Alojamientos en las Alpujarras para grupos de estudiantes: cortijo y casa rural con piscina

I - Specific Writing Tasks (150 words)

A) Write an e-mail

As a travel agent, decide what kind of accommodation you would recommend to a group of students wanting to spend a week in the Alpujarras. Write an e-mail to each group giving detailed information about the different choices.

(30 points)

Email 1: Cortijo

Dear clients,

I have selected two options in the Alpujarras.

The first one is a cortijo. It comprises 10 bedrooms, five bathrooms, 3 fully fitted kitchens, 3 living rooms with dining areas and over 250 sq metres of semi-shaded terraces. It boasts spectacular mountain and sea views, and it has been carefully restored over the last 3 years using antique Andalusian windows and doors, high ceilings, exposed chestnut beams and generous open fireplaces burning almond logs from the farm. It also features a full private hard tennis court, boules/pétanque and a 12 x 6 metre swimming pool.

The price would be 1,050 euros per week.

Email 2: Holiday rental house

The second option is a holiday rental house. The house has two storeys and has been lovingly and carefully restored in keeping with its original style. It comprises 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 large living room with a wood-burning stove, 1 fully equipped kitchen/dining room and a 10 x 5 metre swimming pool.

The price per week is 900 €.

Regards,
David Santiago

B) Fill in the blanks with the words given

Fill in the blanks with the words given.

A hotel is an establishment (1) that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term (2) basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand (3), has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities (4), including en-suite (5) bathrooms and air conditioning. Additional common features found in hotel rooms are a telephone, an alarm clock, a television and Internet connectivity; snack foods and drinks may (6) be supplied in a mini-bar, and facilities for making hot drinks. Larger hotels may provide (7) a number of additional guest facilities such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or childcare, and have conference and social function services.

Some (8) hotels offer various combinations of meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In the United Kingdom, a hotel is required by law to serve food and drinks to all guests within (9) certain stated hours; to avoid this requirement it is not uncommon to come across private hotels, which are not subject to this requirement. In Japan, capsule hotels provide a minimised amount of room space (10) and shared facilities.

FIT IN: short-term, some, en-suite, washstand, may, room space, facilities, provide, within, establishment

C) Complete the sentences

Complete the sentences using the words given.

I am thinking of applying for a job at any hotel in Malaga.

I don't like hiking, but I am keen to ski in Sierra Nevada this weekend.

It's about time we started to cook the dinner for tonight.

If I hadn't studied tourism, I would have studied law.

The housekeeper apologised to the guests for breaking the window.

The students are looking forward to going to London this summer.

I wish he would write to me.

You can go on holiday as long as you have enough money to pay for the plane ticket.

The holidaymakers decided to shorten their stay in Spain due to the recession.

10. Sam has got very little consideration for the environment.

D) Rephrasing

Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

He started to study tourism two years ago.
He has been studying tourism for two years.

You should take out insurance. You may have an accident.
You should take out insurance in case you have an accident.

She isn't accustomed to life in England.
She's not used to living in England.

Don't let me forget to ring up the travel agency.
Remind me to call the travel agency.

They should ban smoking on all scheduled flights.
Smoking should be banned on all flights.