Brochure language

Complete the tour guide extract with as … (as), not as … (as) or a comparative or superlative form.

Venice at a glance

For visitors to Venice, the vaporetti or waterbuses provide 7) ……… (entertaining) form of transport. The 8) ……… (good) value service for tourists is the number1. This operates from one end of the Grand Canal to the other and travels slowly enough to get a good view of the palaces at the waterside. The number 82 offers a 9) ……… (fast) route down the Grand Canal because it 10) ……… (not / stop / often) the number 1. The main waterbus services run every ten to twenty minutes but there are fewer after 6 pm. Buying a return ticket is 11) ……… (cheap) getting two single tickets. The price of a ticket is the same for going one stop or doing the whole route.

The gondola is 12) ……… (romantic) way to see the city but the prices are high, which means that it is 13) ……… (not / popular) other forms of transport with local Venetians. The water taxi is 14) ……… (fast) way to travel through the city and out to the islands, taking only twenty minutes to go to the airport. One of 15) ……… (great) pleasures of exploring the city is walking. Few cities are 16) ……… (compact) Venice and it is possible to cross the city on foot in thirty-five minutes. Unfortunately, finding somewhere to sit and rest is 17) ……… (not easy).

Vocabulary

Put the words (18 – 26) into the appropriate spaces.

18. winter sports 21 safari 24 adventure

19. self-catering 22 cruise 25 package tour

20. special interest 23 weekend break 26 home stay

a a relaxing ……… holiday with old-fashioned hospitality on a family farm

b a month’s ……… holiday lost in the Amazon rain forest

c a fortnight’s ……… holiday for the family in a rented Swiss chalet

d a ten-day ……… to Thailand, including flights, deluxe hotels and visits to the Sulhothai national park and the pagodas at Ayutthaya

e a two-week ……… in the Baltic Sea aboard the luxury liner Argenta

f a(n) ……… holiday skiing on the slopes of the Pyrenees

g a(n) ……… in Amsterdam to visit the Rijks museum and be back in time for work on Monday

h s stay in Mombasa combined with a(n) ……… in the famous Tsavo game park

i a(n) …….. holiday, excavating Aztec temples or learning English in London

Grammar

Complete the text with the present or past form of the passive.

Swiss Hotel Management School (shms)

The SHMS 27) ……… (locate) in the French-speaking part of Switzerland in the lovely town of Montreux above Lake Geneva. Switzerland’s population of over seven million 28) ……… (divide) into three main regions where either French, German or Italian 29) …….. (speak). English 30) ……… (speak) at SHMS. Students 31) ……… (accommodate) in the former five-star Caux-Palace Hotel, which offers superb views over the Riviera below the French Alps.

Switzerland has a long and reputable history for hotel management training and many of the world’s most successful hotel managers 32) ……… (train) by the Swiss. SHMS offers training and qualification which 33) ……… (recognize) internationally by the hospitality industry. After graduation, students 34) ……… (place) with international hotel chains. If you decide to join the industry, then Switzerland and SHMS are the right choice.

Complete the gaps using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets, making any necessary changes.

When I was a student I 35) ……… (have) have several holiday jobs. The one I 36) ……… (remember) most vividly 37) …….. (be) as a waitress in a small hotel where the landlady 38) ……… always ……… (remind) us how to behave. Since then I 39) ……… (work) in several restaurants and I 40) ……… (find) her advice very useful.

Last year I 41) ……… (begin) this job, as Catering Manager in this hotel. Every day I 42) ……… (be) responsible for the day-to-day running of the restaurant. At the moment I 43) ……… (order) the provisions for the next month. Later I 44) ……… (interview) new staff.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

accommodation insurance information luggage news progress

45. Can you turn on the TV? I think the ……… is on.

46. If you are young and have a fast car, the ……… is expensive.

47. You should talk to Caroline. She has got some interesting ……….

48. The project is going well and we are making a lot of ……….

49. ……… in Tokyo is expensive, especially in the hotels in the city centre.

50 At the airport, you must keep your ……… with you at all times.

№ 12

Topic ‘Some health and safety advice for tourists’.