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How to use “for a deposit / for incidentals”

When hotel, restaurant and casino staff say it, with an example and a quick practice question.

When to use it: to explain why you need a card

“We take a card for incidentals, like the minibar.”

From the B1 lesson Welcome to Our Hotel (front desk check-in).

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Teaching this phrase?“for a deposit / for incidentals” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a model dialogue, three practice activities, role-play cards and a teacher answer key, in the B1 Hospitality and Casino English Bundle (6 lessons).
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