- •Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
- •Предисловие
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Read the statements, define whether they are true or false, speak on them.
- •1. Look through the text and match the definitions given below with the words and phrases from the text.
- •2. Fill in the spaces in the following sentences with the appropriate word or phrase.
- •3. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •Included in tourism statistics
- •2.The World Tourism Organization’s Classification of Tourism
- •1. Read the statements and say whether they are true or false.
- •2. Sum up the interview with Dr. Garcia.
- •Vocabulary focus
- •1. Some words are very similar in meaning, and it is important to know exactly when, where and how you can use them. Study the definitions and then complete the sentences.
- •2. Study the words in the box below. If you don’t know their meanings, look them up in the dictionary. Match the people in the box to these sentences.
- •1. Complete the passage below by putting the words in brackets into either the Past Simple or Present Perfect Tense. The Spanish Tourist Industry
- •2. Give Russian equivalents to the following English words and phrases.
- •3. Say what you have learned from the text about the development of the Spanish tourist industry.
- •4. Complete the text using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
- •5. Explain the meanings of the following words.
- •6. Answer the questions.
- •1. Find the words in the text with the following meanings:
- •2. Prepare to speak about tourism development in Russia. Find information and make Russia fact file.
- •3. Discuss the trends in tourism in Russia along the following lines:
- •Tourism and Transportation
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •1. Why is transportation vital aspect of the total tourist industry?
- •2. Sum up what you’ve learned from the text about:
- •3. Read the statements, define whether they are true or false, speak on them.
- •1. Look through the text and match the definitions given below with the words and phrases from the text.
- •2. Insert prepositions.
- •3. Fill in the spaces in the following sentences with the appropriate word or phrase.
- •4. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •2. Think and answer:
- •Air Travel
- •2. In the interview you heard about the stages in planning a flight programme. Complete the chart using information from the interview.
- •3. Sum up the information you've learned from the interview.
- •Vocabulary focus
- •1. At the airport
- •2. Talking about procedures
- •2. Now use the paragraphs you have written above to complete the text of the “welcome aboard” notice.
- •3. A tour operator is talking to a colleague about a disastrous cruise. Read what he says and rewrite the information using the passive in the appropriate tense.
- •1. Will or present simple? Read the sentence and put the verbs into the correct tense forms.
- •2. Will or going to? Fill in the blanks with will or the correct form of going to.
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Sum up what you’ve learned from the text about:
- •3. Read the statements, define whether they are true or false, speak on them.
- •1. Look through the text and match the definitions given below with the words and phrases from the text.
- •2. Fill in the spaces in the following sentences with the appropriate word or phrase.
- •3. Insert prepositions.
- •2. Think and answer:
- •Hotel operation
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. The following words and phrases on the left are taken from the text. Match them with the correct meaning on the right according to how they are used in the passage.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •2. Word building. The word in capitals at the end of each sentence can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space.
- •3. Checking out. Fill in the spaces in the following sentences with the appropriate word or phrase. Use each verb once only and remember to put it into the correct form.
- •1. Read the extract from the study concerning the construction of a new hotel in London. Note the way in which the underlined words are used.
- •2. Which conjunction would you use to link these pairs of sentences? Choose from the ones in the brackets.
- •4. Complete the passage about a theme park near London using suitable conjunctions.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Answer the questions.
- •2. Sum up what you’ve learned from the text about:
- •3. Read the statements, define whether they are true or false, speak on them.
- •1. Look through the text and match the definitions given below with the words and phrases from the text.
- •2. Insert prepositions.
- •3. Complete the sentences using the words given below in a proper form.
- •4. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •2. Sum up the interview with Signor Pacini.
- •2. A passenger at an airport is being asked about his hotel arrangements. Rephrase the interviewer’s questions beginning with the polite phrases in brackets. The first one has been done for you.
- •Overseas markets
- •1. Using the information from the text discuss development of tourism in Russia along the following lines:
- •2. Speak about prospects for tourism development in Russia.
- •3. Find the statistics for tourist travel in the current year and discuss it with your group mates. Use the questions below.
- •1. Answer the questions
- •2. Sum up what you’ve learned from the text about:
- •3. Read the statements, define whether they are true or false, speak on them.
- •1. Look through the text and match the definitions given below with the words and phrases from the text.
- •2. Insert prepositions.
- •3. Fill in the spaces in the following sentences with the appropriate word or phrase. Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •1. Before you read, what order do you think these five stages would be in?
- •2. Now read the article to identify the correct order and provide the five missing sub-headings. How to sell your product
- •3. At which of the five stages might you hear someone say the following?
- •4. What would you say in these situations? Discuss in groups.
- •5. Now role-ply one of these situations.
- •1. Here are some advertisements for specialist holidays. Read them quickly and identify the type of holiday being advertised in each one.
- •2. Listen to these three conversations on the telephone. In each call the enquirer is asking for more details about one of the advertised holidays.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •1. Marketing. Choose the word which best completes each sentence.
- •1. Referring to the future.
- •2. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb.
- •1. Read an interview with George Webber who works for a large tour operator. He is talking about "familiarization trips".
- •2. Answer the questions:
- •3. Summarize the interview with George Webber. Discuss what questions you would put on a fam trip questionnaire to make sure that travel agency employees used their time well. Make a list.
- •1. Look at the slogans and extracts from advertisements connected with tourism (1-11). Match them with the destinations and services (a-k) listed below.
- •2. The advertising slogans are all from newspapers, magazines, and display posters. What other forms of tourist advertising and promotional activity can you think of? Make a list.
- •3. Here are some different ways of promoting a tourism product or service. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Are any of them particularly suitable for certain products and services?
- •4. Which type of promotional activity do you think would be best for the following? Give your reasons.
1. Answer the questions.
What kinds of accommodations are available to modern tourists?
Which of them date back to old times?
What features are typical for European hotels? Why?
What is the major trend of development in the hotel industry today?
What does franchise basis mean?
What facilities do modern hotels contain?
What is a motel?
Why has the condominium become so popular?
What are the attractions of caravanning or camping?
What are arrangements for boat owners?
What is the occupancy rate?
What does typical “packaged hotel” include?
Why is catering closely connected with hotel business?
What does catering involve?
What are the attractions of food service?
Why is hotel business and catering important for development of national economy?
2. Sum up what you’ve learned from the text about:
different types of accommodations;
the main trends in development of hotel business;
the problems of occupancy rate;
catering as an important part of tourism service;
the employment opportunities hotels and catering provide.
3. Read the statements, define whether they are true or false, speak on them.
1. The first big hotels were built in the vicinity of railroads.
Nowadays most of pensions offer not only lodging but also full board.
The major trend in the hotel industry today is toward small hotels.
Some hotel corporations operate on a franchise basis; other hotel companies serve as managers.
Large modern hotels contain only guest rooms and restaurants.
Self-contained resort complex consists of a hotel and recreational facilities which are isolated from nearby community.
Occupancy rate can be very high during one season and very low during another.
Food services are not features of hotels.
Food cannot be the reason why people travel.
Intensive use of labour at hotels is one of the reasons why tourism is so attractive for developing countries.
Language focus
1. Look through the text and match the definitions given below with the words and phrases from the text.
1. a hotel with special facilities for motor vehicles a. room-service
2. the percentage of rooms or beds in a hotel b. marina
that are occupied in a particular period of time
3. a lover of good food c. caravanning
4. a shop that sells unusual and often expensive foods d. gourmet
5. a business operated according to guidelines and e. casino
standards set down by whomever sells or leases franchise
6. small establishment that accommodate tourists f. franchise
7. a place for gambling g. pension
8. a place at which boats can dock h. full board
9. a house in a non-English speaking i. motel
countries where one can get a room and meals
10. practice of taking holidays in a caravan j. guest house
11. a building in which individuals purchase k. occupancy rate
separate units
12. a food and drink that are brought to the l. condominium
guest’s room
13. the providing of all meals m. delicatessen
2. Fill in the spaces in the following sentences with the appropriate word or phrase.
Room service, camping, marina, franchise, self-contained, casinos, occupancy rate, motel, van, gourmet, multinational, caravan, condominium, recreational, contract.
Many of the large hotel chains are owned by _________or other corporations in the travel industry.
Most of the hotels in Las Vegas attract guests because of their _________.
A boat owner who wishes to sleep on his boat can dock at a __________.
A _________offers accommodations both for people and automobiles.
A hotel with a low _________in the summer may wish to reduce its rates during that season.
A hotel guest who does not want to go to the restaurant can have food brought to him by _________.
Some people visit the restaurant of France and other places famous for their food in order to eat a _________meal.
The Caribe Hilton is an example of a hotel operated under a __________with the owner, in this case the government of Puerto Rico.
_________facilities in a hotel include swimming pools, golf, beaches, tennis courts, health clubs, and so on.
Many people like to go _________so that they can set up tents or other shelters and live in close contact with nature.
A _________, or a _________for short, is a kind of automobile that has sleeping quarters and often cooking facilities as well.
A _________resort complex is usually isolated from the community around it.
The owner of a unit in a _________is also the joint owner of the public facilities that are part of it.
A hotel or motel that is operated on a _________basis must meet the standards established by the parent corporation.