Checking a schedule on the phone

Last week we did some oral practice about talking on the phone and checking information while on tour. Here you will find a role-play conversation between a tour guide (Miriam) and a hotel receptionist (Antonio). The tour guide has the following information: arrive 13.00 (later than booked), non-smoking section, 16 pax, 2 vegetarian, no children. The receptionist has this information: arrive 12.30, non-smoking section, 18 pax, no vegetarian meals booked, no children/high chairs.Thanks Antonio and Miriam for your cooperation in cla...

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English For Tourism Vocabulary

Just a few weeks ago I saw a programme which I find ideal to present vocabulary in a way that is clear and easy to remember. Here there are some examples I created. I hope you find them useful! There is a trial version, click here to know more about it. ...

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Wayang Kulit

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Vacation on Bandung

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Asmat

Asmat people who live along the remote southeast coast around Agats are famed for their artistic "primitive" woodcarving. Modern civilization did not reach this area until recently. Agats has an interesting museum filled with woodcarvings and other objects. The area however is still largely untamed wilderness. Asmat crash received a boost in late 1960s under a United Nations supported project to encourage local craftsmen to keep alive their art.The Asmat homeland comprises the rugged and isolated southern coast of Irian Jaya. It is an area of approximately...

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Raja Ampat Island

The Raja Ampat Island in Irian is group spreads out over a huge area and consists of over 610 islands. The four largest islands are Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool. The area's reefs are covered in a diverse selection of both hard and soft corals. Most of the areas reefs are pristine, with mile after mile of perfect hard corals, drift after drift of soft corals of many species and colors ranging from brilliant red, to shocking yellow pretty pink and exotic purple. Most reef dives are very colorful. The tourist would be able to experience the...

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WEST IRIAN JAYA

Irian Jaya is a tropical island with primeval rain forests, powerful rivers, beautiful beaches, lakes, and mountains. The highest mountain is Mount Jayawijaya, with snowcaps covering its 5,000-meter-high peaks. The area is also rich in natural resources, including fish, timber, and precious metals. These, however ever, have become a source of conflict between the central government and local peoples.West Irian Jaya is a hot, humid island rising from the sea with some of the most impenetrable jungles in the world and yet also has snowcaps covering 5,000meter - High Mountain peaks, towering over glacier lakes. West Irian Jaya is Indonesia's largest and easternmost province and covers the western...

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