The Beatles - Yesterday (1966)

As we were talking about Liverpool I thought it was a must listen to this song by The Beatles. I hope you also like it.

WEB QUEST - A BIT ABOUT TOURISM

This activity will allow you to get to know a bit more the people who work in the field of tourism, transport, hotels and some destinations such as London. Enjoy while reading, I'm sure you will learn a lot by doing it. =)
 Webquest Tourism

TRAVEL AGENT JOB PROFILE

Have a look at this webpage. You will be able to know the profile of a travel agent.

If you want to know a bit more about his or her duties and responsibilities, click here.

RECEPTIONIST JOB PROFILE - DUTIES

Here you have another page in which you can learn about the duties a hotel receptionist may have, skills and knowledge required.

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Here you have an exercise we've done in class. Test yourself =) and if you need some more practice =(, you can go to 'agendaweb' and keep on trying.

INTERVIEW AT BARAJAS AIRPORT 2011

Here you have the document with the guidelines you need to do the project.

Good luck!

PROJECT

A PASSENGER SURVEY AT BARAJAS AIRPORT

 

Assignment: This project should be carried out at Barajas airport. You must interview two people and ask for permission to video-record the interview. If not, at least ask permission to record the sound. Do it in pairs. Some interviews will be published on the blog http://www.agr8tourblog4u.blogspot.com/ for educational purposes.

Aim: To use English as a tool for communication and to get to know the people who visit our country (nationalities, reasons for travelling, accommodation expectations…)

Assessment criteria: It will be graded from 1 to 10 and will be part of the mark of the oral skills.

Deadline: By Monday 7^th November. You will have to send me or hand in the files (with an extension I can see and listen to) and the transcription of the dialogues.

You can begin like this:

Good morning/afternoon/evening. I’m a student of Tourist Accommodation Management / Hotel Management / Travel Agencies and Events Management / Tourism at Hotel Escuela High School, Madrid. We are doing a project about why people travel. Would you mind answering a few questions? If you don’t mind, we would like to record the interview as a class practice. Thanks a lot.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS: CHECK-IN/DEPARTURE AREA

1. Where are you from?
2. Where are you travelling to? What’s the name of the airport?
3. How long have you been here?
4. Have you been in Spain before?
5. Where did you stay? (Accommodation)
6. What’s a hotel for you? Tick the right option.

a) A bed for the night	¨	c) A bit of luxury once in a while	¨
b) The office when away from the office	¨	d) Home far from home	¨

7. What is/was the purpose of your visit?
8. How often do you travel abroad?
9. Which countries have you visited?
10. What did you like most about Spain?

         Thanks for your help. Have a nice trip.