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Dark Tourism

By Daniela Agüera, Vanessa Casquero, Laura Fernández, Alejandra Martín and Lucía Sanchidrián.

Congrats on your presentation and thanks for letting me share it with us!. Well done!:)

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Oral exam

Here are the questions for the final exam so that you can prepare it in advance.

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Holidays

                                               

   HOLIDAYS




                 4. CONFIRMING THE BOOKING
 
   5. VISITING GIBRALTAR 

                                                                6.  E-MAIL


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Leaving a message

Watch the videos and complete the message pads with the right information











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Taking a telephone booking




You are the receptionist at the Apricot Hotel. Answer the phone and follow the different steps in taking a booking.


Booking a hotel room

Hotel reservations



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Booking a holiday



T= Travel agent
C= Customer

T: Good morning. Can I help you?
C: Yes, I hope so. We are looking for a honeymoon holiday, we want to travel to an exotic destination.
T: Ok, great! Have a seat and we’ll see what we can do. What exactly would you like?
C: We would like to get a good offer , we want something not too expensive… Can you show me brochures of exotic destinations?
T: Ok, let’s see these brochures… I would choose Rivera Maya or Cancún because you can get a special offer now and the Mexican culture is fascinating.
C: What do they include?
T: All is included.
C: Oh, perfect! We want to relax on the beach but we like to be active on holiday too.
T: In my opinión you should practice sports there. How about practicing ‘’snorkel’’ in the Caribbean sea?
C: That sounds good. How can we do that?
T: Your best option is to contract the special services in the hotel. You can choose the activities that you want to do in Mexico.
C: Ok.
T: Have you thought about visiting the most important monuments in México? If I were you I’d visit Chichén Itzá. It’s amazing!
C: Oh, yes! That would be great! We are going to think about all. Thank you very much! You have been very helpful.
T: You’re welcome, I hope to see you soon!


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Enquiry letters


Look up the address of an English-speaking travel agency in the UK, The USA, Canada, Australia, Ireland or New Zealand and write to them requesting information about a holiday you might like to go on.

Writing tips

  • Explain clearly what information you would like to receive and what you want the reader to do in response to your letter.
  • Use a separate paragraph for each request.
  • Use simple rather than complex sentences
  • Be precise and concise and delete unnecessary information.
For further information on enquiry letters click here


Sample letter of enquiry:

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A visit to the airport

Here you are the recording and pictures of the guided visit in English to the airport of Málaga. Sorry for the delay! Rather tied up all this time.
I hope you like it!



We learnt may things about airports and travelling, don't you agree?

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Destinations

I told my students to describe a tourist destination using the following information:

  • Location and geographical features
  • Climate
  • Main attractions
  • Other information
And, here, you are...




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Role playing job interviews

Activity that gives the students a chance to practice their conversational English skills using discussion and role play.

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Well done!

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My favourite holiday


It's difficult to practice speaking when you have so many students in class. So, podcasts have become a very useful tool since they give us a great chance to learn English and improve this important skill.
I usually suggest a topic to them and then, we work on it, practice the pronunciation, record it and finally upload the recording to sites such as  Ivoox.


 On this ocassion, they had to talk about their favourite or last holiday including the following information:

1. Where, when and how they went.
2. Who they went with.
3. How long it was.
4. What they did over there.
5. What they bought as souveniers for family and friends.
6. If they had any problems.


(By all the students)



(By Cris)

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Brochures

A brochure is a kind of leaflet advertisement. It plays an important role in the tourist industry as they have become one of the best ways of promoting a destination.

A good brochure includes the main attractions tourists will be interested in visiting and it must be attractive and eye-catching, with colourful pictures of the adverstised place and the different activities that people can do and enjoy over there. Geographical location, climate conditions, language etc can also be provided in order to help people prepare for their destination in advance.

The most common types of single-sheet brochures are the bi-fold (a single sheet printed on both sides and folded into halves) and the tri-fold (the same, but folded into thirds).
A bi-fold brochure results in four panels (two panels on each side), while a tri-fold results in six panels (three panels on each side).

Brochures are often printed using four colour process on thick gloss paper to give an impression of quality. Compared with a flyer or a handbill, a brochure usually uses higher-quality paper, more colour, and is folded.





Above, some brochure samples made by my students ( they were told to design just the main page).

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Places we have been to


( By students from VC in Travel Agency)

Background music: Destiny by Galdson from Jamendo
Image from here

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