- •Vocabulary list
- •Industry
- •I. Read and translate the text.
- •III. Find in the text one word which means the same:
- •IV. Match the following descriptions with the types of hotels given in the box:
- •V. Match each description with one of the hotel classes given below:
- •VI. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words in the box.
- •VII. Say it in English:
- •VIII. Look at the ways in which people gave their opinions:
- •IX. Fill in the gaps, using the words in brackets.
- •X. A tour operator is describing two different hotels in Sri Lanka to a client.
- •I. Read and translate Text 2.
- •II. Explain the meaning of the following phrases:
- •III. Think and answer:
- •Vocabulary list
- •I. Read and translate the text.
- •II. Answer the following questions.
- •III. Sum up what you have learned from the text about:
- •IV. Find in the text words or phrases which correspond to the following definitions:
- •V. Match the following definitions with the words in the box.
- •VI. Study the vocabulary which is useful in describing hotels and hotel facilities.
- •VII. Complete these sentences spoken by a hotel manager.
- •VIII. Give English equivalents for:
- •IX. Read the dialogue between two former colleagues working in hotel business, who meet at the annual Hoteliers’ Conference.
- •X. Read the tour operator’s report about a visit to the Marple Hotel. Put the verbs into appropriate tenses.
- •XI. Read out the report again and find the phrases which mean the same:
- •XII. A potential guest is phoning a country house hotel about differences between the rooms. Complete the sentences using degrees of comparison.
- •Vocabulary list
- •I. Read and translate the text.
- •II. Answer the following questions.
- •III. Sum up what you’ve learned from the text about:
- •IV. Find in the text words or phrases which correspond to the following definitions:
- •V. A hotel is a product and hotel management should be able to sell the product – to talk about the hotel, rooms, facilities, etc., so that guests want to stay in the hotel and use its facilities.
- •VI. Read and translate an extract from the lecture given by the staff trainer. Find the sentences containing modal verbs. Explain their use.
- •VII. Fill in the gaps choosing one if the modal expressions given below:
- •VIII. Translate into English using modal verbs.
- •X. Read what different managers say about their responsibilities and make a note of how they use modal verbs.
- •XI. Answer the questions:
- •XII. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
- •Vocabulary list
- •I. Read and translate the text.
- •II. Answer the following questions:
- •III. Sum up what you’ve learned from the text about:
- •IV. Find in the text words or phrases which correspond to the following definitions:
- •V. Translate into English:
III. Sum up what you’ve learned from the text about:
a) the variety of careers in the hotel industry;
b) the principal functions of hotel management;
c) the functions and importance of the accounting department;
d) the professional and personal characteristics needed for successful performance in
the hotel industry;
e) the classification of the workers in the hotel industry;
f) the economic benefits in hotel work;
g) the importance of the occupancy rate for the success of a hotel.
IV. Find in the text words or phrases which correspond to the following definitions:
1) Training usually considered to be at the university level, given to doctors, lawyers, accountants, hotelmen and business administrators.
2) A beginner who works under a trained and experienced person for a period of time. Many chefs work as ____________________ for several years before they qualify as full-fledged chefs.
3) Work that requires special aptitude and training.
4) Work that requires a small amount of training, like waiters and chambermaids.
5) Work that requires neither training nor special aptitude.
6) A money payment in addition to wages or salaries for a personal service.
7) Payment for work _________________ are figured on an hourly or daily basis. ________________ are figured on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis.
8) The percentage of rooms or beds occupied in a hotel during a given period.
V. Translate into English:
1) сложный механизм / бизнес;
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2) условия для проживания и отдыха;
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3) основная функция руководства;
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4) отличительные характеристики;
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5) расходы, связанные с использованием телефона, прачечной и др. видов обслуживания; _____________________________________________
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6) неприбыльный бизнес;
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7) устранить проблему; _______________________________________
8) специальное образование в данной области;
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9) сложность закупок в больших масштабах;
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10) природные данные / способности;
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11) ученик у опытного шеф-повара;
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12) в раннем возрасте;
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13) создание разносторонней индустрии туризма;
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14) создавать рабочие места;
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15) попадать в категорию малоквалифицированной рабочей силы;
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16) истинное желание доставить радость;
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17) понести серьезные убытки;
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18) иметь преимущество владения иностранными языками;
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19) экономические выгоды весьма существенны;
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20) получать дополнительный доход.
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