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Hilton opens its first cave hotel in Cappadocia: dream stay?

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Free for classroom use. Students listen to the first 75 seconds and read the beginning of the debate, then work on the tasks. The answer key is on the last page. The panelists are fictional characters with AI voices.

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2 · Read

Host

Welcome to RoundTalk. Hilton opened a cave hotel in Turkey. Would you pay more to sleep in a cave? Marcus Webb builds hotels. Priya Kapoor writes about hotels. David studies how hotels help cities.

Host

Marcus, is a cave safe for a hotel?

Marcus Webb

Yes. A cave can be a good hotel. But the rock makes the rules. The cave tells you. You listen.

Host

Priya, you stay in fancy hotels. Is a cave room real or just Instagram?

Priya Kapoor

Sometimes it is real. I sleep in a cave room in Cappadocia. The room is very quiet. I sleep very well.

Host

David, do local people work in cave hotels? Do they earn money?

David O'Sullivan

Yes, some people work there. But the hotel is small. Thirty-six rooms. Small hotel, few jobs. And the families? They live here first.

Priya Kapoor

True. One cave hotel is an old family house. My room is their room. The old woman lives next door. She makes my food.

Marcus Webb

No, no, wait. That family house is not a hotel. A big brand comes, the structure changes. The old room goes away.

Host

David.

David O'Sullivan

No. The room stays. The rock stays. But the price goes up. That is the change. Local people can't sleep there now.

Marcus Webb

No. The rock does not stay. We cut new doors, we put a pool inside. That is a new structure.

Key vocabulary

  • cave — large natural underground chamber in rock
  • hotel — building where guests pay to sleep overnight
  • pool — large container filled with water for swimming
  • opened — started operating or made accessible
  • brand — company name or commercial trademark
  • suite — set of connected rooms in a hotel
  • region — large area or territory
  • structure — building or constructed framework
  • guest — person staying at or visiting a hotel

Comprehension questions

  1. Why does Marcus think a cave can be a good hotel?
  2. What does Priya think about sleeping in a cave room?
  3. Why does David say a cave hotel creates few jobs?
  4. What does David say changes for local people when a cave becomes a hotel?
  5. Why does Marcus say the cave structure changes?

True or false?

  1. Priya Kapoor slept in a cave room in Cappadocia and found it very quiet. T / F
  2. David says the cave hotel has one hundred rooms. T / F
  3. Priya says one cave hotel was an old family house where an old woman still lives next door. T / F
  4. Marcus agrees that the rock and room stay exactly the same when a cave becomes a hotel. T / F

Fill the gaps

brandcavehotelpoolstructure
  1. Hilton opened a   hotel in Turkey.
  2. Marcus, is a cave safe for a  ?
  3. A big   comes, the structure changes.
  4. We cut new doors, we put a   inside.
  5. That is a new  .

Discuss in pairs

  1. Do you think it is good or bad when old family houses become hotels? Why?
  2. Would you like to sleep in a cave hotel? What is good or bad about it?
  3. When a hotel comes to a small town, is it good or bad for the people who live there?

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Answer key

Comprehension
  1. Because the rock is strong and safe for a hotel.
  2. She sleeps very well because the room is very quiet.
  3. Because the hotel is small with only thirty-six rooms.
  4. The price goes up and local people can't sleep there now.
  5. Because the hotel cuts new doors and puts a pool inside.
True or false
  1. True
  2. False
  3. True
  4. False
Gaps
  1. cave
  2. hotel
  3. brand
  4. pool
  5. structure

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