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Unit 2 - Jobs in Tourism

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Unit 2 - Jobs in Tourism

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things to do:

  1. Start
  2. Todays Aims
  3. Introduction video
  4. 3. Today's Learning goals
  5. 4. Unit 2 - Jobs in Tourism
  6. 5. Different exercises
  7. 6. Reflect
  8. 7. Fast Forward


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Todays aims
  • Read about working conditions in the tourism industry
  • Listen to tourism professionals talking about their jobs 

  • Discuss the qualities and skills needed for a career in tourism

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Let's talk
What would be your dream job in Hospitality?

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The truth about working in Tourism...
Read the article on p. 16

1. Write down the advantages and disadvantages 
of working in the tourism industry
2. Match the expressions with their opposite
3. Match the jobs in the box with the correct sector of the tourist industry.

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Exercise 1
Advantages

interesting and varied work
people-focused
opportunity to meet and help people
every day is different
flexibility of hours
on-the-job-training
fast promotion
possible long-term-career

Disadvantages

seasonal work
short-term contracts
hard and long working hours
temporary option
working shifts and weekends
low-paid at the start

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Exercise 2
1. part-time
2. temporary
3. low-paid
4. long-term
5. seasonal
6. shifts

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Exercise 3

1. Food and Beverage: restaurant manager, waiter
2. Accommodation: concierge, hotel receptionist
3. Transportation: flight attendant, pilot
4. Recreation and entertainment: entertainer, outdoor adventure guide

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1. Listen to three tourism professionals talking about their job.


4. Match the qualities and skills in the box with each person.
5. Complete the job descriptions with the words in the box

Personal Qualities and Skills

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Exercise 4

1. travel agent: organized and communicative
2. flight attendant: customer-focused and efficient
3. tour guide: energetic, enthusiastic and entertaining

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Exercise 5

1. customer service
2. sales
3. IT
4. Communicator
5. Team


6. First aid
7 Passion
8. Fun
9. Organizational

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 Who has the best job? And Why?




Salaries and working conditions

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Tourguide

• salary: low ($23,000) but good tips from
customers
• working conditions: long working hours (14–15
hours/day); travel to exotic locations for free;
meals, accommodation, and transport are free; good
tips 

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Flight attendant

• salary: good (over $38,000) – can increase by
$3,000–$8,000 a year by doing extra flights
• working conditions: flexible working hours;
discounts on flights

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Travel agent

• salary: low (over $30,000)
• working conditions: long hours (40 hour weeks);
good benefits

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The skills for the job ...
  • Answer the questions of exercise 7

  • In pairs, compare your answers

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Today's goals
  • Read about working conditions in the tourism industry
  • Listen to tourism professionals talking about their jobs
  • Discuss the qualities and skills needed for a career in tourism




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Homework
Exercise 8 on p. 13

Complete the expressions. Look at the audio scripts on p. 118 and check your answers.

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A day in the life...
1. Complete the descriptions about hotel jobs 
with the correct job title.

What other hotel jobs can you think of?

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Exercise 1
1. food and beverage manager
2. front office manager
3. hotel receptionist
4. executive chef
5. executive housekeeper
other jobs: general manager, bell boy, sous chef, waitress, sales manager, accountant, pool attendant, etc..

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A day in  the life
2. Read the text about Nathan Wilson, what is his job?

3. Read the text again and complete Nathans profile


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Exercise 3

1 twelve front office staff
2 shifts
3 guests
4 corporate clients
5 hospitality 
6 prep cook


7 sous chef 
8 executive chef
9 cooking and travel
10 to become a General Manager of one of the
Bouvier Hotels and work abroad 

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Buffer exercise
Look at the grammar box on p19.and extra info on p 112 and 113


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Present Simple
- To talk about facts and situations that are always or  usually true
We specialize in city tours
- To describe routines, habits, actions or situations that happen all the time
She works every day.

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Present Continuous
- To describe activities that are happening now
Jane is talking to her classmate

- To describe temporary activities, often with time expressions
We are studying English for Tourism this year

use the correct form of to be + verb in the -ing form

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10 Questions Game

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Reflect

1. Read about working conditions in the tourism industry
2. Listen to tourism professionals talking about their jobs
3. Discuss qualities and skills for a career in tourism



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Fast Forward
Professional Skills 
Language task - Writing a cover letter 

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