The ice hotel that needs a fire alarm

KEY

Question 1

            a) False. “We have to apply for building permits every year,”

            b) True. “When the rules change, we need to adapt to the new rules obviously.

            c) True. ... a hotel rebuilt every winter …. This year will be the ICEHOTEL’s 24th     incarnation

            d) False. The alarms, which were installed and tested last winter with the local fire department,

Question 2

            a) It is a hotel made of ice, designed by people from Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands and Brazil. The guests come from all over the world and pay quite a lot of money to stay in it.

            b) They are going to install fire alarms because the authorities tell them to. They are necessary because some of the equipment in the hotel could get burned.

Question 3

a)       Far-fetched

b)       To apply for

c)       To comply

            d)   range

            e)  to turn out / turned out

Question 4

a)       Beatrice ssaid that they were a little surprised at first, but the reason was that there were things that could catch fire.

b)       If the local building regulations didn’t require fire alarms, the ICEHOTEL wouldn’t install them.

c)       It is following a request by the authorities so that the clients are safe.