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B - Design a new Themed Hotel and explain why it could be successful. Don’t forget to mention what is included in the rates and what is not; the type of customers/guests it is aimed at; the destination(s); the activities, etc.
Hotel "Love is here"
It ‘s not an ordinary hotel, it has the uniqueness that customers or guests must be single and looking for love.
It was born with the aim of helping single people to meet other single people.
For this, the hotel has a number of activities that will help people relate to each other, organising blind dates, love games,etc
We have aswell a very nice disco where our dj only plays slows.
Our restaurant offers delicious and aphrodisiac food and our guest will dine and wine with a men playing the piano in the background.
All our rooms are very romantique , they are all decorated differently but they all have the same purpose which is to make our guest fall in love.
I think an hotel like that would work because nowadays it’s very difficult to find a partner, we are always rushing around , busy working and becoming very self-centered.
So I think this kind of hotel would be perfect for people to relax, chill out a little bit , forget about their everydays life for a while and, why not , maybe find the love of their life.
The good thing about our hotel is the location, it’s situated far away from the city, it’s in the middle of nature, our guest can have a nice walk , go biking, horse riding,…etc
The hotel has 20 rooms and 4 suites.
Hotel rates are:
Double room 60 €
Suite € 90
For couples that have formed in the hotel have a romantic dinner “a la carte” for 30 € per person.
2 - Vocabulary work:
Write a twenty-word glossary related to e-travel and the use of the Internet.
WORDS OR EXPRESSIONS | DEFINITION | WORD IN CONTEXT |
Ex. E-tourism | All kinds of tourist activities online | E-tourism has been increasing steadily among the young. |
| Is a collection of related web pages containing images or videos | This websites is related to Real Madrid football club. |
| is a leading transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry | The Amadeus system processed more than 670 million billable travel transactions in 2009. |
| is a retail business that sells travel related products and services to customers. | There are more than twenty Travel agencys in my town. |
| is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time. | Europcar is a car rental company owned by the French investment company Eurazeo |
| Is a document issued by an Airline or travel agency to confirm that an individual has purchased a seat on a flight on an aircraft | The now more common electronic ticket usually referred to as an e-ticket. |
| Is a location where aircrafts, helicopters and blimps take off and land. | Malaga Airport is known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport. |
| Aircrew are the personnel who operate an aircraft while in flight | Flight attendants are members of an aircrew employed by airlines to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers. |
| Luggage is any number of bags, cases and containers which hold a traveller's articles during transit. | Suitcase is a type of luggage. |
| Low-cost airline is an airline that generally has lower fares and less comforts. | Ryanair is an Irish low-cost airline. |
| A cruise ship is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages | The world's largest cruise ship is Royal Caribbean International's MS Allure of the Seas. |
| A tour operator typically combines tour and travel components to create a holiday. | An example of a tour operator's product would be a flight plus a transfer from the airport to an hotel. |
| Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. | Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity |
| A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays. | The Walt Disney WorldResort is a prominent example of a modern and commercial resort. |
| A ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back. | One-way ticket is also known as single ticket. |
| A holiday that consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a tour operator or travel agency. | Package holidays are organised by a tour operator and sold to a consumer by a travel agent. |
| A Ski Resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. | Ski Resort supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system |
| A tour guide provides assistance, information and cultural, historical and contemporary heritage interpretation to people. | Tour Guide is lso known as Tourist Guide. |
| The fortnight is a unit of time equal to fourteen days, or two weeks. | The term fortnight derives from the Old English fēowertyne niht, meaning "fourteen nights". |
| Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy | Weather refers, generally, to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity. |
| A timeshare is a form of ownership or right to the use of a property, or the term used to describe such properties. | Time-share has attracted many resort developers and prominent hoteliers |
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3- Grammar review exercises:
A - Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the –ing form.
- Have you decided where to spend (spend) your holiday?
- Yes, I would like to go (go) to a Greek island.
- I hate cleaning (clean) the house.
- Me too. I wish I could afford to employ (employ) a cleaner.
- Jane seems to be sleeping (sleep) for hours.
- Yes- She must be (be) very tired.
- It was nice of John to visit (visit) us yesterday
- Yes. I was looking forward to see (see) him again.
- I’m sure I’ve failed my exam.
- Well, there’s no point in worrying (worry) until you get (get) your results.
- We should tell Betty about the party.
- Yes. We( had)? better call (call) Tony too.
- Did the police arrest that man?
- Yes. He admitted to have stolen (steal) a car.
- Did you have a nice evening?
- Not really. I arrived home only to find (find) that I had left (leave) my keys at work.
- Sue has decided to apply (apply) for a new job. Her mother advised her to write (write) to several different companies. Sue would like to work (work) for a large company where she can meet (meet) new people.
- I dislike shopping (shop) because I can´t stand being (be) in crowded places.
B – REPHRASING: Finish the second sentence in a way that means the same as the one given above.
1- Tom said: “Yes, I’ll lend you the money”.
- Tom agreed to lend you the money.
2- “I got my exam results last week”, he told them
- He said to them he got his exam results last week.
3- “This is a very old statue”, the tourist guide explained.
- The tourist guide explained that it was a very old statue.
4- The article said: “There has been an increase in the number of university students.”
- The article mentioned the increase in the numbers of university students.
5- “What is your name?”, she wanted to know.
- She wanted to know what was my name.
6- “Will you give me a lift to work, please?”, he asked us.
- He asked us if we were going to give him a lift to work.
7- “How about going to the cinema?”, John suggested.
- John suggested to go to the cinema.
8- “Please leave your bags at the front of the room. Answer all the questions. Don’t talk during the exam”. The teacher ordered.
- The teacher ordered to leave your bags at the front of the room, answer all the questions and don't talk during the exam.
9- “When did you arrive?”, the manager asked the guests.
- The manager asked when did the guests arrive.
10- “I have noisy neighbours”, the old man complained.
- The old man complained to have noisy neighbours.
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C- Complete the sentence with the preposition needed
Ex. Increase (noun).
There has been an increase in the number of business travellers in the last months.
1- CONGRATULATE.
They all congratulated me for the birth of my child.
2- HEAR
I haven’ heard anything from you for ages.
3- TYPICAL
It is typical when you need something, you can’t find it.
4- DIFFICULTY
He had a lot of difficulty finding a job.
5- GOOD
This student is really good at what he is doing.
6- FOND
My sister is not very fond on studying law.
7- TELL
The young man in room 445 has told me not to speak to the neighbour who lives next door.
8- NERVOUS
Everybody has been nervous after the accident.
9- SHOUT
Receptionists should never shout to their guest.
10- AWARE
People are becoming more and more aware about the pollution.
Translate the following expressions
to found a non-profit organisation/ fundar una organización sin animo de lucro airborne, from all the manufacturing around Detroit, or waterborne/ transmitidas por el aire, provenientes de todas las fabricas alrededor de Detroit. not everybody’s aware of it/ no todo el mundo es conciente de ello.