The room is not what you bookedExit

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Word 1

elevator

/ˈeləˌveɪtər/noun

A machine that carries you between floors of a building.

Four syllables, stress on the first: EL-e-vay-tor.

Word 1Sentence 1 of 1

elevator/ˈeləˌveɪtər/noun

Is the elevator working tonight?

Word 2

towel

/ˈtaʊəl/Also said taʊl.noun

A cloth used for drying yourself.

Two syllables, not one: TOW-ul.

Word 2Sentence 1 of 1

towel/ˈtaʊəl/Also said taʊl.noun

Could I get another towel, please?

Word 3

heater

/ˈhiːtər/noun

A device that warms a room.

Word 3Sentence 1 of 1

heater/ˈhiːtər/noun

The heater in my room is broken.

Word 4

noisy

/ˈnɔɪzi/adjective

Making a lot of unwanted sound.

Word 4Sentence 1 of 1

noisy/ˈnɔɪzi/adjective

This room is too noisy for me.

Word 5

upgrade

/əpˈɡreɪd/Also said ˌʌpˈɡreɪd.noun

A move to something better than what you paid for.

As a noun the stress is first: UP-grade.

Word 5Sentence 1 of 1

upgrade/əpˈɡreɪd/Also said ˌʌpˈɡreɪd.noun

Is an upgrade going to cost extra?

Word 6

view

/vjuː/noun

What you can see from a window or a high place.

Word 6Sentence 1 of 1

view/vjuː/noun

I was promised a room with a view.

Word 7

quiet

/ˈkwaɪət/adjective

With little or no noise.

Two syllables. Do not say it like 'quite'.

Word 7Sentence 1 of 1

quiet/ˈkwaɪət/adjective

Is there a quiet room on this floor?

Word 8

broken

/ˈbroʊkən/adjective

Damaged and no longer working.

Word 8Sentence 1 of 1

broken/ˈbroʊkən/adjective

The lock on the door is broken.

Word 9

complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/verb

To say that you are unhappy about something.

Stress on the second syllable: com-PLAIN.

Word 9Sentence 1 of 1

complain/kəmˈpleɪn/verb

I would like to complain about the noise.

Word 10

refuse

/rəˈfjuːz/Also said ˈreˌfjuːz.verb

To say firmly that you will not do something.

The verb is ri-FYOOZ; the noun 'refuse' is REF-yoos and means rubbish.

Word 10Sentence 1 of 1

refuse/rəˈfjuːz/Also said ˈreˌfjuːz.verb

I refuse to pay for a room like this.