Hotel by Arthur Hailey by Laura Sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669 en-us 2021-02-08 10:39:07 UTC 2025-12-18 01:20:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Week 1. BEFORE reading. sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1176182498 Hello, everyone!
We're starting reading the book. It is very important to understand when the author wrote it and what was his circumstances.
This is the task for the week ONE.
1. Find information - when Arthur Hailey wrote this book.
2. What is desegregation?
3. What is Civil Right Movement?
4. You can see wordcloud attached. Find ANY 4 words in it and write - how they will be connected with the book. Make your predictions!

]]> 2021-02-08 10:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1176182498 Week 1. Task two. sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1176195788 After you wrote your guesses, start reading!
For week 1 - part Monday and Tuesday. 

While you're reading, please highlight 10 words in Monday and 10 words in Tuesday chapter.]]> 2021-02-08 10:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1176195788 Week 1. Task three. sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1192186268 If you finished reading Chapters 1 and 2, look at the questions. 
Choose one and answer in the comment section.
Or you can record your answer and send me directly.

1. What is the Duke of Croydon like? Does he love his wife? Why do you think so?
2. What is Peter McDermott's biggest dream?
3. Can Christine and Peter be happy together? Why/why not?
4. What is the argument between Mr Trent and Mr O'Keefe is about?
5. Do you think St. Gregory is a good example of a hospitable hotel? Why/why not?]]> 2021-02-11 13:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1192186268 Week 1. Task four. sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1201227475 It's time to make predicitons about what's going to happen in Chapters "Wednesday", "Thursday".

1. Will St Gregory be sold?
2. Will Peter and Christine keep on dating?
3. Who will be robbed by Keycase?
4. What will happen to the Duke and Duchess?
5. What's going to happen to Albert Wells? Why is he so mysterious?]]> 2021-02-14 15:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1201227475 Week 2. Task one. sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224715470 This is summary of Chapter Wednesday.
Please find all mistakes here.

Keycase decided to rob rooms at night. In the first room a guest woke up and Keycase had to say that he was one of the room service. In the second room he was lucky to steal some cash, valuable papers and a watch. On the way to his motel he saw the Duchess and realized that stealing her jewels would be a treasure hunt. He pretended he had busy hands and managed to take keys of the Presidential Suite. He made a duplicate and by accident dropped the key into the elevator shaft. 

Peter was involved into the mess with Dentestry Convention. He finally agreed to give a room to Negro dentist, but Mr Trent protested. Mr Trent was sure that convention wouldn't move out.

Dutchess gave Ogilvie 5 000 USD in return to drive the car to the north states. The Duke also gave him a note permitting to take the car from a garage. Ogilvie wiped blood from the car and fixed its headlight. 

Mr O'Keefe found another girl and wanted to dismiss Dodo. It left her desperate.

Mr Trent called to Washington to suggest a deal to the member of the Union. H immediately agreed and sent his people to check the financial state of St Gregory. 

Mr Trent fired his friend Earlshore. When leaving he said that Mr Trent was a good employer and he regretted to leave the place.

Albert Wells asked Christine to dine with him in a fashionable place.]]> 2021-02-22 04:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224715470 Week 2. Task two. sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224750868 Don't forget to post new words from Chapters Wednesday and Thursday here! Mine are in the comment section.]]> 2021-02-22 04:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224750868 Week 2. Task three. sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224943161 Attached are the photos of actors from the cast for TV series Hotel (1980-s). The plot is different in many ways, but some characters remained. Can you guess whos' who? Please write your guesses in comment section. Please scroll PADLET to see the pictures.


]]> 2021-02-22 06:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224943161 sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224950252 2021-02-22 06:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224950252 sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224950590 2021-02-22 06:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224950590 sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224950824 2021-02-22 06:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224950824 sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224950981 2021-02-22 06:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224950981 Week 2. Task four. sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224960776 Time for predictions! 
How the story is going to end?
Will the hotel finally be sold and to whom?
Is there likely to happen any disaster?
WIll Ogilvie suceed into his escape?]]> 2021-02-22 06:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1224960776 Week 3. Reviews. sudovykh https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1268972747 Here are the reviews of the book. Please read them and post your comment - which one do you agree with? Why? Can you add something to the impressions?

1. It's a good little story, this - who would have thought you could make the daily runnings of a hotel that interesting?
Despite the odd crazy cliche the characters here are excellent, given that it's only a shortish book and not exactly heavily philosophical or anything too deep. an exciting plot with very little attention towards the language or other nuances. 
2. Old school fiction that did not age as well. It is written like the screenplay to a tv show, not a work of great fiction. The twists were pretty transparent and the characters were pretty thin. It is not a great read, but it is a breezy time
3. Didn't like it a bit. I found the explanations boring and too much crime, bad natured characters and mishapenings for my taste. I expected some relaxing or happy event after some unpleasant one, but it was just one unfortunate event after another in this book. There was a murder of a mother and a child, a thievery which went unpunished at the end, falling of elevator which killed people, funeral...Nothing good in that story, it's the grimmest and the most uninteresting one I've read.
4. Good writing, engaging story which moves at a reasonable and consistent rate, enjoyable setting, and a diverse cast of fairly interesting characters. Hailey manages all of this, and the result is a very enjoyable book. How is it that so many other supposedly good writers fail to create books with one, if not many, of these characteristics?]]> 2021-03-04 13:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sudovykh/jr2ymbb3um2fx669/wish/1268972747