English for Hotel Business

ภาษาอังกฤษเพ   งกฤษเพอธ อธรก รกจโรงแรม จโรงแรม English for Hotel Business

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Introduction English for Hospitality

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Introduction

Show guests you care

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‘Wai’ is a beautiful Thai custom. You show your care by ‘Wai’ guests. You show your care by using the guests’ names name s. If you don’t know, find them out. ou t. Always look for ways you can help guests or colleagues. Your main goal is to make guests feel happy and satisfied. Pay attention to detail and to what guests say.

www.zedth.exteen.com Greeting

Good morning.

(Mr./Mrs./Mr. and Mrs./Miss)

How are you?

Good afternoon.

(sir/ madam)

How are you, today?

Good evening.

(madam, sir)

Welcome to…

(gentleman/ lady)

Welcome back to…

(ladies and gentlemen)

May I help you?

If you greet the guest first

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2.

Hotel Staff

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(Wai) Good morning (Mr. …). How are you today?

Guest

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I’m fine, thank you.

Hotel Staff

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Good! / I’m glad to hear that.

Hotel Staff

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(Wai) Good morning (Mr. …). How are you today?

Guest

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I don’t feel well.

Hotel Staff

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I’m sorry.

Is there anything I can do for you? Would you like to see a doctor? I hope you’ll get better soon. I hope you feel better soon.

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If the guest greets you first

Guest

:

Good morning. How are you today?

Hotel Staff

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I’m very well, thank you. How are you, sir/madam?

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May I help you, sir/madam?

Offering help

Hotel Staff

How may I help you, sir/madam? Is there anything I can do for you? May I be of any assistance? Please allow me. Offering Service

Hotel Staff

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May I … May I carry the briefcase for you? May I help you park the car? Would you like me to …? Would you like me to clean the room now, sir? Would you like me to bring a new glass, madam? If you’d like, I could … If you’d like, I could call a taxi for you. If you’d like, I could phone ph one the reception desk and ask.

Making a polite request

Hotel Staff

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Could you …, please? (Could you spell your name, please?) Would you mind …, please? …, please? (Would you mind giving me your credit card, please?)

Asking permission

Hotel Staff

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May I …? May I come into your room? May I help you with that? Would it be possible to …/for me to …? Would it be possible to have a look l ook inside your room, sir? Would it be possible for me to move your bag, madam?

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Giving items to guests

Hotel Staff

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Here is …, sir/madam. Here you are, sir/madam. This is …, sir/madam.

Showing that you understand

Hotel Staff

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I see. Certainly. Of course. Oh dear. (for bad news) Oh! I’m sorry to hear that. (for bad news)

When you have difficulty understanding someone

Hotel Staff

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I beg your pardon. Could you say it again, please? I’m sorry. I didn’t catch that/your question. I’m sorry. Could you repeat that/ your question, please? I’m terribly sorry .I don’t understand. I’ll call a supervisor.

Asking a guest to wait

Hotel Staff

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One moment, please. Just one moment, please. Please excuse me a moment. Would you excuse me for one moment, please? Would you mind waiting a moment, please? If you would excuse me for a moment, I’ll find out for you.

Returning to a guest who has been kept waiting

Hotel Staff

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I’m sorry to keep you waiting, sir/madam. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting, sir/madam. Thank you for your patience, sir/madam.

Thanking

Hotel Staff

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Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you for your kindness. I appreciate your kindness.

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I’m very grateful to you. That’s very kind of you. Responding to thanking

Hotel Staff

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My pleasure, sir/madam. You’re welcome. /You’re most welcome. Don’t mention it. / It was really nothing.

Responding to praise

Hotel Staff

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Thank you, sir/madam. That’s very kind of you. Thank you, sir/madam. It’s my pleasure. Thank you, sir/madam. I’m glad you like it.

If you have done something that you didn’t mean to or you made a mistake you say…

Hotel Staff

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Sorry I’m so sorry. I’m very sorry. I’m terribly sorry. I do apologize. Please forgive me for my mistake. It’s all my faults. I’m very sorry.

The answer to that might be…

That’s all right. Not at all. Never mind. No problem. If you have to interrupt someone for something you c an say.

Hotel Staff

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I’m sorry to disturb you. I’m sorry to bother you. Excuse me. May I interrupt you for a moment? I’m afraid I’ll have to interrupt you.

The answer to that might be…

That’s all right. Please go ahead.

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Formal apologies

Hotel Staff

:

I’m so sorry. I do apologize for ……… I do apologize for my mistake. Please forgive me for …….. Please forgive me for coming late.

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Module 1: About the hotel Unit 1: Hotel Type Unit 2: Hotel facility Unit 3: Hotel Personnel Unit 4: Hotel Marketing

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Unit 1 Hotel Type

Let’s start

Look at the pictures of hotels, which of these hotels do you like most? Why is it a hotel of your type?

The Sheraton Midwest

Soughton Hall country house

Coral Resort Koh Chang

These are some useful adjectives… large

small

comfortable

friendly superb

peaceful

luxurious

spacious

historical

expensive

cheap

Conversation The caller phones the travel agency to get information about accommodation for their traveling to Barbados. Officer

:

Barbados Travel Agency. Susan speaking. How may I help you?

Caller

:

Good morning. I’m going to Barbados in the summer on a holiday and hoping to spend sometimes in the seaside resort. Could you give me some information about accommodation?

Officer

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My pleasure. The first thing to say is that if you want to stay in a hotel, you’ll need to make a reservation pretty soon. Have you got any definite date?

Caller

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Well. We’re arriving in Barbados on 14 June. We probably stay about a week.

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Officer

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I see. And do you want to stay in a hotel or a bungalow?

Caller

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A Hotel. Definitely, we don’t need anything too luxurious – just a private bathroom if possible.

Officer

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How many persons in the party?

Caller

:

Just two.

Officer

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Well. There are three hotels. The Amira is quite expensive …around $150 a night. The two others are about the same price approximately $75 a night. The Riviera Lodge is very popular. So you’ll need to make a reservation very soon. Or there’s the Pura Sandy which is very pretty.

Caller

:

I see. Could you possibly send me details?

Officer

:

Certainly. Could you give me your name and address?

Caller

:

Yes. It’s Ms. Joanna Smiths. 15 Railway station Road, London W6.

Office

:

OK. Ms. Smiths. Is there anything else?

Caller

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No. I think that’s all – thank you very much for your help.

Officer

:

You’re welcome.

(Adapted from: High Season. By Harding, K and Henderson, P. 1994. p. 151)

Activity 1: Answer the questions.

1. Who answers the telephone? 2. Why does the caller call to the travel agency? 3. What are the name and address of the caller? 4. What hotels are suggested to the caller? 5. What type of hotel does the caller prefer to? 6. What kinds of information will be sent to the caller? 7. Why does the call have to make a reservation at the Riviera Lodge very soon? 8. What statements do they use to end up the conversation?

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Language Focus Making request by ‘can’ and ‘could’

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Can I have your name, please?

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Can I have your telephone number?

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Could I speak to Ms. Moore?

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Could you please wait for a moment?

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Could you spell your name, please?

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Could you give me your name and address?

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Could you possibly send me detail?

Activity 2: Practice using ‘Can I …?’ and ‘Could I …?’ to make a request

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Can I …?

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Could I …?

Reading Types of accommodations for former time travelers

Airport hotel

Situated near an airport. Clientele mainly consist of airline staff and people traveling by air who only stay for one night.

Commercial hotel

Normally situated in the town center. Clientele mainly consist of traveling businessmen who stay for a couple of night only.

Country house hotel

It is situated in pleasant scenery, and provides comfortable but informal accommodation for people who want to relax in a quiet place.

Congress hotel

A hotel provides facilities for large meetings and conferences, with lecture theater and exhibition facilities. It has banquet rooms for large and small groups.

Guest house

Low-priced accommodation is usually on a small scale, for holiday visitors or for long-stay guest.

Health spa

A hotel offering medical treatment, physical exercise and other recreational facilities.

Holiday village

A number of small individual cottages of bungalows normally with cooking facilities.

Hostel

Modest, moderately priced, normally with sleeping and breakfast facilities only.

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Luxury hotel

A hotel provides every facilities which a wealthy guest might need.

Motel

With parking and other services for motorists. Normally situated on a high way with a restaurant or cooking facilities.

Motor hotel

A hotel with parking facilities and other services for motorists, normally with a first class restaurant.

Resort hotel

Normally situated at a tourist attraction e.g. by the sea of in the mountains. Clientele mainly consist of people on holiday who stay for a longer period than a couple of nights only.

Summer hotel

In operation only during the summer months. Often used as a student dormitory during wintertime.

(Taken from: Hotel English. By Binham, P. et all. 1982. p.3-4)

Types of accommodation for today travelers Bed & Breakfast 

A Bed and Breakfast (B&B) is a private home in which guests can be accommodated at night in private bedrooms (which may or may not have private bathrooms).

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The owner or manager lives in the house or on the property. The public areas of the house, such as kitchen and lounge have either limited access for guests, or are shared with the host family to some degree.

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The business may be run as a secondary occupation.

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Breakfast is included in the price (generally either continental or full-English). Other meals may be available by arrangement.

Yell Youth hostel

Vik Youth Hostel

Backpacker Hostel 

A hostel (or backpacker) establishment is aimed at the budget traveler and generally attracts a younger clientele.

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Bedrooms are in a dormitory style (shared) and bathrooms are shared, although private bedrooms may be available.

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Light meals may be available in addition to the room rate.

Boutique Hotel 

A boutique hotel is a 5 star establishment providing all the features and facilities of a normal hotel, in a unique and exclusive style.

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These properties are generally small, feature top class service and are marketed to the affluent.

Guest House 

A guesthouse is generally a private home which has been converted for the dedicated and exclusive use of guest accommodation.

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The public areas of the establishment are for the exclusive use of the guests. The owner or manager either lives off-site, or in an entirely separate area within the property.

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A Guesthouse offers a wider range of services than a B&B, and us ually caters for all meals.

Hotel 

A hotel is generally the largest of all accommodation types.

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There is typically a common reception area, and rooms generally open directly onto a hallway.

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The on-site restaurant and other facilities are more accessible to the public than the ot her accommodation types.

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A wide range of guest services is available, such as room service.

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Hotels are often members of larger hotel groups, and a similar accommodation experience may be available in different establishments within the group.

Lodge 

Lodge is an accommodation facility which is located and designed to optimi ze the feeling of being closely in touch with nature.

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The building style should feature natural materials and coloring such as wood, stone and thatch.

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An outdoor experience should be offered at the lodge, such as guided walks, game drives etc.

Private Home 

A private home not dedicated for full time occupation of guests, bu t is a private house or apartment which is temporarily available for rental, often during peak tourism seasons.

Resort 

A spread out collection of single or double story accommodation units.

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Similar to a hotel in that it offers a wide range of facilities

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Units may be rented and available on time-share

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A camping area may be included in the resort

Self-Catering 

A self catering establishment may be primarily one of the other accommodation types, but also offers dedicated self catering facilities.

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The unit should feature a fully equipped kitchen to cater for the maximum people to be accommodated (including fridge, stove, cutlery, crockery, cooking utensils, cleaning equipment).

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The kitchen should be for exclusive use of the guests, and not shared.

(Taken from: www.opentravel.org/.../ complextype/ HotelType.htm)

Listening Listen to three dialogues and write down the type of hotel from each dialogue.

Dialogue 1 ……………………………………… Dialogue 2 ……………………………………… Dialogue 3 ………………………………………

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Working Out 1. Discuss the topic the former and the today types of accommodations. Which are still the same and which are different? 2. Find the suitable accommodations for the following people. -

James, a businessman, he is on the business trip for 2 days.

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Adams family, there are five of them; parents, 10, 5, and 3 years old k ids. They are on holiday for a week.

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Just married couple, Alice and Charles, they have five days off and prefer to quiet and natural place.

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The exchange teacher for two months, June likes to save her money and she’d like a good place to stay. She sometimes works with a group of friends at home.

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Sylvia and Bob, a retired couple, they plan for a long vacation in nice neighborhood accommodation.

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References

Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P., Lampola, R., and Murray, J.. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Travelers. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982.

Case, D. and Snow, P. Take a Break: The English You Need for Travel . Portsmouth: Grosvenor Press, 1978. Eastwood, J. English for Travel . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. Hall, Eugene J. The Language of Tourism in English. New York: Regents Publishing Company Inc., 1976. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. th

Stott, Trish and Holt, Roger. First Class: English for Tourism. 8 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. th

Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel . 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995.

Website

Coral Resort Koh Chang from: www.thai-tour.com Sheraton Midwest City Hotel from: www.nsaoklahoma.org Soughton Hall Country House Hotel from: www.nwt.co.uk Vik Youth Hostel from: www.danny.oz.au Yell Youth Hostel from: www.yell.com www.opentravel.org

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Unit 2 Hotel facilities

Let’s start

Describe the facilities in hotels from the pictures.

Fitzpatrick meeting room

snooker in Sharjah Grand

Casa-eternidad court

Beida Playground

Redmond Oregon Course

All in Thailand

Maui Beach Guide

Riad Noga’s Pool

Venere

These are some useful words… swimming pool

tennis court

golf course

children play-ground

restaurant

water sport

spa

bedroom

beach sport

recreation

laundry

conference

banquets

skiing

surfing

horse riding

sightseeing

diving

outdoor and indoor sports

business center

cable car

games

facilities for disable person

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Conversation Asking for hotel’s facilities

Reception

:

Good morning, Cabana hotel. May I help you?

Caller

:

Good morning. I would like to reserve a room but can you tell me a little about the hotel?

Reception

:

I’d be glad to, sir. Our hotel is a resort and spa hotel right beside the beach of Samui island. There are Thai and European restaurants, coffee shop and bars. We have sauna, fitness, swimming pool and water sport facility. We also have scuba diving facility for the g uests as well as the private boat for the diving trip. What else shou ld I tell you… the price of standard room is $ 85 per night, a deluxe is $ 125 and a suite is $ 185.

Caller

:

How can I get to the hotel?

Reception

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We provide the delivery from Suratthani to the hotel.

Caller

:

That sounds interesting. I will think about it and call you back.

Reception

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Thank you for calling, sir. You can visit our website at www.cabana.com. You can also make a reservation through it, sir.

(Adapted from: Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. By Utawanit, K. 1995. p. 4-5)


1. What facilities are offered at Cabana hotel? 2. How can guests get the hotel? 3. Can you contact the hotel via the Internet? 4. What is the Website of the hotel? 5. How much does the room cost?

Listening Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

1. How does the reception greet the caller? 2. What facilities are there in the hotel? 3. What is the room rate of the hotel? 4. Is the room rate in Thai baht or American Dollar? 5. Does the hotel have sport facilities?

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Language Focus 1. Tell guests about the hotel facilities

There is a large swimming pool in our hotel. There are many places you should visit around there. The hotel has the splendid decoration. We offer our guest the best sea view in this area. We have the health spa for guests to relax and to raise up their good health. 2. Expression for enquiry

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Can you tell me a little about the hotel?

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Can I have some information about hotel’s facilities?

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May I have some information about the hotel?

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What facilities do you have in the hotel?

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Do you have a swimming pool? ( or other hotel facilities)

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Could you send me a brochure of the hotel?

3. Questions for asking about hotels’ facilities

Have you got…………………………………………..? Do you have……………………………………………in you hotel? Activity 2: Practice asking questions for the following facilities.

1. Swimming pool 2. Gymnasium/fitness 3. Tennis court/squash room 4. Water sports facilities 5. Games room 6. International restaurant 7. Beauty salon 8. City day tour 9. Golf course 10. Health spa

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Reading

Sala Thai Hotel

Sala Thai hotel is an international hotel enjoying both th e atmosphere of Hyde Park and proximity to London’s shops and center of business and commerce. Khun Ying Restaurant offers the exotic Thai cuisine with a view of Hyde Park. Texas C afé is a popular western music place with origin American food and drinks. ‘The Pizza’ Coffee Shop is an intimate restaurant in th e heart of the hotel. It serves international dishes and is open for a quick snack or full meal. Famous London designers have redecorated all the suites and bedro oms. The hotel’s conference and banqueting complex offer unique facilities for international conferences and outstanding social functions. The hotel has its own swimming pool, health spa, sauna bath, fitness room, flower shop, medical suite, barber, hair dressing and beauty salon, men’s and women’s boutiques and theatre agency. For reservation, please contact Sala Thai: Park lane, London W1A 3AA. Tel. & Fax: 101-599-6363 or visit our website at www.salathaihotel. london.com (Adapted from: International Hotel English. By Adamson, D. 1989. p. 3)

Activity 3: Answer the following questions

1. Where is the Sala Thai Hotel situated? 2. How can you contact to the hotel? 3. What is the type of Sala Thai hotel? 4. What kind of food can you find at this hotel? 5. Do you think Sala Thai Hotel is a comfortable hotel? Why? 6. What are the following words mean? - Exotic - Cuisine - Commerce - Social functions - Boutique

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Activity 4: From the List of hotel facilities, write the meaning in your language.

Guest room

……………………

Game room

……………………………….

Recreation

……………………

Lift/elevator

……………………………….

Tennis court

……………………

Golf course

………………………………..

Fitness center

……………………

Sauna

………………………………..

Solarium

……………………

Swimming pool……………………………….

Heath spa

……………………

Body massage

………………………………..

Beauty salon

……………………

Boutique

………………………………..

Restaurant

……………………

Bar

………………………………...

Coffee shop

……………………

Cocktail lounge ………………………………..

Mini bar

……………………

Barbecue

Lobby

……………………

Business center …………………………………

Telephone

……………………

Parking

………………………………..

Car rental

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Ticketing

………………………………..

Travel agent

……………………

Shopping complex………………………………

…………………………………

Foreign language…………………

Christmas arrangement………………………….

Laundry/valet

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Limousine

………………………………..

Dress making

……………………

Cinema

………………………………..

Medical care

………………………………..

Currency exchange……………… Facilities for disabled people

………………………………………………………..

Can you think of more facilities provided in hotels?

Reading Room types

Single room

A room occupied by one person.

Double room

A room with a large bed for two persons.

Twin room

A room with two single beds for two persons.

Studio room

A room with one bed and a convertible sofa. It can be used as a single or as a twin.

Connecting room or Adjoining room Two or more rooms with private, connecting doors. You can move from one room to another without going to the corridor.

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Junior suite

A large room with a partition separating the bedroom furnishings from the sitting area.

Suite

A sitting room connected to one or more bedrooms.

Duplex

A two-storey suite connected by a stairway.

Penthouse

A well-furnished and luxurious suite at the top of the building.

Parlor or lounge

A sitting room not used as a bedroom, where guest may read, watch television, etc…

Hospitality room or Function room A room used for entertaining (parties, cocktail party etc…). It is also used for seminar, meeting or conference. Display room or Exhibition room A room used for commercial presentation or showing merchandise.

Room Type

Saigon Morin Hotel

Khao Lak Hotel

Keihan Hotel, Kyoto

Room rate and food plans

Full American plan (AP)

The rate includes three full meals and the room. Full board or full pension.

Modified American plan (MAP) The rate includes breakfast, dinner and room. Demi – pension

The rate includes breakfast and lunch or dinner (choose only one) and room. Half board.

European plan (EP)

No meal included in the room rate. Room only.

Continental plan (CP)

The rate includes breakfast and room. Bed and Breakfast.

(Taken from: Hotel English. By Binham, P. et all. 1982. p.17) Activity 5: Writing

1. Write to give information about types of rooms and their facilities from the above pictures. 2. Write to describe the following terms. Twin room MAP

Suite AP

Connecting room EP

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Activity 6: From the given hotel brochure, list the facilities it offers. Tree Tops Resort

Authentic Thai houses among the abundant tropical forest surrounded by Magnificent green hills in the refreshing embrace of the Petchaburi River. This is a perfect place for a memorable vacation. We have arranged for your happiness and convenience: authentic Thai restaurant, karaoke lounge, swimming pool, terrace coffee, rafting, kayaking, and the adventure tours to attractive place such as Cha Am beach, Kaeng Krachan national park, Pha Noen Thung Mountain and so on…. To fulfill the moment of your family with each of their memorable sceneries timely. The resort also provides seminar facility with function rooms which meet the i ndividual requirement of your business…

Working Out

Get the brochure of the hotels in your neighborhood, have a look of their facilities and type of room. Focus on the words they use to describe facilities. Tell your friend about what you have found.

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References

อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม Hotel English for Thais. พมพคร งท  ๒. กรงเทพมหานคร: ฮวแมนเฮอรเทจ, 2003. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Jacob, Miriam and Strutt, Peter. English for International Tourism: Course Book. Hong Kong: Longman, 1997. Keane, Leila. International Restaurant: English Communicating with the international traveler . London: Prentice Hall International (UK) Ltd., 1990.

Kurse, Benedict and Kurse, Bettijune. English for the Travel Industry. New York: McGrawHill, 1982. th


Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel . 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Website

Beida Playground from: www.ecw.com Casa-eternidad-tennis-court from: www.luxuriousdestinations.com Fitz Patrick Hotel from: www.goireland.com http://En.venere.com Keihan Hotel, Kyoto from: www.hotelkeihan-kyoto.com Khao Lak Hotel from: www.excelloz.com Sharjah Grand Hotel from: www.sharjahgrand.com Redmond Oregon Golf Course from: www.thrgreensatredmond.com Riad Naga’s Swimming Pool from: www.freedigitalphoto.com Saigon Morin Hotel from: www.asiatraveltips.com www.allintravelthailand.com www.mauibeachguide.com

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Unit 3 Hotel Personnel

Let’s start

What are positions of hotel personnel in the following pictures?

www.hotelshool.com

http://ncb.intnet.com

www.kegx.com

www.bangkok-hotelpro.com

www.virginmedia.com

http://tradeget.com

The following chart contains some useful words: Common Hotel Organization Chart

General Manager

Secretary

Maintenance

Resident Manager

Restaurant Manager

Kitchen Chief

Front office

Waiter

Head chef

Reservation

Waitress

European Kitchen

Operator

Restaurant

Asian Kitchen

Laundry

Reception

Bar

Bakery

Florist

Recreation

Coffee shop

Stores

Decoration

At your service

Alcohol store

(Taken from: Hotel English. By Binham, P. et all. 1982. p.29)

Head Cashier Accountant Cashier

Housekeeper Maid Cleaner

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Reading Hotel Staff

Front office manager

is in charge of the reception area.

Reception clerk

takes care of registration. Receive room reservations and keep up to date.

Receptionist

gives information to the guests about various hotel services.

AYS/ Concierge

arranges ticket for sight seeing, cinema and other events. Assists with table reservation and other hotel services.

Front office cashier

is responsible for the accounts and billing. Sometimes also exchanges foreign currency.

Night clerk

takes care of the reception area during the night shift.

Bellboy

Shows customers to their rooms, delivers messages and mail and carries luggage.

Porter

carries customers’ luggage.

Doorman

receives guests, open the door, order the taxi, park the guest’s car etc…

Cloakroom attendant

takes care of customers’ coats, hats, etc…

Telephone operator

connects the outgoing and incoming calls. Takes messages for guest.

Liftboy

is responsible for elevators/lifts.

Chef

is responsible in the kitchen.

Housekeeper

is in charge of linen, decoration, florist and general cleanliness of the hotel.

Floor attendant

is responsible for the cleanliness and often also room service of a special floor.

Chambermaid/Room maid cleans the guest room. Storekeeper

is in charge of the store.

Maintenance/Engineer takes care of the technical and electrical equipment in a hotel *The above positions may vary in different hotels. There are beauty counselor, sauna attendant, fitness attendant, therapist, medical doctor, physical therapist, masseur (male), masseuse (female), clubhouse staff, recreation staff, and so on. (Taken from: Hotel English. By Binham, P. et all. 1982. p.28)

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Language Focus 1. Standard phrase to learn

…is in charge of...

…is responsible for…

…takes care of …

…cleans …

Expression

:

What is the receptionist in charge of?

Response

:

She looks after the guest registration.

Expression

:

What are bartenders responsible for?

Response

:

They work under the restaurant manager. They are responsible for selling beverages to the customers.

(Adapted from: International Hotel English. By Adamson, D. 1989. p.11 -12) 2. Greeting and introducing yourself

Good morning

Mr. / Mrs./Miss/

Good afternoon

(address guest by their family name)

Good evening

sir/ madam/gentleman/lady/ ladies and gentlemen

Sawasdee Ka/Krab

Welcome to the land of Purimantra. How may I help you? May I help you?

- My name is Suwannee. I’m a receptionist. Is there anything I can do fo r you? - I’m Suwannee. I’m in charge of reservation staff. How may I help you? 3. Introducing other people

Formal

-May I introduce Mr. John

-Mr. Gardner, this is Mr.

Gardner. He is our manager

Charlie Brown, our resident

from California.

manager in Bangkok.

-I would like you to meet Mr. John Gardner. Informal

John, This is Charlie.

Charlie, this is John.

Activity 1: Make sentences to explain duties of the following position and practice speaking with your friends.

Chef

Bellboy

Telephone operator

Resident manager

Room-maid

waiter

bartender

gardener

Engineer

cashier

doorman

sport staff

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Conversation Situation 1

Staff

:

Good morning, Mr. John. How are you today?

Guest

:

I’m fine, thanks. And you?

Staff

:

I’m fine, sir. Thank you.

Staff

:

Good morning, Mr. Adam. How are you today?

Guest

:

I’m not feeling very well today?

Staff

:

Oh! I’m sorry. Is there anything I can do for you?

Situation 2

Would you like to see a doctor? Situation 3

Staff

:

Good morning, Mr. Adam. Are you feeling better, sir?

Guest

:

Yes, thank you.

Staff

:

Please tell me if there is anything I can do for you. (Please tell me if I can be of any assistance?)

Situation 4

David

:

Good morning, Sue.

Sue

:

Good morning, boss. How are you?

David

:

Very well, thank you. May I introduce Mr. Mark Spencer? He is a resident manager from the Cabana, Samui. Mark, this is Miss Sue Diamond. She is our Front office manager.

Mark

:

How do you do?

Sue

:

How do you do, Mr. Spencer. It’s nice to meet you.

Mark

:

Nice to meet you, too. Please call me Mark.

Nick

:

Hi! Somchai. How are things?

Somchai

:

Just fine. Where have you been Nick?

Nick

:

I went to study Japanese Cuisine in Tokyo last year. Oh! This is my

Situation 5

Japanese friend, Tsuya, this is my friend, Somchai. He is a chef. Somchai

:

Nice to meet you, Tsuya.

Tsuya

:

Nice to meet you, too. Somchai.

Somchai

:

Are you on vacation?

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Tsuya

:

Yes. I like it here very much the hotel is so comfortable.

Somchai

:

Please come to visit our restaurant. It’s the best place in the town.

Tsuya

:

Thank you. I will.

Activity 2: 1. . Introduce yourself and your position. 2. Write dialogues to introduce people and role-play them.

Listening Listen to the conversation and fill in words to complete the dialogue.

Suzie

:

Good afternoon Mr. Jones.

Mr. Jones

:

Good afternoon Suzie. …………1……………?

Suzie

:

I’m very well, thank you. How are you?

Mr. Jones

:

I’m doing terrific. Suzie- ……………2………………? I haven’t seen you for a while.

Suzie

:

I have been away on a holiday with my family for one week to Koh Samui.

Mr. Jones

:

…………………3……………………., Suzie?

Suzie

:

Yes, I had a great time. Thank you. It was so relaxing.

Mr. Jones

:

I must go now as I have an appointment. ………………4………………, Suzie.

Suzie

:

It’s was nice to see you again, too. Goodbye.

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Working Out

www.eposhispania.com What is the preferable personality and skill of the hotel personnel i n these jobs? 1. Receptionist 2. Cashier 3. Waiter 4. Chef 5. Housekeeper 6. Hotel manager 7. Bellboy 8. AYS staff 9. Bartender 10. Operator

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References

Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Eastwood, J. English for Travel . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. Hall, Eugene J. The Language of Tourism in English. New York: Regents Publishing Company Inc., 1976. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Revel, Rod, and Stott, Chris. Five Star English. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Richards, Jack C. et all. New Person to Person: Book 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Richards, Jack C and Long, M. N. Breakthrough 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984. th



Website http://ncb.intnet.com http://tradeget.com www.bangkok-hotelpro.com

www.eposhispania.com www.hotelshool.com www.kegx.com www.virginmedia.com

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Unit 4 Hotel Marketing

Let’s start

Read the following information, then underline the facilities offered by each hotel. What are the sales points of each hotel? A. Hotel Sandy Beach

The lively self-contained hotel development stands right beside a long sandy beach just a few minute walk from Hua Hin center. Brightly furnished in a traditional Tha i style, its comfortable rooms are located both in the main hotel and i n adjoining bungalows. Staff are friendly and helpful and top family attractions include its well run children’s amenities and marvelous entertainment programs. Local sports and shopping areas are also very good and you will find plenty of nearby bars and entertainment complex. We offer… Large pool, poolside bar, main bar, lounges with television, three restaurants including buffet-style with an ocean view, traditional tavern, tennis, golf, water sport, game room, business center with internet facility, entertainment program, Disco, Karaoke, spa and traditional massage.

Thanya Beach Koh Lanta, Krabi

The Belamar Golf Course

Surfing-Indonesia

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B. Beach Front Hotel

The hotel is large and comfortable, especially popular with families. Situated right above a superb and sandy beach, it offers you wonderful relax with your family. Friendly and informal, with a reputation for typical Thai hospitality and good food, it has organized fun and game for children in the club while parents will enjoy the chance to unwind and soak up the sun. Our facilities… Pool, sun terrace, garden, bar, lounge, Thai restaurant, European restaurant, tennis, table tennis, horse-riding, game room, children playground, beach soccer and volleyball, barbecue, disco, karaoke, souvenir shops.

Beida Playground

Tennis court in Utah College

Conversation Give information about the hotel for the marketing purpose. Situation 1

Guest

:

Can you give me some information about the hotel?

Sales

:

Yes, of course. The hotel’s in the center of the city. There are three restaurants, two bars and a coffee shop. The cost is $40 for a single room, $60 for a double room per night. We’ve spa and big swimming pool. The hotel is on the beach.

Guest

:

Are there any sport facilities?

Sales

:

Yes, there are tennis court and fitness center.

Sales

:

Our hotel is very modern.

Guest

:

Have you got a conference room?

Situation 2

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Sales

:

Yes, of course. We have a large, medium and small room for meeting, seminar and conference fully equipped with conference facilities.

Guest

:

How about three-room suite, have you got some?

Sales

:

I’m sorry, we haven’t got any. But we have got a pent house which is on the top floor of the hotel. It is very luxurious and modern.

Situation 3

Client

:

I would like to have some information about the hotel. What about the location?

Sales

:

Our hotel is right on the beach, so we have a private sand beach. There are two wings, garden view and ocean view. We also have a little cabin by the sea that is fantastic atmosphere. It is only ten minutes by bus from the downtown. We provide luxurious facilities for our guests.

Client

:

We have five persons in our family. How would you suggest the accommodation?

Sales

:

I would recommend you a suite at the ocean wing. There are two bedrooms and a sitting space which is comfortable for the children to do their activities. We also have a playground with an attendant to look after young children while their parents are relaxing beside the pool. The tennis court and sport club are also very interesting for young people.

Client

:

That sounds interesting.

(Adapted from: First Class: English for tourism. By Stott, T. and Holt, R. 2000 p.9899)

Activity 1 What kind of information should sale staff provides for guests? List types of information.

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Listening Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.

1. What type of hotel does the caller prefer to? 2. What is the special package for now? 3. How much is the special package? 4. Does the special package include meals? 5. How much is the children under 12? 6. Does the caller make a reservation?

Language Focus

1. Suggestion and Recommendation

May I suggest …………….?

Could I recommend …………………?

Would I suggest …………..?

Would I recommend ………………….?

I would suggest……………..

I would recommend……………………

Example… May I suggest a little cabin by the sea? It is fantastic atmosphere. Could I recommend you our Thai Restaurant? It is a perfect place for dinner. Would I suggest seafood salad?

It is our well-known dish.

Would I recommend a connecting room? It is more economical and more comfortable for a family of five. I would suggest a dinner at Grill Restaurant. I can book a table for you if you like. I would recommend a taxi. It is faster to arrive floating market early in the morning. 2. Have and Have got

We often use have/has got rather than have/has alone. We have got a big swimming pool beside the beach. The manager’s (has) got a message for you. In questions and negative sentence Have you got a credit card?

No, I haven’t got any credit card.

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Has she got her breakfast voucher?

Yes, she has.

Do you have a confirmation letter?

No, I don’t have a confirmation.

Has he got a voucher?

No, he hasn’t got a voucher.

Does he have a voucher?

No, he doesn’t have a voucher.

* Normally we don’t use have/has got for past tense. Did you have your wallet yesterday? I couldn’t call you. I didn’t have your friend’s number. He did not know the time. He didn’t have a watch. …Have for actions… Have breakfast/lunch/dinner/a meal/a drink/ a cup of coffee/ a cigarette etc… Have a swim/ a walk/ a rest/ a holiday/ a party/a good t ime etc… Have a bath/a shower/ a wash Have a look (at something) Have a baby (give birth to baby) Have a chat (with someone) (Adapted from: International Hotel English. By Adamson, D. 1989. p. 7)

Activity 2: Write a passage to describing hotels’ services. Express the description of hotel’s facilities to your customer.

Conference room

Layana Resort, Krabi

www.civilization.ca

www.ffpam.org.my

Conversation Conference and Banquet Situation 1

Operator

:

Sandy Beach Hotel. June speaking. How may I help you?

Caller

:

Good morning. I would like to speak with someone in connection with conference facilities.

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Operator

:

Certainly. I will connect you to Mr. David our marketing manager. Just a moment, please. ……………………

David

:

David Bolton speaking. How may I help you?

Caller

:

Yes, Good morning. I am Mike Gate from Grapevine Company. I am calling to get some information about conference facilities.

David

:

Well, first of all, could you please tell me a little bit about what you are looking for?

Caller

:

Yes, we would like to arrange a conference for our clients. It is an annual sales conference. We would like a conference room and accommodation for 100 people. The conference room might need a space for a products’ demonstration and an exhibition. We also need an audio-visual of modern technology. So we can use the computer presentation.

David

:

We have got all of things you need here, the conference room for 100 participants, full option of technology for presentation. We can manage the space for your activities. And we have accommodation which can serve up to 600 people. I just need to know the period of time of your conference as we are fully book until September. th

th

Caller

:

The conference is going to be held in December 12

to 14 .

David

:

I have to check as December is the busiest month of the year. But it is still possible since you have called early. I don’t want to waste your time waiting. Could I send you the detail directly to your office?

Caller

:

Very good. What I would like to know is the location of the hotel, the room rate for group of 100 people, the cost o f meals, and the cost of banquet service. I also like to know about the tourist attraction and sport activities around there. By the way, would you please send the details first thing in the morning? I need it as soon as possible. So we can discuss in the administration meeting this week.

David

:

Of course, sir. And thank you for calling us.

Caller

:

Good bye.

Operator

:

Savanna Hotel, Good morning. May I help you?

Caller

:

Yes, I would like to have some information about facilities.

Situation 2

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Operator

:

Just a moment, please. I will put you through to Marketing.

Peter

:

Good morning. Marketing. Peter speaking.

Caller

:

My name is Simon Young from the Center hospital. We are going to hold an international conference for surgery doctor from Southeast Asia. There are around 300 participants from many countries. I wonder if you could provide the conference room and facilities for the conference.

Peter

:

When is the conference, sir?

Caller

:

The exact dates are June 5 to 10.

Peter

:

Would you like an accommodation as well?

Caller

:

Yes, we would like to know the room rate include breakfast and the cost of lunch and dinner per person either.

Peter

:

Would it be more comfortable for you if I send you all the necessary details? I will have it sent to you as soon as possible so you can have a look and make a decision.

Caller

:

One more thing, do you have a special rate for customers come in group since we are a big group of 300 people and the date of conference is offseason period.

Peter

:

Certainly, sir. We offer a special rate that you will prefer to. If you don’t mind, may I have your name and your contact address?

Caller

:

My e-mail address is [email protected] and my mobile number is 6198751200.

Peter

:

Thank you for calling, sir. Goodbye.

(Adapted from: High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. B y Harding, K. and Henderson, P. 1999. p. 155)

Activity 3: From the two conversations, what factors do they use for selling hotel service? List down the factors you could observe from the conversations.

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Reading Hotel Advertisement

Hua Hin Beach

Hua Hin Rail Station

www.virgin-vacation.com

www.gotoasia.no

Summer skies are here again, and there’s no better place to enjoy them than Hua Hin, Thailand’s original resort. Come and relax, unwind and enjoy a few days at Klai Ka ngwon Resort Hua Hin, for unbeatable Summer Skies offer. At 9,999 Baht, Summer Skies package includes:-

   

Two nights accommodation for two persons. Daily buffet breakfasts. A gift voucher for 1,000 baht for use at shops and out let in the hotel. Government tax and service charge

Bonus o

Arrive Sunday – Thursday and receive 1,500 baht discount.

o

Arrive Friday or Saturday and receive Free Saturday BBQ dinner.

o

One children under 12 sharing room with parents absolutely free including breakfast and BBQ dinner (where applicable)

(Adapted from: Promotion Package brochure of Hilton Hua Hin Resort and Spa. 2002)

Activity 4: Use the above information.

1. List the offers which this hotel provides to persuade guests to use its service. 2. Write the hotel advertisement to offer special package to guests as the above example of hotel advertisement.

Working out Look for more hotel advertisements and discuss about the offers with your friends.

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References

Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Manne, Saxon. Travel and Tourism. Hong Kong: Thomas Nelson Ltd., 1982. Naterop, B. Jean and Revell, Rod. Telephoning in English. Second Ed . United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Revell, Rod and Stott, Trish. Highly Recommended: English for the Hotel and Catering Industry. Oxford: Oxford University, 1994.

Rimkeeratikul, Sucharat. English for Work . Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1966. th



Beida Playground from: http://ecw.com Tennis court in Utah College from: www.utah.edu.jm Conference room from: www.ffpam.org.my Layana Resort, Krabi from: www.krabi.info Thanya Beach

Koh Lanta, Krabi from: www.krabi.info

The Belamar Golf Course from: www.thebelamar.com Surfing-Indonesia from: www.extreamsportcafe.com www.civilization.ca www.gotoasia.no www.virgin-vacation.com

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Module 2: English for Front Office Unit 5: Telephone Operator Unit 6: Reservation Office Unit 7: Receptionist Unit 8: Cashier

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Unit 5 Telephone Operator

Let’s start

Think of the knowledge and skills the telephone operator should have. What makes person be a better telephone operator? Discuss with your friends.

www.blakeinvestigations.com www.geocities.com

www.mbhospitality.org

Conversation Telephone in hotels Situation 1

Operator

:

Good morning Rainbow hotel. May I help you?

Caller

:

Good morning. Can I speak to Mr. Tommy Lee Jones, Please?

Operator

:

I’m sorry. What was the name, please?

Caller

:

Mr. Tommy Lee Jones.

Operator

:

Right……that’s room 707………Just hold the line, please. It’s ringing for you now.

Situation 2

Operator

:

Good evening. Rainbow Hotel. Can I help you?

Caller

:

Yes, could you put me through to Mr.Jengin Room 113, please?

Operator

:

Hold the line, please…..Still trying to connect you.

Operator

:

It’s ringing for you now.

Operator

:

I’m sorry. I’m not getting any reply. Can I take a message?

Caller

:

Yes, Could you tell him that Miss Bennet called. He has got my number. But I will call again in an hour.

Operator

:

Thank you Miss Bennet. I will give Mr. Jengin a message.

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Situation 3

Operator

:

Good morning. Rainbow Hotel. May I help you?

Caller

:

Hello. Could I speak to Miss Sarah, Room 202?

Operator

:

Hold the line, please.

Operator

:

I’m sorry, but the line is engaged. Would you like to hold on?

Caller

:

No, I don’t think so. Perhaps you could tell her to call me. I’m her sister and I’m at 541-5507.

Operator

:

5-4-1-5-5-0-7. I’ll give her the message as soon as possible.

Activity 1: What would you say when…

1. You answer the phone come in. 2. You don’t hear the voice properly. 3. You have called the guest’s room but no answer. 4. You try to call the guest room but he is using the phone. 5. A caller wants to reserve a room. The operator tells the caller. 6. The guest wants to make a long – distance call. The operator asks. 7. The guest wants morning call. The operator asks. 8. The operator asks the caller to wait. 9. The operator asks whether the caller wants to leave a message. 10. The operator asks whether the caller wants to wait when the telephone line is engaged.

Language Focus 1. When you have difficulty to understand.

- I beg your pardon. - I’m sorry I didn’t catch your words. I can’t hear you. - I’m sorry. Would you please repeat that? - I’m terribly sorry but I can’t hear you. Please try again. 2. When you ask the caller to wait.

- One moment, please. - Just one moment, please. - Would you mind waiting a moment? - One moment, please. I’m putting you through.

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- The phone is ringing for you. - I am trying to connect the line. - May I put you on the hold? - Would you like to wait? 3. Returning to caller who you ask to wait.

- I’m very sorry to keep you waiting but…

There is no answer. I think nobody in the room. The line is still engaged. He/she is on another line. He is not in.

4. Ask whether the caller wants to leave messages.

- Can I take the message? - Would you like to leave the message? - Would you like to call back later? - Would you like him/her to call you back? - May I have your name and your phone number? 5. Telephone message.

For Example:

Message from caller:

- John leaving a message for Mary : Could you tell her I’ll be waiting in front of Silom complex at 7.00 p.m.

Message written down: - John will be waiting for you in front of Silom Complex at 7.00 p.m. nd

(Adapted from: Telephoning in English 2 Ed. By Naterop, J. and Revell, R. 1997. p.40-41)

Activity 2: Practice to writing message from the telephone conversation

1. Silom smile leaving message for Richard Gere: Please tell him his reservations is confirmed. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Dada travel leaving message for Antony Hobgins. Just tell him the driver will pick him up at 6.30 tomorrow morning.

…………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Maria Clien leaving a message for Mariah Carey: Tell her I’ll contact her again when she come back from Milan.

………………………………………………………………………………………

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4. Hanson’s Manager leaving message for Jaya Bees: Could you tell her she won a concert ticket of Hanson and please call back at 2822072 as soon as possible.

………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. The American Embassy leaving message for Ronny May : He should bring three passports photos to us by Monday in order to get his new passport issued,

………………………………………………………………………………………

Form of telephone message

Message Note

Message for: …………………………

Room No: ……………………………

Date: …………………………………

Time:

From: ………………………………..

Tel. No………………………………..

Please call at the number above

……………………………….

will call back at (time) ………………….

Message……………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………... Taken by……………………………

time………………………….

Conversation Operator

:

Sawasdee Ka, San Sabai Resort. May I help you?

Caller

:

Yes, I’d like to speak to Mr. Samuel.

Operator

:

Is he a guest at the hotel?

Caller

:

I’m not sure. Could you check, please? His last name is Magill.

Operator

:

And could you spell that, please?

Caller

:

M-A-G-I- double L

Operator

:

M-A-G-I- double L

Certainly, madam. I’ll check the record.

One moment, please………. I’m sorry. Mr. Samuel has a reservation for today but he has not arrived yet. Would you like to leave a message? Caller

:

Yes.

Operator

:

May I have your name, please?

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Caller

:

My name is Pate. P-A-T-E

Operator

:

And your message is…..

Caller

:

Please tell him that I’ll meet him at the coffee shop at 8 p.m.

Operator

:

Yes, Ms. Pate will meet Mr. Magill at the coffee shop at 8 p.m.

Caller

:

That’s correct.

Operator

:

I’ll make sure that Mr. Magill gets your message as soon as he arrives. Is there anything else I can do for you, madam?

Caller

:

No, thank you very much.

Operator

:

You’re welcome. Good bye, madam.

Then operator records the message into the voice-recording machine in Mr. Magill’s room. … Good afternoon, Mr. Magill. Ms. Pate has left a message for you. She said she will meet you at the coffee shop at 8 p.m. tonight. Thank you for staying with us…. (Adapted from: Hotel English. By Binham, P. et all. 1982. p. 47)

Activity 3: What kinds of information the telephone does operator need when the caller wants to leave a message? How can she ask for messages?

Listening Listen and complete the conversations. Dialogue 1

Operator

:

Operator. ……………1………………….?

Caller

:

You certainly can. Can you give me a wake up call?

Operator

:

With pleasure. ……………2……………..?

Caller

:

O.K. Please wake us up at 6.30 tomorrow morning.

Operator

:

Yes, Madam. And ……………3……………….?

Caller

:

419

Operator

:

Certainly, madam. ……………4………………...

Operator

:

Paul speaking. May I help you?

Caller

:

Yes, I’d like to make a …………1……………… to Sydney please.

Dialogue 2

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Operator

:

What is the number, Madam?

Caller

:

It’s ……………………2…………………….

Operator

:

Just a moment, Madam.

Caller

:

……………………3…………….. what time it is in Sydney now?

Operator

:

It’s around …………4……….. a.m., madam.

Activity 4: What do these words mean?

A local call A long distance call An oversea call A reverse charge call (AE a collect call) An area code Telephone directory Message Engaged

Working out -

Make a conversation with your friend for various situations when you call a hot el.

-

Find more information of important countries’ codes.

-

Remember the alphabet used in international telephone operation.

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References

อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม(Hotel English for Thais) พมพคร งท  2. กรงเทพมหานคร: ฮวแมนเฮรเทจ, 2546. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. nd

Naterop, B J and Revell, R. Telephoning in English. 2 Ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. th


Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel . 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Wrigley, Heide S. May I help you?. Massachusette: Addison-Wisley Publishing Co., 1987. Website www.blakeinvestigations.com www.geocities.com www.mbhospitality.org

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Unit 6 Reservation Office

Let’s start

1. What information do you have to give when guests ask for information in order to make a reservation? 2.

What information do you need from the guest when they make a reservation? List that information and compare with your friends.

www.ctsc.co.uk

Conversation Hotel Enquiry Situation 1

Reservation

:

Chom Talay Hotel. Can I help you?

Caller

:

Yes. I am interested in getting some information about accommodation for some friends coming from Australia.

Reservation

:

What kind of information would you like?

Caller

:

Well. I was wondering whether it would be cheaper for a family of five to get two double rooms and one single room or to get a suite?

Reservation

:

I would think that the suite might be more economical and more comfortable for the five of them.

Caller

:

Have you got a three – room suite?

Reservation

:

I’m sorry. We haven’t got any three-room suite but we have got a penthouse which is very luxurious. And a two- room suite…

Caller

:

How much would two – room suite cost?

Reservation

:

For one night, the cost would be 4,500 baht included breakfast.

Caller

:

By the way, have you got a play ground for children in your

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hotel compound? Reservation

:

There’s no problem about that. Our hotel is very modern and we’re fully equipped with recreational facilities.

Caller

:

I will talk to my friend and let you know?

Office

:

Fine, madam. We hope to hear from you soon.

Caller

:

Thank you. Goodbye.

Officer

:

Good bye. th

(Adapted from: Communicative English for Hotel Personnel 8 Ed. By Utawanit, K. 1995. p.4-5)


1. Why does the caller call the hotel? 2. What information would the caller like to know? 3. Which way of reservation is cheaper for the caller? 4. How many people are there in the caller’s group? 5. Does the caller make a reservation?


1. Who call the hotel to make a reservation? 2. How long will the staying be for? 3. What type of room is reserved in this reservation? 4. Who is the reservation made for? 5. Do the customers pay the bill by themselves? Who pay f or it? 6. What is the address of person who is going to pay for this reservation? 7. What will the caller do to confirm the reservation? 8. What is the number of the reservation?

Language Focus 1. Questions for asking prices.

How much does …………………. cost? How much would …………………...be? What is the price of…………………………………..?

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What about tax and service? How much do you charge per night? Do we have to pay the full price for children? What is the rate for a double room? 2. Pattern for reservation office’s response

2.1 Greeting and offering help.

- May I help you? - How may I help you? - Can I help you? - Can I be of any assistance? - How may I be of service? 2.2 Giving information about the rates.

- A double room is 2,500 baht per night. - For one night. The cost would be 2,500 baht. - It costs 2,500 baht. - The price includes breakfast. - The price doesn’t include breakfast. - It includes tax and services. - It doesn’t include tax and service. - There is no charge for children under 14 sharing a room with parents. 2.3 Giving information about the hotel.

- Our hotel is very modern on the Hua Hin beach. - Our hotel is near the shopping center. - We have got a big swimming pool. - I’m sorry we don’t have a golf course. 2.4 Suggestion/advice

- I would think the suite is more economical and comfortable. - I think you should get a suite. - I suggest that you (should) get a suite. - I recommend that you get two adjoining rooms. - How about two connecting double room? - Why don’t you get a suite?

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Conversation Hotels’ reservation Situation 1

Operator

:

The Palace hotel. How may I help you?

Caller

:

Yes. I’d like to make a reservation, please?

Operator

:

I’ll put you through to reservation. Hold the line, please.

Reservation

:

Reservation, Ian speaking. May I help you?

Caller

:

Yes. I’d like to make a reservation

Reservation

:

Certainly, and can I have your name, please?

Caller

:

My name is Lewis. James Lewis.

Reservation

:

Right Mr. Lewis. What kind of room would you like?

Caller

:

I’d like to reserve a double room.

Reservation

:

When would you like to stay, sir?

Caller

:

From the 27 of April for four nights.

Reservation

:

Fine, sir 27 April and for four nights, double room. I’ll check

th

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Availability………..Yes, we can reserve it for you. Is this a company or individual booking? Caller

:

Oh, it’s individual.

Reservation

:

Have you ever stayed with us before?

Caller

:

No. I haven’t.

Reservation

:

Would you like one of our Executive rooms, Mr. Lewis, on the top floor so you can see the view of the sea?

Caller

:

No, thank you. I don’t like using the lift and also I’ve got a bad leg. So I was hoping I could have a room near the ground floor.

Reservation

:

That’s alright. I’ll make a note of that and I will allocate a room on the first floor for you.

Caller

:

Thank you.

Reservation

:

Will you be paying by credit card?

Caller

:

Yes, the Visa card.

Reservation

:

And what’s the number, please?

Caller

:

Just a minute………It’s 956-0811-7673.

Reservation

:

So that’s 956-0811-7673. And your address?

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Caller

:

37 Wireless Road, London WA9

Reservation

:

That’s fine. I’ve reserved a room for you. Your reservation number is PC 3420. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Caller

:

Thank you. Good bye.

Reservation

:

Good bye.

Activity 2: Answer the following questions.

1. What information does the reservation need from the caller? 2. How does the reservation staff ask for those information? 3. How can you ask the caller to repeat the information again? 4. How can you repeat the information yourself?

Language Focus 1. Expression for room reservation

Customer I’d like to book a single room. I’d like to book a conference room. How much do you charge per night? th

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Can I reserve for a double room from 12 to 15 of December? Do you have adjoining room? Reservation What kind of room would you like? What will be you period of stay? What will be the starting and ending dates of your stay? How long do you plan to stay? For how many nights do you plan to stay, sir/madam? May I please have your name? Would you please spell the name? Are you traveling with the company or is this a personal trip? Who is the reservation for? May I have a name of the company?

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Could you give me your address? Are you coming by plane? When does the flight arrive, sir/madam? When will you be arriving, sir/madam? Can you give me your flight number in case the plane is late? Would you like the hotel limousine to pick you up at the airport? We can pick you up at the train station, if you like. We have a limousine service, if you prefer to?

2. A sentence which can be spoken in the ‘direct’ or ‘indirect’ voice.

Direct

We do not have any more suite room, sir.

Indirect

There is no more suite room available, sir.

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in the direct sentence, we do not have…, makes the hotel look bad. The indi rect sentence says the same thing in a better way.

Direct

We cannot give you a discount for the spa service with your voucher, madam.

Indirect

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Your voucher does not include a discount on spa service, madam.

Never say ‘we cannot…’ to the guest. The guest will remember that the hotel cannot do something. The indirect makes the guest remember that her voucher did not include something.

Direct

We do not accept personal checks without a major credit card, sir.

Indirect

Personal checks are accepted only with a major credit card, sir.

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‘We do not accept…’ makes the hotel look cold or unfriendly. The indirect sentence says the same thing and is more positive.

(Adapted from: International Hotel English. By Adamson, D. 1989.)

Activity 3: Practice changing the following direct to i ndirect.

1. We do not have Internet service. 2. We do not accept Indian Rupees. 3. We do not have any more room. 4. We do not have a spa service. 5. You must pay cash for a long distance call.

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6. We do not serve breakfast until 7.00 o’clock. 7. You cannot get NHK. 8. We do not have any message for you. 9. The phone does not work. 10. I cannot buy an airplane ticket for you.

Working out Work with your friends to practice conversations to reserve a hotel room. Suppose you have a five-day off holiday and you would like to have a peaceful rest at seaside hotel & resort. Then role-play in the class.

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References

อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม(Hotel English for Thais) พมพคร งท  2. กรงเทพมหานคร: ฮวแมนเฮรเทจ, 2546. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. nd

Naterop, B J and Revell, R . Telephoning in English . 2 Ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Revel, Rod and Stott, Chris. Five Star English. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. Stott, Trish and Buckingham, A. At Your Service. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. th


Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel . 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Wrigley, Heide S. May I help you?. Massachusette: Addison-Wisley Publishing Co., 1987.

Website

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Unit 7 Receptionist

Let’s start

1. What kind of service do guests prefer to when they first arrive to the hotel? 2. How can you make the first impression? List of actions you should do.

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Conversation Welcoming to the hotel Situation 1

Receptionist

:

Welcome to Deep Sea Hotel, May I help you?

Guest

:

Hello, I would like a room for tonight.

Receptionist

:

Excuse me, do you have a reservation?

Guest

:

No, I don’t.

Receptionist

:

Just one night?

Guest

:

Of course. And for one person.

Receptionist

:

What kind of room would you like? We have executive, standard, twin, and double - bed rooms.

Guest

:

How much do they charge?

Receptionist

:

$ 120 for executive and $80 for a standard one.

Guest

:

Well, I’d like a standard twin bedroom, please.

Receptionist

:

That’s fine. How will you settle your account?

Guest

:

By the credit card. Do you accept Diner?

Receptionist

:

Yes, Madam. Can I have your card for a moment?

Guest

:

Here you are.

Receptionist

:

Thank you. And would you please make a registration?

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1. What do you call this type of guest without reservation? 2. Is the room available for the guest? 3. What type of room does the guest choose? 4. How much is the room rate? 5. How does the guest pay for the room?

Conversation Checking in and registration at hotels. Situation 1

Receptionist

:

Good evening. Welcome to Sabai hotel. May I help you?

Guest

:

Yes, I would like a room for tonight. Is it possible since I haven’t had a reservation.

Receptionist

:

How long will you be staying?

Guest

:

For two nights.

Receptionist

:

And for one person?

Guest

:

One person, please.

Receptionist

:

Yes. We have a single room left. It is at the sea wings so the cost is 2400 baht per night include breakfast.

Guest

:

That’s fine.

Receptionist

:

Could I have your name, please?

Guest

:

Robert De Nero.

Receptionist

:

And may I take your home address, please?

Guest

:

It’ 4717, Forest Street, California. The zip code is 71172.

Receptionist

:

Could you tell me where you have just come from and where you are planning to go next? And also you date of arrival and the date of departure.

Guest

:

I have just arrived from California today, and I will leave for Singapore in next two days.

Receptionist

:

Would you put your signature here, please?……..

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Thank you. Since you’re not a Thai citizen, I’ll require your passport in order to complete the registration. Guest

:

Here it is.

Receptionist

:

Thank you very much. And how will you be settling your account, sir?

Guest

:

Do you accept the Visa card?

Receptionist

:

Yes, sir. May I take an imprint of your card?

Guest

:

Here you are.

Receptionist

:

Thank you very much sir. Your room number is F 70 on the sixth floor. Here’s your key. The elevator is on the right. If you just tell a porter your room number, he will follow you up with the luggage.

Guest

:

Thank you.

Receptionist

:

My pleasure, sir. Enjoy your stay with us.

Receptionist

:

Welcome to Chom Tale, How may I help you.

Guest

:

Yes, I have reserved a room for tonight. My name’s Sato.

Receptionist

:

Just a moment, please. …….

Situation 2

I’m afraid the hotel has not received your reservation. When did you make the reservation, sir? Guest

:

About a month ago.

Receptionist

:

Under what name was the reservation made?

Guest

:

It may be in my secretary name, Joan Westwood.

Receptionist

:

One Moment, please. I’ll check the record…. I’m very sorry, sir. We haven’t received your reservation.

Guest

:

That’s strange. Do you have any other room available?

Receptionist

:

I’m afraid, the hotel is fully booked this evening, Mr. Sato. I apologize for this inconvenience. Would you like me to make a reservation for you at another hotel?

Guest

:

Thanks. I’d appreciate it.

Receptionist

:

You’re very welcome, sir. Would you mind taking a seat over there or you can have some drink at the lobby bar while you are waiting. th

(Adapted from: Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. By Utawanit, K. 1995)

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Activity 2: What will you say if you need the following information…

3. The name of the guest and how he spells it. 4. The length of staying at the hotel. 5. What the guest wants you to help. 6. The guest’s address, telephone number, zip code, etc... 7. The places that the guest comes from and goes next. 8. To have the guest’s passport. credit card, and so on … 9. To know how the guest is going to pay for the bill. 10. To tell the guest that he hasn’t got the reservation. 11. To ask whether in what name the reservation is made. 12. To ask whether the guest would like you to make a reservation for other hotel.

Listening Listen to the conversation and complete the dialogue.

Receptionist

:

Good afternoon, Sir. Can I help you?

Client

:

Yes, we have a ……………1……………... The name’s Smiths.

Receptionist

:

Just a moment, please…………2…………………. st

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Yes, that was a ………3……. with a sea view from 21 to 27 . Client

:

That’s fine. Here you are.

Receptionist

:

Could I have your passport for a moment? It’s a ………4……. to make a photocopy of your passport as you are not a Thai C itizen.

Client

:

That’s Okay.

Receptionist

:

Thank you sir. Could you please ……5………… your name here? ……………………………………………………. Thank you very much. Your room number is……6…… and the porter will carry you ……7……… and show you the way to your room. Enjoy your stay, sir.

Client

:

Thank you.

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Language Focus 1. Useful expression to clarify the reservation.

- I’m afraid the hotel has not received your reservation. - May I ask when you made the reservation, sir/madam? - Under what name was the reservation made? - One moment, please. I’ll check the record/ the computer. - The hotel is fully booked this evening, sir/madam. - I apologize for the inconvenience. - Would you like me to make a reservation for you at another hotel? 2. You can use will/ would/could/ and may to express for registering the hotel’s client.

- Will you please register? - Would you like to register please? - Could you fill in this registration form, please? - Could you sign your name, please? - Would you put your signature here please? - May I see your passport please? - May I have your card for a moment please? - Here’s your key. - Here’s your key card. - Your room number is 115. - The porter will show you the way up. - If you just tell the porter your room number, he will take your suitcase up to your room. 3. If there are any problems with the room.

- I’m afraid your room is not ready yet, sir/madam. - Would you mind waiting, please? - It’s won’t be long, sir/madam. - The room will be ready by 1.30 this afternoon. - We do apologize for any inconvenience. - Would you like to wait in the lounge? 4. Late Check- out

- You may leave your bags with the bellman.

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- Yes, sir. You may stay in your room until 8.00 tonight. - There is a charge of half a day. 5. Extending a reservation

- Certainly, sir/madam. May I have your name and room number? - I’m very sorry. But the room is already booked for this evening. - One moment, please. I’ll check our record. - I’m afraid the hotel is fully booked for the next week b ut there may be some cancellations. Would you like me to put your name in the wait list? - If there is a room, I’ll let you know right away. th

(Adapted from: Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. By Utawanit, K. 1995)

Activity 3: Complete the following sentences.

1. I’m sorry, sir. But the room is ……………………….. for this evening. 2. You ……………………… your bags with the bell man. 3. You ………………………………… your room until 6.00 this evening. 4. May I have your name and ………………………….., please? 5. I’ll check our …………………………….. 6. You can have …………………………… for more two days. 7. The hotel is ………….for the next week but we may have some …………………. 8. Would you like me to put you on………………………………..? 9. Would you like to check with us again at …………………………………? 10. If there is a room, I’ll ………………………………………………

Working out 1. Practice telling the guest what they should know about the hotel while they are checking-in and make a registration. 2. How can you say when you present the ‘welcome drink’ to the new arrival guests?

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References

ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม(Hotel English for Thais) พมพ อนพพนธ น ธ ก กจพ จพนธ นธพาน พานช.ช. ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม มพคร   ครงท   งท 2. กรงเทพมหานคร งเทพมหานคร: ฮวแมนเฮร วแมนเฮรเทจ, เทจ, 2546. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford Oxford University Press, Press, 1999. Richards, Jack C. et all. New Person to Person: Communicative Speaking and Listening. Book 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Revell, Rod and Stott, Trish. Highly Recommended: English for the Hotel and Catering Industry. Oxford: Oxford Oxford University, 1994. 1994. th


Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel . 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Viney, Peter and Hartley, Bernard. New Amrican Streamline: Departures. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. Viney, Peter and Hartley, Bernard. New Amrican Streamline: Connections. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Wrigley, Heide S. May I help you? Massachusette: Addison- Wisley Publishing Company, 1987. Website

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Unit 8 Cashier

Let’s start

Read the following numbers and pronounce them. 570 bath

3,450 baht

47,825 baht

186,000 baht

2,400,935 bath

US$ 55.25

US$ 850.50

AUS$ 9.50

SING$ 66.95

SING$ 90,560

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Conversation Checking – out: out: Paying the bill. Situation 1

Cashier

:

Good morning sir, Can I help you?

Guest

:

I’d like to settle my bill.

Cashier

:

Certainly sir. It’s Mr. Jones, isn’t it?

Jones

:

That’s right. I’m leaving today, so I’d like to have h ave my bill.

Cashier

:

Just a moment sir…….Here you are. Three Thre e nights at 12,500 baht and here are the meals that you had had at the hotel and the long distance call to Italy. Italy. That makes a total of 14,370 baht.

Jones

:

Um – Um – what’s what’s this amount here?

Cashier

:

That’s the ten percent service charge.

Jones

:

So the service charge is included.

Cashier

:

Yes, sir.

Jones

:

Right. Now, Can I pay by Euro card?

Cashier

:

Certainly, sir. May I have the card, please?

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Jones

:

Here you are.

Cashier

:

Would you sign here, please? Thank you very much.

Guest

:

Could I have my bill please?

Receptionist

:

Certainly sir. And the room number, please.

Guest

:

Room 661. The name is Michael Singers.

Receptionist

:

Here we are, sir. That comes to 13,750 baht altogether.

Guest

:

But I’ve only been here one night. ni ght. Do you think you could go

Situation 2

through it item by item and explain it all? Receptionist

:

The room number 661. There are… Fax to Rome is Rome is 500 baht, the restaurant lunch and dinner are 2,750 baht, the laundry here is 500 baht, and I am afraid we have made a mistake at item 5 which is the room service. Did you order anything from the room service last night?

Guest

:

No. not at all. But I made a long-distance call to Milan once.

Receptionist

:

Yes, it shows in item 7 for 710 baht.

Guest

:

That’s right I think. It’s quite quit e long talking.

Receptionist

:

I’m sorry to keep you wait for a while but I will correct the mistakes. It will be less for the bill.

Guest

:

Thanks. You’re so helpful. I just wanted to make sure that’s a ll.

Receptionist

:

Here you are, sir. It’s 11,960 baht b aht together.

Guest

:

Can I pay by credit card. I have AE cards.

Receptionist

:

Certainly, sir. One moment, please. …Could you please sign here?

Receptionist

:

Thank you very much and please accept our apologize for the mistake.

Guest

:

That’s Okay.

Receptionist

:

I hope to have you with us again. Have a nice trip, sir.

Guest

:

Goodbye. th

(Adapted from: Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. By Utawanit, K. 1995. p.3637 ) Activity 1: Answer the questions.

1. How much does does it cost for for the total bill? 2. Does it have a mistake in the bill? What is the mistake?

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3. How long has Michael stayed at at this hotel? 4. How does Michael Michael pay for this bill? 5. What are the expenses which Michael has spent?

Conversation Paying bill in the restaurant Situation 1

Customer

:

I don’t have any bath. Is it okay if I pay in US dollars?

Waiter

:

Certainly, sir.

Customer

:

I’d like to use my Visa card, if that’s OK.

Waiter

:

Certainly, Madam. That’d be fine.

Customer

:

Hmm. Can I pay by check? Here’s my banker card.

Waiter

:

I’m very sorry sir. We don’t accept Banker’s cards.

Situation 2

Situation 3

Do you have international credit card? Situation 4

Customer

:

Can I use these Chinese Yuan? You see, I’ve got very few bath left.

Waiter

:

I’m not sure, sir. I’ll ask the manager. Just a moment, please.

Language Focus 1. The possible questions to ask the hotel cashier.

- How much will the taxi cost? - Is it more expensive to dine in the hotel restaurant? - How much is the package day-tour around the city? - Can I exchange my money here? - Can I get a better rate at the bank? - Why do you charge so much for telephone call? - Why do you charge so much for taxi service. - Why don’t you accept Indian Rupees? - Why can’t I get a cash advance here?

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- Why won’t you accept my personal check? - Why is your rate so low? - What’s wrong with my credit card? - What’s the rate at the bank? 2. The pattern of expressions to response.

- The price for taxi service is 200 baht for round trip, s ir. - The charge for city day-tour is 1,500 baht a person, sir. - It’s a hotel policy, sir. - Since the local bank doesn’t accept this currency, sir. - I’m very sorry. But we don’t have any contract with this kind of card, sir. th

(Adapted from: Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. By Utawanit, K. 1995) Tip: When you have to explain something

- Smile. - Maintain eye-contact. - Explain the information the guest needs to know. - Use the guest’s name often. - Tell the guest what you can do for him/her. - Thank the guest when they finish questions.

Activity 2: Practice telling the price. Use the information from the following extract. Room rate: Garden Villa

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2,700 baht per night (Sunday – Thursday) 3,500 baht per night (Friday – Saturday)

2 bedrooms Beach-front Villa * 9,000 baht per night (Sunday – Thursday) * 12,000 baht per night (Friday – Saturday) Special Privileges (Select ONE) -

1 complementary Thai set dinner for 2 persons

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1 complementary Foot massage for 2 persons

Rates are valid for minimum of 2-night stay. Late check-out until 3pm upon availability. A deposit fee is required.

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1. Is the bill prepared for the guest? 2. Is the service included in the bill? 3. How does the guest pay for the bill? 4. What does the cashier give to the guest? 5. Do you think the guest feel satisfied in this situation? Why or Why not?

Conversation Selling and Buying in Hotel Shops Situation 1

Salesperson

:

Good morning, can I help you?

Customer

:

Yes, I’m interested in some scarves.

Salesperson

:

All our scarves are in this section. What do you think of this one? It’s made of silk.

Customer

:

It looks nice, but I’d like to have something warm for the winter.

Salesperson

:

You may like a heavy wool scarf. How about this one?

Customer

:

I think that’s what I want. Does it come in beige?

Salesperson

:

Yes. …Here it is. It suites to any colors.

Customer

:

How much is it?

Salesperson

:

It’s seventy dollars with tax.

Customer

:

It’s a little expensive. Do you think it’s possible to get a discount?

Salesperson

:

We give 10% discount for the guest. Do you stay in the hotel?

Customer

:

Yes, I’m a regular guest of this hotel.

Salesperson

:

Good. How would you like to pay?

Customer

:

By American Express.

Salesperson

:

Just a moment, ma’am.

Salesperson

:

May I help you, Miss?

Customer

:

Yes. Do you have these shoes in size seven?

Salesperson

:

They are not on the shelf. I’ll have a look in the stockroom.

Situation 2

…………………….

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I’m very sorry. They are out of stock. Would you like these ones? They are the same style. Customer

:

Okay. I’ll try them on. ………… How do you think?

Salesperson

:

They look perfect on you.

Customer

:

How much are they?

Salesperson

:

They are on sales for only 1,500 baht.

Customer

:

I’ll take them. Could you wrap it up for me?

Salesperson

:

Certainly, Miss.

Activity 3: How do you say when…

1. You have to greet customer. 2. You have to tell the price. 3. You have to tell that the price includes tax. 4. You can/cannot give a discount. 5. You have to know whether the customer would like to pay the bill. 6. You ask whether the customer stay in the hotel. 7. You have to look for goods in stockroom. 8. You don’t have the color that the customer would like. 9. You have goods in different color. 10. You want to thank you the customer.

Working out Gather more information about credit card companies and currencies of countries around the world as well as the exchange rate. Then present out on the chart for your friends.

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References Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Ashley, A. Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence . China: Oxford University Press, 2003. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller . New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Clemens, J. and Crawford, J. (Edited). Word Will Travel . Canberra: ELS Pty Ltd., 1994. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Hollett, Vicki. Business Objectives. New Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. Richards, Jack C. et all. New Person to Person: Communicative Speaking and Listening. Book 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Richards, Jack C. et all. New Person to Person: Communicative Speaking and Listening. Book 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. th


Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel . 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Viney, Peter and Hartley, Bernard. New Amrican Streamline: Departures. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994.

Website

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Module 3: Food and Beverage Unit 9: Waiter and Waitress Unit 10: Room Service Unit 11: Bar Staff Unit 12: Kitchen Staff

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Unit 9 Waiter and Waitress

Let’s start

What are the restaurant service staffs as waiter and waitress duties? What do they do when they arrive the restaurant until finish the jobs. Discuss the routines of waiter and waitress.

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Conversation Restaurant reservation Situation 1

Waiter

:

Mai Thai Restaurant. Richie speaking, may I help you?

Caller

:

Yes, I’d like to book a table. What time do you serve?

Waiter

:

We serve lunch from 11.00 to 15.00 and dinner from 17.00 to 22.00, sir.

Caller

:

Right... Are you open every day?

Waiter

:

That’s correct, sir. We open every day.

Caller

:

Can I book a table for Saturday, then?

Waiter

:

Certainly, sir. How many people is it for?

Caller

:

For 6 people.

Waiter

:

And for what time, sir.

Caller

:

For one o’clock.

Waiter

:

May I have your name, please?

Caller

:

O’Leary. O-L-E-A-R-Y

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Waiter

:

The table for 6 people on Saturday at 1 p.m. Thank you very Much, Mr. O’Leary. Goodbye.

Situation 2

Waiter

:

Good evening, sir. Welcome to Mai Thai. Do you have a table? reservation?

Guest

:

No. I’m afraid not.

Waiter

:

That’s alright. Would you like a table in smoking or nonsmoking area?

Guest

:

Non-smoking, please.

Waiter

:

Please come with me……….Is this ta ble for your liking?

Guest

:

It’s perfect.

Waiter

:

Would you care to take a seat? Please allow me. (pull back a chair)

Situation 3

Waiter

:

Good evening, sir. Welcome to Mai Thai. Do you have a table reservation?

Guest

:

Yes. The name is O’Leary.

Waiter

:

Oh. Mr. O’Leary. Please come with me. This table is for you.

Waiter

:

Would you care to take a seat? Please allow me. (pull back a chair)

Waiter

:

Excuse me. I will be right back with the menu.

(Adapted from: Highly Recommended: English for the Hotel and Catering Industry. By Revell, R. and Stott, T. 2000.)


1. You greet the customer. 2. You want to know the number of customer. 3. You want to know whether the customer has a reservation. 4. You want to know the name of the customer. 5. You ask whether the customers like their table. 6. You tell the customer the time for serving. 7. You tell the customer the tables are fully booked. 8. You ask whether the customer would like to wait.

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9. You offer the drink for the customer. 10. You thank you the customers for the waiting and seat them at the table.

Listening

Listen to the conversation and complete the dialogue.

Waiter

:

Good evening, sir. Welcome to Mai Thai. ………1……………?

Guest

:

No. I’m afraid not. Is it possible to have a table?

Waiter

:

I’m afraid we a bit crowded tonight. But if you would like to wait, ………………………2………………………, sir.

Guest

:

How long would it be?

Waiter

:

I think in ……………3…………….., sir.

Guest

:

Ok. I will wait.

Waiter

:

Thank you very much, sir. And ………………4………, please?

Guest

:

Mark.

Waiter

:

That’s fine, sir. Would you like ……………5………… at the bar while you are waiting?

Guest

:

Sound good!

Conversation

Taking order Situation 1: at fast food

Waiter

:

May I take your order, please?

Customer

:

Yes, I’d like a chicken bur ger and a large order of French fries.

Waiter

:

Certainly. And would you like a salad?

Customer

:

Yes, small salad, please.

Waiter

:

Right. And what kind of dressing would you like? We have Thousand Island, Italian, and French.

Customer

:

Italian.

Waiter

:

Would you like anything to drink?

Customer

:

I’d like a large iced-coffee.

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Waiter

:

Chicken burger, large French fries, small salad with Italian dressing, and large iced- coffee. Thank you, madam.

Situation 2

Waiter

:

May I take your order, please?

Customer

:

Yes, I’d like to start with a salad?

Waiter

:

Certainly. And what kind of dressing would you like?

Customer

:

French dressing.

Waiter

:

What would you like to follow?

Customer

:

I’d like clam chowder, please.

Waiter

:

Good choice, sir. And what’s the main course?

Customer

:

May I have T-bone steak?

Waiter

:

Certainly, sir. How would you like your steak?

Customer

:

Make it medium-rare. And can I have a glass of red wine with my meal.

Waiter

:

Yes, of course... And would you care for any dessert? We have a fantastic chocolate cheese cake.

Customer

:

Ok. I’ll have a piece with black coffee.

Waiter

:

Very good, sir. It’s won’t take long.

(Adapted from: New Person to Person: Book 1. by Richards, J. et all. 1995)

Activity 2: What do you say when…

1. You would like to take order. 2. You ask whether the customer likes the drink. 3. You want to explain the special dishes of the day. 4. You ask whether the customer wants the coffee. 5. You ask how the customer likes his the steak. 6. You will come back soon. 7. You tell the customer that you have to ask the chef about the time of cooking. 8. You would like to know about the salad dressing that the customer likes. 9. You would like to recommend dessert. 10. You tell the customer that the food will come soon.

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Conversation Checking bill Situation 1

Customer

:

Could I have my bill, please?

Waiter

:

Certainly, sir. One moment, please…………… Here is your bill, sir.

Customer

:

Thank you. (Look at the bill). What’s this item here? Item 6

Waiter

:

That’s a vegetable with your chicken, sir.

Customer

:

Oh, the vegetables weren’t included?

Waiter

:

No, sir. They were extra.

Customer

:

OK. Now I don’t understand this, you seem to have charged me twice for the dessert. Look at item 8 and 10.

Waiter

:

I’ll just go and check if for you, sir. …………… Yes, sir. You’re right. The cashier made a mistake. I think You’ll find It’s correct now.

Customer

:

Thank you.

Waiter

:

We’re very sorry about this.

Customer

:

Oh, that’s all right. Now, can I pay by traveler’s cheque?

Waiter

:

Certainly, sir. We’ll give you the change in local currency, if That’s all right.

Customer

:

Oh. Keep the change.

Waiter

:

Thank you very much indeed, sir.

Customer

:

And I’d like a receipt.

Waiter

:

Certainly, sir. Just moment, please. th

(Adapted from: Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. By Utawanit, K. 1995) Activity 3: Answer the questions.

1. When is this situation occurred? 2. What is the problem with the bill? 3. How does the waiter solve it? 4. How does the customer pay for the bill? 5. What does the customer do with the change?

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1. You want to present the bill to the customer. 2. You explain the items in the bill. 3. You tell that the bill include tax and service. 4. You want to thank you for the tip. 5. You would like to farewell the customer.

Listening Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.

1. What is the special dish of the day? 2. What is the special main course of today? 3. How many sets does the customer order for? 4. What kind of drink does the customer order for? 5. What kind of food do they serve in this restaurant?

Language Focus 1. Taking a table reservation

- When would you like your table? - A table for how many people? - Where would you like to seat? - Is it smoking or non-smoking area? - May I have your name, please? - Could you spell your name, please? - May I have your room number, please? - May I have your telephone number, please? - I’m afraid the table is not available at that time. But we can seat you at …… - I’m afraid we’ve fully booked. - Would you like me to make a reservation at another restaurant for you? 2. Greeting and seating customer

- Good evening. Do you have a table reservation? - Would you please come this way? - Could you please come with me?

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- Come with me, please. - Is this table alright? - Is this table suitable for you? - Is this table of your liking? 3. Taking order

- May I recommend our special dish of the day… - May I suggest one of our most popular dish … - We’re having a special promotion of ………. (name of drinks or food)…. - May I take your order, please? - I’m sorry. I will come back for the order when you’re ready. - What would you like to start with? - And to follow? - How would you like your steak? - What kind of dressing would you like with your salad? - Would you like anything to drink? - What would you like to drink with your meal? - Would you care for any dessert? - This set is enough for 2 persons. - This dish is enough for 4 persons. - May I repeat your order? There are……..

Activity 5: Look at the following dishes, try to recommend them to your customers.

1. Roasted chicken with sweet almond stuffing 2. Fried Mackerel with sour sauce 3. Roasted duck red curry with tomato

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Working Out You are a waiter or a waitress in Thai Restaurant. Try to explain Thai dishes to your customers since it is the first time for them to try Thai food. These are top ten list of Thai dishes from foreigners’ votes. You should start by translating from Thai names to English words first. -

Tom Yam Kung

-

Pad Thai

-

Pad Kra Prao Moo

-

Kang Ped Ped Yang

-

Tom Kha Kai

-

Yam Nuea Yang

-

Sate Moo

-

Kaeng Khaew Wan Kai

-

Kai Pad Med Mamuang

-

Panaeng Pork curry

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References

จฬาลงกรณ, มหาวทยาลย. คณะอกษรศาสตร. เอกสารประกอบการบรรยายการอบรมมัคคเทศก. กรงเทพมหานคร: โรงพมพจฬ าลงกรณมหาวทยาลย, 2523. ศลปากร, มหาวทยาลย. เอกสารประกอบการบรรยายการอบรมมัคคเทศกรน  ท  7. กรงเทพมหานคร: มหาวทยาลยศลปากร, 2553. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller . New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Richards, Jack C. et all. Interchange: Student’s book 1. Third Ed. Hong Kong: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Richards, Jack C. et all. New Person to Person: Communicative Speaking and Listening Book 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Revell, Rod and Stott, Trish. Highly Recommended: English for the Hotel and Catering Industry. Oxford: Oxford University, 1994. th

Stott, Trish and Holt, Roger. First Class: English for Tourism. 8 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Thai Farmers Bank. Highlights of Thailand . Bangkok: Magic Productions, 1987. th

Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel . 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Website http://allthaifood.com http://pirun.ku.ac.th www.fotosearch.com www.inmagine.com www.istockphoto.com www.perdue.com www.schuetterstudio.com

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Unit 10 Room Service

Let’s start

Discuss roles of room service in a hotel. Why is it important for hotel to have a room service? What are services offered by a room service?

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Conversation

Situation 1

Room service

:

Good evening. Room Service

Guest

:

Can I order for supper, please?

Room service

:

Certainly, sir. We have hamburgers, sandwiches, cold drinks, and hot drinks for supper.

Guest

:

OK. Can I have a chicken salad sandwich and coffee?

Room service

:

Yes, of course, sir. Your room number, please?

Guest

:

1125.

Room service

:

Thank you, sir. I will be up to your room in ten minutes.

Room service

:

Good morning. Room Service.

Guest

:

Can I have a breakfast in my room?

Room service

:

Certainly, sir. You just select food from the breakfast menu what

Situation 2

you would like, sir. Guest

:

Is there any charge?

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Room service

:

There is 100 baht charge for the service, sir. Breakfast is included in the room rate.

Guest

:

Right. I will think about it.

Activity 1: Read and tick to order of the Room Service Menu

White Sand Hotel: Room Service Menu

___New York Sirloin Steak

:

Broiled to sizzling perfection

___Lobster Tails

:

Served with melted butter, lemon wedge and a bib

___ Halibut Creole

:

Fresh halibut cooked in a zesty sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers

___ Barbecued Chicken

:

tender breast of chicken with our spicy barbecue sauce from a secret family recipe

___ Salmon Teriyaki

:

Fresh Atlantic salmon with a taste of the Orient

…All of the above entrees are served with your choice of … Potato

__mashed

__boiled

__baked

Vegetable

__broccoli

__asparagus

__peas & carrot

And Soup of the day (ask the room service about today’s soup) Or Salad

__French

__blue cheese

__Oil & vinegar

Beverage

__ coffee

__ iced-coffee

__tea

Dessert

__ice cream

__French pastry

__ fresh fruit

__iced-tea

Room Service Please Dial 111

(Adapted from: Highly Recommended: English for the Hotel and Catering Industry. B y Revell, R. and Stott, T. 2000. p.38)

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Activity 2: Practice making a conversation to order food from the above room service menu. Don’t forget to ask questions or detail about service charge. Use the following expression..

-

Could I have breakfast in my room?

-

What is served with the steak?

-

What kind of vegetable do you have?

-

Do you have any fruit juice?

-

What kind of fresh fruit do you serve?


Room Service

;

……………1…………, How may I help you?

Guest

:

Can I order a cheese burger with French fries, no onion, and a tuna salad sandwich.

Room Service

:

………………2………………., one tuna salad. Anything else, Madam?

Guest

:

Can I have some drink, please? What kinds of fruit juice do you have?

Room Service

:

We have orange, ………3…….., banana, ……4……… and strawberry.

Guest

:

I’d like strawberry juice, ……………5……… and a pot of tea with lemon.

Room Service

:

One strawberry, ……………6……………….. and tea with lemon. Could I have your room number, please?

Guest

:

Room ………7………..

Room Service

:

……8……. Thank you, madam. It’ll take about ……9…………

Activity 3: Discussion

1. How is it important to repeat the order that the room service take? 2. What details does the room service have to ask the guest?

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Language Focus 1. Expression for taking order

Breakfast - Good morning. Room Service. Devi speaking. May I help you? - Which breakfast would you like? - What would you like to start with? - Would you like a fruit juice or a plate of fruit? - You can choose 3 different kinds of fruits. - What cereal would you like? - How many minutes would you like your egg boiled? - Would you like them fried sunny side up or over-easy? - What would you like with your omelet? - What sauce would you like? - Would you like some Danish pastries or toast? - Would you like your coffee with cream or milk? - Would you like your tea with fresh lime or milk? Lunch or dinner -

What would you like to start with?

-

May I recommend the soup of the day…?

-

How would you like your steak cooked?

-

Which sauce would you like?

-

Would you like dessert or fresh fruit?

-

Would you like tea or coffee?

-

Would you prefer to any wine with your dinner?

Must say -

May I repeat your order?

-

I’m sorry I don’t understand. Could you repeat that, please?

-

Just a moment, please.

-

May I place you on hold one moment, please?

-

May I call you back in a moment? Your room number, please?

-

I’m sorry to keep you waiting.

Explain why a price is high

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-

I’m afraid I don’t know. Would you like me to find out?

-

It’s because of some of the ingredients are imported.

-

It’s because of the quality of the ingredients.

2. Useful expression to describe food.

- It’s kind of ………….. - It’s made from ………. - It’s served with ………. - It’s stuffed with ………. - It’s flavored with ……….. - It’s seasoned with…………. - It’s a traditional dish. - It’s Chinese delicacy. - People often say it’s delicious. - This is a very popular dish. - It’s excellent. - It’s very tasty. - I’m sure you will enjoy it.

Working out

1. As a room service describe the following dish to the guest. -

Sukiyaki

-

Sea food hot plate

-

Fried crab with Indian curry powder

2. Make a conversation to order food from room service. 3. Make a conversation to have breakfast in room.

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References

Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th



Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Viney, Peter and Hartley, Bernard. New Amrican Streamline: Departures. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. Wrigley, Heide S. May I help you? Massachusette: Addison- Wisley Publishing Company, 1987.

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Unit 11 Bar Staff

Let’s start Discuss the following topics… 1. Is it essential to greet customer when they come to t he bar? Why? 2. How is it important to remember guests’ name? 3. Is it essential to say the name of drink as you serve it? Why? 4. Is it necessary to offer choices for drinks? Why?

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Conversation Serving Drinks at the bar Situation 1

Barman

:

Good evening, sir. May I serve you any drink?

Guest

1

:

A bottle of Singha beer, please.

Guest

2

:

A gin and tonic.

:

Would you like ice and lemon in that, madam?

:

Just ice.

:

Here you are. Enjoy the drink.

Barman

:

Good afternoon. May I help you?

Guest

:

Two lemonades. I would like to take away.

Barman

:

That’s alright, madam. Just a moment.

Guest

:

How much is it?

Barman

:

150 baht, madam.

Barman Guest

2

Barman Situation 2

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Listening 1. Listen to the conversation and complete the dialogue.

Barman

:

Good evening sir and madam. ……………1…………………?

Guest1

:

……………2………, please. What would you like to drink? Dear.

Guest 2

:

A dry martini.

Barman

:

Would you like your dry martini with ………3………?

Guest 2

:

No. Do you have parasols? I like it with my martini.

Barman

:

Oh! Yes. Just a moment, please. …………4……...

Guest 1

:

Thank you.

Barman

:

………………5……………..

2. What drinks do the guests order in the listening dialogues?

Dialogue 1 ………………………………………………………… Dialogue 2 ………………………………………………………… Dialogue 3 ………………………………………………………… Dialogue 4 …………………………………………………………

Language Focus Taking a drink order

- Good evening. Is there anything I can do for you? - Have you had an enjoyable day? - Would you like one of our special cocktails? - We have a special cocktail with and without alcohol. - May I suggest you our special drinks? - What kind of beer would you like? - Here is a wine list for you selection.

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Activity 1: Complete the following dialogue. 1

Waiter

:

Good evening, sir. Would you like a table for two?

Guest

:

Yes, please.

Waiter

:

Guest

:

Yes, that would be fine. It looks nice and quiet over there.

Waiter

:

3

Waiter

:

Certainly, sir ………………………………………………..

Guest

:

Thank you.

Waiter

:

Guest

:

Yes, we are.

Waiter

:

6…

Guest

:

The roasted chicken and one mixed salad, please.

Waiter

:

Guest

:

Two fillet steaks, please.

Waiter

:

Certainly.

Guest

:

One medium rare, and the other well done.

Waiter

:

9

Guest

:

Yes, please. A bottle of Rioha.

Waiter

:

2

……………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………… 4

5

………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………

7

………………………………………………………………

10

8

…………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………

Activity 2: Find the right description in column 2 for each kind of coffee in column 1.

Column 1

a. black b. white c. cappuccino d. espresso e. decaffeinated / decaf / hag f. Irish g. Caribbean h. Turkish

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Column 2

…………..

1. Strong coffee combined with hot milk, with ground cinnamon and nutmeg on top.

…………..

2. Coffee with no caffeine in it.

…………..

3. Strong black coffee, boiled with sugar.

…………..

4. Strong coffee with Irish Whisky, brown sugar and cream.

…………..

5. Coffee without milk or cream

…………..

6. Strong black coffee, made by forcing steam through the coffee.

…………..

7. Coffee with milk or cream.

…………..

8. Strong coffee with rum, brown sugar and cream.

Activity 3: Response to the following order for drinks.

1. I’ll have a large gin and tonic, please. No ice and just a splash of tonic. 2. I’d like a good stiff brandy. 3. Can you get me a vodka and orange? Give me plenty of ice. 4. Whisky and soda, please, with ice. And go easy on the soda. 5. I’d like a double brandy and soda. Make it a long drink, will you? 6. Do you have a diet coke? 7. Which one is better Singha or Chang Beer? 8. How much does a shot of whisky cost? 9. Do you accept American Dollar? 10. Could you recommend something for hung-over?

Activity 4: Complete the dialogues to order drinks. Dialogue 1

Waiter

:

Good afternoon, Sir. What……………1……………you like?

Customer

:

We’ll……………2…………one gin and tonic, two Scotch on The rock, and a tonic……………3………………ice.

Waiter

:

Certainly, sir……………4………………………you are.

Customer

:

Thank you………………5………………….is that?

Waiter

:

That’s 550 baht, sir.

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Dialogue 2

Waiter

:

Good evening madam, would you like anything to………1…….?

Customer

:

Yes,………2…..…you bring us three cokes, a Perrier, a small sherry, and a brandy and soda.

Waiter

:

Very good, sir. ………3…….that be a dry or sweet sherry?

Customer

:

Medium dry,…………4…………

Working Out Look at the given beverage menu and practice to order and to take order.

Cyber Café Beverages

small

medium large

# Espresso; Laurentis Espresso, Decaf Espresso

$1.50

$1.75

$1.90

# Cappuccinos & Latte Syrup Flavors

$1.75

$2.00

$2.25

$1.50

$1.75

$1.90

# Instant Cappuccinos; French Vanilla, Hazelnut

$1.25

$1.50

$1.75

# Hot Tea; Decaf of Regular

$1.00

$1.25

$1.50

# Iced Tea; Made Daily! Sweet or Un-sweet

$1.00

$1.25

$1.50

# Hot Chocolate

$1.25

$1.50

$1.75

# Frozen Goodies! Frozen soft or Ice Cream Bar

$1.25

(Vanilla, Hazelnut, Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry, Irish Cream With Topping! Whip Cream, Cinnamon, Nutmeg) # House Blends; Vanilla Cream, Columbian Hazelnut, (Decaf Classic Roasted)

Snacks # Candy Bars

$.75

# Gum

$.50

# Chips

$1.00

# Crackers

$.75

# Grandmas’ Cookies

$.75

# Beef Jerky

$1.50

(Adapted from: May I help you? By Wrigley, Heide S. 1987. p. 46)

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References

Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller . New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Richards, Jack C. et all. Inter change: Student’s book 1 . Third Ed. Hong Kong: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Richards, Jack C. et all. New Person to Person: Communicative Speaking and Listening Book 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Revell, Rod and Stott, Trish. Highly Recommended: English for the Hotel and Catering Industry. Oxford: Oxford University, 1994. th


Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel . 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Viney, Peter and Hartley, Bernard. New Amrican Streamline: Departures. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. Wrigley, Heide S. May I help you? Massachusette: Addison- Wisley Publishing Company, 1987.

Website

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Unit 12 Kitchen Staff

Let’s start

Have a look at the below dishes and tell the names ingredients as many as possible.

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Reading Quick and easy Recipe Napolitan Sauce Ingredients

- 2 cans peeled tomato - 1 onion - 2 tablespoons of extra Virgin Olive Oil - 6-7 fresh basil leaves or teaspoon dried basil - Salt and pepper - Parsley Methods

Heat oil, brown onion, add finely chopped tomato, add basil, salt and pepper, bring to The boil, reduce heat and simmer for minutes or until liquid has reduced by half. Then add parsley and stir through. (Adapted from: Food Brochure. By Thai International Airway. 2002)

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Activity 1:

1. Underline all verbs used in the above recipe. 2. Write it down in steps using sequencing: First…………………………………………………………………………………… Then………………………………………………………………………………….. Next…………………………………………………………………………………… After that……………………………………………………………………………… Finally…………………………………………………………………………………

Language Focus How to use instruction

We use sequence markers to put instructions in order. First

:

First pour some oil into the frying pan.

..Begin/start with

:

You can begin/start with pouring oil into the frying pan

Then/next

:

Then/next put a tea spoon of chopped garlic into the hot oil.

After that... and...

:

After that put slice pork into the pan and stir fried it with garlic.

Finally/Lastly

:

Finally/lastly seasoned the mixture with soy sauce, little sugar and ground black pepper.

Activity 2: Make an instruction in the following conversation of your favorite dish.

Chef

:

What’s your favorite dish?

Helper

:

It’s …………………………………………………………..

Chef

:

What ingredients do you need?

Helper

:

To prepare it, I need …………………………………………

Chef

:

Tell me how do you cook it?

Helper

:

Certainly, First………………………………………………… Next …………………………………………………………… Then……………………………………………………………. After that……………………………………………………….. Finally ………………………………………………………….

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Activity 3: What ingredients of the following dish. Write the method of how to cook them. You can choose only two dishes.

Som Tum Poo

Pork Sate

1. Som Tum Poo 2. Yakisoba 3. Kao Soi Northern Style 4. Pork Sate 5. Tom Yam Kung 6. Meang Kam

Yakisoba

Tom Yam Kung

Kao Soi Northern Style

Meang Kam

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Reading

CHEF SUGGESTION SOM TAM THAI (Thai Green Papaya Salad)

Ingredients

Green papaya

350 g.

Carrots

50 g.

Unsalted toasted peanut

50 g.

Dried shrimp

50 g.

Fresh chili

3 or more Dressing

Lime juice

55 g.

Fish sauce

35 g.

Sugar (brown sugar preferable)

55 g.

Chopped garlic

10 g.

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Wash and peel green papaya and carrots, grate them into long thin strips.

-

Crush or grinded unsalted toasted peanut.

-

Soak dried shrimp in water and drain well. Dry them on a sheet pan in the oven, then grind them in a food processor or grinder.

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Wash whole fresh chili peppers and crush them with the flat part of kn ife.

-

For dressing, mix all the dressing ingredients together, stir until sugar is completely dissolved.

-

Just before serving, toss the prepared shredded green papaya and carrot with the dressing, and crushed fresh chili pepper, crushed peanut and ground dried shrimp. Keep some crushed peanut and dry shrimp to garnish the salad.

-

Serve the salad on a lettuce leaf and top with the remaining crushed peanut and ground shrimp.

Note: For those who prefer a spicier taste, more fresh chili may be added. (Adapted from: Food Brochure. By Thai International Airway. 2002)

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Activity 4: A recipe for fried rice.

Look at the list of ingredients which may be used in making fried rice. Choose the ingredients you prefer. Then, write a recipe of your fried rice. Use the sequence markers to write your recipe. List of ingredients Oil

Vegetable oil Coconut oil Animal fat (lard)

Meat

Beef/Chicken/Port Shell/Prawn Crabmeat Sausage

Vegetable Cauliflower/ Cabbage/Bean sprouts/Baby corn/ Mushrooms Cucumber Tomato Onion Green Onion Coriander Flavoring Soy sauce Ketchup Fish sauce Sugar Chopped garlic Ground black pepper Lime Cooked rice Recipe …………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………

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Language Focus Definition

To form the definition we use… 1. (noun/nouns) is/are (noun/nouns) … 2. (noun/nouns) is/are (noun/nouns) which + clause. 3. (noun/nouns) which + clause + is/are called + (noun/nouns) 4. (noun/nouns) which + clause + is/are known as + (noun/nouns) Example: 1. Kai is chicken. 2. Kai Tod is deep fried chicken. 3. Sa-te Kai is grilled chicken stick which served with curry dipping. 4. Chicken stick grilled on charcoal and serve with curry dipping is called Sa -te Kai.

Activity 5: Write description for foods and drinks.

1. What is Kaoy Boud Shee

(กลวยบวดช)?

It’s Thai dessert. It is made from banana boiled in sweet coconut cream.

(ตมยาก ง)? 3. What is ‘Chom Phoo’ (ชมพ )? 4. Whai is ‘Ka Fae Yen’(กาแฟเยน)? 5. What is ‘Sang kha ya’ (สงขยา)? 6. What is ‘Khao Nieo Kaew’ (ขาวเหนยวแกว)? 7. What is ‘Tom Kha Kai’(ตมขาไก)? 8. What is ‘Khao Mu Daeng’ (ขาวหมแดง)? 9. What is ‘ Kieo Nam’ (เก ยวน า)? า ตก)? 10. What is ‘Moo Nam Tok’ (หมน 2. What is Tom Yam Kung

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Working Out Recipe Demonstration

Demonstrate the cooking strategies in the classroom. Choose the recipe, prepare the ingredient and demonstrate. (3-5 minutes for each student)

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References

จฬาลงกรณ, มหาวทยาลย. คณะอกษรศาสตร. เอกสารประกอบการบรรยายการอบรมมัคคเทศก. กรงเทพมหานคร: โรงพมพจฬ าลงกรณมหาวทยาลย, 2523. ศลปากร, มหาวทยาลย. เอกสารประกอบการบรรยายการอบรมมัคคเทศกรน  ท  7. กรงเทพมหานคร: มหาวทยาลยศลปากร, 2553. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th


Stott, Trish and Holt, Roger. First Class: English for Tourism. 8 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Thai Farmers Bank. Highlights of Thailand . Bangkok: Magic Productions, 1987. th


Kao Soi Northen Style from: www.siamdiningguide.com Meang Kam from: fotosearch.com Pork Sate from: www.jewishworldreview.com Somtam Poo from: www.restaurantdorset.co.uk Tom Yam Kung from: www.kenyaphuket.com Yakisoba from: http://hucker.net http://image.diaryis.com www.thailandlife.com www.terrythone.com

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Module 4: Housekeeping and Maintenance Unit 13: Housekeeping staff Unit 14: Maintenance & Engineering Staff

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Unit 13 Housekeeping staff Let’s start

1. How important is the house keeping staff? 2. What kind of works do they have to be done by the housekeeping staff?

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Conversation Making up rooms Situation 1

Room Maid

:

Good morning, madam. My name is Suwannee. I’m a room maid. May I come in, please?

Guest

:

Yes. How long does it take to make up room?

Room Maid

:

It takes 15 minutes to make up your room, madam. Two of us will help to clean up everything in your room.

Guest

:

Can I stay in my room and watch television while you’re working?

Room Maid

:

Certainly, Madam.

Room Maid

:

Good Morning, May I make up your room, please?

Guest

:

Are you a room attendant?

Room Maid

:

Yes, I’m a chamber maid. There are two of us help making up

Situation 2

the room. Guest

:

Would you come back in 10 minutes? I’ve not finished yet.

Room Maid

:

Certainly, Madam.

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(10 minutes later) Room Maid

:

Can I come in?

Guest

:

Yes of course. We’re leaving.

Room Maid

:

Goodbye Madam. Have a nice day.

Guest

:

Thank you.


Housekeeping

:

Housekeeping. May I ………1………… you?

Guest

:

Yes. This is Mrs. Jones ………2…… 2011. Did you make the bouquet in my room?

Housekeeping

:

Yes, madam. The bouquet is made in the ………3………. room. This is a complementary for the ………4…………. guest.

Guest

:

It’s really …………5………. Thank you very much.

Housekeeping

:

You’re ………6…….., madam.

Guest

:

Well, tomorrow is my husband’s ………7…….. and we’re h aving a party under the candles. Could you arrange some flowers in our room?

Housekeeping

:

In this case we have a flower shop in our hotel. I will ask …8…….. to call you and discuss about the matter.

Guest

:

That’s good ……9…….. Thank you very much.

Housekeeping

:

With pleasure, madam.

Conversation

Maid I

:

We have to check bedroom accessories. It contains linen Basket including sheets, pillow cases, bathrobes, lavatory Napkins, pajamas, bath and face towels, blankets, and dressing gown, spare pillow, and so on.

Maid II

:

I’m cleaning the bathroom and checking these articles. There are shampoo bottles, foam bath, hair conditioner, toothpaste, tooth brush , sewing kits, candle stands, razor, sanitary bags, shower cap, body lotion, soap dish, detergent, first-aid box,

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ashtray, disposal bags laundry forms, laundry bags, room freshener, towels, facial paper, toilet paper, clothes hangers, breakfast knob cards, room service menu, waste paper basket, bath mats, bath towel, plastic shirt bags, ‚polish my shoe card‛ Turkish towel or terry towel, a box of matches, blade dispensers, gargle tumblers, water tumbles, cotton pad. And I must also clean the shower curtain, toilet bowl, toilet flush, bath tub, and shower. Check the tap or faucet works well, and the plug sockets for shaving which are use for electricity of 110-220 volts, and even check that the toilet flushes properly. Maid I

:

I prepare sheets, blankets, bed spread. Pillow, mattress Protectors, Pillow cases for making beds.

Maid II

:

On the writing table, mustn’t forget to check the writing case containing writing paper. Envelops, facsimile form, a note pad, hotel guest comment form, guest house rules, brochures, post card, scribing pad, guest stationery, and ball point pens.

Maid I

:

I’m putting the missing items in it. Even on the dressing-table, I put the hotel menu and guide book for the guests. In the drawer, there are a Bible and a book of Lord Buddha Preaching. In the wardrobe. You will see the coat hangers, shoeshine cleaning and laundry lists.

Maid II

:

I will wipe the dust from the venetian blind, curtains, radiator, television set, air conditioner, easy chair, reading lamps, telephone, mirrors and the chair in the corridor.

Maid I

:

Very good. Look in the mini bar, we always have some kinds of snacks for the guest. The refrigerator contains purified water, Spirits and soft drinks with tumblers, ice-cubes, napkins, a water jug or a carafe and the last thing is the price list.

Maid II

:

When we finish checking the supplies, I will change the bed, and vacuum the rugs and draperies, supply stationery, change flowers when they are witted, check light bulbs, television set and hairs dries, clean the ashtrays and sweep the floor. We must also have and eye for details.

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Maid I

:

I have been trained to clean all types of room: single room, double room. twin room, studio room, penthouse suite, junior and presidential suites, duplex suite, double suite adjoining room and connecting room, exhibition room or display room, cabana and triple room.

Maid II

:

Well, you must be an expert in cleaning.

Maid I

:

Thank you, I’m sure I will be.

(Adapted from: Technical English for House Keeping. By Pongthai, K. 1993:p.10-11)

Activity 1 List the objects and accessories from the above conversation and write the meaning in your language for them. Which would you find in the following places?

1. Bed room 2. Bathroom 3. Closet & wardrobe 4. Writing table 5. Mini bar 6. Corridor

Language Focus The four patterns of sentences;

1.

There is………………. There are …………………….. Expression:

There is no toilet paper in the bathroom.

Response:

Sorry sir/madam. I will bring some up to you.

Expression

There are no coat hangers in the wardrobe.

Response:

Sorry sir / madam. I will bring some up to you.

Activity 2: Make sentences with there is, there are and practice speaking with your friends.

soap

shampoo

bible

mini bar room service menu

2.

Expression:

towels

sheets

telephone directory

stationary

sewing kit

The bed has not been made.

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Response:

I am sorry about that. I will send someone up to make it right away.

Expression:

The sheets have not been changed .

Response:

I am sorry about that. I will send someone up to change it right away.

3.

Expression:

The bath needs cleaning . The sheets need changing .

Response:

I am terrible sorry. I will ask the chambermaid to come up and clean it at once. I will ask the chambermaid to come up and change them at once.

(Adapted from: International Hotel English. By Adamson, D. 1989. p.24 -25)

Activity 3: Make sentences and practice speaking with your friends.

clean – wash basin

vacuum – carpet

replace – light bulb

fix – air-conditioner

clean- bath tube

replace- bed sheet

4.

Expression:

Have you replaced the broken ashtray?

Response:

Yes, I have already replaced it.

Expression:

Have you cleaned the bathroom?

Response:

Yes, I have already cleaned it?

Expression:

Have you fixed the air conditioner?

Response:

Not yet , but I am going to fix it right now.

Activity 4: Make sentences and practice speaking with your friends.

repair – broken window

fix – the television

clean – the stained desk top

fill- the mini-bar

Activity 5: What will you say if…

1. You want the maid to clean your room. 2. You want a new towel. 3. You spill food on the floor.

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4. Your television set doesn’t work. 5. Your toilet is dirty. 6. There isn’t water from the tap. 7. You don’t want anyone to disturb you. 8. You want your clothes ironed. 9. You want to send a fax. 10. You want to order for food from your room.

Working out Describe methods you use to clean the following items. -

Thai silk arm chair

-

Bathroom

-

Toilet bowl

-

Carpet floor

-

Ceramic floor

-

Wooden desk

-

Plastic side lamp

-

Cotton curtain

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References

อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม Hotel English for Thais. พมพคร งท  ๒. กรงเทพมหานคร: ฮวแมนเฮอรเทจ, 2003. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Travelers. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pongthai, Kamolwon. Technical English Hotel Housekeeping . Bangkok: RIT, 1993. th


Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995.

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Unit 14 Maintenance and Engineering Staff

Let’s start

- What kinds of problems do you need maintenance services? www.bluevolt.com

- What are routines of maintenance staff?

Conversation Maintenance Service Situation 1

Housekeeping

:

Housekeeping. May I help you?

Caller

:

Could you come up and have a look at the air conditioner?

Housekeeping

:

Certainly sir. Could you tell me what the problem is like?

Caller

:

It has got smell like something burned inside and a bit of smoke is out.

Housekeeping

:

I will send the maintenance up right away.

:

Good morning. I’m Somsak from engineer department.

Situation 2

Engineer

I’m here to fix T.V. Guest

:

Can you come back later?

Engineer

:

Certainly, sir. What time is convenient, sir?

Guest

:

How long does it take for fixing it?

Engineer

:

This should take about fifteen minutes.

Guest

:

OK. Come back at 1 p.m. then.

Engineer

:

Of course, sir. Thank you.

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Situation 3

Engineer

:

Good morning.

Guest

:

May I help you?

Engineer

:

I’m here from the Engineering Department.

Guest

:

May I see you identification?

Engineer

:

Certainly, madam. Here you are.

Guest

:

Thanks.

Engineer

:

I’m here to fix the air -conditioner.

Guest

:

Oh, good. Come on in.

Engineer

:

Thank you, madam.

(Adapted from: Technical English for House Keeping. By Pongthai, K. 1993:p.27-28 )

Activity 1: Think of problems in guests’ rooms and make a conversation with your friends

to solve those problems.

Language Focus 1. The expression used for engineer

-

Good morning. My name is …….. I’m from Engineering Department.

-

I’m here to fix T.V. / air -conditioner/ telephone/ shower/ toilet ….

-

Here is my identification.

-

Please tell me what happen.

-

What happen when you turn it on?

-

How often does it happen?

-

Where’s the problem, madam?

-

What’s the problem exactly?

-

When did it start?

-

That’s normal.

-

There’s not a problem.

-

That’s happens sometimes.

2. If you cannot solve the problem

-

I’m very sorry but we have to order for spare part supply.

-

I’m afraid I have to ask you to change the room.

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Since the problem is serious, would you please change the room?

-

I’ll inform front office for changing the room for you.

-

We need more time to fix this. I think it would be better if you could change the room.

-

The front office will offer you the better room if it’s available.

เรยบเรยงจาก: ภาษาองกฤษในงานโรงแรม Hotel English for Thais. โดย อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. 2546. หนา 44-46) (

Activity 2: Give responses to the following expressions.

1. Can you come back later? 2. Who is it? 3. What do you want? 4. Are you here to fix T.V.? 5. May I see some I.D.? 6. Hello! 7. Are you here to clean the room? 8. Hang on a minute. 9. Can we in the room while you’re fixing T.V.? 10. How long does it take for fixing the T.V.?

Listening Listen and complete the dialogue. Dialogue 1

Pierre

:

Hello, Mary. ……………1…………………?

Mary

:

Pretty good, thanks. How about you, Pierre?

Pierre

:

………2……….., thanks.

Tanaka

:

Morning, Ann. ……………1…………………?

Ann

:

OK. Thanks. How are you today, Tanaka?

Tanaka

:

……………2…………., thanks?

Dialogue 2

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Dialogue 3

Brad

:

Excuse me. …………1………. Dolores Cotten?

Dolores

:

Yes.

Brad

:

How are you? I’m Brad Jordan… from Engineering department.…………2……………?

Dolores

:

I’m glad to meet you, too. Brad. Thank you for …………3……….

Brad

:

It’s a pleasure. What…………4…………?

Dolores

:

We’re going to hold the international conference in the banquet room and we need to prepare the facility for presentation.

Brad

:

That’s Okay. I can manage it right now.

Conversation Leave Taking (Saying Goodbye) Situation 1

Engineer

:

Good morning, Mr. Smith.

Smith

:

Good morning. How was your work?

Engineer

:

I hope it’s good. Thank you, sir .

Smith

:

Well, I have a meeting. I must go now. Goodbye.

Engineer

:

Goodbye, sir.

Fido

:

Hi, Dido. How’s everything?

Dido

:

Hi! Nothing special. I’ve just finished my check list

Situation 2

for building 1. Fido

:

Good! I’ve got to go now. I have to go up to look at the air-conditioner in room 12.

Dido

:

OK. Take care.

Fido

:

Thanks, you too.

Activity 3: Make conversations to greet, to introduce and to say goodbye, then practice speaking with your friends.

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Working Out Make conversations with guests, suppose the guests’ room has problems with the following equipments.

1. Air conditioner 2. Television 3. Mini-bar 4. Window 5. Shower tap 6. Basin tap Etc…

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References

อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม Hotel English for Thais. พมพคร งท  ๒. กรงเทพมหานคร: ฮวแมนเฮอรเทจ, 2003. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller . New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th




Website

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Module 5: At Your Service Unit 15: Bellman and General Services Unit 16: Tourism Information Unit 17: Location, Direction and Transportation Unit 18: Spa and Massage

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Unit 16 Bellman and General Services

Let’s start

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1. What are services that guests always need when they come to stay in the hotel? 2. What are events the hotel often provides to entertain and attracts guests?

Conversation At Your Request Service (AYS) Situation 1

Guest

:

Where can I park my car?

Bell boy

:

You can park your car in the car park behind the hotel. It’s free, or we have a lock-up underground car park. The entrance to that is behind the hotel, too.

Situation 2

Guest

:

I don’t have a car and I’m not sure how I can get to the airport tomorrow morning.

Bell boy

:

There’s no problem about transport to the airport. We have a courtesy coach to the airport that leaves every half-hour. It only takes ten minutes to get there.

Situation 3

Guest

:

Is there a laundry service in the hotel?

Clerk

:

Yes sir. Just leave your laundry bag behind the door with a

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laundry slip in it before nine o’clock. Your laundry will be collected and returned to you by six o’clock in the evening. Situation 4

Guest

:

I won’t back in the hotel till after midnight, tonight. Will it be possible to get something to eat in my room?

Clerk

:

Certainly. Madam. Just dial 123 from your room and tell room service what you’d like. Hot and cold snacks are available at anytime of the day or night.

(Adapted from: Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. By Utawanit, K. 1995. p. 150-151)

Listening Listen to the conversation and answer the question.

1. Can the guest send the fax in this hotel? 2. What should the guest do in order to get the fax sent? 3. How much is the charge?

Activity 1: Make replies to enquiries below.

Enquiry 1

:

Would it be possible for me to get my car washed here?

Enquiry 2

:

Have you got any information about the concert in the hotel this week?

Enquiry 3

:

Is there anywhere we can buy some souvenirs?

Enquiry 4

:

We’d like to try Thai food, could you recommend a good restaurant?

Enquiry 5

:

Is it possible to book for a ticket of Cabaret Show from the hotel?

Enquiry 6

:

Can you tell me what time most shops close here? I’d like to know the time I could go out for shopping.

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Language Focus 1. Way to Express & Accept Thanks Expressing Thanks

Accepting Thanks

Thanks/ Thanks a lot

You’re welcome.

Thank you.

You’re quite welcome.

Thank you very much.

Don’t mention it.

Many thanks.

Not at all.

Thank you for your kindness.

No problem.

Thank you for your trouble.

My pleasure.

I appreciate your kindness.

It’s my pleasure.

I’m very grateful to you.

It’s really nothing.

That’s very kind of you.

It’s my pleasure to help you.

2. Way to recommend or advice people

May I recommend ………….. May I suggest …………… You should ………………. I think you should …………….. Problem: The guest has got headache. - May I recommend you to go to the health club. Our doctor is there to help you. Problem:

The guest wants to buy some souvenirs.

- May I suggest the hotel plaza. There are a lot of interesting souvenir shops there. Problem:

The guest wants to walk around for sight seeing.

- I think you should bike around. We have a bike for guest to use for gathering around the hotel and along the beach. 3. Expression for a doorman

-

Good morning /afternoon / evening

-

Welcome to Beach Paradise Hotel

-

We’re happy to have you with us.

-

How many bags, sir / madam?

-

Are these all of your luggage, sir /madam?

-

Where would you like to go, sir / madam?

-

Here is a map of the city to help you.

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-

Let me draw a map for you.

-

It’s within walking distance.

-

It’s five-minute walk.

-

It’s too far to walk.

-

It takes fifteen minutes by taxi.

-

It takes one and a half hours by bus.

-

Shall I call a taxi for you, sir / madam?

-

It should cost up to one hundred baht.

-

Goodbye, sir / madam. I hope you have a pleasant trip.

-

Happy journey, sir / madam.

-

I hope you enjoy staying with us.

-

It’ll be a pleasure to have you with us again.

4. Expression for a bellman or a porter

-

May I take you baggage, sir / madam?

-

Is that your bag, sir / madam?

-

Is that all, sir / madam?

-

This way, please, Mr. Smith. Your room is on the ninth floor.

-

To your right, please.

-

To your left, please.

-

This is your room, Mr. Smith.

-

The light switches are here.

-

The switches on the bedside table are for television, radio and bedside lamps.

-

The remote control for television is here.

-

We offer 15 channels include local channels and international channels.

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This is the bathroom and here is the light switch.

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If you want the air-conditioning, just turn this knob.

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There are hangers in the closet here.

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Would you like me to hang up your suit, sir?

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If you use the electric razor, the plug is here.

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The electricity is 220 volts, not 110. Do you have a transformer?

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Please call room service if you would like to have some food in your room.

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If I can be of any service, please call the Bell Captain.

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I shall be glad to serve you.

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Thank you, sir. I hope I can serve you again.

เรยบเรยงจาก: ภาษาองกฤษในงานโรงแรม Hotel English for Thais. โดย อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. 2546. หนา 44-46) (

Listening Listen to the expressions and complete sentences.

1. Is this your first ……………… to Thailand? 2. Have you been ………………….. before? 3. ………………… to our hotel. 4. We are ………………… to have you with us. 5. I hope you enjoy ………………. with us. 6. There is a …………… on the dresser. 7. The bible is in the …………………. 8. Please ……………… the door when you leave the room. 9. Would you like me to ……………… a taxi? 10. Let me give the ……………… directions. 11. I will ………………. in Thai for a taxi. 12. May I bring you an …………………..? It is raining outside.

Conversation Making a recommendation Situation 1

Customer

:

I’m thinking about buying a new watch. Can you recommend the shop?

AYS

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Certainly, sir. The King Power buy shop around the corner is very reliable. They sell many brand names watch with guarantee.

Customer

:

Is it more expensive?

AYS

:

Not at all, sir. The price is reasonable. We are happy to buy things at this shop. You can ask for a new promotion discount. Just stop there and have a look.

Customer

:

Okay. Thanks for your suggestion. I appreciate it.

AYS

:

It’s my pleasure. Have a nice day!

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Situation 2

Customer

:

Excuse me. Could you tell me the fastest way to Siam Center?

AYS

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You can go that way. It’s the nearest.

Customer

:

Is it too far to walk?

AYS

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No, it’s just five-minute walk. Just turn left in front of the hotel, Walk along for two blocks, cross the pedestrian bridge. And it is just around the corner.

Customer

:

Thanks a lot.

AYS

:

You’re welcome.

Activity 2: Make conversation to offer help for guests in different situation. Role-play your conversations to the class.

Working out What else can you make your guests feel more comfortable and more satisfied while they are staying in the hotel? 1. Try to recommend guests to buy some souvenirs of your local products. 2. Help your guests to buy a train tickets from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Ask information from the railway station’s clerk for your guest. 3. Show the guests of facilities in your hotel.

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References

อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม Hotel English for Thais. พมพคร งท  ๒. กรงเทพมหานคร: ฮวแมนเฮอรเทจ, 2003. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Travelers. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th



Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995.

Website

www.travel-watch.com

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Unit 17 Tourism Information

Let’s start

1. What are tourist attractions in you nearby areas which attract most of tourists? 2. What are attractions in Thailand which attract tourists to visi t?

Reading Pattaya

Pattaya is 147 kilometers southeast of Bangkok and faces the Gulf of Thailand. Pattaya is Asia’s premier beach resort and caters with equal appeal to families, couples and single visitors. Pattaya’s relaxing tropical ambience is synonymous with every ingredient for memorable holidays. Accommodation ranges from luxuriously appointed hotels with superb convention facilities to simple guesthouses. Sporting opportunities abound both of land and water, and include some of the finest golfing, game fishing, and scuba diving anywhere in Asia Theme and amusement parks, offbeat museums and lush botanical gardens offer numerous forms of leisure activity and cultural entertainment for all family members. At night, Pattaya offers all the allure and magic of a truly vibrant nightlife with a spectacular variety of restaurant, nightclubs, bars, di scotheques, cocktail lounges, and cabaret show. Pattaya can be brash, bold, beautiful, and bucolic, and offers everything to everyone! (Taken from: Brochure of Pattaya. Pattaya Municipality. 2003)

Activity 1: Answer the questions

1. What is Pattaya famous for? 2. What can you do when you visit Pattaya? 3. What are the entertainments during the nighttime? 4. What are accommodations like in Pattaya? 5. Do you like Pattaya? Why do you like or don’t you like it?

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Reading

Sukhothai

The province covers 6,596 sq. km. and is above all not ed as the centre of the old Thai kingdom of Sukhothai, with major historical remains at Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai. Its main natural attraction is Khao Luang Mountain Park. The provincial capital, sometimes called New Sukhothai, is a small town lying on the Yom River whose main business is serving the tourists who visit the nearby Sukhothai historical park. Old Sukhothai th

Founded in the 13 century, Sukhothai was the first truly independent Thai Kingdom, and it enjoyed a golden age under the great King Ramkhamhaeng. Abandoned and overgrown for many centuries, the superb temples and monuments of this splendid city have been lovingly restored in Sukhothai Historical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A must-see for all travelers, Sukhothai is one of the most important h istorical sited in Southeast Asia. (Taken from: Brochure of Sukhothai Province. Tourism Authority of Thailand. 2002)


1. What’s the history of Sukhothai? 2. Where should tourists visit in Sukhothai? 3. For what reason Sukhothai is separated into New and Old Sukhothai? 4. What are differences of Pattaya and Sukhothai? 5. Which on do you prefer to visit Pattaya or Sukhothai?

Listening Listen to the passage and then complete the following sentences about Samui.

1. Koh Samui is the …………….largest island in the country. 2. Samui covers the area of …………. sq.km. with the roading pave around the island to the length of ……… kilometers. 3. The ……………… of Samui can be measured by the busy flights from Bangkok Airways which is over ………… per day.

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4. You can overview …………… trees colonnade along the runway and a Thai style airport ……………… which of the first glance you may think it’s a resort. 5.

There are several …………………. beaches around the island.

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Several ……………. are waiting; snorkeling, kayaking, sailing, ………………, water skiing, or renting the boat to watch ………………….

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At night, the beach will be full of …………, bars and restaurants which make Samui such a ………………… island..

Reading Precautions for travelers

We’ve all heard of dreadful stories about fraud committed by using the person’s name, address or credit. Here is some information to limit the detrimental effect in case that this happens to you or someone you know. There are countless safety precautions that we had been taught and still follow. They may be helpful in reducing and individual’s risk of being the victim and in avoiding victimization. Many of these ‘tips’ below seem like a common sense; you may already do most of these things. You can use them as a reminder or they may include ideas that you haven’t yet thought of. Safety precautions are not a guarantee that you will not be victimized. You can’t always protect yourself from a crime. It is important to remember that you are not to be blamed for the crime that was committed against you. Theft of a purse/wallet

- Never leave your purse or wallet unattended. -

Make copies of all your credit card and identification and keep these copies in safe place (not in the wallet).

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Remember your credit card and ATM’s pin numbers. Never leave them with cards.

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If you don’t need purse or wallet when you go out, leave it at home.

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Carry some money in other pockets.

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Put your wallet in front pants’ pocket or always keep a firm grasp of your wallet.

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If your wallet is stolen, immediately cancel your credit card and contact the local police.

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When using ATM machine, be aware of your surrounding.

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Avoid carrying large sums of money with you.

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For person carrying shoulder-strap handbags, wear the strap across your chest rather than over your shoulder. It will be more difficult for someone to snatch your handbag.

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Don’t walk alone in the dark place, especially for girls and women. Since Thailand is a land of smile, people here aren’t going to be heartless. Now let’s

see how you can handle it. After trying to communicate, using the body language and much more, and no one understand, you have to look for a police around there. If you can’t find one, try to communicate to people in the uniform such as college students and the b lue collars. Or the last way out, search for some coins, head to the proper phone booth and call 1155 (Tourist Help & Care Center). They will proudly help you get through your bad day; lost stuff be tricked, or anything else according to their slogan ‘Welcome the Tourists as a Cousin.’ Tips for Trip

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Remember these numbers: 1699 Tourist Police, 1155 Tourist Help & Care Center, and 1672 Tourist Information.

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After get into the taxi, check the meter, driver’s information, and car registration first.

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When you need some help to fix the serious official problems, think of the embassy.

(Taken from: Bangkok Post: Lifestyle Guru Entertainment, Agrongchai, P., 2005. p.8 )

Activity 3: From the above extract, discuss with your friend of what should be consider when you go abroad as a tourist.

Listening Listen to the passage and answer the questions.

1. For what reason was Sapan Put built? 2. What activities happen at Sapan Put by day and by night? 3. What should you buy at Sapan Put night market? 4. What day is Sapan Put night market closed? 5. Why the body painting by henna is recommended? 6. What is used to do nail-painting at Sapan Put?

Working Out Search for more information of tourists’ attractions and present to the class about those places.

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References

จฬาลงกรณ, มหาวทยาลย. คณะอกษรศาสตร. เอกสารประกอบการบรรยายการอบรมมัคคเทศก. กรงเทพมหานคร:โรงพมพจฬ าลงกรณมหาวทยาลย, 2523. ศลปากร, มหาวทยาลย. เอกสารประกอบการบรรยายการอบรมมัคคเทศกรน  ท  7. กรงเทพมหานคร: มหาวทยาลยศลปากร, 2553. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Agrongchai, P. Bangkok Post: Lifestyle Guru Entertainment . 2005. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller . New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Brochure of Pattaya. Pattaya Municipality. 2003. Brochure of Sukhothai Province. Tourism Authority of Thailand. 2002. Clemens, J. and Crawford, J. (Edited). Word Will Travel . Canberra: ELS Pty Ltd., 1994. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th



Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Tourism. 6 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1992.

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Unit 18 Location, Direction and Transportation Let’s start

1. When you have problems finding right places, what do you do? 2. How do you pick up the person to ask for direction?

Reading How to get there: Asking the way.

One of the services that a good hotel staff will offer is to help guests to find various places and services outside the hotel itself. A member of the hotel staff is standing on the steps outside the hotel and giving directions. You can use the map to direct the places for your guests o r travelers.

Conversation Finding Places Situation 1

Guest

:

Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the railway station, Please?

Hotel Staff

:

Yes. Go straight down this street here, turn left. And you will see it on your left hand side.

Situation 2

Guest

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I’m looking for the Catholic Church, can you help me?

Hotel Staff

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You go along this street here, turn sharp right and it’s about 200 yards along on the other side of the road. You can’t m iss it.

Situation 3

Guest

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Can you tell me where the nearest travel agency is please?

Hotel Staff

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Yes. Go straight down this street here, turn right into Srithai

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Street. Go straight along until you come to Piman Street and it’s straight in front of you, opposite the chemist’s on the corner. Situation 4

Guest

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How can I get to the post office?

Hotel Staff

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Well, go up this street, turn left into Church Chill Street and go it on straight along until you come to Union Street and you’ll find the corner. It’s a big yellow building.

Situation 5

Guest

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I would like to change some traveler’s cheques. Can you tell me where the nearest bank or currency exchange box is, please?

Hotel Staff

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Well, there’s bank on the corner opposite the railway station. First turn left, and then turn left again. The entrance is in crown street.

Listening Listen to the conversation and complete the dialogues. dialogue 1

Guest

:

Where do they sell …………1……….. and corkscrews?

Hotel Staff

:

Your best bet is Beal’s department store on the ……2…. opposite the post office. First left. ……3…… the road and it’s right in front of you.

dialogue 2

Guest

:

Is there an all-night chemist’s in the …………1………………?

Hotel Staff

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Well, there is a chemist’s on the corner of Union Street and George Street, but I don’t know if it’s ……2………. after ………3…………

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Language Focus Could you tell me

where…………………………………………….is? the way to……………………………………………? where can I find a…………………………………..? Is there a………………………………………..nearby? It’s about a……………………minute’s walk. Your best bet is to…………………………… Carry straight on until you see…………………and Then……………………………… You’ll find it on your left /on your right /opposite /on the corner.

Questions to ask for location and direction 1. Can you tell me the way to the bus stop? 2. Can you direct me to the cinema please? 3. I’m looking for the post office. Can you help me please? 4. How can I get to the railway station? 5.

Could you tell me where the shopping center is?

Activity 1: From the given map, practice to ask directions of the following places:

( Taken from: New Person to Person: Book 1. by Richards, J C. 1995. p.29)

You are at the park:

To Post Office, Park, Bank, Museum, Bak ery, …

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Activity 2: Look at the map Cha Am in Petchburi and answer the following questions. Imagine you are standing at the Railway Station:

Excuse me, can you tell me the way to… 1. The post office 2. Hospital 3. Tourism Authority of Thailand 4. Bus Station to Bangkok ………………………………………..

(Source: Cha Am map brochure. Cha Am, Petchburi Municipality. 2003)

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Traveling by sea

The following are frequent questions asked by the travelers when they travel by sea. 1. Are there any direct sailings from Surattani to Tao Island? 2. When does the boat leave? 3. What type of boat to Tao Island? 4. Where can I make a reservation for the boat? 5. How long does it take from Surattani to Tao Island? 6. What are the cabins like?

(Source: Guide book of Koh Tao. Surattani Municipality. 2002)

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Conversation Telling Direction from the Hotel

Information Clerk

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May I help you?

Guest

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I’d like to go to the Pala-U- Waterfal. Can you tell me best way to get there?

Information Clerk

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It’s quite far from here about 50 kilometers. Would you like to try the local bus.

Guest

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That’s a good idea.

Information Clerk

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The bus station is opposite the Hua Hin fresh market. It leaves every half an hour. It’s a six-wheel bus with green and white color. The fare is only 30 baht to the waterfall.

Guest

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Information Clerk

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You’re welcome.

Activity 3: Suppose you are the hotel staff. Help the guest with their enquires. Make your own dialogue.

1. The guest want to do some shopping (suggest the place) 2. The guest wants to do diving. 3. The guest wants to watch Thai way of life (sight seeing). 4. The guest wants to go to the cinema. 5. The guest wants to dine out.

Working out Find the map of your town, make a conversation to direct th e guests to places around there. You can start at hotels, railway station or bus station if you like.

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References Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th



Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel . 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Hua Hin Municipality. Brochure of Hua Hin. 2003. Cha Am Municipality. Brochure of Cha Am, Petchburi. 2002. Surattani Municipality. Guide book of Koh Tao. 2002.

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Unit 18 Spa and Massage

Let’s start

Layana Resort, Krabi

Sugar Spa

- Have you ever tried spa and massage? - How do you like spa and massage? - Discuss with your friends about the services in spa.

Reading

Thailand: Excellent Health Destination of Asia

Medical Spa

Care

Dental Care

Thai Herbs

Thai Massage

Thai Culinary

Thai Herbal Products

The ancient herbal healing traditions have deep roots in Thai culture. The herbal heat compress. Thai herbal steam and Thai massage are derived from folk medicine and ancient midwifery techniques. Today, natural products and aromatherapy are respected and widely practiced as one of the most popular complementary therapies, aromatherapy takes a holistic approach to healing by considering the whole person and treating both the phys ical and emotional symptoms. In addition there are many problems about the synthetic drug such as its side effects and toxicity. Therefore, it is a good opportunity for Thailand to promote the high qualities of herbal products to use as the alternative medicines for the world market. Thai herbs can be u sed as functional foods and herbal drinks. The use of pure essential oil from medicinal plants and flowers for massages, inhale and steam bath offer a natural approach to enhance health and well being. The refreshing element comes from herbal balance, for example; sweet basil leave used for

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refreshing, lemon oil used for refreshing and stimulating, lemongrass oil used for eases indigestion and refreshing. The smell of jasmine flower contains ingredients that can relax the central nervous system and instantly improve spirits. The refreshing herbal drinks are full of remedial qualities for various illnesses. (Adapted from: Travel Guidebook of Chiang Mai Tourism Authority C enter. 2003)


1. How can you use Thai herbs to enhance your better health? 2. How can you describe the use of Thai herbs to the foreigners? 3. List of the adjectives used to describe nouns from the passage.

Language Focus The expression used in spa and massage services -

Sawasdee Ka/Krap. Welcome to ……………

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How may I help you?

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Could I have your name, please?

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May I have your room number?

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Which types of massage would you like?

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Would you like the foot massage?

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It takes 50 minutes for foot massage?

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Please come this way.

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May I clean you feet?

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Would you lei down and relax, madam?

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Would you mind changing the clothes?

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Please close your eyes during a facial message?

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Please inhale the essential oils and choose one you like most?

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Would you like sport massage or light massage?

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I hope you enjoy the massage?

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Have a nice day! Thank you for using our service.

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Listening Listen to the expression and describe the meaning of each expression.

1. …………………………………………………………………. 2. …………………………………………………………………. 3. ………………………………………………………………….. 4. ………………………………………………………………….. 5. …………………………………………………………………..

Reading The spa house Body Scrub

Thai Coffee & Honey This is body scrub treatment emphasizing on body flowing system. Coffee powder helps eliminate toxic substances. Look naturally younger combining with fresh milk and honey. 60 minutes 1,560 baht. Natural Honey & Salt This is body to get rid of perishable skin cells, stimulate continuously of blood flowing system. Look radiant and younger when mixing with fresh milk and h oney. After scrub treatment. Nourish skin with moisturizer. 60 minutes 1,560 baht Tamarind Body Polish Useful of high vitamin C in Tamarind is to help skin brightening. Honey is not only absorbed of vitamin C from Tamarind to skin but also pore better than water, and so keep skin delicate and fresh. After a scrub treatment take care skin with moisturizer. 60 minutes 1,560 baht. Foot Reflexology Foot reflexology is not only a pressure point massage applied to zone on the feet to stimulate the body but also own healing and balancing process. It can relief pain, reduce stress and improve circulation. 50 minutes 780 baht

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Body Massage Traditional Thai Massage Traditional Thai Massage is Thai style massage concentrates on the body which is pressure points and includes stretching to stimulate blood circulation and muscle tension. 90 minutes 1,200 baht Aromatherapy Aromatherapy is a therapeutic treatment using essential oils and massage. Through unique character, small and healing properties, the oils have a psychological as well as a physical effect. It relaxes both mind and body. It can result in increased vitality improved skin and circulation, as well as a stronger immune system and general feeling of well being. As a regular treatment, aromatherapy can keep the body relaxed, balanced and in harmony. 80 minutes 2,000 baht (Taken from: Purimantra Resort and Spa. Brochure. 2005)

Activity 2: Answer the following questions.

1. How many types of the facial scrubs are there? How are they different? 2. What will happen with your skin after the body scrub? 3. What are advantages of foot reflexology? 4. Why does the traditional Thai massage become popular today? 5. How does aromatherapy help your health?

Working out Read the following messages then discuss about the characteristics of each spa. What types of spa do we have in Thailand? Types of Trendy Spa Resort and Hotel Spa

When looking for a spa to enhance your vacation experience, Resort & Hotel Spas are a smart pick, offering a wide variety of recreational activities such as golf, tennis, horseback riding, skiing, and water sports, and renewing spa experiences. Children's programs may also be accessible and in the evening, guests can generally enjoy resort pastimes such as dancing and live entertainment. Both traditional cuisine and healthful spa fare may be on the menu, and alcohol is

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available. Spa treatments and services serve as a complement to a hotel stay or vacation activities at a resort. Destination Spa

At the heart of the destination spa experience you'll find structured, personalized programs, and a community of like-minded people. Guests come for the blend of wellness education, physical fitness, healthful cuisine, and relaxing spa services. These spas offer all-inclusive options where overnight accommodations, classes, meals, and even some spa treatments are included. Consider it a kick-start to a healthier life. Destination Spa Group was established in l997 with the common aim of encouraging healthier lifestyles. Learn more about DSG and member spas.

To us, connoisseurship stands for scarcity, authenticity, and pedigree. Only truly extraordinary spas are invited to be listed as a Connoisseur Spa. At these spas you will find unu sual, trendsetting programs and facilities, an opportunity for physical, mental or spiritual renewal, and excellence in staff knowledge and attentiveness. A member of our staff visits each property to attest that the title Connoisseur Spa is richly deserved.

There is no simpler way to treat yourself than a visit to a day spa. Soothing massages, beautifying facials, and rejuvenating body wraps are just a few of the heavenly spa treatments that provide a healing break from your everyday routine. But day spas offer even more than top-not ch services. In a world increasingly cluttered with noise and stress, day spas provide a space of calm (no cell phones allowed!) where men and women can fulfill their need for tranquility. Calming spa music, aromatherapy candles, and relaxation areas are among th e many features that Spafinder.com's day spas use to further health and relaxation.

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Most mobile spas can cater their services to the needs of your group and are happy to supply treatments for a wide range of occasions. Discounts and special packages may be available for Sweet Sixteen, corporate gatherings, and bridal parties. If you can’t find the time in your crammed schedule for an individual or group spa excursion, mobile spas will bring the pampering to you!

Some medical spas focus on aesthetics, offering day spa services alongside medically supervised cosmetic procedures, such as acne laser therapy, photo facials, or Boot injections. Others feature treatments that are formulated according to complementary and alternative principles, e.g., Ayurvedic medicine, an ancient Indian healing philosophy. Still others provide clients with numerous methods of preventing illness and addressing chronic ailments like diabetes and obesity. Some are even in hospital settings.

Dental spas often feature spa-inspired twists on traditional dental equipment, such as massagecapable dental chairs and new, less painful ways of delivering anesthesia. Also, many dental spas offer patient-friendly options--like a selection of soothing music and portable DVD players and televisions — to make the experience less stressful.

Imagine......not just taking a spa vacation but having the opportunity to actually buy real estate in a residential spa community. At one time golfing commu nities were the trend, but now real estate developers are adding spas as more and more people are pursuing health, beauty, and wellness. The choices are plentiful — full ownership, fractional ownership, residence clubs, and condo hotel resorts. The properties below allow you to take advantage of living or investing in a healthy lifestyle community. (www.spafinder.com , January 12, 2005)

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References

จฬาลงกรณ, มหาวทยาลย. คณะอกษรศาสตร. เอกสารประกอบการบรรยายการอบรมมัคคเทศก. กรงเทพมหานคร:โรงพมพจฬ าลงกรณมหาวทยาลย, 2523. ศลปากร, มหาวทยาลย. เอกสารประกอบการบรรยายการอบรมมัคคเทศกรน  ท  7. กรงเทพมหานคร: มหาวทยาลยศลปากร, 2553. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Purimantra Resort and Spa. Brochure. 2005. th

Stott, Trish and Holt, Roger. First Class: English for Tourism. 8 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Travel Guidebook of Chiang Mai Tourism Authority Center. 2003. th


Website

Layana Resort, Krabi from: www.krabi.info Sugar spa from: www.gmwebsite.com www.spafinder.com

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Module 6: Dealing with Complaint Unit 19: Dealing with Guest ’s Complaint Unit 20: Dealing with guest ’s request

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Unit 19 Dealing with Guests’ Complaint

Let’s start

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feeling better in the same time?

Conversation Giving Responses to Guests’ Complaints

Situation 1

Operator

:

Operator, How may I help you?

Guest

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I’m calling from room 505. I’ve been waiting for someone to fix the air conditioner for nearly an hour and the weather is very warm in the room.

Operator

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I’m very sorry to hear that. I’ll have a look what happen s and will call you back right away. ………………………………..

Operator

:

Sorry to keep you waiting. We have a shortage of staff in Maintenance today, but one of the staff is on his way to your room. Sorry about the delay again. ………………………………….

Engineer

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May I come in, please?

Guest

:

Are you here to fix the air conditioner?

Engineer

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Yes, sir. My name is Manut. I’m sorry to keep you waiting.

Guest

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The air conditioner blows the hot wind and it makes really loud noise.

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Engineer

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All right sir. It may take about 15 minutes to fix. It’s going to Cool down and quieter after I have finish.

Guest

:

Okay.

Guest

:

Excuse me. I have a problem with my room.

Reception

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May I ask what the problem is, ma’am?

Guest

:

I have booked for a non-smoking room but my room smells of

Situation 2

smoke all round. Reception

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I’m very sorry to hear that.

Guest

:

Can I change the room?

Reception

:

Just a moment, ma’am. I have to check the availability. …………………………………….. I’m sorry but we don’t have any room left for tonight but we can change the room for you tomorrow.

Guest

:

But the room has terrible smell.

Reception

:

I’ll see whether the house-keeping can do anything for you. And I won’t charge you for you room tonight.

Guest

:

Okay. Thank you.

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Language Focus Handling Problems and Complaints in a Restaurant or Room Service

Asking the guest if there is a problem Excuse me, but is something the matter? Is there a problem, (sir)? Apologizing I’m so sorry (about this). I’m terribly sorry (about this). Please accept (our/my) apologies. Taking action: about the food Shall I bring you another one?

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I’ll bring you another one right away. I’ll change it right away Would you like your (…) cooked a little more? Would you like to order something else instead? I’ll speak to the chef, and see what we can do. I’ll have the kitchen prepare another one. Would you like some (…) while you are waiting? About the service I’ll attend to it right away. I’ll look into the matter at once. One moment, please, and I’ll see what I can do. I’ll see about your order right away. Excuse me, (sir). It will be about another (10) minutes. Your food will be ready in about (5) minutes. (Apologize if there has been a delay.) Thank you for your patience. I’m afraid (name of dish) takes quite a while to prepare. Just a moment, please. Let me bring you my Supervisor. About the air – conditioning I’ll turn the air – conditioning (down / up / off). May I move you to a warmer place? About the table I’m afraid all the tables (near the window / in the Non – smoking area) are taken. I’ll let you know as soon as one is free. I’m sorry, but the restaur ant is very full at the moment. This is the only table I can offer you. Accidents and spillages Let me help you, (name). Allow me. I’ll fetch you a (towel / some water). I do apologize for the accident, (name) May I have it dry cleaned for you? May I replace the (name of dish)? An Engineering problem in the guest’s room

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I will report this to engineering right away. Thank you for letting us know. Handling Room Service Problems and Complaints

Dealing with complaints made to a Waiter When an item is missing -

I am sorry, (name). Let me check the order. One moment, please.

-

I will bring the (name of the item) Right away.

-

I am very sorry, (name).

When the food is overcooked, burnt, tough, off, sour, bad or cold -

I am sorry, (name). I will change it right away.

-

Please accept our apologies.

When the food is undercooked -

I am sorry. I will ask the kitchen to cook it a little longer.

-

Please accept our apologies.

-

I am sorry about the delay.

-

I’m sorry. Let me check the order

-

I’m very sorry. We have made a mistake.

-

I will take it away and I will take it off your bill.

-

I’m sorry about the delay. I will take care about your order right now. th

(Adapted from: Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. Utawanit, K. 1995. p. 135137)

Conversation Make it right! Situation 1

Operator

:

Operator, May I help you?

Guest

:

This is Brian Smith room 1205. Can I speak to the manager?

Operator

:

Just a moment, sir. I’m putting you through. ………………………………………….. You are connecting.

Manager

:

Manut, general manager is speaking.

Guest

:

Mr. Manut, Brain Smith room 1205, I have some bad news for you.

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Manager

:

What’s the news, Mr. Smith?

Guest

:

It’s a rainy day, my wife and I was out while the boys were staying in the hotel because they have got a cold.

Manager

:

Oh! That’s too bad. It’s nothing serious, I hope.

Guest

:

Well! It’s serious enough. The boys broke the window, a mirror Above the dresser, and a lamp beside the bed. They were playing Ball, I guess. Can you get a maintenance staff to fix them right Away? I need someone to clean up the room, too. There is a lot Of glass on the rug

Manager

:

Certainly, Mr. Smith, I’ll inform the maintenance and the house keeping right now. Thank you for calling.

Guest

:

I’m very sorry. I’ll pay for the damage, of course. Normally the Boys behave quite well.

Manager

:

Don’t worry, Mr. Smith. It wasn’t your fault.

Listening Listen to the complaint and answer the following questions.

1. What complaint does the guest make? 2. What are problems with the guest room? 3. What is the problem with the air conditioner? 4. How does the manager make an apology? 5. How does the manager solve the problem

Working Out -

Think about the problems and write down the solutions in step by step.

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Role-play the situations to the class.

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References

อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม Hotel English for Thais. พมพคร งท  ๒. กรงเทพมหานคร: ฮวแมนเฮอรเทจ, 2003. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Travelers. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Eastwood, J. English for Travel . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. Hall, Eugene J. The Language of Tourism in English. New York: Regents Publishing Company Inc., 1976. Harding, Keith. Going International: English for Tourism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Keane, Leila. International Restaurant: English Communicating with the international traveler . London: Prentice Hall International (UK) Ltd., 1990.



Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Worsdall, Vivien. Special English for Tourism: Books 1. New York: Collier Macmillan International, 1980. Wrigley, Heide S. May I help you? Massachusette: Addison- Wisley Publishing Company, 1987. Website

www.ehssc.org

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Unit 20 Dealing with guests’ request

Let’s start

1. Is it important to answer to the guests’ requests?

www.careervanity.com 2. If you cannot offer what guests ask for, how can you deny politely and make them feel better in the same time?

Conversation Situation 1

Receptionist

:

Welcome to Poo Tawan. May I help you?

Guest

:

Yes. Can I have a single room, please?

Receptionist

:

Have you got a reservation, sir?

Guest

:

I’m afraid, I haven’t.

Receptionist

:

I’m very sorry, but the hotel is fully booked for all the week.

Guest

:

Oh! Could you help recommend other hotel?

Receptionist

:

With pleasure. May I suggest Sailom Resort. It is not far from here and it is very good hotel. Would you like me to call them for you?

Guest

:

Please. That’s very kind of you.

Receptionist

:

My pleasure, sir.

Guest

:

Excuse me. Could you change the room for me?

Receptionist

:

What’s the matter, madam?

Guest

:

I would like to change my room to sea view. My own room is in a

Situation 2

parking side. Can I get a clear picture of the sea scenery, please? Receptionist

:

I understand. I’ll check if the room in sea wing is available if you just wait for a moment.

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Guest

:


Receptionist

:

You’re welcome.

Guest

:

Can I get breakfast in my room?

Room service

:

Certainly, sir. Breakfast is served by room service from 8 to 10.

Guest

:

Could you please serve it a bit earlier? I have to take medicine early

Situation 3

in the morning and have a good rest. Room service

:

What time would you like your breakfast, sir?

Guest

:

I’d like it at 7. Is it possible?

Room service

:

I’ll manage it for you. Could I take an order for it right now, please?

Guest

:

I’d like Asian breakfast and orange juice. My room is 1520.

Room service

:

Very good, sir.

Activity 1: What happen in each conversation?

Language Focus Dealing with guests’ request

Saying that you can provide something

-

I will take care of the matter right away.

-

I will bring one for you right away.

-

I will change it for you right away.

Saying that you cannot provide something

-

I’m sorry but it’s against the hotel’s rules.

-

May I suggest…………?

-

I’m very sorry. The……………… is not available, sir.

-

We can offer you …………………… instead.

-

Would this be alright?

Offering service

-

If you need any more, please tell …………………..

-

Would you like any more…………………

-

Is there anything else I can do for you?

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Saying that you are not sure, if you can provide something

-

I’m sorry. I’m not sure. I’ll find out right away.

-

Please excuse me. I’ll find out /ask someone right now.

Making permission to do something

-

May I come into your room?

-

May I leave you now?

-

May I close the window? It is quite cold.

Activity 2

When your guests ask for the following things, some you can offer but some you cannot. From the following topics, how the guest makes request and how you should reply to the guest. 1. To change the room but the hotel is fully booked. 2. To stay late after the check out time. 3. To call a taxi. 4. To give him a morning call. 5. To use a photocopier but the hotel doesn’t allow. 6. To pay by personal cheque but the hotel doesn’t accept. 7. The guest don’t bring the passport but ask you to check in. 8. The guest has a long conversation with you and you have to get back to work. 9. To use the swimming pool in late night. 10. To bring his pet into the hotel but the hotel doesn’t allow.

Listening Listen to the expression and decide whether they are request, offer or permission.

1. …………………………………. 2. …………………………………. 3. ………………………………….. 4. ………………………………….. 5. ………………………………….. 6. ………………………………….. 7. …………………………………. 8. ………………………………….

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9. ……………………………………. 10. …………………………………….

Working out 1. Write down what guests always requests in the hotel. 2. Replies to the requests in item 1.

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References

อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม Hotel English for Thais. พมพคร งท  ๒. กรงเทพมหานคร: ฮวแมนเฮอรเทจ, 2003. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Travelers. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Eastwood, J. English for Travel . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. Hall, Eugene J. The Language of Tourism in English. New York: Regents Publishing Company Inc., 1976. Harding, Keith. Going International: English for Tourism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Keane, Leila. International Restaurant: English Communicating with the international traveler . London: Prentice Hall International (UK) Ltd., 1990.



Utawanit, Kanitta. Communicative English for Hotel Personnel. 8 Ed. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1995. Worsdall, Vivien. Special English for Tourism: Books 1. New York: Collier Macmillan International, 1980. Wrigley, Heide S. May I help you? Massachusette: Addison- Wisley Publishing Company, 1987. Website

www.careervanity.com

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Module 7: Job Application in the hotel Unit 21: Job Advertisement Unit 22: Application Form, Letter and Curriculum Vitae (CV) Unit 23: Job Interview

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Unit 21 Job Advertisement

Let’s start

Discuss with your friends.

1. What kind of job do you want to get in the future? 2. Are you ready to apply for that job? 3. Where can you get information about job? 4. How can you apply for jobs? 5. What factors will help you to be successful in your application for a job?

Reading

Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa

Come join an industry leader! Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa offers 685 guest rooms, 5 meeting rooms, 9 dinning outlets, and a spectacular 1,500 m2 Thai style spa all set amidst 75 lush tropical acres. Renovated in 2004, this beachside resort offers a great opportunity for candidates seeking growth opportunities in the hospitality industry. -

Financial Controller

-

Assistant Financial Controller

Applicants must have at least 2 years’ experience in same/similar positions in the hospitality industry. -

Senior Human Resource Coordinator

Recruiting experience and knowledge of labor laws are essential -

Restaurant Manager

Minimum of 1 year’s experience as a Restaurant Manager of Asst. Restaurant Manager. -

Executive Pastry Chef

Must have large volume pastry and baking experience -

Night Manager, Duty Manager, Front Office Shift Leader

Front office Fidelio experience and a demonstrated ability to lead are required.

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-

Guest Service Agent

Some experience in guest service is essential, ideally in a 5-star hotel env ironment. -

Event Service Manager

Experience is convention or catering sales and management is preferred -

Event Services Coordinator

Must have convention or catering coordination experience Essential criteria for all position - Good command of written and spoken English - Computer literate with experience in hotel specific software - Skills and experience gained in 5-star hotels is preferred Qualified and interested applicants should email or fax their resume to the Director of Personnel Development, E-mail: [email protected] or Fax. 076 370 695 by Wednesday 6 July, 2005 (Bangkok Post. Classified. March 19, 2005)


1.

Which position is suited you?

2. Who is the advertiser? 3. What position do they require? 4. What qualification of the interested applicants in each advertisement? 5. How can you apply for the jobs? 6. Where can you apply for the jobs?

Language Focus Parts of Job Advertisement 1. Advertiser 2. Position required 3. Qualification and Requirement 4. How to apply 5. Where to apply

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Study the example

1. Advertiser

Anan (Thailand) Lt.d.

2. Position required

Executive Secretary

3. Qualification/ Requirement

- Female / Thai National - 5 years experience in secretarial work - Bachelor degree in any field - Fluent in written and spoken language - Able to operate PC and computer program

4. How to apply

Please write application letter with resume, a recent photo and current/required salary to:

5. Where to apply

P.O. Box 108 Ladkrabang, BKK 10520

Reading

Hotel Professionals Required

After having successfully launched Park Plaza – a Luxury Business Hotel, which is a part of the world Renowned Carlson Hospitality group and has and average 80 % occupancy, Royal Palms presents yet another star-studded opportunity for individuals seeking jobs in Mumbai, India. The 5-star villa hotels that boast of an exclusive 18 -holes golf course and comprising of 120 villas, each attached with a swimming pool, needs a dedicated team of experienced professionals to deliver quality personalized and the ultimate hotel experience Following positions are required; -

FRONT OFFICE MANAGER

-

SPA MANAGER

-

CHIEF MECHANICAL ENGINEER

-

FINANCE CONTROLLER

-

CONCIERGE

-

EXECUTIVE HOUSEKEEPER

-

COSMETIC SURGERY

-

GOLF SUPERINTENDENT

-

PRO GOLF

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-

EXECUTIVE INTERNATIONAL CHEF COOK

3-5 years of experience in related fields. For further details contact Mr. Thanadej Thumyomacharoen Post box no. 4384 c/o Bangkok Post BKK 10110 E- mail: [email protected] (Bangkok Post. Classified. March 19, 2005)

Activity 2: From the above advertisement, find the information of…

1. Advertiser 2. Position required 3. Qualification and Requirement 4. How to apply 5. Where to apply

Reading Study the jobs advertisement below. Panda Hotels

The panda Hotels Club is a 500 bedroom holiday complex located on the beautiful island of Ibiza/Spain. Our guests come mostly from European Countries to spend their holidays with us, enjoying the three swimming pools, self-service restaurant, bars, discotheque, sport facilities, Grill-restaurant, etc… To assist the management in assuring the best of service, applications are requested for the following important functions. The successful candidates should have experience in large hotels or holiday complexes and knowledge of English language and other European languages may be advantaged. - Front office Manager - Food & Beverage Manager - Executive Housekeeper - Chef de cuisine - Restaurant Manager - Bar Supervisor

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- Entertainer Applications – with C.V. and photograph to be sent to Mr. A.P. paulus. General Manager Apartado 149, San Antonio Ibiza, Spain 6611 Tel. (161) 083460600

Fax: (161) 08 364 3907

E-mail [email protected]

Activity 3: From the above advertisement, find the information of…

1. Advertiser 2. Position required 3. Qualification and R equirement 4. How to apply 5. Where to apply And answer the questions.

1. Can the applicant apply in person? 2. Can the applicant without experience apply for these jobs?

Working out Have a look at the classified page in Bangkok Post newspaper or other sources, choose the suitable position to yourself and try to find out the 5 parts of the advertisement.

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References Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Bangkok Post. Classified. (2 January 2005) Bangkok Post. Classified. (19 March 2005) Bangkok Post. Lifestyle Guru Entertainment. (March 2005) Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Travelers. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th

7 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Hollett, Vicki. Business Objectives. New Ed . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. Parisuthiman, Sumtumn. Business Communication: A Functional Approach. Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1996. Rimkeeratikul, Sucharat. English for Work . Bangkok: Thammasat University Press, 1996. th



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Unit 22 Application Form, Letter and Curriculum Vitae

Let’s start

Discuss what kinds of information you have to put into your application form and letter. l etter.

Language Focus Application Form Terms use in the application form

Personal data

Name / Surname / First name / Middle name / Last name / Family name Age Sex Birth date / Date of birth Place of birth Nationality / Citizenship Marital Status Address: Current / Permanent / Mail / E-mail Telephone / Fax number Identification / I.D.

Issued on / Expire on Issued at

Passport number Driving license Military service Educational background Name of school / City Date attended from – from – to to Subject / Major / Minor Degree / Diploma /Certificate / high school Training program Special skill

Typing skill – skill – speed speed word per minute (wpm)

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Computing skill / P.C. Other office equipment Foreign language

Poor /Fair / Good / Excellent /Fluent

Award or scholarship affiliation Employment history

Name of company Nature of job / Position Reason for leaving

Activity / hobby or interest References Signature Example of term filled in application form

Sex

male / female

Marital status

single / married / separated / divorced / widowed

Education

high school / Certificate in Hospitality / Diploma in Hotel management / Bachelor of Arts / Master of Business Administration / Doctor of Philosophy

Military service

Exempted / Reserved / Will be recruited / type of discharge

(Adapted from: Business Communication: A Functional Approach. By Parisuthiman, Sumtumnan. 1996. p. 98-99)

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Activity 1: Practice filling in the application form Hotel Ananda Application Form

Position applied

1. ……………………2. ……………………

Expected Minimum Salary

…………………………………

Personal Details

Name

………………………………………………………………

Age ………………..

Date of birth…………………

Height ……………. …………….

Weight

……………… Religion…………………….

I.D. No. ……………….Issued at …………… Marital status

Place of birth of birth ………………

Expire on …………………..

………………………………

Military status …………………………………… Spouse’s name ……………………… ……………………… Occupation …………………..No. of children …… Present Address ………………………………………………………Tel…………………. Official Address ………………………………………………………Tel…………………. Education

Level

Name/address of institution

Period From – From – to to

Primary

Secondary

High School

Vocational/Technical

University

Others

Field of study

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Employment or Training (list present or last employment first)

Name/ Address of Employer

Position

Employment

Salary

Period

Reason for Leaving

From - To

Language Proficiency

English

Excellent / Good / fair / poor

Other Other ………………..

Excellent / Good / fair / poor

Special Ability

Typing

Thai ………….wpm ………….wpm

English ……………wpm

Computer

System …………………..

Others

……………………………………………………………………

Hobby and Interest

……………………………………………………………………

Software ………………………

Emergency Notification Name

………………………………………

Relationship ……………………………

Address and telephone …………………………………………………………………… Personal Reference

Name

Address / Telephone No.

Occupation

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Have you ever had any serious illness from the last 2 years?

Yes / No

If yes, please describe ……………………………………………………………………………….. Do you have any physical handicap, chronic disease or disablement Yes / No If yes, please describe ……………………………………………………………………………….. Have you ever been involved in or convicted of any criminal offence?

Yes / No

It yes, please outline the case ………………………………………………………………………………..

I certified that the foregoing statements and information given to me are true. Signature ……………………………… (………………………………) Application Date ………………………

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Reading

Application Letter

Sabai Resort & Spa 12 Petchkasem Rd. Nong Kae, Hua Hin Thailand 77110 Mr.A.P. Paulas General Manager Apartado 149, San Antonio Ibaza. Spain 6611

Dear sir, I am writing in reply to your advertisement concerning the post of Restaurant Manager. I have enclosed my Curriculum Vitae, together with a recommendation from my present employer.

Your Faithfully

(signature) Sompop Pandee Enclosures: 2 (CV., reference)

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Language Focus 1. Application letter

Part of a letter a.

Your personal address is at the top of the letter. Thi s part is called the return address .

b. The date always goes under your address. It can be written in… 12 August 2005 August 12, 2005 c.

Inside address is the name or the position of the person you are writing to, with the

name of the company or institution and the address that y ou are sending the letter to d. Salutation is the way you greet the person you are writing to. The usually ways of writing a salutation are as follows… If you know the name of the person; Dear ..Mr. /Mrs. / Ms. / Miss ..Surname If you don’t know the name of person;

Dear Sir/ Madam /Sir or Madam Gentlemen: Sir/s: or Sirs:

e.

Content or body of the letter is the most important part of the letter.

f.

Complimentary close has several forms, the most common of which in business are…

Sincerely yours, Yours sincerely, g. Your signature goes under the complimentary close. h. Below your signature should be your typed or printed name. i.

Enclosure is the part of the letter to show that the sender has sent something such as, a

resume, a photograph, etc… together with the letter. Letter of application

Opening -

I would like to apply for the post of …………. Advertised in …………………..

-

I am writing concerning your advertisement in ……………. For ……………….

-

I am answering your advertisement for the post of ……………..which appeared in ……………….

-

I am writing to ask if you might have a vacancy in your ………………department for a/an …………………

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-

I was recommended by………………….., who is currently working in your company / who has had a long association with your company / who is one of your suppliers, to contact you concerning a possible post in ……………………department.

Body of the letter

-

You will see that I graduated from ……………………in ……………….. where I gained my degree in …………….(Mention any parts of your studies relevant to the post)

-

During my employment with ………….my work was specifically concerned with ……… (Mention work relevant to the post you are applying for.)

Reason for leaving job

-

I left …(old employer)… because …(new employer) offered me a chance to use my ….(ability)..

-

I was offered a chance to join …(new employer)…where there was an opportunity for further training and experience in ……………

Previous experience

-

While I was a ……………….. at …(old employer)…, I supervised a team of …………. And introduced new quality contr ol procedures which resulted in ……………

-

During my time at …(old employer)…, I was responsible for ………………… In t his role involved successfully implementing change in the ……………

-

During my time at …(old employer)… , I studied part time for ……………, which I completed in …………… Since then I have gain more management experience in ………………

-

As part of my degree course in ………………….. , I worked for three months in ………………..department when I gain experience in ……………………

Reason for applying

-

I am particularly interested in the post as I could apply my previous experience in …(area of work)…

-

I am sure I would be successful in this post as I have the skills and experience you describe, as well as ……………

-

I believe my background in …(area of work)… equips me for the post you advertise, especially my recent experience of …(specialist area)…

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Closing

-

I look forward to hearing from you. However, if there is any further information you require in the meantime, please let me know.

-

Please let me know if there are any other details you need. Meanwhile, I look forward to hearing from you.

-

I would be happy to discuss with you at interview how my skills and experience could be used to your advantage.

(Adapted from: Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence. By Ashley, A. 2003:p.8, 28, 267)

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Application letter

40 Petchakasem Rd. Tambon Nong Kae, Hua Hin Prachuabkirikhan 77110 31 August 2005 Human Resource Director Human Resource Department The Hilton Resort and Spa Naresdamri Rd. Hua Hin Prachuabkirikhan 77110

Dear Sir or Madam

I would like to apply for the vacancy advertised in the Ba ngkok Post on 27 August for Assistant to front office manager.

As you will see from my CV, I am currently a senior receptionist of the Avazon Resort and Spa Pranburi. In addition to the day-to-day work, I represent the assistant to front office manager on some occasions and am delegated to take certain policy decision in his absence.

I am particularly interested in this post as I would like to become more involved with hotel managing system which I am well equipped. I speak good English and Chinese, and use both language in the course of my work.

If there is any further information you require, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, (signature) Nantiya Wanakorn (Ms.) Enc. CV

Activity 2: Write an application letter to the Job advertisement you have chose from the Newspaper.

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2. Resume or Curriculum Vitae

A resume is a brief written statement of a person’s education and past employment, u sed especially when person is looking for a job. It serves as a valuable tool in helping you communicate to employers what your career interest is, what your accomplishments have been and what your capabilities are. A resume is like an advertisement for yourself. A resume is also called a bio-data, a data sheet, a curriculum vitae (CV) or personal data. It should be included in the letter since it shows the most important things in your background and all your qualifications for employment. The resume should be written before your application letter because it will be a good outline for deciding which information should be included in the application letter. The resume may consist of: -

heading

-

personal data

-

objective or position sought

-

education or academic record (include extra-curriculum activities)

-

experiences

-

special abilities/skills

-

affiliations

-

references

(Adapted from: Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence. By Ashley, A. 2003:p. 122)

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Resume

Name

Sepo Antonio

Position Sought

Chef of European food

Address

Hotel Arctic, Pohjoiskatu 12 94600 Kemi 60 Finland Tel (157) 61 – 0679436

Date and place of birth

1 January 1973, Jarvenpa

Nationality

Finnish

Marital Status

Single

Education

Kouvola Comprehensive school Hotel and Restaurant School Helsinki

Practical experience

Special Skill

Bus Boy, Hotel Arctic

1993 – 1994

Receptionist, Hotel Arctic

1995 – 1998

Assistant Restaurant manager

1999 – Present

Cooking of International School Operating PC.

Languages

Swedish (fluent) English (Satisfactory) German (Satisfactory)

Membership

Chef Association of Europe International Chef Organization

Reference

References and details available on request

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name

:

James Joseph KING

Address

:

40 Alexandra Street London Ell 2JE

Telephone

:

01 – 742 – 5806 (work) 01 – 988 – 2673 (home)

Date of birth

:

4.8.68

Education

:

General Certificate of Secondary Education (with Grade C in English

and mathematics) City and Guilds Diplomas in cooking

skills and waiting skills National Catering Board courses in wines, bar work and food Development Experience

:

Waiter/chef de rang at Smithson Hotel, London WC1. 1986now. Kitchen porter in restaurants in Paris and Milan. 1985 and 1986 (holiday work).

Interests

:

Traveling, reading, learning languages, swimming

References

:

The Personnel Manager Smithson Hotel Belsize Avenue London NW3 4PG The Principal Waltham Forest College Forest Road London E17 4JB

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Activity 3: James King wrote a letter to apply for this job. Fill in the missing words from the list…

advertised

apply

attended

develop

enclosed

offering application

course

experience

interview

position

faithfully

forward

included

Journal of 21 September. As you with see from the________1_________ curriculum vitae, I have had three years’________2_______ as a waiter in a three-star London hotel. My work has_______3___________service in the bar and coffee shop and floor service. I am now chef de rang in the restaurant. I have also______4________ the National Catering Board’s courses in wines, bar work and food development. In addition, I traveled to France and Italy during my college vacations in 1985 and 1986, and worked as a kitchen porter in hotels in Paris and Milan. I am attending an evening________5_________ in French at the moment. I would now like to _________6_______ my professional and social skills in a superior establishment, and am therefore very interested in the position you are______7________. If you are interested in my________8__________, I would be glad to attend an_____9______at your convenience. I look______10__________ to hearing from you. Yours_________11__________, JAMES KING

Working out 1. Find for some jobs advertisement in the classified pages of newspapers and magazines. 2. Write the application letter to answer the job advertisement. Suppose that you have finished you education and you’ve got some experience. 3. Enclose the resume or the Curriculum Vitae of your own with the letter.

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References Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Ashley, A. Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence . China: Oxford University Press, 2003. Bangkok Post. Classified. (2 January 2005) Bangkok Post. Classified. (19 March 2005) Bangkok Post. Lifestyle Guru Entertainment. (March 2005) Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Chadchaidee, Thanapol (Lamduan). Interviews for Future Employment . Bangkok: Thaichareon Printing Co, Ltd., 1996. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th




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Unit 23 Job Interview Let’s start

1. What should you do when you go for job interview? www.lifespy.com

2. How do you prepare your dress, your shoes, and else’s?

Conversation Job Interview

Mr. Rover

:

Come in, please. Ah, James King?

James

:

Yes, that’s right, Sir.

Mr. Rover

:

Hello!

James

:

Good afternoon, Sir.

Mr. Rover

:

Sit down, please.

James

:

Thank you.

Mr. Rover

:

Right. Well, now, I wonder what do you know about Manhattan Hotel?

James

:

I know that it’s part of the Inter -Metropolitan chain that it has A high-class clientele and that most of the work is for conferences.

Mr. Rover

:

Yes, that’s right. We have 42 bedrooms, and six deluxe s uites. The restaurant seats 60 covers. There are three bars and a lounge, and there’s also a swimming pool, a squash court, and a go lf course. Then, um, let’s see…your duties. Your main duties would be the total service for six tables, that would be twenty covers. And you’d be responsible for a staff of three: a chef de rang and two waiters. How would you feel about that?

James

:

I think I could manage that quite well, Sir. What would the occasional duties be?

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Mr. Rover

:

Well, you’d have to cover for the barman sometimes. How would you feel about that?

James

:

I would enjoy that, Sir. I have some experience of working in a hotel bar, and I took a course in bar work last year.

Mr. Rover

:

Yes, so I see from your CV. Then there would be other occasional duties: you’d have late duty every four days and you might have to cover for the Breakfast Head Waiter sometimes. Would that be OK?

James

:

Yes, I wouldn’t mind that at all, Sir.

Mr.Rover

:

Right, then, the hours. You’d work 40 hours, five days a week, with your days off on rout. On three days a week you’d do breakfast and lunch, one day a week lunch and dinner, and one day a week din ner only. Right?

James

:

Yes, sir.

Mr.Rover

:

Then holidays. There’d be four weeks a year.

James

:

I see

Mr.Rover

:

And there are some fringe benefits, of course. For example, staff can use the swimming pool and squash courts at certain times. Also they can get a company card which gives them a discount in some shops. And of course, the staff meals are excellent. Now them, do you have any questions?

James

:

Yes, Sir. Would there be an opportunity to work abroad with the chain?

Mr.Rover

:

Well, yes, certainly. Mm, I see you’re studying French, so that would be a help. Yes, the chain has three hotels in France….

(เรยบเรยงจาก: ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม Hotel English for Thais. อนพนธ กจพนธพานช. 2003. หนา 126.) Activity 1: How did James reply to these questions?

1. How would you feel about working in the kitchen sometimes? 2. Would you mind covering for other people when they’re sick? 3. Would you be prepared to work late two days a week? 4. I’m afraid you’d have to work three weekends out of four. 5. Would you be interested in going on any training courses?

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Activity 2: Answer the Questions

1. What position does James apply for? 2. What facilities does it have in Manhattan Hotel? 3. What kind of works would James do in his duties? 4. What are the occasional duties? 5. How many days and hours does James work for a week? 6. How long is James’s holiday for a year? Activity 3: Interview your friends

1. When were you born? 2. Where were you born? 3. What is your nationality? 4. Where did you study? Where did you go to school? 5. What did you major in? 6. How many languages do you speak? 7. What languages do you speak? 8. What is your marital status? 9. Do you have any schooling in the hotel and restaurant field? 10. Do you have any experience in hotel works?

Listening Listen to the job interview conversation and complete the dialogue.

Job interview for assistant manager position Interviewer

:

Good morning. Please take a seat.

Applicant

:

Thank you, sir.

Interviewer

:

Can you tell me about yourself and your …………1………….?

Applicant

:

Yes, sir. My name is Siree. I am 27 years old now. I have finished my diploma in ………2…….. and bachelor degree in Hotel …………3…………. from Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin. I have worked at Sailom Hotel in Hua Hin as a ……5……. for two years and a …………6……….. for one year then I moved to Hua Hin Paradise resort and spa as an assistant to ………7……… manager for nine months.

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Interviewer

:

I see. You always work in Hua Hin. Why do you want to move here in Phuket?

Applicant

:

Well, the reason is I really like to transfer within this hotel with …………8………. chain. And I was born here. I would like to come back home to stay with my …………9………….

Interviewer

:

As you have experience working in Food and Beverage area, what you should ……………10………… when you work in assistant to manager position.

Applicant

:

You should be………. …11………., attend to details, fulfill of what ………12……… want, and ………13……… your staff. You should …14…… your eyes open for a new idea and way for development. That is very important for the management people.

Interviewer

:

Good point! Do you have …………15………. to ask about the job?

Applicant

:

Do you provide transportation for the staff?

Interviewer

:

We just have a ……16…... for our staff from the hotel dormitory, but it passes through the ……17…. You can get on during the way.

Applicant

:

Can I ask about the …………18……………?

Interviewer

:

Of course. To start we offer 30,000 baht per month, plus free meals, ………19…….. and others. But if you can get on well, we reconsider the figure after ……20…… which is the probationary period.

Applicant

:

I understand.

Interviewer

:

When could you start working?

Applicant

:

By ………………21………………....

Interviewer

:

Good. Thank you for coming, Miss Siree. We will let you know the ……22…….. in short time.

Applicant

:

Thank you.

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Working Out What specific questions should the interviewer going to ask the applicants of the following positions… Waiter

secretary

housekeeper

Chef

receptionist

bartender

accountant

gardener

sport staff

spa staff

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References

อนพน ธ กจพนธพานช. ภาษาอังกฤษในงานโรงแรม Hotel English for Thais. พมพคร งท  ๒. กรงเทพมหานคร: ฮวแมนเฮอรเทจ, 2003. Adamson, Donald. International Hotel English. Cambridge: Prentice Hall, 1989. Ashley, A. Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence . China: Oxford University Press, 2003. Bangkok Post. Classified. (2 January 2005) Bangkok Post. Classified. (19 March 2005) Bangkok Post. Lifestyle Guru Entertainment. (March 2005) Binham, P. et all. Hotel English: Communicating with the International Traveller. New York: Pergamon Press Ltd, 1982. Chadchaidee, Thanapol (Lamduan). Interviews for Future Employment . Bangkok: Thaichareon Printing Co, Ltd., 1996. Harding, Keith. Going International . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Harding, Keith and Henderson, Paul. High Season: English for Hotel and Tourist Industry. th




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Appendix

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Listening Script Unit 1: Hotel Types Listening Dialogue 1

Operator

:

Good morning. Sawanna Hotel, may I help you?

Mr. Hopkine

:

Hello, I’m calling from Australia. My name is Hopkine. C an you tell me a little about the hotel?

Operator

:

Yes, I’d be glad to. The hotel is in the center of the city. There are 100 guest rooms with a restaurant, a coffee shop and a bar. It’s ideal for business people.

Mr. Hopkine

:

Is there a car park?

Operator

:

Yes, there is.

Guest

:

Could you tell me about your hotel?

Receptionist

:

It’s right on the beach. We offer a wonderful health spa and

Dialoge 2

recreation facilities. You’ll like it. Guest

:

Thank you. I’ll call back again.

Operator

:

Good morning. May I help you?

Caller

:

Yes, I am looking for a long-stay accommodation. Can you tell

Dialogue 3

me about your place? Operator

:

Certainly. We are a small type of accommodation with only 15 rooms. It is very quiet and it is much cheaper if you stay longer. The accommodation is like a private home and we have a small restaurant for guests, too.

Caller

:

Sound likes what I am looking for. By the way, how much?

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Unit 2: Hotel facilities Listening

Receptionist

:

Sawasdee Ka, Hua Hin Paradise. May I help you?

Caller

:

Hello. My name is James. I’m calling to ask about the hotel?

Receptionist

:

The hotel is on the beach of Hua Hin. There is a Thai restaurant, an international food restaurant, a coffee shop, and two bars. The room rate is 2500 baht for standard room, 5000 baht for superior room and 7500 baht for the suite per night. What else can I tell you..? Oh, yes, we have spa, sauna and a big swimming pool.

Caller

:

Are there any sport facilities?

Receptionist

:

Yes, we have a fitness room and a tennis court.

Unit 3: Hotel Personnel Listening

Suzie

:

Good afternoon Mr. Jones.

Mr. Jones

:

Good afternoon Suzie. How are you?

Suzie

:

I’m very well, thank you. How are you?

Mr. Jones

:

I’m doing terrific. Suzie - what have you been doing? I haven’t seen you for a while.

Suzie

:

I have been away on a holiday with my family for one week to Koh Samui.

Mr. Jones

:

Did you enjoy yourself, Suzie?

Suzie

:

Yes, I had a great time. Thank you. It was so relaxing.

Mr. Jones

:

I must go now as I have an appointment. It was nice to see you again, Suzie.

Suzie

:

It’s been nice to see you again, too. Good bye.

Unit 4: Hotel Marketing Listening

Reception

:

Good morning Sandy Beach hotel. How may I help you?

Caller

:

I would like to have information about the room rate. How much would a connecting room cost for one night?

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Reception

:

The cost would be 3,500 baht during the weekday and 4,500 baht for the weekend. Now we offer a special package which is only 4,900 baht for two nights accommodation per one person. The price includes breakfast and dinner plus tax and service. It is really valuable for the money.

Caller

:

How about the children?

Reception

:

It is free for children under 12.

Caller

:

All right, I have to make a decision. I will call back later.

Unit 5: Telephone Operator Listening dialogue 1

Operator

:

Operator. May I help you?

Caller

:

You certainly can. Can you give me a wake up call?

Operator

:

With pleasure. Can you tell me the time?

Caller

:

O.K. Please wake us up at 6.30 tomorrow morning.

Operator

:

Yes madam, and what’s your room number?

Caller

:

419

Operator

:

Certainly, madam. Have a good sleep.

Operator

:

Paul speaking. May I help you?

Caller

:

Yes, I’d like to make a long distance call to Sydney please.

Operator

:

What is the number, madam?

Caller

:

It’s 06 – 717 – 2393.

Operator

:

Just a moment, madam.

Caller

:

Can you tell me what time it is in Sydney now?

Operator

:

It’s around 11.30 a.m., madam.

Dialogue 2

Unit 6: Reservation Office Listening

Reservation

:

Deep Sea hotel, can I help you?

Caller

:

Good morning. This is Julia Parker from XYZ Company. th

th

I’d like to reserve a couple of double rooms for December the 5 to the 7 Reservation

:

th

th

Two doubles for December 5 to the 7 . Is that a company booking?

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Caller

:

Yes. XYZ Company. The rooms are for Mr. Russell and Mr. Robinson. They would like executive rooms.

Reservation

:

You have an account with us, don’t you?

Caller

:

Yes, we do. This will be paid in full on the company account.

Reservation

:

Can I just check your contact detail? It’s Mr. Phil Will iams. XYZ Company 77, New road, London WD8.

Caller

:

That’s correct.

Reservation

:

All right. The reservation number is IT 127. I would be grateful if you could just confirm in writing, by fax if you like.

Caller

:

Certainly, Thank you for your help.

Reservation

:

You’re very welcome. Goodbye.

Unit 7: Receptionist and Guest relation Listening

Receptionist

:

Good afternoon, sir. Can I help you?

Client

:

Yes, we have a reservation for tonight. The name’s Smith.

Receptionist

:

Just a moment, please……………………………. st

th

Yes, that was a double room with a sea view from 21 to 27 . Client

:

That’s fine……….Here you are.

Receptionist

:

Could I have your passport for a moment? It is hotel policy to make a photocopy if you are not a Thai Citizen.

Client

:

That’s Okay.

Receptionist

:

Thank you sir. Could you please sign your name here? ……………………………………………………. Thank you very much. Your room number is 706 and the porter will carry you luggage and show you the way to your room. Enjoy your stay, sir.

Client

:

Thank you.

Guest

:

I’ll be checking out this morning. Can you prepare my bill, please?

Cashier

:

It’s ready for you, madam.

Guest

:

Excellent, then I’ll pay for it right now.

Cashier

:

Certainly, madam. Here you are.

Unit 8: Cashier Listening

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Guest

:

This all looks okay. Is service included?

Cashier

:

Yes, service and tax are included in the total. How would you settle your bill, madam?

Guest

:

I’d like to pay by credit card. Is that okay?

Cashier

:

Of course. Could you please wait for a moment? Would you mind signing here on the bill? Thank you very much, madam.

Guest

:

Is that all?

Cashier

:

Yes, madam. Here’s your receipt. Thank you for staying with us. Please come to visit us again.

Unit 9: Waiter and Waitress Listening Dialogue 1

Waiter

:

Good evening, sir. Welcome to Mai Thai. Do you have a table reservation?

Guest

:

No. I’m afraid not. Is it possible to have a table?

Waiter

:

I’m afraid we are a bit crowded tonight, but if you woul d like to wait, I will put you on the wait list, sir.

Guest

:

How long would it be?

Waiter

:

I think in thirty minutes, sir.

Guest

:

Ok. I will wait.

Waiter

:

Thank you very much, sir and could I have your name, please?

Guest

:

Mark.

Waiter

:

That’s fine, sir. Would you like to have a drink at the bar while you are waiting?

Guest

:

Sounds good!

:

Excuse me. May I recommend our special dish for today?

Dialogue 2

Waiter

Today, we are featuring fried prawn with tamarind sauce. It tastes fantastic with a sweet and sour flavor. The specialty for main course today is a set of steamed jasmine rice, sweet and green fish cake curry, sautéed vegetables, seafood soup and fried pork cake with coriander. Customer

:

That’s sound great! Can we have two sets of them?

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Waiter

:

Certainly, sir. What would you like to drink?

Customer

:

Can we have a pint of draft beer?

Waiter

:

Fine, sir. I will come back with your drink? Would you like anything else?

Customer

:

That’s all.

Waiter

:

Thank you, sir. It’s won’t take long.

Unit 10: Room Services Listening

Room Service

:

Room Service, How may I help you?

Guest

:

Can I order a cheeseburger with French fries, no onion, and a tuna salad sandwich.

Room Service

:

One cheeseburger and fries, one tuna salad. Anything else, madam?

Guest

:

Can I have some drink, please? What kinds of fruit juice do you have?

Room Service

:

We have orange, mango, banana, pineapple and strawberry.

Guest

:

I’d like strawberry juice, a hot chocolate and a pot of tea with lemon.

Room Service

:

One strawberry, one hot chocolate and tea with lemon. Could I have your room number, please?

Guest

:

Room 1155.

Room Service

:

1155. Thank you, madam. It’ll take about 15 minutes.

Unit 11: Bar Staff Listening Dialogue 1

Barman :

Good evening sir and madam. What would you like to drink?

Guest1

:

A pint of beer, please. What would you like to drink dear?

Guest 2

:

A dry martini.

Barman

:

Would you like your dry martini with lemon?

Guest 2

:

No. Do you have parasols? I like it with my martini.

Barman

:

Oh! Yes. Just a moment, please. Here you are.

Guest 1

:

Thank you.

Barman

:

Enjoy your drink.

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Dialogue 2

Barman

:

Good morning, sir. What drink can I get you, please?

Guest

:

A large whisky for me. I want to get drunk.

Barman

:

Certainly, sir.

Barman

:

Can I help you, madam?

Guest

:

Yes, I’d like a small vodka and tonic,.and do you have red wine?

Barman

:

Of course, madam.

Guest

:

Can I have a glass of it?

Barman

:

Certainly, madam.

Barman

:

Good afternoon, sir. How was your day?

Guest

:

Not bad. Do you have some cool drinks? It’s really hot here in

Dialogue 3

Dialogue 4

Thailand. Barman

:

The chilled baby coconut can cool you down. Would you like to try?

Guest

:

That’s a good idea. I’ll have one.

:

Two lemonades, two sodas, a cider and a double gin and tonic,

Dialogue 5

Guest

please. Barman

:

Certainly sir, in a minute.

Guest

:

Good!

Unit 13: Housekeeping staff Listening

Housekeeping

:

Housekeeping. May I help you?

Guest

:

Yes. This is Mrs. Jones room 2011. Did you make the bouquet in my room?

Housekeeping

:

Yes, madam. The bouquet is made in the flower room. This is complementary for special guests.

Guest

:

It’s really beautiful. Thank you very much.

Housekeeping

:

You’re welcome, madam.

Guest

:

Well, tomorrow is my husband’s birthday and we’re having a

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party with candles. Could you arrange some flowers in our room? Housekeeping

:

In this case, we have a flower shop in our hotel. I will ask the florist to call you and discuss the matter.

Guest

:

That’s good idea. Thank you very much.

Housekeeping

:

With pleasure, madam.

Unit 14: Maintenance and Engineering Staff Listening

Dialogue 1 Pierre

:

Hello, Mary. How are you doing?

Mary

:

Pretty good, thanks. How about you, Pierre?

Pierre

:

Not bad, thanks.

Tanaka

:

Morning, Ann. How’s everything?

Ann

:

Okay, thanks. How are you today, Tanaka?

Tanaka

:

Just fine, thanks?

Brad

:

Excuse me. Are you Dolores Cotten?

Dolores

:

Yes.

Brad

:

Hi. I’m Brad Jordan… from Lemon Computer.

Dialogue 2

Dialogue 3

How do you do? Dolores

:

How do you do? I’m glad to meet you, Brad. Thank you for coming to meet us.

Brad

:

It’s a pleasure. How was the trip?

Dolores

:

Fine. Oh, I’d like you to meet Ron Eng. He’s our sales manager.

Brad

:

How do you do? Mr. Eng.

Unit 15: General Services Listening 1

Guest

:

Is it possible for me to send message by fax.

Clerk

:

Certainly sir. You can hand in a fax here at the reception desk, and we will send it off for you.

Guest

:

How about the charge?

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Clerk

:

It depends on the destination, sir. You can check for the rate at the reception desk.

Guest

:

Thank you

Clerk

:

You’re welcome sir.

Listening 2

1. Is this your first visit to Thailand? 2. Have you been with us before? 3. Welcome to our hotel. 4. We are happy to have you with us. 5. I hope you enjoy staying with us. 6. There is a menu on the dresser. 7. The bible is in the drawer. 8. Please lock the door when you leave the room. 9. Would you like me to call a taxi? 10. Let me give the driver directions. 11. I will write in Thai for a taxi. 12. May I bring you an umbrella? It is raining outside. Unit 16: Tourism Information Listening: Listen to the passage and then complete the following sentences about Samui. Let’s Go to Have Fun in Samui rd

Koh Samui is the 3 largest island in the country which is located in the Gulf of Thailand, 84 kilometers to the east of Bangkok. It covers the area of 247 sq.km. with paved road around the island the length of 50 kilometers. One-third of the island is plain surrounding the mountain. Its tropical weather is divided into three seasons: Fall (May -Oct.), Winter (Nov.-Jan.), and Summer (Feb.-Apr.). The popularity of Samui can be measured by the busy flights from Bangkok Airways which is over 20 per day. It is considered to have the most beautiful runway. From the plane, you can overview coconut trees colonnade along the runway and a Thai style airport terminal which at first glance you may think is a resort. The first picture that comes into mind when thinking of Samui is definitely the white sand and the blue sea. There are several interesting beaches around the island. The most popular is Chaweng beach, known for its fine sand expanding for seven kilometers. As well, the sea is clear and the depth is very safe to be in. Several activities are awaiting such as: snorkeling, kayaking, sailing, wind-surfing, water skiing, or renting a boat to watch coral. Before sunset or

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the time when the water recedes, you can just walk along the beach to see the co ral. At night, the beach will be full of pubs, bars and restaurants which make Samui such a colorful island. Secondary to Chaweng beach is Lamai beach, Na Thon, Mae Nam, Bo Pud, Cheng Mon, Bangrak, and Big Buddha beaches which all have their own attractive themes. (Adapted from: Koh Samui Guidebook. Tourism Authority of Thailand. 2003)

Listening 2: Listen to the passage and answer the questions. Bright Night in Bangkok – Sapan Put th

Rama I bridge or ‘Sapan Put’ was officially opened on April 6 1932. It was built to th

celebrate Bangkok’s 150 anniversary and to make traveling from Pranakorn to Thonburi side of Chaophraya River easier. By day, this unique location functions as a river express boat and ferry pier. By night, it transforms into a market that draws both Thai and foreign shoppers from all walks of life. Sapan Put is opened daily from 5:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. (closed on Mondays); so we can be sure the heat won’t be brothering us as we stroll around the market. Sapan Put has it all; trendy clothes, second-hand goods, handmade jewelry, and delicious food at great prices. It doesn’t matter what your personal style may be, you’ll find what you want; or perhaps find a new style altogether. Not surprisingly, Sapan Put is famous for trendy clothes, easily as h ip as Siam Center, the modern shopping center of Thailand, but cheap enough for everyone. Still strolling along, I do occasionally feel the need for that special touch, and there certainly are plenty of things you can do here to make you look fabulous. You have a wide choice of body paints and henna to add to your natural beauty. If you’re easily bored, I recommend henna, because it lasts only 2 weeks and it’s quick to get it done. My next stop might be nail painting, the most hi-tech discipline amongst the body embellishments. You don’t need a painter or artist to create a pattern on your nails as a computer operated nail painting machine will produce virtually any design that you can imagine! (Adapted from:Bright night in Bangkok-Sapan Put. Bangkok Post. Lifestyle Guru Ent ertainment. 2005. p.3)

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Unit 17: Location, Direction and Transportation Listening Dialogue 1

Guest

:

Where do they sell tin-opener and corkscrews?

Hotel Staff

:

Your best bet is Beal’s department store on the corner opposite the post office. First left, cross the road and it’s right in front of you.

Dialogue 2

Guest

:

Is there an all-night chemist in the center of town?

Hotel Staff

:

Well, there is a chemist’s on the corner of Union Street and George Street, but I don’t know if it’s open after 8.00 p.m.

Unit 18: Spa and Massage Listening

1. Would you mind taking off your shoes, please? 2. How often do you have a massage? 3. If it hurts, please tell me immediately. 4. The hot stone therapy will help cure your blood circulation. 5.

If you like the hot oil of any essences, we have them for sell at the hotel’s souvenir shop.

Unit 19: Dealing with guests’ complaints

Listening

Guest

:

Can I see the manager? I have a complaint.

Manager

:

I’m Malinee, the hotel manager. May I help you?

Guest

:

Yes. Did you have the room cleaned before we checked in? The room is very smelly. The bathroom is messy and the toilet doesn’t flush properly. This is disgusting.

Manager

:

Oh! I’m terribly sorry to hear that. I’ll attend to it right away. Normally, the housekeeper checks every room before the guest moves in.

Guest

:

I don’t think it’s a way to run a hotel like yours.

Manager

:

No, sir. I do apologize. It’s unusual. Thank you for your kind information. Is there anything else we can do for you?

Guest

:

I would like an extra pillow, too. By the way, could you check the air-conditioner? I don’t think it works properly.

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Manager

:

Certainly, sir. I will send the maintenance right away to your room.

Unit 20: Dealing with guests’ request

Listening

1. May I come into your room, please? 2. Can I call the taxi for you? 3. Would you mind sending the mail for me? 4. Do you mind if I use your telephone? 5. May I check the information for a moment? 6. Could you help me carry this bag? 7. May I come to work late tomorrow? I need to see the do ctor. 8. Could you sit here and wait? 9. May I take a seat? 10. Would you mind giving me a lift downtown? Unit 23: Job Interview Listening Job interview for assistant manager position

Interviewer

:

Good morning. Please take a seat.

Applicant

:

Thank you, sir.

Interviewer

:

Can you tell me about yourself and your experience?

Applicant

:

Yes, sir. My name is Siree. I am 27 years old now. I have finished my diploma in Hospitality and bachelor degree in Hotel Management from Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin. I have worked at Sailom Hotel in Hua Hin as a waitress for two years and a restaurant captain for one year. Then I moved to Hua Hin Paradise resort and spa as an assistant to food and beverage manager for nine months.

Interviewer

:

I see. You always work in Hua Hin. Why do you want to move Here to Phuket?

Applicant

:

Well, the reason is I really like to transfer within this hotel international chain. I was born here and I would like to come home to stay with my parents.

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Interviewer

:

As you have experience working in the Food and Beverage area, what should you keep in mind when you work as an assistant to the manager.

Applicant

:

You should be service-minded, attend to details, fulfill what the customer wants, and look after your staff. You should keep your eyes open for any new ideas or ways for development. That is very important for management people.

Interviewer

:

Good point! Do you have anything to ask about the job?

Applicant

:

Do you provide transportation for the staff?

Interviewer

:

We just have a bus for our staff from the hotel dormitory, but it passes through downtown. You can get on during the way.

Applicant

:

Can I ask about the salary?

Interviewer

:

Of course. To start we offer 30,000 baht per month, plus free meals, uniform and others. If you get on well, we reconsider the figure after 6 months which is the probationary period.

Applicant

:

I understand.

Interviewer

:

When could you start working?

Applicant

:

By the end of this month.

Interviewer

:

I see. Thank you for coming, Miss Siree. We will let you know the result in short time.

Applicant

:

Thank you.

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Accessories in Hotels

(เคร   (เครองใช ในโรงแรม) องใช ในโรงแรม)

Cosmetic Mirror Electrical sockets Fax Machine/Facsimile Flowers Fruits Fruit Basket Hand-free Telephone Hotel Directory King-sized Bed Lamp Lampshade Luggage Bench Magazines Magazine/Newspaper Rack Main Light Mini bar Outdoor temperature and humidity indicator Pen (Ballpoint/Ink) Personal Safe Picture Rubbish Bin Rug Satellite Program Screen Shower Sitting Area Smoke Alarm Sofa/Settee Sprinkle Spy hole/Peep hole Telephone Directory

กระจกแตงหน งหนา/แต า/แตงต งตว ปล กไฟ กไฟ เคร   เครองส องสงเอกสาร/เคร   งเอกสาร/เครองโทรสาร องโทรสาร ดอกไมตตางๆ า งๆ ผลไมตตางๆ างๆ ตะกราผลไม าผลไม โทรศพท พทบบานแบบไร า นแบบไรสาย สาย สมดรายช   ดรายชอโรงแรม อโรงแรม เตยงค   ยงคขนาดใหญ ขนาดใหญ โคมไฟ โปะไฟ ะไฟ รถเขนส นสมภาระ มภาระ นตยสาร ตยสาร ท  ทใส ใสนนตยสาร/หน ต ยสาร/หนงส งสอพมพ มพ ไฟหลก มนนบาร บาร เคร   เครองว องวดอ ดอณหภ ณหภมมและความช   และความชน ปากกา (ลกล   กลน/หม น/หมกซ กซม) ม) ต เซฟส เซฟสวนต วนตว รปภาพ ปภาพ ถงขยะ งขยะ พรมเชดเท ดเทา ถายทอดผ ายทอดผานดาวเท านดาวเทยม ยม จอภาพ ฝักบ กบวอาบน วอาบน า ท  ทน  นงเล งเลน/ห น/หองน   องนงเล งเลน สญญาณเต ญญาณเตอนไฟไหม อนไฟไหม เกาอ   าอนวม นวม หวฉ วฉดน ดน า ชองตาแมวท   องตาแมวทประต ประต สมดหมายเลขโทรศ ดหมายเลขโทรศพท พท

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Thermostat control Toilet Twin bed Valet call button Vanity counter Voice mail Walk-in Closet Weighing scale Window World time clock

เคร   เครองควบค องควบคมอ มอณหภ ณหภมม หองน องน า/ห า/หองส องสขา ขา เตยงค   ยงค ป มเร มเรยกแม ยกแมบบาน าน รบฝากกระเป บฝากกระเปา รบฝากข บฝากขอความเส อความเสยง ยง หองเก องเกบเส  บเส อผา ตาช   ตาชงน งน าหน าหนก หนาต าตาง าง นาฬกาบอกเวลากร กาบอกเวลากรนนชและประเทศต ช และประเทศตางๆ างๆ

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Housekeeping vocabulary ( Adaptor Ashtray Baby sitter Balcony Bath mat Bath towel Bathtub Bedside table Broom Button Carpet Cloth-peg Cot Curtain Detergent/Washing powder Drawer Hanger Hair dryer Light bulb Pillow /Pillow case Rail Reading lamp Refrigerator/fridge Safety pin Sewing kit Sheet Shoe polish Shrink Shower cap Shutter Soap

ศัพทแผนกแมบา น) เคร องแปลงไฟ ท เข ยบหร  พ เล ยงเดก ระเบยง พรมเชดเทาในหองน า ผาเชดตว อางอาบน า โตะหวเตยง ไมกวาด กระดม พรม ท หนบผา เปลเดก มาน ผงซกฟอก ล นชก ไมแขวนเส อ เคร องเปาผม หลอดไฟ หมอน/ปลอกหมอน ราวแขวนเส อ โคมไฟอานหนงสอ ต เยน เขมหมด ชดเคร องมอซอมแซมผา ผาปทน  อน ขดรองเทา หด(ผาหด) หมวกคลมผมอาบน า บานเกลด สบ 

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Stretch Tap/faucet Tooth brush Tooth paste To change To drain off To dry To make up the room To mop To repair/ To fix To scrub To sweep To turn down Venetian Blind Wardrobe Wash basin Waste paper basket

ยดออก กอกน า แปรงสฟัน ยาสฟัน เปล ยน ปลอยน า, ระบายน า ทาใหแหง, อบหรอเปาใหแหง ทาความสะอาดหองพก ซบน า, ถหอ ง ซอมแซม ขด, ถ ปัด, กวาด เปดเตยง ม ล  ต เส อผา อางลางหนาหรอลางมอ ตะกราขยะ

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Food and Beverage Vocabulary (

ศัพทแผนกบรการอาหารและเคร องด ม)

(เคร องด มไมมแอลกอฮอล และน าแร) เคร องด มไมมแ อลกอฮอล Soft-drink Minerals น าแร Diet Coke โคกสาหรบลดน าหนก เปบซ สาหรบลดน าหนก Diet Peppi Diet Seven-up เซเวนอพสาหรบลดน าหนก โซดา (น าผสมแกสไวสาหรบผสมเคร องด ม) Soda Water Local Mineral Water น าแรทผ  านการทาใหสะอาดดวยการกล น Vittal Mineral Water น าแรทผ  านการทาใหสะอาดดวยการกล น Perrier Mineral Water น าแรท ผานการทาใหสะอาดดวยการกล นแลวเตมแกส น าแรท ผานการทาใหสะอาดดวยการกล นแลวเตมแกส Volvic Mineral Water Fruit and Vegetable Juices ( น าผักและน าผลไม) Apple Juice น าผลแอบเป ลค นแลวปรงรส Orange Juice น าสมค นแลวปรงรส น าสมค นสดๆ Fresh Orange Juice Fresh Mango น ามะมวงค นสดๆ น าบรท Beetroot Juice น าแคนตาลบ Cantaloupe Juice Carrot Juice น าแครอท Grapefruit Juice น าเกรบฟรต น าแตงเมลอน Melon Juice Watermelon Juice น าแตงโม น ามะละกอ Papaya Juice Pineapple Juice น าสบปะรด Tomato Juice น ามะเขอเทศ Coffee and Tea (ชาและกาแฟ) Coffee กาแฟรอนเสรฟพรอมน าตาลและครม ชารอนเสรฟพรอมน าตาลและครม Tea Black Coffee กาแฟดาไมใสน าตาลและครม Iced Coffee กาแฟเยน ชาเยน Iced Tea Soft-drink and Minerals

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กาแฟดาแบบเขมขน Cappuccino กาแฟรอนมนมปั นใหเปนฟองดานบน กาแฟแบบสกดคาเฟอนออก De- caféined Irish Coffee กาแฟหลงอาหารใสเหลาลงไปดวย Cocktails and Other Beverages (เคร องด มผสมและเคร องด มอ นๆ) Alexander อเลกซานเดอร เคร องด มผสม Cocktails Black Russian แบลครสเชยน Dry Martini ดรายมาตน  โฟรสเซน ไดควร  Frozen Daiquiri Gimlet จมเลต Glasshopper กลาสฮอปเปอร แมนฮตตน Manhattan Margarita มาการตา Pink Lady พ งเลด  รสต เนล Rusty Nail Americano อเมรกาโน ยนฟสส Gin Fizz ไหมไทย Mai Thai Screw Driver สครไดรเวอร ทอมคอลลนส Tom Collins Whisky Sour วสก ซาว Zombie ซอมบ  Non-Alcoholic Drinks (เคร องด มผสมแบบไมมแอลกอฮอลล) Fruit Punch ฟรทพนท(น าผลไมผสม) น าผลไมผสมโซดา Shirley Temple Four Season โฟรซซน Tropical Cocktails (เคร องด มผสมผลไมพ นเมอง) Mango Daiquiri แมงโกไดควร  พนาโคลาดา Pina Colada Planters Punch พนทผลไมใสเหลารม Singapore Sling สงคโปรสลง เตอกลาซนไรส Tequila Sunrise Espresso

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Beer

(เบยร)

San Miguel Super Lion NAB Carlsberg Heineken Fosters Red Horse Corona Budweiser Grolsh Others

ซานมเกล ซเปอรไลออน เอนเอบ คารลเบรก ไฮเนเกน ฟอสเตอร เรดฮอรส โคโรนา บดไวเซอร กรอลช

(อ นๆ)

Wine Hot Chocolate Milo/Ovaltine Ice Water Iced Water Hot Water

ไวน(เหลาอง น) ชอคโกแลตรอน ไมโล/โอวลตน น าแขง น าธรรมดา น าใสน า แขง น ารอน

ภาชนะ (Utensils) Bread and butter plate Butter dish Butter knife Candlestick Coffee pot Creamer Cup Dinner plate Dinner fork Knife Napkin Pitcher Salad fork

จานขนมปัง และเนย จานวางเนย มดเนย เชงเทยน กากาแฟ เหยอกใสครมหรอนม ถวยชาหรอถวยกาแฟ จานรบประทานอาหาร สอมรบประทานอาหาร มด ผาเชดปาก เหยอกน า สอมสลด

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Salad plate Salt and pepper shaker Saucer Serving bowl Serving cart Serving platter Soup bowl Soup spoon Sugar bowl Tablecloth Teapot Tea spoon Water glass Wine glass

จานสลด กระปกเกลอและพรกไทย จานรองถวย ชามสาหรบเสรฟอาหาร รถเขนสาหรบเสรฟอาหาร ถาดเสรฟอาหาร ชามซป ชอนซป กระปกใสน า ตาล ผาปโตะ กาน าชา ชอนชา แกวน า แกวไวน

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Kitchen Vocabulary Fruits

(ศัพท พทแผนกครั แผนกครัว)ว)

(ผลไม)

Apple Apricot Banana Blackberry Blueberry Cantaloupe Cherry Coconut Dragon’s eyes Durian Fig Gooseberry Grapefruit Grapes Guava Honeydew melon Jujube Kiwi Lemon Lime Lychee Mandarin Mango Mangosteen Orange Papaya Passion fruit Peaches Pears Pineapple

แอปเป ล แอพรคอท คอท กลวย วย แบลคเบอร   คเบอร บลเบอร   เบอร แคนตาลป เชอร   เชอร มะพราว าว แกวม วมงกร งกร ทเรเรยน ยน ฟก มะยม เกรปฟรท อง   องน ฝร   ฝรง แตงฮนน  นดดว พทรา ทรา กวว มะนาวฝร   มะนาวฝรง มะนาวไทย ล  ลนจ   นจ สมแมนดาร มแมนดารน มะมวง วง มงค งคด สม มะละกอ เสาวรส ลกพ กพช ลกแพร กแพร สบปะรด บปะรด

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Plum Pomegranate Pomelo Prunes Rambutan Raspberry Red current Sapodilla Star fruit Strawberry Water melon

ลกพล กพลม ทบท บทม สมโอ มโอ ลกพร กพรน เงาะ ราสเบอร   ราสเบอร เรดเคอเรนท ละมดฝร   ดฝรง มะเฟอง อง สตรอเบอร   สตรอเบอร แตงโม

(ผัก) ก)

Vegetables

African eggplant Asparagus Bitter gourd Bamboo shoot Banana flower Carrot Cassava Cauliflower Cabbage Cowpea Cucumber Eggplant Leek Lettuce Lotus leaf/root Mungbean Mushroom Olive Onion Peas Pea sprouts

มะเขอเปราะ อเปราะ หนอไม อไมฝร   ฝรง มะระ หนอไม อไม หวปล วปล แครอท มนส นสาปะหล าปะหลง กะหล าดอก าดอก กะหล าปล าปล ถ  ถวฝั วฝักยาว กยาว แตงกวา มะเขอ ตนกระเท นกระเทยม ยม ผกกาดหอม กกาดหอม ใบบว/รากบ ว/รากบว ถ  ถวเข วเขยว ยว เหด มะกอก หอมหวใหญ วใหญ ถ  ถว ถ  ถวงอก วงอก

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Pepper -sweet pepper -bell pepper Potato Pumpkin Red beans Red cabbage Rice bean/sweet pea Sinkwa Spinach String bean Stink bean Sugar cane Sweet potato Taro Tomato Yam bean Nuts

พรก พรกหยวก กหยวก พรกย กยกษ กษ มนฝร   นฝรง ฟักทอง กทอง ถ  ถวแดง วแดง กะหล าปล าปลมมวง วง ถ  ถวล วลนเตา นเตา บวบ ผกโขม กโขม ถ  ถวฝั วฝักยาว กยาว สะตอ ออย อย มนเทศ นเทศ เผอก อก มะเขอเทศ อเทศ มนแกว นแกว

(ถั วต  วตางๆ) างๆ)

เมดอ ดอลมอน ลมอน Cashew nut เมดมะม ดมะมวงห วงหมพานต มพานต ถ  ถวล วลสง สง Peanut Walnut วอลนท Water Chestnut แหว วยเต ยว ยว, ขาวและเส าวและเสนพาสต นพาสตา)า) Pasta/Rice/Noodles (กวยเต Angle hair พาสตาเส าเสนเล นเลก พาสตาเส าเสนยาวแบบม นยาวแบบมรร Cannelloni Congee โจก Fettucine พาสตาเส าเสนแบน นแบน พาสตาท าทาเป าเปนช   นชนๆ นๆ Lasagne Linguine พาสตาเส าเสนแบนขนาดเล นแบนขนาดเลก Noodles กวยเต วยเต ยว ยว -Crispy แบบกรอบ -Egg Noodles บะหม   บะหม Almond

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เสนใหญ นใหญ Ravioli เก ยวน ยวน าอ าอตาล ตาล ขาว าว Rice -Fried rice ขาวผ าวผด -Plain (steamed or boiled) ขาวสวย าวสวย (น   (นงหร งหรอหง)ง) -Wild rice ขาวกล าวกลอง อง Spaghetti สปาเกตต   สปาเกตต เก ยวอ ยวอตาล ตาลรรปวงแหวน ป วงแหวน Tortellini Wonton เก ยวไทยหร ยวไทยหรอจ อจน Ingredients (เคร   (เครองปร องปรงและสวนประกอบของอาหาร) วนประกอบของอาหาร) Barley ขาวบาร าวบารเลย เลย Bean curd เตาห าห  ว นเส นเสนถ   นถวเข วเขยว ยว Bean vermicelli Black bean ถ  ถวด วดา Butter เนย พรกข   กขหน หน Capsicum Chilli พรกช   กชฟฟา ผกช กช Coriander แปงข งขาวโพด าวโพด Corn flour Cream ครม ไข Egg Egg York ไขแดง แดง Fish sauce น าปลา าปลา แปง Flour Galingale ขา Garlic กระเทยม ยม ขง Ginger Milk นม Oil น าม ามน ผกช กชฝร   ฝรง Parsley Quail egg ไขนกกระทา นกกระทา Red bean ถ  ถวแดง วแดง ไขเค เคม Salty egg -Flat Noodles

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งา Shallot หอมแดง กะป Shrimp paste Sour cream ครมเปร ยว Sour plum บวยดอง Soya sauce ซอสถ วเหลอง Tabasco sauce ซอสพรกทาบาสโก ซอสถ วเหลอง Tomato sauce Vinegar น าสมสายช Wasabi วาซาบ(มสตารดญ ป น ) ซอสเปร ยววสเชสเตอร Worcester sauce  ารเตรยมและประกอบอาหาร) Preparation Methods (วธก อบ Bake Barbeque ป ง/ยาง Baste พรมดวยน ามน ทบ/ตใหท ว Beat Blanch ลวก ตม Boil ทาอาหารดวยน ามนและน าเลกนอย Braise Chill แชเยน สบละเอยด Chop Cream ทาใหเปนครมขนๆ Crumb ชบดวยเกลดขนมปังปน ห นเปนส เหล ยมลกเตา Cube Cut ตดเปนช นๆ Deep-fry ทอดในน ามนทวม ห นเปนส เหล ยมลกเตาเลกๆ Dice Double-boil ต น Fillet แลเปนช น (สวนใหญใชกบการแลสเตกปลา) ทาใหอาหารตดไฟ Flambe Garlic sauté เจยวกระเทยม Garlic steam น งกระเทยม ตกแตงอาหาร Garnish Sesame

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Grate Grille Heat Hot pot Julienne Knead Marinate Mash Mince Mix Pan-fry Peel Poach Puree Roast Saute Season Shred Simmer Slice Spice Steam Stew Stir-fry Stuff Whip Whisk

ขดดวยตะแกรงใหเปนช นเลกๆ ยาง ทาใหรอ น หมอรอน ห นเปนช นบางๆ นวด เชนนวดแปง หมก บดหรอขย ใหละเอยด สบหรอบด ผสม ทอดน ามนนอยๆบนกระทะแบน ปอกเปลอก ลวก กรองซปหรอน าแกงท เค ยวจนขน อบ หรอยางตะแกรงในเตาอบ ผดอยางเรว ปรงรส ขดเปนเสน เค ยวใหขน ห นบางๆ ปรงรสดวยเคร องเทศ น ง เค ยวไฟออนๆ ผดรวมๆใหเขากน ยดไส ตใหเปนครม ตดว ยลวดเชนลวดตไข

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American English and British English Glossary American

British

airplane

aircraft

appetizer baggage bartender bathroom/restroom bellboy bell captain bill bill fold broil bus busy collect call can candy car rental check chips clerk / desk clerk closet cloth-pin coffee shop collect on delivery comfort station connect cookie cornstarch coverall diaper

Meaning

เคร องบน อาหารเรยกน ายอยจานแรกของม อ starter luggage กระเปาสมภาระเดนทาง พนกงานผสมเคร องด ม barman toilet หองน า หองสวม pageboy พนกงานขนสมภาระ หวหนาพนกงานขนสมภาระ hall porter note ธนบตร wallet กระเปาใสธนบตร ป งหรอยาง grill coach รถยนตโดยสาร engaged ย ง มธระ โทรศพทเกบเงนปลายทาง reverse-charged call tin กระปอง ลกกวาด sweets การเชารถ car hire bill / cheque ใบเสรจเกบเงนคาอาหาร crisps มนฝร งแผนบางทอดกรอบ พนกงานตอนรบ receptionist cupboard / wardrobe ต ใสของ ต ใสเส อผา ไมหนบผา cloth-peg coffee bar รานขายกาแฟ, เคร องด ม, อาหารวาง cash on delivery พสดเกบเงนปลายทาง หองน าสาธารณะ public toilet put through ตอโทรศพท biscuit ขนมปังกรอบ แปงขาวโพด corn flour overalls ชดเส อ-กางเกงไวใสกนเป อน nappy ผาออม

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American

British

dolly

trolley

downtown

city centre

drapes

curtains

drug store

chemist

elevator

lift

fall

autumn

faucet

tap

fill out

fill in

first floor

ground floor

freeway

motorway

French fries

chips

garbage / trash

rubbish

gas

petrol

highway

main road

information

enquiry

mail

post

movie

film

movie theatre

cinema

one-way ticket

single trip (ticket)

overpass

flyover

pants

trousers

pocket

purse

railroad

railway

rare

underdone

saloons

pubs

sanitary napkin

sanitary towel

second floor

first floor

sidewalk

pavement

sink

wash basin

store

shop

streetcar

tram

subway

underground

Meaning

รถเขนแบบมลอเล อน บรเวณชมชนเมอง, ใจกลางเมอง ผามาน รานขายยา ลฟท ฤดใบไมรว ง กอกน า กรอกขอความ ช นลางของอาคาร ทางดวนแตไมเกบเงน มนฝร งแทงทอดกรอบ ขยะ น ามนเช อเพลง ทางหลวง สอบถามขอมล การสงทางไปรษณย ภาพยนตร โรงภาพยนตร บตรโดยสารเท ยวเดยว สะพานขามถนน กางเกงขายาว กระเปาใสเศษสตางค ทางรถไฟ สกๆดบๆ รานขายเหลา ผาอนามย ช นสองของอาคาร ทางเดนเทา อางลางมอ หรอลางหนา รานคา รถราง รถไฟใตดน

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American

British

take-out

take-away

train station

railway station

round trip(ticket)

return (ticket)

zip code

post code

Meaning

ซ ออาหารไปรบประทานนอกราน สถานรถไฟ บตรโดยสารไป-กลบ รหสไปรษณย

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Alphabet Telephone Alphabet widely used in Thailand

A

=

Able

B

=

Baker

C

=

Charlie

D

=

Dog

E

=

Easy

F

=

Fox

G

=

George

H

=

How

I

=

Item

J

=

Jimmy

K

=

King

L

=

Love

M

=

Mike

N

=

Nancy

O

=

Oboe

P

=

Peter

Q

=

Queen

R

=

Roger

S

=

Sugar

T

=

Tare

U

=

Uncle

V

=

Victor

W

=

William

X

=

X-ray

Y

=

Yolk

Z

=

Zebra

Ulla

=

Example:

Manes =

Uncle/Love/Love/Able Or Mike/Able/Nancy/Easy/Sugar

Uncle/Double Love/Able

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Questions Form and Usage Yes – No Questions and Short Answers

Do

I/you/we/they

have tickets?

Yes, I/you/we/they do. No, I/you/we/they don’t.

Does

he/she/it

has a ticket?

Yes, he/she/it does. No, he/she/it doesn’t.

Did

I/you/we/they/he/she/it

have a nice vacation?

Yes, I/you/we/they/he/she/it did. No, I/you/we/they/he/she/it didn’t.

There are more verbs used to start the yes – no questions: is, am, are, was, were, can, could, may, shall, should, will, would. For example; Is she a teacher?

Yes, she is.

No, she isn’t.

Am I late for the class?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t.

Are they from Spain?

Yes, they are.

No, they aren’t.

Was he here last night?

Yes, he was.

No, he wasn’t.

Were you there yesterday?

Yes, we were. No, we weren’t.

Can you tell me about the hotel?

Yes, I can.

No, I can’t.

Could you tell me your reason?

Yes, I could.

No, I couldn’t.

May I have some drink?

Yes, of course. No, I am sorry. We are closed.

Shall I go with you?

Yes, please.

Should she stay longer?

Yes, she should. No, she shouldn’t.

Will they come to the party?

Yes, they will. No, they won’t.

Would you like some coffee?

Yes, please.

No, you shan’t.

No, thank you.

Questions with Question Words

What

Where

When

Why

Who

Whose

Which

How

What do you do?

I’m a chambermaid.

Where do you work?

I work at Sandy Beach Hotel.

When is your birthday?

My birthday is May 7, 1973.

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Why do you study English?

I need it for my job.

Who is your best friend? It is Anna. Whose is this car?

Mr. Smith is./ It belongs to Mr. Smith.

Which colors do you like?

I like pink.

How much is this shirt?

It’s 150 baht.

How many children do you have? I have two, a boy and a girl. How big is your hotel?

It has 200 guest rooms.

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Tenses The Simple Present Tense:

ใชระบเหตการณทเ  ปนความจรง เปนปกตวส ย

-

I clean a bathroom everyday.

-

He works in the kitchen.

-

Hua Hin is a small city on the gulf of Thailand.

The Present Continuous Tense:

ใชระบเหตการณทก  าลงเกดข นในขณะน น

-

We are going back home.

-

They are singing songs in the function room.

-

The sun is rising. It’s a beautiful time.

The Present Perfect Tense:

ใชกบเหตการณท เกดข นตอเน องจากอดตถงปัจจบน

-

We have done our job for today.

-

I have finished my work in a kitchen.

-

The guests have just arrived the hotel.

The Simple Past Tense:

ใชกบเหตการณท เกดข นในอดตและจบลงแลว

-

The plane arrived on time.

-

I met here at the airport yesterday.

-

We were at the party last night.

The Past Continuous Tense:

ใชกบเหตการณทก  าลงเกดข นในอดตและมอก เหตการณหน งเกด แทรกข นมา

-

Children were playing when their parents arrived home.

-

She broke her leg while she was playing ice-skate.

-

He was watching television when I called last night.

The Past Perfect Tense:

ใชกบเหตการณท เกดข นตอเน องในอดตและจบลงแลว

-

He had left when I came in.

-

The guests had finished their meal when the show started.

-

We had done all the job when the supervisor passed through.

The Simple Future Tense:

ใชกบเหตการณท จะเกดข นในอนาคต

-

We will be there on time.

-

My supervisor will not allow any one to disturb the guests.

-

I am going to clean up the next floor.

The Future Continuous Tense:

-

ใชกบเหตการณท จะเกดข นในอนาคตตามเวลาท ระบ

We will be waiting for you at 3 p.m. at the airport.

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-

They will be coming here this evening.

-

The guests will be having dinner at 7 p.m. tonight, when we are going to prepare the show for them.

The Future Perfect Tense:

ใชกบเหตการณทค  าดวาจะเสรจส นในอนาคตตามเวลาท กาหนด

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By the end of this year, I will have worked here for 10 years.

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By doing so, you will have saved a lot of money.

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He will have finished his report by tomorrow.

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Irregular Verbs Base form

Simple Past

Past Participle

Be

was/were

been

Beat

beat

beaten

Become

became

become

Bend

bent

bent

Break

broke

broken

Buy

bought

bought

Cast

cast

cast

Choose

chose

chosen

Come

came

come

Cut

cut

cut

Do

did

done

Draw

drew

drawn

Drink

drank

drunk

Drive

drove

driven

Eat

ate

eaten

Fight

fought

fought

Find

found

found

Fit

fit

fit

Fly

flew

flown

Get

got

gotten/got

Give

gave

given

Go

went

gone

Hang

hung

hung

Have

had

had

Hide

hid

hidden

Hold

held

hold

Hurt

hurt

hurt

Keep

kept

kept

Know

knew

known

Lay

laid

laid

Lead

led

led

Meaning

เปน อย  คอ ต กลายเปน โคง/งอ หก/แตก ซ อ ท ง/ขวาง เลอก มา ตด ทา วาด ด ม ขบรถ กน ตอส  คนหา/พบ พอด/เหมาะสม บน ไดรบ ให ไป แขวน ม ซอน ถอ/จบ เจบปวด เกบ/รกษา ร  วางลง/นอนลง นาทาง

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Base form

Simple Past

Past Participle

Leave

left

left

Lend

lent

lent

Lose

lost

lost

Make

made

made

Meet

met

met

Pay

paid

paid

Put

put

put

Quit

quit

quit

Read

read

read

Ride

rode

ridden

Ring

rang

rung

Rise

rose

risen

Run

ran

run

Say

said

said

See

saw

seen

Sell

sold

sold

Send

sent

sent

Shoot

shot

shot

Show

showed

showed/shown

Sing

sang

sung

Sleep

slept

slept

Speak

spoke

spoken

Spend

spent

spent

Stand

stood

stood

Steal

stole

stolen

Sweep

swept

swept

Swim

swam

swum

Take

took

taken

Tell

told

told

Think

thought

thought

Throw

threw

thrown

Understand

understood

understood

Meaning

ละท ง ใหยม สญเสย/หาย ทา พบ/เจอ จาย วาง ละเวน/ออกจาก อาน ข  ส นกระด ง ข น/ยกข น ว ง พด/กลาว เหน ขาย สง ยง แสดง รองเพลง นอนหลบ พด/สนทนา ใช(เวลา,เงน) ยน ลกขโมย กวาด วายน า รบมา/นามา บอก/เลา คด โยน/ขวาง เขาใจ

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Base form

Simple Past

Past Participle

Unwind

unwound

unwound

Upset

upset

upset

Wake

woke

woken

Wear

wore

worn

Win

won

won

Write

wrote

written

Meaning

ผอนคลาย ข นเคอง/สบสน ต น สวมใส ชนะ เขยน

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