Tourism accommodation sector

MODULE 4

Unit 10. TOURISM ACCOMMODATION SECTOR

I. Read and learn the following words and word combinations:

growth – ріст, зростання

to experience growth – переживати зростання

benefits of growth – переваги росту

to reap – пожинати

e.g. Those who do take risks often reap the rewards.

to accelerate - пришвидшувати

types of businesses – типи підприємств

farm/ranch vacation site – місце проведення відпустки на фермі/ ранчо

houseboat – дім на плаву

campground – кемпінг

e.g. The tour includes interesting family activities, all meals and campground accommodations.

to cater for – піклуватися про, обслуговувати

deluxe hotel – готель-люкс

urban centers – міські центри

аll-suite hotel – готель тільки з номерами-люкс

resort hotel- курортний готель

piano bar – музичний бар

dinner theatre – театр-ресторан

recreation area- зона відпочинку

motor hotel- придорожній готель

e.g. To my amazement, although the motor hotel is full judging by the amount of cars, there are no residents on view.

overnight or short-stay travellers – подорожуючі, що залишаються на одну ніч чи ненадовго

amenities – зручності, syn. facilities

fishing rental- прокат устаткування для рибальництва

motor home – автофургон, дім на колесах

inexpensive outdoor experience – недорогий відпочинок на свіжому повітрі

II. Read and translate the following text:

TOURISM ACCOMMODATION SECTOR

Accommodation is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the tourism industry. During the 1990's, accommodation services experienced growth of 39% in the world. The benefits of growth are reaped by those looking for careers in this sector. New jobs are being created, movement along one's career path is accelerated, opportunities for positions in different regions and types of businesses are constantly increasing.

The most common kinds of establishments in this sector are, of course, hotels of all possible types, bed and breakfast and farm/ranch vacation sites, cottages, houseboats and campgrounds.

Hotel properties usually cater for both business and pleasure travellers and offer a wide rangeof accommodation types.

Deluxe and airport hotels are gen­erally located in urban centers or near airports. They are often large (over 160 rooms) and have a wide range of facilities and services (e.g. convention rooms, restaurants, shops, fitness centers). All-suite hotels are increasingly popular. Each unit contains the same facilities as an apartment, meaning the traveller has a private place for meetings (i.e. the dining room table) and a kitchen for cooking meals.

Smaller, privately owned hotels offer lodging and many also contain a cafe or a restaurant. Resort hotels are usually located in or near recreational sites. Many offer guests a wide range of activities, such as golf, skiing, tennis, riding or water sports. They may also offer entertainment (e.g. nightclubs, shops, piano bars, casinos, dinner theatre) and have convention facilities. Motels, motor hotels and inns are often smaller (less than 160 rooms), less expensive facilities that appeal to overnight or short-stay travellers.

Bed and Breakfasts and Farm/Ranch Vacation Sites cater for people wanting a home-like atmosphere. Few accommodate more than 8-10 people. Prices and amenities vary greatly from operation to operation. There may not be many positions at these sites, as many are owner-operated sites and small enough that just one or two people can manage. However, a position at one of these sites can be as varied as any in the industry.

Cottages and houseboats are often located in recreation areas, and offer facilities such as a beach, fishing rentals, play­grounds, etc.; these are often destination sites for travellers. Generally, stays are longer than a night or two there and involve the whole family resting.

Campgrounds cater for travellers who have their own roof, usually a tent or motor home, but require a serviced site for it. Campgrounds range in the services they supply, from 'wilderness sites' with practically no services to such, which provide complete restaurant, laundry, entertainment and washroom facilities. This type of accommodation generally appeals to travellers who want an inexpensive outdoor experience and/or related activities, such as hiking, canoeing, fishing, hunting or boating.

Phonetic Exercises

III. Mind the vowels U, u pronunciation in the open and closed syllables:

[ ju ]

during

unit

opportunity

usually

popular

huge

[ /\ ]

but

such

just

nightclub

hunting

industry

IV. Read the following sentences:

· I must use such a huge opportunity.

· Students like summer fun at nightclubs.

· Hunting industry is popular and produces sums of money.

· They usually succeed in music industry production.

Vocabulary Exercises

V. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following:

to experience growth, benefits of growth, to reap, to create new jobs, most common kinds of establishments, bed and breakfast, farm/ ranch vacation site, to cater for, business and pleasure travellers, airport hotel, urban center, facilities and services, convention rooms, apartment, to offer lodging, recreation site, piano bar, dinner theatre, home-like atmosphere, to vary from operation to operation, owner-operated site, fishing rental, playground, destination site for travelers, wilderness site

VI. Give English equivalents of the following:

Розміщення; сектор, що швидко зростає; кар’єрний ріст пришвидшується; постійно зростати; можливості влаштування у різних областях (регіонах); типи установ; готелі всіх можливих видів; котедж; будинок на плаву; кемпінг; пропонувати широкий вибір; готель-люкс; надзвичайно популярні; приватний готель; умови для проведення конференцій; приваблювати подорожуючих, що залишаються ненадовго; зупинятися на одну ніч; бути розташованим у зоні відпочинку; автофургон; місце, що обслуговується

VII. Fill in the correct word from the list, then make sentences using the completed collocations:

experience____________

accommodation________

______________benefits

career _____________

vacation____________

____________traveller

business___________

___________range of

privately__________

cook______________

reap, owned, sector, meals, wide, growth, traveller, path, pleasure, site

VIII. Replace the underlined words with corresponding synonyms from the text:

1. This is a top quality hotel.

2. Our establishment provides variousfacilities for travellers.

3. We have to find some accommodation now.

4. He has found a wonderful place for vacation.

5. Many hotels are situated in our city.

IX. Study the following definitions:

HOTEL a building where people pay to stay and eat meals

MOTEL a hotel for people who are travelling by car, where you can park your car outside your room

INN a small hotel or pub, especially an old one in the countryside

BED AND BREAKFAST a private house or small hotel where you can sleep and have breakfast

CAMPGROUND an area where people can camp, often with a water supply and toilets

COTTAGE a small house in the country

HOUSEBOAT a river boat that you can live in

X. Fill in the definition gaps, decide which word they define without looking at the previous exercise:

ü a _______house or small ______ where you can sleep and have ________

ü a river ______that you can ______in

ü a building where people _______to stay and eat ______

ü a small _______or pub, especially an _______one in the _________

ü a hotel for people who are travelling by ______, where you can ______ your car outside your _______

ü an area where people can ______, often with a water ______and toilets

ü a small _______in the country

XI. Fill in the necessary prepositions into the sentences:

1. This sector provides opportunities __ positions __ different cities. 2. Campgrounds usually cater __ money conscious travellers. 3. Nearly all business travellers need to have a private place __ meetings. 4. Accommodation is the fastest growing sector __ the tourism industry. 5. Types __ businesses __ this sector are __ varied __ the demands __ travellers. 6. It is not easy to move __ the career path. 7. This family is happy to have a kitchen __ cooking meals. 8. Hotels usually range __ type, size, __ well as __ facilities they provide. 9. I am looking __ a career __ the accommodation sector. 10. Recreation sites offer a wide range __ activities, such __ golf, skiing, tennis, riding and water sports. 11. Different types __ accommodation appeal __ various travellers.

XII. Correct the following:

look about a career

so varied so

appeal for customers

cater to people

range at form

move around path

XIII. Make the sentences complete by translating the phrases into English:

1. Students look for нові можливості; цікаві посади; зростаючі переваги промисловості; місце проведення канікул; недорогий відпочинок на свіжому повітрі

2. This hotel appeals to подорожуючих, що залишаються ненадовго; туристів, що зупиняються на одну ніч; подорожуючих заради задоволення та у справах

3. His establishment caters for людей, які бажають домашньої атмосфери; тих, кому необхідно мати приватне місце для зустрічей; подорожуючих, які мають власний дах над головою

4. Many hotels offer a wide range of номерів; кафе і ресторанів; послуг та зручностей; магазинів і бізнес центрів

XIV. Translate into English:

1. Сектор розміщення постійно зростає. 2. Внаслідок цього зростає кількість робочих місць та можливостей для бажаючих працювати в цьому секторі. 3. Готелі усіх можливих видів є найбільш звичними типами підприємств у секторі розміщення. 4. Можна поїхати на обслуговувані кемпінги, але для цього необхідно мати власну палатку чи автофургон. 5. Цей курортний готель приваблює багато подорожуючих, оскільки він пропонує широкий вибір зручностей (ресторан, магазини, фітнес центр, конференц-зали) та розваг (нічний клуб, казино, театр-ресторан). 6. Ви можете зупинитися у приватному будинку, де пропонується проживання і сніданок. 7. У цій зоні відпочинку немає будинків на плаву, у яких можна би було зупинитись більше ніж на одну ніч. 8. Це чудовий котедж, де може відпочивати ціла сім’я. 9. Це невеликий приватний готель, управляти яким можуть навіть один чи два працівника.

Speaking exercises

XV. Answer the following questions to the text:

1. What growth did the accommodation sector experience during the 1990’s?

2. What are the benefits of it?

3. What are the common kinds of establishments in this sector?

4. What do you know about deluxe/ airport hotels?

5. What is an all-suite hotel?

6. How do motels and motor hotels differ from deluxe hotels?

7. What are the prices and amenities at bed and breakfasts and farm/ranch vacation sites?

8. Who do they cater for?

9. Where are cottages and houseboats situated?

10. What do they offer?

11. What is a campground?

12. What types of campgrounds do you know?

XVI. Discuss the following items:

· Which type of accommodation do you consider the most popular and prosperous, why?

· Which is the most appealing to your likings/ needs/ possibilities?

· Young travellers prefer campgrounds and houseboats while middle-aged tourists like hotels and cottages better, don’t they?

· Which type of accommodation business would you like to run/operate? Why?

· Which type must be improved in your country?

XVII. Role-play. Imagine that you own one of the accommodation establishments. Describe your business (its type, size, location, facilities and services). Prove that your operation is the best and most appealing to travellers.

XVIII. Make up a plan and retell the text according to it

Reading Exercises

XIX. Read the following top signs of a bad motel:

You’re at a Bad Motel

1. The "complimentary" paper tells you that President Kennedy has died.

2. The mint on the pillow starts moving when you come close to it.

3. The "magic fingers vibration" is supplied by giving 25 cents to the town epileptic.

4. There is still some stuff that they put around crime scenes that is yellow.

5. The pictures are not placed for decoration but to cover up recent bullet holes.

6. You have to wait until the guy next door is done with the towel so you can use it.

7. There's a chalk outline in the bed when you pull back the covers.

8. The desk clerk has to move the body in order to get some ice for you.

9. The only TV station you can get is a “recent crimes” channel.

10. The wake up call comes of police helicopter.

XX. Choose the correct answer:

I.A “complimentary paper” means:

· an additional service you have to pay for

· a newspaper that is given free by a company

II. An extremely popular US president John Fitzgerald Kennedy died in:

· 2007

· 1963

III. The mint on the pillow is:

· a small plant with green leaves that have a fresh smell

· a sweet that tastes of peppermint

IV. The "magic fingers vibration" in real life means:

· an electrical equipment that produces a small shaking movement, used in massage

· vibrating fingers of someone who has epilepsy

V. The yellow stuff around crime scenes is:

· a police line with “no entry” signs

· yellow fabric used for decoration

VI. A chalk outline in the bed means that:

· children have played with chalk in the bed

· this is a chalk outline of the victim's body

VII. The wake up call at a hotel usually comes from:

· receptionist

· police officer

XXI. Imagine that you have to stay at such a motel. Describe your feelings. What is the most horrible for you?

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