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1. Welcome Student's book : English for the Travel
and Tourism Industry by Leo Jones, Paperback: 126 pages,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Welcome is a course for people working or planning to
work in the tourism industry at the lower intermediate
to intermediate level. It covers a range of work
areas; hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, and focuses
on the employees dealing with customers in a variety of
typical situations. The course contains 50 90-minute
lessons on double page spreads so it is easy to use. The
50 units are grouped into ten thematic modules. The
course develops all four skills: listening, speaking,
reading and writing, but places particular emphasis on
getting students to carry out realistic and engaging
communicative tasks. The Student's Book, which is in
colour, is accompanied by a Teacher's Book and the audio
material is available on both cassette and CD.
2. High Season: English for the Hotel and Tourist
Industry by Keith Harding, Paul Henderson; Paperback:
176 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press
For Intermediate Level: Trainees and employees in the
hotel and tourist industry who need English both to
communicate with guests and to negotiate with English
speakers.
How can it be used?: For short, intensive courses. For
use with less intensive classes held once or twice a
week. Key features:
There are 12 free-standing units which cover a range of
important topics, such as: Types of accommodation;
Dealing with complaints; The business traveller.
Each unit contains a balanced variety of listening,
speaking, reading, and writing activities. A Language
study section in each unit concentrates on the language
structures that occur frequently in the context of hotel
work. The reading and listening materials are authentic
wherever possible and have been put together with the
co-operation of a number of hotel chains, independent
hotels, and tour operators. The text types vary from
formal letters to computerized bills and rooming lists.
Key vocabulary is introduced in context through the
reading and listening passages, and is developed in Word
study sections. The Vocabulary section at the end of
each unit consists of a monolingual glossary of
important words and expressions.
3. Check Your Vocabulary Hotels, Tourism and Catering
by David Riley; Paperback: 52 pages Publisher: Peter
Collin Publishing
This updated workbook is useful for testing and
improving vocabulary for those working in the
hospitality industry. It includes self-study exercises
and practical speaking activities and is suitable for
group use or self-study. Word games, crosswords group
games, and pair work are used to increase the
proficiency and comfort level of the student. It
includes notes and full answers to exercises in the
back.
4. Dictionary of Hotel, Tourism & Catering Management by
P.H. Collin, Paperback Publisher: Peter Collin
Publishing
Excellent! Designed for those working in the hospitality
industry, this reference provides more than 20,000
entries of vocabulary used in catering, restaurants and
kitchens, hotels and guest houses, travel, insurance,
industry-specific health and safety situations, as well
as basic accounting, business, and personnel management
terms. Also included are international airline
abbreviations, national airport codes, international
telephone codes, time zone information, and more.
5. English for Hospitality and Foodservice by
Jennifer M. Thomas, Paperback: 368 pages, Publisher:
Prentice Hall
English for Hospitality and Food service will help the
user become a more confident, effective, and
service-oriented employee. The information in This textbook
will empower the user with the communication and
cross-cultural leadership skills necessary to be
successful working with Spanish speaking co-workers.
English and Spanish cultural explanations;
Industry-specific vocabulary and pictures; Short, basic
review exercises; Crossword puzzles; Common dialogues;
Role play exercises; English-Spanish/Spanish-English
dictionaries; Pronunciation guide on CD.
6. World Travel Dictionary: The Dictionary for the
Travel Industry (Columbus Travel Guides) by Richard
English, Paperback: 256 pages, Publisher: Sf
Communications
Never be lost for words again! Travel jargon can often
be confusing. This handy reference features 3,000
definitions of travel, tourism and geography terms
including an in-depth focus on skiing, diving and
cruising terms. It also features contact details and
information on over 130 of the top travel associations
worldwide, 250 of the top tourist attractions worldwide
listed by country and alphabetically and a USA / UK
dictionary.
7. Be My Guest Student's Book + Be My Guest Audio CD
Set or Be My Guest Audio Cassette Set : English for the
Hotel Industry by Francis O'Hara; Publisher: Cambridge
University Press 2002 + Teacher's Book
Be My Guest is a language course for pre- and in-service
students of Hotel English at the elementary to lower
intermediate level. It consists of Student's Book,
Teacher's Book and audio material on either cassette or
audio CD. Written by an author who has considerable
experience of teaching this kind of student in France,
it focuses on building fluency and vocabulary, and
improving grammatical and pronunciation accuracy. The 15
units of the course are each divided into two
easy-to-use double page spread lessons and cover the
range of communicative situations that hotel workers may
find themselves in.
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