Practice exercises

iDevide ikoon Fill in the missing words

Fill in the blanks with the missing words. Use the vocabulary of hotel jobs:

responsible for; manage(s); (be) in charge of; look(s) after; report(s); deal(s) with

1. The general manager the whole hotel. She probably directly the company managers.

2. The assistant managers the general manager. They always day-to-day running of the business.

3. The receptionists the guests. They have to the front of house manager.

4. The head housekeeper cleaning. She a group of maids

5. The events organizers the parties and groups. They the banqueting and conference manager.

  

True or false
Read the sentence carefully and decide is it TRUE or FALSE.


1. The conference manager deals with the work involved looking after a house so that everything runs well.

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2. The in house catering staff has to be hired from an agency.

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3. The maids have to do the rooms and provide the rooms with clean linen.

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4. The head porter has to work at the entrance of the hotel and offer help with bags.

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5. Laundry service deals with parking the cars.

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6. Front of house manager has to deal with marketing and selling the hotel packages.

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iDevide ikoon Listening

Listen to the interview with the front of house manager. Try to find answers to the following questions:

1. What was his first job in the hotel?

2. Did he find the front office job on his own?

3.How many years did Matt spend in London?

4. Has Matt finished a hospitality school?

5. Where did Matt's father work?

6. Why does he like to work at the front office.

7. why did he like working in banquets' ?

8. Why is working in a resort different from working in a hotel?

9. What are the biggest lessons he had learned while working at the front desk?

10 Who will he want to become after five years?

 

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