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General Education General Education OfficeOffice

ILA2401ILA2401English for the English for the Hotel BusinessHotel Business

Unit 8: Off-Site Unit 8: Off-Site ServicesServices

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ObjectivesObjectivesFollowing this lesson, you will be able to:• Use a range of excursion related vocabulary• Use the first conditional to talk about future events• Give advice using standard phrases• Describe features of excursions/tours• Distinguish attractions from a guided tour

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ExcursionsExcursionsWhat is an excursion?

An excursion is a trip by a group of people, usually made for leisure, education, or physical purposes.

Excursions can be made by individuals alone, or they can be organized by hotels for their guests to promote tourism.

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.

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ExcursionsExcursionsDo you know these different types of excursions?

Where do you find these excursions?

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ExcursionsExcursionsWhat other types of excursions can you think of?

Can you guess these other types of excursions?

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TravellingTravellingReview the excursions hand-out and estimate prices.(Total price and price-per-person-per night ‘ppppn’)

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Tourist Tourist InformationInformation

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Tourist Tourist InformationInformation

1) Read the tourist leaflet on the following page and find this information:• time from airport to city centre • the location of the Hong Kong Tourist Office • a traditional lunch dish • the location of two night markets • a place for a good view of the city • a fashionable place for dinner • opening hours of the temple

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but videos are better

Leaflets are OK……………………..

http://youtu.be/P3imyTAU9cs

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Word Study – a coach Word Study – a coach tourtour

Look at this list of facilities offered on a coach tour. Fill in the gaps with one of the words underneath.

a _______________ from your hotelb _______________ at your hotelc expert and _________ guided ___________ charges included in pricee lunch ____________ in pricef modern coach with ____________ or heatingg __________ seatsh no ____________ chargei ___________ on the coachj ___________ in own languagek tea and coffee _____________ on the coach

air-conditioning drop-off pick-up available entertaining recliningcancellation entrance toilets commentary included

air-conditioning

drop-off

pick-up

entertaining

entrance

included

reclining

cancellation

commentary

toilets

available

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Language StudyLanguage StudyFirst ConditionalWe use first conditional to explain the result of a condition met.Look at these examples.

If + Present Tense, willIf you come on the tour, you’ll see a range of Thai temples.If you are fit and like adventure, you’ll love this trip.

If + Present Tense, modal verbIf you have any questions, you can ask me when I come around.

If + Present Tense, ImperativeIf you come, bring plenty of water.

Note the result clause can come first.e.g., What will we do if it rains? or If it rains, what will we do?

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Language StudyLanguage StudyFirst ConditionalExpand these sentences about the excursions in Thailand:

A If / go / Koh Samui / see / Big Buddha templeB If / go / Chao Phraya cruise / return / midnightC Have / elephant ride / if / go / KanchanaburiD If / sunbathe / not forget / sun-cream

(Use each of the types)

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Giving adviceGiving adviceLook at the ways representatives can give advice:• Why don’t you come on the Grand Palace tour?• If I were you, I’d wait till the Thursday or Friday.• You could always spend some hours shopping at Chatuchak market.

1) Can you think of any other ways of giving advice?2) Now give advice to the person making these statements:

a) I’ve lost my passport.b) I’ve got a terrible headache.c) I can’t find my keys.d) We’d like to eat some traditional local food.e) What should I visit while I’m staying here?f) What’s a good present to take home?g) Which wine do you recommend to go with the chicken?

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ListeningListeningListen to the guided tour of Charleston

1) As you listen, put these attraction into the order in which they are mentioned by the guide.

a St Michael’s Church

f Ashley Gibbons Memorial Bridge

b Calhoun Mansion g Gibbes Museum of Art

c The Old Market h Charles Towne Landing

d King Street i USS Yorktown

e Battery / White Point Gardens

j Heywood-Washington House

Can you identify the points on the map?

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ListeningListeningListen again and indicate whether these statements are True (T) or False (F)

a The driver’s name is Tom.

b The air-conditioning needs to be adjusted

c St Michael’s Church was built in 1671

d One of the historic houses was built by George Washington

e The Battery is also known as White Point Gardens

f The tour arrives at the Calhoun Mansion at 4pm

g The Charles Towne Landing is on the other side of the river.

h At the end, the guide takes the group shopping.

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SummarySummaryDuring this lesson, you have:

• Used a range of excursion related vocabulary• Used the first conditional to talk about future events• Given advice using standard phrases Describe features of excursions/tours• Distinguished attractions from a guided tour

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