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Read the first part of the text below. Define the term digital hotel and highlight its three most important characteristics! Read the second paragraph of the text. For each paragraph choose the appropriate heading. There is one heading you do not need. 1 Smartphone room keys2 Interactive social hubs3 Non-traditional front office4 In-room digital outlets5 Digital kiosks U PRAZNINE, KAO RJEŠENJA, UPIŠITE ČITAVE RIJEČI I POJMOVE, A NE BROJEVE ISPRED TOČNOG ODGOVORA. Digital kiosks In-room digital outlets Smartphone room keys Interactive social hubs Read the text again and answer the following questions. 1 Traditional hotels are becoming less and less attractive on account of being old-fashioned. welcome clients who rely on traditional services. are modestly equipped both in terms of accommodation and high-tech services. cannot easily apply new technologies due to architectural flaws. 2 The new digital hotels cater only for a limited number of guests. do not employ front desk staff. aim at a new generation of IT users. will eventually replace traditional hotels. 3 New trends in the hotel industry show that some hotel functions, such as the front office, will become obsolete. younger generations prefer only modern, hi-tech accommodation. traditional hotels face fewer bookings and will eventually close down. hotel developers need to find the right balance between the traditional and modern. 4 New check-in procedures are optional, relieve registration procedures and provide more time for guests. will be obligatory for all hotel guests requesting additional services, such as booking theatre tickets or ordering newspapers. require both guests and employees to use the lates software and widgets. provide more accurate data on local amenities than employees. 5 The basic aim of futuristic hotels is to switch completely to IT in major hotel departments. combine the old and the new in order to improve services. relieve stress levels both with travellers and employees. boost further development in the IT sector. Match the following expressions with their definitions below: amenities, content, to display, to highlight, hub, to immerse, internal, obsolete, responsive, tech-savvy tech-savvy - a person who understands and easily uses new applications and deviceshub - a central or focal point of activityobsolete - out of dateamenities - something that provides comfort, convenience or enjoymentinternal - relating to or occuring insideresponsive - reacting in a desired or positive wayto immerse - to plunge into somethingcontent - a part or an element of somethingto highlight - to draw attention toto display - to show or exhibit Fill in the sentences using the words above. You may have to change form of some expressions. There is one expression you do not need. a) When you complete your final work, make sure you add a table of content at the beginning so that readers can find their way in the text.b) The area offers numerous amenities for guests to enjoy, including a trekking centre, a spa and wellness, as well as excellent restaurants.c) Playing computer games on a daily basis does not make you tech-savvy. For that you might need to study computer technology or at least read the latest specialist journals.d) If you have any suggestions, please put them in the suggestions box. You'll find us very responsive because we will make every effort to meet your requests.e) The social hub of any major tourist destination should not just be bars and clubs, but also theatre shows and excellent cuisine.f) Many hotels opt to display brochures, leaflets and information on local attractions on a special stand in the lobby.g) We hope to fill this vacancy internally. We currently have a couple of very talented members of staff who could do the job well, so what's the point in advertising outside?h) My old computer has become obsolete; it does not support any of the new apps, so I have to buy a new one.i) In order to win this group booking, we have to highlight what sets us apart from our competitions, and that's a quiet location. Write the Croatian translation of each word: amenities, content, to display, to highlight, hub, to immerse, internal, obsolete, responsive, tech-savvy Complete the chart with missing word forms. NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE application to apply applied attachment to attach attached attention - attentive boredom to bore boring, bored integration to integrate integrated interest to interest interested, interesting notification to notify notified preference to prefer preferred release to release released Read the following sentences and choose the correct form of the adjective. 1 Mary did not want to watch the movie again as she found it utterly bored boring 2 My brother finds literature very _. He always spends hours in his room reading very long books. interested interesting 3 This house is supposedly _. No one has dared step inside it for ages. haunted haunting 4 My flight was rather _ as it lasted 12 hours. tired tiring 5 I went to the theatre the other night and was _ by the quality of the performance. surprised surprising