English for Tourism

Welcome to English for Tourism. I hope you find this blog useful not only in your studying of English but also in every other field of your profession. We will be using a lot of sites for brushing up the main abilities in the language: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

15/3 – Inicio de clases Primer Cuatrimestre

02/7 – Finalización Primer Cuatrimestre

12/7 al 23/7 – Receso de invierno

09/8 – Inicio del Segundo Cuatrimestre

26/11 – Finalización Segundo Cuatrimestre

Turnos de exámenes

05 al 23/4 – turno extraordinario

5/7 al 7/8 – turno ordinario

6 al 24/9 – turno extraordinario

29/11 al 29/12 – turno ordinario

Requirements – February - 2010

Accreditation: A passing mark will allow students to sit for the written exam.

Presentation deadline: First call: 21st, December Result: 23^rd, December

Second call: 8th, February Result: 10^th, February

Presentation Layout: A4 size paper, Arial 12, 1.5 spaced

Students will have to hand in a portfolio with different pieces of writing to the English teacher. From the following two groups, they are supposed to choose four from each of them. The length of the narrative passages and dialogues should be similar to the ones in the main books. Once the teacher grades each student’s work, they will be allowed to sit for the final written and oral exam.

The final written exam includes all the units from the syllabus (2008). For the oral exam students should only study the historical buildings (pedestrian tour) prepared in the year 2.005. The folder is available at the library.

Narrative

& Giving tourists information.

& Giving tour guide commentaries about two buildings in the city centre.

& Describing a hotel or restaurant specifying duties and responsibilities.

& Giving safety advice. Tips for travelers.

& Offering a package holiday.

& Writing about adventure holidays in Salta.

Dialogues

& Dealing with telephone enquires.

& Hiring a car.

& Welcoming customers to a restaurant.

& Explaining the menu.

& Complaining about food.

& Dealing with guests: Checking into a hotel.

If there are some doubts, my e-mail address is: adriana_e_sosa@hotmail.com

My mail address is Los Cardones 179 Barrio Tres Cerritos.

Write a phone number to tell you the grade.