/hotel attendants.

Words for the week

• Mitigate
• Vindictive
• Superfluous
• Puerile
• Restive
• Saccharine
• Tedious
• Wily
• Maxim
• Nuance

Evaluation

1. Define a prepositional phrase.
2. Name the five patterns of prepositional phrases and give one example of each.
3. Identify the prepositional phrase in “The police caught the thief in the garden” and state its function.
4. What is the difference between a buffet and a continental breakfast?
5. What is a banquet room used for?

Assignment

Find out the meanings of the following words: suite, balcony, toiletries, kitchenette, catering, receptionist, concierge, booking a room, check out and room number.