Unit 3 - Tour Operators

1. Watch the video above and describe the role of tour operators. 

2. What was your favorite holiday? How did you arrange it - independently (by yourself), through a company, online?

3. Write a brief description of how tour operation works in your country or in a country you know well. (Check page 27)

Remember to include:
1. The biggest tour operators.
2. The most popular destinations.
3. The new destinations.
4. Travel agents or direct selling?
5. Specialist tour operators? 
6. What kind of specialist holidays?

Unit 2 - World destinations

1. Watch the video above. Which of these destinations would you like to visit? What can you find there?

2.What is the best destination you have visited? What did you see there?

3. Describe the resources and features of a city in Peru (climate, natural features, built attractions, food and drinks, accommodation and transport)

Unit 1 - What is tourism?

1. Why do you study tourism?

2. Watch the video and write about the advantages of studying tourism.


3. What job would you like to have in tourism? What  skills and qualities do you need for the job?

4.Describe the routine of your favorite job in tourism.

Unit 9 - Hotel entertainment

1. What kind of entertainment would you expect to have at a city centre hotel? a luxury beach resort? a small rural hotel?

2. What kind of entertainment can you offer for a group of young children? Young couples? retired people?

3. What are the qualities and skills of a perfect worker? Which of these qualities and skills do you have?

4. Can you make arts and crafts objects for children? What can you make? How can you make it?

5. Watch the video of this 7-star hotel. What is unique about it? What kind of entertainment does it offer?

Unit 8 - On tour

1. Have you ever been on a coach tour or guided tour that you have really enjoyed? Where was it? What did you see? What made the tour successful?

2. Read the interview to Lucy Tovchikh on page 70. What does she do? Where does she work? What does she like the most about her job? What does she dislike about it? WOuld you like to have the same job as Lucy? Why?

3. Read the Standards of Performance on page 71. Which of the standards do you think are REALLY IMPORTANT for a tour guide in Peru? Which do you think are not very important? Why?

4. Imagine you on a coach with a group of 20 tourist and the coach breaks down. What would you do? What would you tell the tourists?

5. Watch the video of a guided tour of Paris. What information do you find interesting? What attactions are shown?

 

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Unit 7 - Attractions and events

1. What is the most interesting tourist attraction you have visited? Why was it interesting?

2. What do you think are the best tourist attractions / festivals in your country? Why? Describe at least ONE attraction and ONE festival.

3. How can the people who work at tourist attractions adapt to meet the cultural differences of certain nationalities?

4. Have you ever met a curator / lifeguard / ranger / interpreter? What does this person do? What is the purpose of having activity sheets / animatronics / waxworks at an attraction? Do you think it gets the attention of tourists?

5. Watch the video of the The World's Top 10 Most Beautiful Cities. Choose one destination. What attractions can you find there? Which of these cities would you like to visit?

UNIT 6 - RURAL TOURISM

1. What is rural tourism? How would you define it? What are some features of rural tourism?

2. Watch this video about a tour operator that offers rural tourism services in Peru. What services does the tour operator offer to the tourists? How would you grade the rural accommodation shown in the video? What activities can the tourists do?

 

3. Have you ever gone camping? If so, did you stay at a campsite? What features did the campsite have? (Look at page 47)

4. Which of  the resources on page 48 have you had any experience of? Which ones would you like to experience / see? Which of these can you find in Peru?