Hotel:  The following are questions tourists may need to use at hotel counters.

• Do I have to pay for the room when checking in?
• Where is breakfast served?
• What time (or where) is breakfast served?
• Do you have any free rooms?
• Does the room have air conditioning?
• Where can I exchange money?
• How do I check my messages?
• Can I leave my bags here?
• Did you give me back my passport?

In some difficult situations: 
The following are some necessary sentences for using in difficult situations.

• I was robbed.
• Someone stole my passport.
• That man hit me / swung at me.
• We need an ambulance / stretcher.
• It’s an emergency. / It’s urgent.
• I’m going to call the police.
• Leave me alone!
• Help! / Assistance!
• Officer, could you help me please?
• Is it safe / secure to walk at night in the neighborhood?

(Source: Adapted from http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/travelenglish/index.html retrieved 14/2/ 2014)

 

English expressions about the weather in Asia:

• Mostly dry or warm and dry
• Hot and humid
• The weather stays constant throughout the year.
• It is too warm and there’s too much rain. / It’s too hot and very rainy.
• Some months have low average rainfall.
• Some Asian countries have a variety of different weather patterns throughout the year.
• In the cool season, the average temperatures drop into the mid-70s.
• The weather is relatively dry, but humidity is on the rise.
• Temperatures rise to between 25 to 40 Celsius in March and April.
• Monsoon season is May to October.
• Temperatures remain fairly pleasant.
• The weather is fairly dry, but it gets increasingly hot and humid.
• The mildest temperatures range from 17.7 to 25 Celsius.
• In winter, daytime temperatures can go down to 54 Fahrenheit, although the season is also fairly dry.
• In the rainy season, temperatures also climb up to 40 Celsius during the summer months.
• In the hot and dry season, a daily average temperature is 32.2 C.

(Source: Adapted from http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/travelenglish/index.html retrieved 4/2/ 2014)