miércoles, 30 de mayo de 2012

ADJECTIVE AND NOUNS TO DESCRIBE PERSONALITY

WORD STUDY

- Enthusiastic person
- Leader
- Friendly
- Punctual
- Courteous. Courtesy.
- Efficient
- Confidence
- Flexible
- With ability, with skills.
- Shy: Tímido
- Loud: Fuerte. A very loud voice
- Confident
- Sincere
- Ambitious


lunes, 28 de mayo de 2012

HOTEL STAFFING

WORD STUDY

And internal organization:
  1. General manager
  2. House manager
  3. Departments:

- Personnel
- Sales
- Resident manager
- Purchasing (to buy)
- Accounts
- Restaurant

4. Resident manager: 

- Front - of- house
- Housekeeping (to clean)

5. Fron- of- house:

- Head Receptionist:

a) Concierge
b) Clerks (staff). Desk clerks

6. Concierge:

- Front office porters
- Bell persons
- Door persons
- Night porters

7. Housekeeping:

- Head Housekeeping

8. Head Housekeeping:

- Porters
- Cleaners
- Chambermaids

viernes, 25 de mayo de 2012

EXPRESSING LIKE AND DISLIKE

Verbs "like and dislike" can be followed by:

a) A noun:

I like smaller hotels.
I dislike Chinese food.

b) Another verb ING completion with:

I like swimming.
I like dancing.
I like reading.
I like singing.
I dislike visiting art galleries.
I dislike sunbathing.
I like going to the theatre.
I dislike driving.

Expressing likes and dislike with others ways:

  • I love...
  • I enjoy...
  • I'm interested...
  • I hate...
  • I don't mind...
  • I love staying in bed late.
  • I hate traveling by boat.
  • I enjoy going to freeing countries.
  • I dont' mind it when
  • I don't like it when
  • I dislike it when
  • I love it when



GUEST WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

WORT STUDY

Many guests have special needs
  • A person in a wheelchair
  • An elderly person 
  • A family with a baby
  • A family with young children
  • A blind person
  • A tall person
The hotel should have extra facilities:
  • A resident nurse
  • Special wide doors
  • A courtesy bus to the town centre
  • Ramps at all stairs
  • Hoists in bedrooms
  • Lifts to all floors
  • Notice in Braille
  • A low-level front desk
  • Nappy-changing facilities in toilets
  • Push-chairs
  • Safety-rail on steps
  • Electric stair-lift for wheelchair
  • Babysitting
Question:

What problems do tall people face in hotels? Make a list with extra facilities of extra facilities for tall people.


miércoles, 23 de mayo de 2012

HOTEL FACILITIES

WORD STUDY

In a hotel we can find the following facilities

- Telephone in bedrooms
- Parking
- Solarium
- Central heating
- TV in bedrooms
- Facilities for disabled
- Bar
- Mini-bar in bedrooms
- Swimming-pool
- Fishing
- Tennis court
- Conference room
- Games/recreation room
- Laundry
- Golf-course (9 holes or 18 holes)
- Air-conditioning
- Dogs allowed
- Night porter
- Banquets
- Special Christmas arrangements
- Four- poster bed
- Lift
- Foreign language spoken
- Family rooms
- Radio in bedroom
- Horse-riding
- Fitness centre
- Business apartments
- Business centre
- Claims service
- Buffet service
- Bungalows
- Live music
- Sanitary facilities
- Table tennis
- Darts
- Pool table
- Disco
- Shops
- Squash; basketball; volleyball