4ACC 2223
Hotel Reception and Tourism
sito per ripassare: https://agendaweb.org/vocabulary/travelling-tourism-exercises.html
REVISION
Check-in procedures
Check-out procedures
Checking IN and OUT conversations
HOTEL DIALOGUES
CHECKING INTO A HOTEL (video da rivedere)
Check-in procedures
Check-out procedures
Checking IN and OUT conversations
HOTEL DIALOGUES
CHECKING INTO A HOTEL (video da rivedere)
Instagrammer Veronica revises CHECKING-IN procedures: www.instagram.com/p/ChVOMcpprpc/
find other resources here: www.instagram.com/english_veronika
find other resources here: www.instagram.com/english_veronika
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Watch the first video and take notes of the useful vocabulary and expressions.
Watch the second video, take notes of the useful vocabulary and expressions and answer the questions:
1. which films and tv series are the clips in the video taken from?
2. what is a lounge?
3. what are the 4 different status of a flight?
4. what happens when you check your luggage?
5. what happens at "Immigration"?
6. what is the English for "cappelliera"?
7. what does the baby boy to to Ben Stiller at min 11.08 of the video?
8. what is the alternative to a non-stop flight?
9. how do you call a flight that goes through a turbolence?
10. journey, trip, travel, journey - mark the differences --> do the language quizzes at the end of the video
1. which films and tv series are the clips in the video taken from?
2. what is a lounge?
3. what are the 4 different status of a flight?
4. what happens when you check your luggage?
5. what happens at "Immigration"?
6. what is the English for "cappelliera"?
7. what does the baby boy to to Ben Stiller at min 11.08 of the video?
8. what is the alternative to a non-stop flight?
9. how do you call a flight that goes through a turbolence?
10. journey, trip, travel, journey - mark the differences --> do the language quizzes at the end of the video
Watch the third video and take notes of the useful vocabulary and expressions. Explain the following:
- pack your bag - Inn - Motel - schedule - lobby - nonrefundable - reckless - hit - rip somebody off - amenities
In this video they teach you how to speak fluently. Listen carefully and repeat.
- pack your bag - Inn - Motel - schedule - lobby - nonrefundable - reckless - hit - rip somebody off - amenities
In this video they teach you how to speak fluently. Listen carefully and repeat.
PROMOTING TOURISM TO ITALY
MARKETING IN TOURISM: Webquest (KEYS)
The Tourist Marketing Mix -> the marketing PPPPssss: 4Ps - 5Ps - 7Ps - 9Ps
The Language of Promotion – starting a self-made useful vocabulary („not only beautiful“)
WRITING A TOUR - Come scrivere un itinerario: How to write an Itinerary
See also: https://bbianchienglishlessons.weebly.com/english-for-tourism.html
Questions Travel Agent - Tourist
MARKETING IN TOURISM: Webquest (KEYS)
The Tourist Marketing Mix -> the marketing PPPPssss: 4Ps - 5Ps - 7Ps - 9Ps
The Language of Promotion – starting a self-made useful vocabulary („not only beautiful“)
WRITING A TOUR - Come scrivere un itinerario: How to write an Itinerary
See also: https://bbianchienglishlessons.weebly.com/english-for-tourism.html
Questions Travel Agent - Tourist
Italy’s natural resources : lake districts, seaside holiday destinations, skiing holidays
WINTER HOLIDAYS
winter vocabulary word list
SKI RESORTS in Italy: https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resorts/italy/
Skiing in Sweden: https://adventuresweden.com/skiing-sweden-holiday-mountains/
winter vocabulary word list
SKI RESORTS in Italy: https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resorts/italy/
Skiing in Sweden: https://adventuresweden.com/skiing-sweden-holiday-mountains/
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ITALIAN LAKE DISTRICT
Lake Maggiore, Como Lake, Garda Lake ...
Lake Maggiore, Como Lake, Garda Lake ...
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TASK
1. Starting from the following website find the best tour of the Italian Lake District, collect all the useful information and prepare a 1-2 min SPEECH to advertise it.
Italian Lake District Tours and Trips
2. REPLY TO AN ENQUIRY: An American couple has contacted you because they would like to visit the Lake District in the first half of April. Use the data collected for exercise 1 and write them an email presenting your offer.
1. Starting from the following website find the best tour of the Italian Lake District, collect all the useful information and prepare a 1-2 min SPEECH to advertise it.
Italian Lake District Tours and Trips
2. REPLY TO AN ENQUIRY: An American couple has contacted you because they would like to visit the Lake District in the first half of April. Use the data collected for exercise 1 and write them an email presenting your offer.
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VIDEO ON THE AMALFI COAST Watch the video and for each place presented take notes of the following: 1. Name of the Place 2. Things worth seeing 3. Activities worth doing |
Italy’s cities of art: Rome – principles of Art History
https://bbianchienglishlessons.weebly.com/rome.html
https://bbianchienglishlessons.weebly.com/rome.html
Another useful MAP
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ROME IN A NUTSHELL
Watch the following video and answer the questions: Rome Italy travel guide - Tips for first-time visitors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2VcEkPaeF4&ab_channel=ItalyGuides.it 1. What is the best time of the year to visit Rome? 2. Why should august be avoided? 3. So, which season would it be better to choose to visit Rome? 4. How many days should you spend there? 5. Which airport is close to Rome? 6. What is the name of Rome’s major train station? 7. Is it advisable to rent a car? 8. What sort of accommodation is recommended in the video? 9. Where is it better to stay? in which part of the city? 10. In which part of the city can you find good places to eat? 11. So how should you pick up the right restaurant? 12. Do restaurant tenders speak English? 13. Do restaurants close early in Rome? 14. Where are all the main attractions located? 15. What are Rome’s main attractions mentioned in the video? 16. How can you find an underground station in Rome? 17. How are tourist tickets called? 18. What does BIT and CSI stand for? 19. What does the Roma pass offer? 20. Which tips does the speaker offer to visitors? |
HOW TO SEE ROME IN A DAY
Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3pTI9je2ZQ&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=TheTourGuy mark all the attractions visited and for each attraction take notes of the tips given SISTINE CHAPEL
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEE3B8Fsuc0&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=Smarthistory take notes to discuss Michelangelo's masterpiece 5 DONTS OF VISITING ROME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHZ7-D7lCR4&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=WoltersWorld Also see what Rome looked like in June 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rjZXl3NmT8&ab_channel=MaxNomad |
Italy’s cities of art: Florence – how to describe a work of art / how to compare artworks
from textbook: page 190 - page 191
www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/birth-of-venus
check task 021 and 022 on how to describe a picture: bbclasses.weebly.com/1-2min-speeches.html
www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/birth-of-venus
check task 021 and 022 on how to describe a picture: bbclasses.weebly.com/1-2min-speeches.html
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The David: www.accademia.org/explore-museum/artworks/michelangelos-david/
Comparing Michelangelo's and Donatello's Statue of David Video (you must subscribe to watch it all)
Donatello & Michelangelo's DAVID (video)
The Uffizi Galleries: www.uffizi.it/en (pick up 3 paintings and describe them)
How to recognise Italian Renaissance art: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/beginners-renaissance-florence/v/recognize-renaissance-art (video)
Comparing Michelangelo's and Donatello's Statue of David Video (you must subscribe to watch it all)
Donatello & Michelangelo's DAVID (video)
The Uffizi Galleries: www.uffizi.it/en (pick up 3 paintings and describe them)
How to recognise Italian Renaissance art: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/beginners-renaissance-florence/v/recognize-renaissance-art (video)
Renaissance versus Baroque
Michelangelo's David: 1501-04 - 520 cm tall (base 108 cm) Bernin's David: 1623-24 - 170 cm tall HOW TO RECOGNISE BAROQUE ART (9 min video: 0-2.39 Michelangelo vs Bernini: David; 2.40-6.00 |
Italy’s cities of art: Venice – how to use VISITACITY / how to make a video with Quick
https://bbianchienglishlessons.weebly.com/venice.html
TOP 10 THINGS TO DO IN VENICE - Things to avoid in Venice
https://bbianchienglishlessons.weebly.com/venice.html
TOP 10 THINGS TO DO IN VENICE - Things to avoid in Venice
Carnival in Venice official website
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/the-carnival-of-venice-and-its-traditional-masks/
https://www.venice-carnival-italy.com
hire a mask or costume... https://www.venice-carnival-italy.com/costume-hire/#/cart
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/the-carnival-of-venice-and-its-traditional-masks/
https://www.venice-carnival-italy.com
hire a mask or costume... https://www.venice-carnival-italy.com/costume-hire/#/cart
When and where is Carnival celebrated?
What do people do? What can visitors do? What are the origins of the festival? Which events are worth attending? Which venues are worth going to? Can you hire masks and costumes? What happened this year? |
key vocabulary:
parade, floats, masks, costumes, venues, mingle, travel in time, celebrate, extravaganza, velvet, hide, gala dinners, candles, jugglers, marching bands, Mardi-Gras, Lent, procession, performance, revelry, hustle and bustle |
TASKS
1. prepare a 1-2 min oral presentation
2. write an article about the Carnival in Venice for the Newsletter of your Travel Agency
3. find some interesting proposals for short breaks in Venice during the Carnival
1. prepare a 1-2 min oral presentation
2. write an article about the Carnival in Venice for the Newsletter of your Travel Agency
3. find some interesting proposals for short breaks in Venice during the Carnival
TURIN
ITALY’S other CITIES OF ART
TASK: Editing a Brochure on An Italian Art City (introduction to the city, top attractions, things to do, food, accommodation, special treats, themed tours...) Comprendere descrizione città, principali attrazioni, itinerari, proposte per turisti + PRINCIPI DI STORIA DELL’ARTE approfondimenti attraverso video e slide show + ricerche personali a partire da: https://bbianchienglishlessons.weebly.com/art.html The Renaissance - testi con audio e quiz Presentare una CITTÀ Selezionare informazioni su attrazioni, orari, costi, ecc. Proporre un itinerario descrivendo le principali attrazioni Fare domande su luoghi e attrazioni / fornire risposte Comprendere/ Riportare presentazioni semplici di città e monumenti Fare un preventivo / budget di spesa produrre materiale di promozione turistica: flyer, leale, brochure, presentazione powerpoint, presentazione prezi, sito internet, google map, creazione QR Scrivere un ITINERARIO TURISTICO Lessico: parlare d'arte; lessico utile per descrivere un itinerario Grammatica: Uso del PASSIVO; discorso diretto e indiretto; uso dei verbi MODALI Proporre un PACCHETTO TURISTICO Raccogliere i dati, selezionare, formulare l’ipotesi migliore, calcolare costi, presentare la proposta in formato scritto o come lettera/email o come volantino pubblicitario |
HOW TO CREATE A GOOGLE MAP video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLwxp6N_AkI video tutorial (old): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TftFnot5uXw an example: google map Milan (by Linda) SAMPLE MAP of MILAN
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OTHER ITALIAN TOURIST DESTINATIONS
Italy’s Coastal Areas
TASK: Editing a Flyer (F4 format) on
A Skiing Holiday
TASK: Editing a Leaflet on
A Lake District / A Seaside Resort / A Holiday Village
Italy’s Coastal Areas
- Italian Riviera
- The Amalfi Coast
TASK: Editing a Flyer (F4 format) on
A Skiing Holiday
TASK: Editing a Leaflet on
A Lake District / A Seaside Resort / A Holiday Village
DA SVILUPPARE NEL CORSO DELL’INTERO ANNO SCOLASTICO
Preparazione esame TRINITY/PET LIVELLO B1:
Subject areas:
Language functions:
Grammar:
Lexis:
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Inoltre:
Relazionare su:
Preparazione esame TRINITY/PET LIVELLO B1:
Subject areas:
- Festivals
- Means of transport
- Special occasions, eg. Birthday celebrations
- Entertainment, eg. Cinema, television
- Music
- Recent personal experiences
Language functions:
- Talking about the future – informing and predicting
- Expressing preferences
- Talking about events in definite and recent past
- Giving reasons
- Stating the duration of events
- Quantifying
Grammar:
- Present perfect tense, including use with for, since, ever, never, just
- Connecting clauses using because
- Will referring to the future for informing and predicting
- Adjectives and adverbials of quantity, eg. A lot (of), not very much, many
- Expressions of preference, eg. I prefer, I’d rather
Lexis:
- Vocabulary specific to the Topic Area (students‘ individual choice)
- Vocabulary specific to the subject areas
- Expressions relating to past and future time, eg. two days ago, in the future
- Phrases and expressions relating tot he language functions listed above
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Inoltre:
Relazionare su:
- Un servizio esterno
- Una visita d’istruzione
- La partecipazione a un contest
- Un evento particolare