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Tuesday, 4 October 2011

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.

Monday, 3 October 2011

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

Where are you from?
Where are you travelling to? What’s the name of the airport?
How long have you been here?
Have you been in Spain before?
Where did you stay? (Accommodation)
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	¨

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

Thanks for your help. Have a nice trip.

Friday, 30 September 2011

CAR HIRE

Have a look at this website and complete the form to find out the cheapest car hire.

Here you have another webpage to read a bit more about car insurance.

Thursday, 15 September 2011

PLACES TO STAY ON HOLIDAY

If you want to practise vocabulary about places to stay on holiday click on this page.

BLANK MAPS

Do you need some practice in order to know where some countries and capital cities are located? Try this website. You will have fun at the same time you learn.

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

LISTENING. EXPERIENCES IN TOURISM

Listen to four people -Juan, Ulla, Anita and Paola- talking about themselves and their experiences of travel and tourism. Write down as much information as you can about each of them.

(From HARDING, K. (1998). Going International. English for Tourism. OUP, p. 6, list. 1.)

What about your experiences? Why are you studying this formative cycle related to Tourism? Where would you like to work in the future? Which are your expectations? Write a short paragraph about it.

Friday, 2 September 2011

MAKE AND DO

Do you have some difficulties with the verbs 'make' and 'do'? The best way to learn them is to learn them by heart and to practise them, the more you practise the easier it will be for you to remember them!
Here you will find some expressions with 'do' and with 'make'. Then have a look at the webpages below if you need some more practice.

To Do

to do a favour
to do a project
to do a test
to do an assignment
to do an exam
to do badly
to do business
to do damage
to do exercise
to do good
to do harm
to do homework
to do housework
to do nothing
to do research
to do something
to do some letter-writing
to do some reading
to do some studying
to do some writing
to do the accounts
to do the cleaning
to do the dishes
to do the ironing
to do the laundry
to do the math
to do the maximum
to do the minimum
to do the paperwork
to do the shopping
to do the vacuuming
to do time
to do work
to do your best
to do your duty
to do your hair
to do your nails
to do your job
to do your makeup
to do 50 miles per hour

To Make

to make a booking
to make a bundle
to make a call
to make a cake
to make a choice
to make a comment
to make a complaint
to make a compromise
to make a deal
to make a decision
to make a difference
to make a fire
to make a fool of yourself
to make a fortune
to make a fuss
to make a habit
to make a move
to make a phone call
to make a point
to make a presentation
to make a profit
to make a promise
to make a remark
to make a reservation
to make a sales call
to make a sound
to make a speech
to make a suggestion
to make a threat
to make a visit
to make amends
to make an appearance
to make an appointment
to make an attempt
to make an enquiry
to make an exception
to make an excuse
to make an offer
to make arrangements
to make believe
to make friends
to make fun
to make changes
to make corrections
to make do
to make love
to make money
to make noise
to make peace
to make plans
to make a profit
to make progress
to make sense
to make someone angry
to make someone happy
to make (someone) mad
To make someone sad
to make someone’s day
to make sure
to make time
to make trouble
to make dinner
to make lunch
to make breakfast
to make a snack
to make tea / coffee
to make a mess
to make a mistake
to make the bed
to make time
to make war

(From: http://www.engvid.com/english-resource/do-make-expressions/)
Now, try this page.
And also this exercise.
This exercise if by the BBC

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