Why hotels are eliminating check in and check out times

Click here to read a very interesting article about some hotels which have decided to eliminate their check-in and check-out times. 

Do you think this is a good idea? Would this work at any type of accommodation?

Welcome pack 1DCOV

Here you can find some of the important things we talked about on the first day:

1. Click here for the Europass Diploma Supplement to Higher Technician in Kitchen Management

2. This is the sequential list of didactic units we will be working with this year.

No 1. PRELIMINARY CONTACTS WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE FIELD OF KITCHEN MANAGEMENT

No 2. THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY

No 3. IN THE KITCHEN

No 4. FOODS AND PREPARATION

No 5. FOOD PRESERVATION AND COOKING TECHNIQUES

No 6. SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

  

3. Course material.

Excellent! Catering: Cooking & Services By Catrin Elen Morris. Eli Publishing.  

  

- www.beatrizhotelescuela.blogspot.com (This blog)

- Photocopies

- Material will also be sent via email

Welcome pack 2GATV

Here you can find some of the important things we have been talking about in class:

1. Click here for the Europass Diploma Supplement to Higher Technician in  Tourist Accommodation Management 

2. This is the sequential list of didactic units we will be working with this year. The numbers in bold match the corresponding units in your Student's Book

 1. PRELIMINARY CONTACTS WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE FIELD OF TOURIST ACCOMMODATION MANAGEMENT

 2. ACCOMMODATION TYPES & ACTIVITIES; JOBS IN TOURISM

 3.  RESERVATIONS (1, 3, 4, 5)

4.  CHECK-IN (6, 7)

 5. FACILITIES & SERVICES. HOUSEKEEPING (2, 8, 14, 19, 22)

6.  GIVING INFORMATION (11, 12, 13)

 7.  DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS (15, 16, 17, 18)

 8.  CHECK-OUT (20)

 9.  APPLYING FOR A JOB IN TOURISM: JOB HUNTING (26, 27, 28)

10. GEOGRAPHY & SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES (24, 25)

3. Course material: 

- Stott, T & Pohl, A., (2010) Highly Recommended 2. OUP. Student´s book & Workbook

- www.beatrizhotelescuela.blogspot.com (This blog)

- Photocopies

- Material will also be sent via email

Welcome pack 1GATV

Here you can find some of the important things we have been talking about in class:

1. Click here for the Europass Diploma Supplement to Higher Technician in  Tourist Accommodation Management 

2. This is the sequential list of didactic units we will be working with this year. The numbers in bold match the corresponding units in your Student's Book:

 

1. PRELIMINARY CONTACTS WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM ACCOMMODATION MANAGEMENT

 

2. ACCOMMODATION TYPES & ACTIVITIES; JOBS IN TOURISM

 

3. FACILITIES & SERVICES (2, 8, 14, 19)

4. HOUSEKEEPING (22)

5. GIVING INFORMATION (11, 12, 13)

6. GEOGRAPHY & SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES (24, 25)

3. Course material: 

- Stott, T & Pohl, A., (2010) Highly Recommended 2. English for the hotel and catering industry. OUP. Student´s book & Workbook

  (You will be using the same books next year)

- www.beatrizhotelescuela.blogspot.com (This blog)

- Photocopies

- Material will also be sent via email

The Hotel as Art Gallery

A very interesting article in the NY Times about how art curators work in hotels.

 Click here to read it!

Visit to North Korea

1DCOV

Welcome to 1st of DCOV!

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Mixed Sentences Exercise

Rearrange the words to make complete sentences

1. contains museum from our interesting the national objects history 

2. London you to book a seat need on to train the 

3. much you in you do sightseeing did while Paris were 

4. city of we on a tour the went guided 

5. we're coach to airport the going by 

6. seaside on a went trip to the they 

7. year of tourists millions France every visit 
 
8. holiday we night at some last looked brochures 

9. leave you your never luggage should unattended 

10. keys he his from collected reception 

11. was the bad trip the because cancelled of weather 

12. spent beach she day sunbathing the on the

13. countries I enjoy about the cultures learning of other 

14. little guide of some the information in is the a old bit 

15. very our was clean and accommodation comfortable 

16. hired a for the they weekend car 

17. before the you in two check hours flight should

18. Terminal 1 the to New flight York from leaves

Hotel Departments and Functions

This diagram shows a model of the different hotel departments and their functions. Could you describe some of them?

Look at the classification into front of the house operations and back of the house operations. Do you know what this means?

Welcome 1SERV students

Welcome to 1st of SERV!

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Welcome 2GATV students

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Welcome 1GATV students

Welcome to 1st of GATV!

By clicking on the tab 1GATV above you will find material related to your course.