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Frau
Mrs.
Plessing
Plessing
,
Sie
you
und
and
Ihr
your
Mann
husband
haben
have had
seit
for
einem
a
Jahr
year
das
the
erste
first
Familienhotel
family hotel
in
in
der
the
Stadt
city
.
-
Wie
how
kamen
did come
Sie
you
auf
up with
diese
this
Idee
idea
?
Mrs. Plessing, you and your husband have had the first family hotel in the city for a year. How did you come up with this idea?
Unsere
our
vier
four
Kinder
children
sind
are
alle
all
erwachsen
grown up
und
and
leben
live
nicht
no
mehr
longer
bei
with
uns
us
zu
at
Hause
home
.
Ja
yes
,
leider
unfortunately
.
Unser
our
Leben
life
war
was
dann
then
plötzlich
suddenly
sehr
very
ruhig
quiet
.
Our four children are all grown up and no longer live at home with us. Yes, unfortunately. Our life suddenly became very quiet.
Ah
oh
,
Sie
you
wollten
wanted
wieder
again
Kontakt
contact
mit
with
Kindern
children
?
-
Ja
yes
,
auch
too
,
und
and
wir
we
kennen
are familiar with
die
the
Arbeit
work
im
in the
Hotel
hotel
.
Oh, you wanted to have contact with children again? - Yes, that too, and we are familiar with the work in the hotel.
Mein
my
Mann
husband
hat
has
viele
many
Jahre
years
in
at
einem
a
Hotel
hotel
an
at
der
the
Rezeption
reception
gearbeitet
worked
und
and
ich
I
habe
have
im
in the
Hotelrestaurant
hotel restaurant
gekocht
cooked
.
My husband worked at the hotel reception for many years, and I cooked in the hotel restaurant.
Wir
we
dachten
thought
,
mit
with
unseren
our
Erfahrungen
experience
können
could
wir
we
auch
also
selbst
ourselves
ein
a
kleines
small
Hotel
hotel
führen
run
.
Wir
we
wollten
wanted
es
it
versuchen
to give a try
.
-
Verstehe
(I) understand
.
We thought, with our experience, we could run a small hotel ourselves. We wanted to give it a try. - I understand.
Ja
yes
,
und
and
außerdem
besides
haben
have
wir
we
auf
on
unseren
our
Reisen
travels
gesehen
seen
,
was
what
in
in
einem
a
normalen
normal
Hotel
hotel
nicht
not
so
so
gut
good
ist
is
,
wenn
when
man
one
mit
with
einer
a
großen
large
Familie
family
unterwegs
on the way
ist
is
.
Yes, and besides, on our travels, we have seen what is not so good in a regular hotel when traveling with a large family.
Aha
aha
.
Und
and
hatten
have had
Sie
you
schon
already
viele
many
Gäste
guests
?
Aha. And have you had many guests?
Hier
here
im
in the
Haus
house
gibt
there are
es
it
drei
three
Wohnungen
apartments
mit
with
Küche
kitchen
für
for
Familien
families
,
die
who
gern
like to
alles
everything
selbst
themselves
machen
do
.
Die
they
waren
were
von
from
Anfang
beginning
an
at
fast
almost
immer
always
vermietet
rented
.
Here in the house, there are three apartments with kitchens for families who like to do everything themselves. They have been almost always rented out from the beginning.
Außerdem
additionally
haben
have
wir
we
drei
three
große
large
Zimmer
rooms
,
die
that
kann
can
man
one
mit
with
Frühstück
breakfast
buchen
book
oder
or
auch
also
mit
with
Mittag
lunch
-
und
and
Abendessen
dinner
.
So
as
wie
as
man
one
es
it
braucht
needs
.
-
Ah
ah
,
ja
yes
.
Additionally, we have three large rooms that can be booked with breakfast or with lunch and dinner, as needed. - Ah, yes.
In
during
den
the
Sommerferien
summer holidays
war
was
das
the
Hotel
hotel
voll
full
.
Jetzt
now
gerade
right now
haben
have
wir
we
nicht
not
viele
many
Reservierungen
reservations
.
During the summer holidays, the hotel was full. Right now, we don't have many reservations.
Dann
then
hoffen
hope
wir
we
,
dass
that
viele
many
Familien
families
unser
our
Gespräch
conversation
gehört
heard
haben
have
und
and
Ihr
your
Hotel
hotel
kennenlernen
get to know
möchten
would like to
.
Alles
all
Gute
best
für
to
Sie
you
!
-
Vielen
many
Dank
thank
!
We hope that many families have heard our conversation and would like to get to know your hotel. All the best to you! - Thank you very much!
Herr
Mr.
und
and
Frau
Mrs.
Plessing
Plessing
haben
have
ein
a
Hotel
hotel
.
-
Ja
yes
Mr. and Mrs. Plessing have a hotel. - Yes
Frau
Mrs.
Plessing
Plessing
findet
finds
es
it
schade
a pity
,
dass
that
ihre
her
Kinder
children
nicht
no
mehr
longer
zu
at
Hause
home
wohnen
live
.
–
Ja
yes.
.
Mrs. Plessing finds it unfortunate that her children no longer live at home. – Yes.
Herr
Mr.
Plessing
Plessing
hat
has
früher
used to
als
as
Koch
cook
gearbeitet
work
.
–
Nein
no.
.
Mr. Plessing used to work as a chef. – No.
Herr
Mr.
und
and
Frau
Mrs.
Plessing
Plessing
wissen
know
,
was
what
Familien
families
im
on
Urlaub
vacation
brauchen
need
.
–
Ja
yes
.
Mr. and Mrs. Plessing know what families need on vacation. – Yes.
Die
the
Ferienwohnungen
holiday apartments
im
in the
Hotel
hotel
sind
are
besonders
particularly
beliebt
popular
.
-
Ja
yes
The holiday apartments in the hotel are particularly popular. - Yes
Im
in the
Hotel
hotel
gibt
there are
es
it
immer
always
viele
many
Gäste
guests
.
–
Nein
no.
.
There are always many guests in the hotel. – No.
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Exam Ready - A2 - Listening: Interview - The Family Hotel
