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We recommend the following books for ESL purposes:
1. Highly Recommended: English for the Hotel and
Catering Industry by Rod Revell, Chris Scott,
Trish Stott; 112 pages Publisher: Oxford
University Press 2004
For younger trainees in the hospitality and
catering industry at Elementary to
Pre-Intermediate English levels. This new
edition has been completely revised to take
account of innovations and changing practices
within the sector.
Topics reflect the real contexts trainees will
encounter in their working lives. Emphasis on
understanding and speaking English in practical
situations. Two listening sections with
accompanying tasks in every unit. Clear focus on
key functional expressions and topic-related
vocabulary. Activity section in each unit
involving real-world communicative tasks. New
review sections to check progress. The Student's
Book has 28 topic-based units tapescripts of the
dialogues six-language wordlist language review
section with exercises. The Workbook has
additional exercises and activities with an
answer Key. It can be used for class use or
self-study. Also Cassette / CD recordings of the
dialogues.
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. 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 focusses 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.
4. Dictionary of Hotels, Tourism and Catering
Management by P.H. Collin, 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. 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.
6. The International Dictionary of Food &
Nutrition by Kenneth N. Anderson, Lois E.
Anderson; Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: John
Wiley & Sons
A comprehensive reference which translates into plain English common
and uncommon terms used in identifying food ingredients, menu
entrees and meal preparation methods. Includes new and current words
that have entered the language due to increased interest in ethnic
dining.
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