tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43493624818287560372024-03-13T16:39:41.565+01:00English for TourismThis blog is meant for everybody who is interested in the teaching-learning of English for Tourism.Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-62566579332695403972012-11-20T07:38:00.001+01:002012-11-20T07:48:14.097+01:00World´s Worst Tourists<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Is there any ideal tourist? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Should tourists be trained according to the country they are going to visit? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These are questions that came to my mind this morning after reading an article on the China Daily newspaper as I am living now in Beijing. According to a world classification of the <b>worst badly behaved tourists</b>, US tourists rank number 1 followed by Chinese tourists. Obviously this is a very questionable assertion but I thought it could be interesting to read the two online journals (<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109541/The-worlds-worst-tourists-American--according-Americans-admit-stealing-hotel-towels-too.html">Daily Mail</a>, <a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-11/18/content_15938997.htm">China Daily</a>) in which this piece of news appears. </span></span></div>
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Note: Please refrain from commenting on stereotypes or prejudices. Thanks.</span></span></span>
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Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-41210141942083018172011-06-07T16:29:00.008+02:002011-06-07T18:01:05.069+02:00Paris Syndrome<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-isH4AP8tNZU/Te43LC97KSI/AAAAAAAAANc/lmhbHbodgds/s1600/japan.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-isH4AP8tNZU/Te43LC97KSI/AAAAAAAAANc/lmhbHbodgds/s200/japan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615486448292276514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >Have you ever heard about the Paris syndrome?</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" > </span> <div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;">Some Japanese tourists suffer a shock when visiting Paris. Having idealized Paris as the perfect romantic European city for a long time, once in the city they feel disappointed with what they find.<br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >A </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6197921.stm">BBC article</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" > by Caroline Wyatt describes this situation as follows:</span> <div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;">A dozen or so Japanese tourists a year have to be repatriated from the French capital, after falling prey to what's become known as "Paris syndrome". That is what some polite Japanese tourists suffer when they discover that Parisians can be rude or the city does not meet their expectations. The experience can apparently be too stressful for some and they suffer a psychiatric breakdown. Around a million Japanese travel to France every year.Many of the visitors come with a deeply romantic vision of Paris - the cobbled streets, as seen in the film Amelie, the beauty of French women or the high culture and art at the Louvre. </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" > The reality can come as a shock. An encounter with a rude taxi driver, or a Parisian waiter</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wwfn6raG10E/Te4_8-KRyrI/AAAAAAAAANs/ovGmUK-zeAQ/s1600/116torre-paris.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wwfn6raG10E/Te4_8-KRyrI/AAAAAAAAANs/ovGmUK-zeAQ/s200/116torre-paris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615496102088395442" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family:georgia;" > who shouts at customers who cannot speak fluent French, might be laughed off by those from other Western cultures. But for the Japanese - used to a more polite and helpful society in which voices are rarely raised in anger - the experience of their dream city turning into a nightmare can simply be too much. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" >This year alone, the Japanese embassy in Paris has had to repatriate four people with a doctor or nurse on board the plane to help them get over the shock. They were suffering from "Paris syndrome". It was a Japanese psychiatrist working in France, Professor Hiroaki Ota, who first identified the syndrome some 20 years ago. On average, up to 12 Japanese tourists a year fall victim to it, mainly women in their 30s with high expectations of what may be their first trip abroad. The Japanese embassy has a 24-hour hotline for those suffering from severe culture shock, and can help find hospital treatment for anyone in need. However, the only permanent cure is to go back to Japan - never to return to Paris. To know more you can read the article on </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15391010/ns/travel-news/t/paris-syndrome-leaves-tourists-shock/">Msnbc.com Travel News</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family:georgia;" >.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Have you ever experienced something similar to this in Paris or anywhere else?</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Please leave your comments.</span><br /></p>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-60097072440776772112011-05-25T14:25:00.012+02:002011-05-25T15:02:41.236+02:00Glamping: a new type of tourism<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Recently I heard the word "glamping" related to a new type of tourism that is rising in popularity. What would you say if someone asks you, do you want to go glamping? Do you know what glamping is? </span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Well, <span style="font-weight: bold;">gampling </span>is the combination of two words "glamour" and "camping." If you like going camping, but you want to the comforts of a hotel, then you need to go glamping and not <span style="font-family:georgia;">just camping. Some people are put off from doing camping because of the<span lang="EN-US"> bugs, wild animals, sudden storms, leaking tents, uncomfortable sleeping bags and questionable food. But there is now a new camping option: <i>glamping</i>. </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Here the tourist is presented with amenities, stays in fashionable decorated tents with pleasant illumination as well as is provided with full-course meals.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />Let´s have a look at the following video that illustrates this new type of niche tourism:</span><br /></span></span></div><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w7AmeybQkwE" allowfullscreen="" width="425" frameborder="0" height="349"></iframe><br /><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >What do you prefer: camping or glamping?Please leave your comments<br /></span></p>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-4080214839239858232011-03-29T15:44:00.015+02:002011-03-31T13:52:23.293+02:006 or 7- star hotel?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TwA3xqNnrwo/TZJvNusl4tI/AAAAAAAAANI/unOrGvK9ijA/s1600/index_signpost_hotel.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 100px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TwA3xqNnrwo/TZJvNusl4tI/AAAAAAAAANI/unOrGvK9ijA/s200/index_signpost_hotel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589652369184252626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Until very recently, we thought a 5-star hotel was the highest classification in the hotel range but in the last couple of years some 6 and 7-star hotels have appeared in the tourism sector. </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://blog.hotelclub.com/incredible-7-star-hotels/">Here </a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">you can find a list of this sort of hotels. Obvioulsy these hotels offer luxurious accommodation only within the reach of a few as most people can´t afford to stay in them.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">But what do you think a 6 or 7-star hotel is? What can it offer that other hotels don´t? Please leave your comments.</span> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Below I have included a video of one of those 7-star hotels built in Dubai:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="360" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cKOOFQ-OTmM?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cKOOFQ-OTmM?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="360" height="349"></embed></object></div></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-31836006473229077142011-03-13T21:20:00.010+01:002011-03-13T23:26:42.679+01:00Tourists Forbidden!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JYbr36ROKeE/TX1CDMqHhWI/AAAAAAAAAMw/0wLSdoiwQwI/s1600/DSC00699.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 126px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583691735714202978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JYbr36ROKeE/TX1CDMqHhWI/AAAAAAAAAMw/0wLSdoiwQwI/s200/DSC00699.JPG" /></a> <div></div><div></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">I have just come across this piece of news about a <strong><a href="http://au.news.yahoo.com/entertainment/a/-/entertainment/9002740/colombian-amazon-village-bans-prying-tourists/">Colombian Amazon village banning the presence of tourists</a></strong> as they are disturbing their traditional way of life. Have a read and please, let us know what you think.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">This article should also make us reflect on being a responsible tourist and being an unnoticed presence wherever we go.</span></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-31630626636998638402010-10-06T23:15:00.012+02:002010-10-07T18:01:46.860+02:00Who says flight safety instructions were dull?<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Up to now passengers were used to flight attendants telling them about the flight safety instructions in a kind of robot-like performance, which many passengers found boring and therefore, didn´t pay much attention to. The traditional flight safety card was also often frequently ignored....<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/TKzo--w4OeI/AAAAAAAAAMg/B27KFeDvF0k/s1600/Swiss+A-320+B.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 174px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/TKzo--w4OeI/AAAAAAAAAMg/B27KFeDvF0k/s200/Swiss+A-320+B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525047011574299106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">BUT</span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >times seem to be changing</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and we are witnessing new creative ways to get passengers´ attention to important flight safety instructions. Let´s see these two entertaining ways to present such instructions:</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><object width="380" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G9lZV_828OA?fs=1&hl=es_ES"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G9lZV_828OA?fs=1&hl=es_ES" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="285"></embed></object></span><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><object width="380" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lqh8e2KYIrU?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lqh8e2KYIrU?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="285"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">So which approach do you prefer as a passenger the traditional or the creative one? Do you really think passengers pay more attention to flight safety instructions with the rap and the dancing? Please leave your comment.</span></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-32043855964340664332010-05-18T00:10:00.013+02:002010-05-18T15:52:13.159+02:00A Bit of Role Playing<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/S_G_vntjiAI/AAAAAAAAAMI/18ogvYKI-YY/s1600/role_play.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 113px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/S_G_vntjiAI/AAAAAAAAAMI/18ogvYKI-YY/s200/role_play.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472365847066675202" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Role-Playing</span> is an important practice when learning a language but it becomes even more relevant if we are teaching <span style="font-weight: bold;">English with a specific purpose</span> that implies dealing with specific situations, like in this case <span style="font-weight: bold;">ENGLISH FOR TOURISM STUDIES</span>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">In the last couples of weeks my second-year-Tourism students have been practicing situations in different contexts:<br />1. in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">restaurant </span>with a conversation between a waiter/waitress and a customer. It involved ordering at a restaurant and dealing successufully with problems during the meal.</span><br /><br /><object width="300" height="190"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7niEQ2yxzho&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7niEQ2yxzho&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="300" height="190"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><object width="300" height="190"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/icJWOBNsI6M&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/icJWOBNsI6M&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="300" height="190"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;">2. in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">campsite </span>with a conversation between the campsite receptionist and the just-arrived camper: reservation, checking-in, etc.</span><br /><br /><object width="300" height="190"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uN2kJbi4CUg&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uN2kJbi4CUg&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="300" height="190"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Thanks to all my students for their cooperation and especially to Gonzalo, Silvia, Patricia and Ignacio.</span> Remember all my students´videos are at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Englishfortourism">http://www.youtube.com/user/Englishfortourism</a><br /></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-63352242816865257892010-05-14T13:34:00.015+02:002010-05-16T22:49:11.346+02:0048 hours in...<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/S-01cwJtZfI/AAAAAAAAAMA/pgHbBOyC07c/s1600/TURISTA.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 84px; height: 109px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/S-01cwJtZfI/AAAAAAAAAMA/pgHbBOyC07c/s200/TURISTA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471087890403255794" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >Very often tourists take what we call </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >city break holidays </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >in which they spend a couple of days in a well-known city. To be able to make the most of such a short visit, it is a must for the traveller to have a leaflet with tourist information for a city break visit. This is typically known as </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >a 48 hour-in-a-city report. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">As a Tourism student you should know how to write this type of leaflet. It has to follow a certain pattern. Let´s see in the following document the parts a 48 hours-in-a-city report must have</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">. This is just a basic example whose structure can be modified:</span><br /><br /></span></span><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><object style="width: 300px; height: 425px;"><param name="movie" value="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf?mode=embed&viewMode=presentation&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&documentId=100516193311-7e333dfdb627445e873ab91f2d808bfb&docName=48-hours-in&username=maochoa35&loadingInfoText=48%20Hours%20In&et=1274038525518&er=66"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="menu" value="false"><embed src="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" menu="false" style="width: 300px; height: 325px;" flashvars="mode=embed&viewMode=presentation&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&documentId=100516193311-7e333dfdb627445e873ab91f2d808bfb&docName=48-hours-in&username=maochoa35&loadingInfoText=48%20Hours%20In&et=1274038525518&er=66"></embed></object></div><div style="width: 300px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/maochoa35/docs/48-hours-in?mode=embed&viewMode=presentation&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true" target="_blank">Open publication</a> - Free <a href="http://issuu.com/" target="_blank">publishing</a> - <a href="http://issuu.com/search?q=tourism" target="_blank">More tourism</a></div></div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >For examples, click </span><a style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/48-hours-in/48-hours-in-san-francisco-1951907.html">here </a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >to read a 48 hours in San Francisco report and watch the following video about 48 hours in Singapore by Simon Calder from </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >The Independent</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >, who has a </span><a style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/sound-and-vision/?vid=795513">whole collection of 48hours in</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >....</span><br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzi7lb2zJDwwEixbv2m2WVWJ2x-Cmc1XlInnTjSQUQmi8AJPU0a5l3Fz9HPNCVWOJkjFhW2cAhiZMjawsq-vw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;">What about in your city? What would you recommend tourists to go and see if they only have 48 hours in your?</span>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-41033766064730827332010-04-01T21:42:00.012+02:002010-04-01T23:41:27.964+02:00Are we culturally aware?<a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/S7T5q3nHZVI/AAAAAAAAAL4/enkEqYIqyCE/s1600/culturasglobo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 110px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/S7T5q3nHZVI/AAAAAAAAAL4/enkEqYIqyCE/s200/culturasglobo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455259563530347858" border="0" /></a><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">W</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">hen travelling or working in the tourism sector, you are likely to meet different people of different cultures. Different cultures have different protocols. So it is very important to be aware of such differences so as to deal with people in a suitable way and not to create tense or offensive situations. What is considered appropriate behaviour in one culture can be inappropriate in another. When working with people from different cultures, you need a solid understanding of the norms of that culture.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">It would be really interesting if you could share with us any cultural faux pas tourists or foreign people make while in your country. I will be waiting for your comments.<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Here are two videos Gabriela, a teacher of English and Italian living in Paris, sent to me about this topic. Thanks Gabriela for sharing them with me: <a href="http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/videos/culturalgaffes/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO 1</span></a>, <a href="http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/videos/culturalgaffes2/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO 2</span></a><br /></span></span></span></p><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Also here are some pages you may find interesting:</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="http://www.culturosity.com/pdfs/What%20is%20Cultural%20Awareness.pdf"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">http://www.culturosity.com/pdfs/What%20is%20Cultural%20Awareness.pdf</span></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.executiveplanet.com/index.php?title=Main_Page"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">http://www.executiveplanet.com/index.php?title=Main_Page</span></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a href="http://chinafta.nzte.govt.nz/solutions/culture/business-etiquette.html">http://chinafta.nzte.govt.nz/solutions/culture/business-etiquette.html</a></span><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><br /><a href="http://www.culturosity.com/articles.htm"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >http://www.culturosity.com/articles.htm</span></a><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style=""></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:Helvetica;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN-GB" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span><o:p></o:p></span>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-63143709663968508332009-10-23T15:29:00.017+02:002009-10-23T23:59:59.387+02:00Tourism stereotypes<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">Quite often professionals of the tourism sector (for example, tour operators, travel agencies, etc) tend to resort to cultural stereotypes to promote their tourists products but cultural stereotypes can be dangerous because they are too general (they do not distinguish between the different cultures or regions within the same country) and therefore they simplify the cultural richness of any country.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">There are many stereotypical images of Spain, the country where I live. I found this postcard in a tourist spot in Seville a couple of weeks ago and it made me reflect upon the cultural image tourism sometimes conveys. This postcard, using the letters of "Spain", summarizes many stereotypes that are associated with Spain: bullfighting, olives, sun, wine, the letter ñ and flamenco dancing. </span><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;"><br /><br />Is this the way foreigners see Spain? Do you think stereotypes give an accurate portray of a country? Which cultural stereotypes are typically associated with your country? I hope to hear from all of you as I am very interested in your comments. Thanks for your participation.</span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395794859801779346" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SuG21jtdHJI/AAAAAAAAALs/ACPfl_TO4rc/s200/escanear0002.jpg" /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;color:#000099;"> Picture by Mikel Urmeneta for kukuxumusu<br /></span></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-34110134302286178072009-09-27T00:51:00.018+02:002009-09-27T21:32:55.081+02:00Preparing a tourist presentation<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/Sr6dxl23TNI/AAAAAAAAALk/0lOsKJ-cSj8/s1600-h/Presentations.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 136px; display: block; height: 151px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385915679683071186" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/Sr6dxl23TNI/AAAAAAAAALk/0lOsKJ-cSj8/s200/Presentations.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >This year like previous ones (<a href="http://englishfortourismstudies.blogspot.com/2008/07/tourist-presentations-what-to-say-and.html">see the post from last year</a>), I asked my students to prepare a tourist presentation for their final project. It is very important to develop the skills involved with preparing a tourist presentation of a place </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >in English </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" > as students could be asked to do so at any moment in their careers ,like for example: working for a Tourist Board or for a promotional tourist company, tour operator, etc. As a guidance, I gave students some basic instructions, which I have included below, and I chose Japan as the place they would make their presentation about because it is a long way away from Spain and students don´t know much about it. In this way, their project would give them the chance to get to know </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >Japan </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >a little better and to make an effort to present to others a country which they are not very familiar with.<br /><br /><a title="View Japan Assignment Instructions on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/20273993/Japan-Assignment-Instructions" style="margin: 12px auto 6px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Japan Assignment Instructions</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_904191580724909" name="doc_904191580724909" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" width="100%" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=20273993&access_key=key-2lqcks4a4jvnhkjpinkk&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=20273993&access_key=key-2lqcks4a4jvnhkjpinkk&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_904191580724909_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" width="100%" height="350"></embed> </object><br /></span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;"><br />These are two of the best final projects. You can also see them in our YouTube channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/Englishfortourism">www.youtube.com/Englishfortourism</a>:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gjrcdDQDcqg&hl=es&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gjrcdDQDcqg&hl=es&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oz0HFRezn6s&hl=es&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oz0HFRezn6s&hl=es&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >I want to thank Juan José Murillo and Francisco Antonio Cañizares for their work as well as the rest of my students who also did a great job.</span></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-75404087639460651442009-09-06T16:20:00.010+02:002009-09-07T00:09:48.176+02:00Our Own YouTube Channel<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">I hope you had a great summer. I wanted to start this new academic year opening our own YouTube channel called "English for Tourism" where all my students´ videos and work will be gathered so that anybody interested in English for Tourism can use them for educational purposes. The channel is still under construction as plenty more videos will be added. </span><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">This is our channel </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Englishfortourism"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#330033;">http://www.youtube.com/user/Englishfortourism</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">. You can also find the videos on the bottom right hand side of this blog. I would like to thank all my students for their work and collaboration as well as all the other people who participated in their work.</span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 186px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378478229096782306" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SqQxc_V8WeI/AAAAAAAAALc/4vlIlxky3iY/s200/Captura10.JPG" /><br /><div align="justify"></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-39234271792570023862009-08-03T02:23:00.014+02:002009-10-03T15:33:53.171+02:00A Passenger Survey at an Airport.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/Snd-APOwzwI/AAAAAAAAAKs/Yj7quXENBT8/s1600-h/595px-Airport_Sign.svg.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 83px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 85px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365896023588785922" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/Snd-APOwzwI/AAAAAAAAAKs/Yj7quXENBT8/s200/595px-Airport_Sign.svg.png" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal" ><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)">Quite often students listen to situations in English related to tourism or they are asked to do some sort of role plays in the classroom in which they take roles they will have to assume when they start working in the tourism sector. Why not take students out of the classroom and to authentic places so that they can practice English in a real situation? That is why last May, aftert doing a listening about a passenger survey at an airport, we decided to carry out a passenger survey in a nearby airport, where students would have to use English to communicate. Thus, we ended up going to Faro airport (Portugal) which is one and a half hour from our town, Huelva, in the southwest of Spain. An example of the questions from the survey are included here although each student made slight variations:</span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify" class="MsoNormal"><a style="MARGIN: 12px auto 6px; DISPLAY: block; FONT: 14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal" title="View Questions at the Airport on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/18075559/Questions-at-the-Airport">Questions at the Airport</a><object id="doc_273378609994947" name="doc_273378609994947" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="90%" align="middle" height="350"><param name="_cx" value="16166"><param name="_cy" value="9260"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=18075559&access_key=key-23ndradjq6czvtdw0lvo&page=1&version=1&viewMode="><param name="Src" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=18075559&access_key=key-23ndradjq6czvtdw0lvo&page=1&version=1&viewMode="><param name="WMode" value="Opaque"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value="LT"><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="NoScale"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="true">
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<br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Below you can find a sample video of the work students did during a morning at Faro airport (Southern Portugal). If you want to see the rest of the videos students recorded carrying out passenger surveys, go to the right-hand side of the blog and you will find them in the section "My students´videos":</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">Here are some pictures that illustrate our trip to Faro airport in Portugal:</span>
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<br />Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-1152160831686288302009-06-10T00:15:00.016+02:002009-06-11T00:22:42.627+02:00Celebrating Europe<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">This is the result of a writing forum I created for my students so as to celebrate </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Europe Day </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">last </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >May 9</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">. They had to answer the question </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >What does it mean to you to be European</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">? And this is the word cloud I created from their answers.<br /><br /></span> </div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="justify"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">If you would like to know more about Europe Day, click </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://europa.eu/abc/symbols/9-may/euday_en.htm">here</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">.</span></div> </div><div><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="justify"></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345478960551251634" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 256px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/Si70ywX7TrI/AAAAAAAAAKk/nfvAK8kkWQk/s400/Europe1.JPG" border="0" /></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="justify"></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="justify"></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="justify"></div><p align="center"></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" align="justify"> </div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-34372590771439227262009-06-09T01:17:00.006+02:002009-06-10T00:45:14.307+02:00Too fat to fly?<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/Si2k3MZxpwI/AAAAAAAAAJs/DiHz6golqNA/s1600-h/airline.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345109600887744258" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 171px; height: 96px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/Si2k3MZxpwI/AAAAAAAAAJs/DiHz6golqNA/s200/airline.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" ></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" ></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" ></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >What about if you were charged twice for your plane ticket because of being obese? This controversial policy some North American airlines are starting to put into practice is being questioned by many people. These airlines often claim that a common complaint from their passengers is having to sit next to an obese person. Obviously this policy has its defenders and its detractors. Watch and listen to the following video and please give your opinion on this matter.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxJWEID960WPGaHqQ1S7Hmo0uT7oUiQiU4pqZZ46pStadTOLgSxx8N_bvDzLGbAgO2O24Dp62BLYXt7X2Df2g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-10747507716512266012009-05-03T16:45:00.019+02:002009-05-17T21:22:21.449+02:00Asking Politely<div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/Sf214BfBmQI/AAAAAAAAAJE/-Imaa_udXPs/s1600-h/polite01.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.imagechef.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="ImageChef.com - Custom comment codes for MySpace, Hi5, Friendster and more" src="http://cdn-img1.imagechef.com/w/090503/sampa65220784630d698.jpg" /></p><div align="justify"></a></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">When dealing with customers (tourists, guests, etc), it is very important to be polite to them so that they feel that they are being treated in a special way. <strong>Indirect Questions</strong> in English allow us to be able to ask certain questions while sounding more polite than if we asked using a simple direct question. Have a look at the following presentation in which you will find different expressions to begin using indirect questions.</span></span></div><div style="width:425px;text-align:left" id="__ss_1448392"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/maochoa35/indirect-questions-for-politeness-1448392?type=presentation" title="Indirect Questions for Politeness">Indirect Questions for Politeness</a><object style="margin:0px" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=hperfeccionamientowebctpresentationscopiadeindirectquestions-copia-copia-090517140922-phpapp01&stripped_title=indirect-questions-for-politeness-1448392" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=hperfeccionamientowebctpresentationscopiadeindirectquestions-copia-copia-090517140922-phpapp01&stripped_title=indirect-questions-for-politeness-1448392" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/maochoa35">maochoa35</a>.</div></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-57428147350493414522009-04-28T17:32:00.011+02:002009-05-03T17:38:24.058+02:00Checking a schedule on the phone<div align="justify"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/Sf26Cq3GwBI/AAAAAAAAAJk/aZKSW-AbT_w/s1600-h/clapperboard1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331622088904458258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/Sf26Cq3GwBI/AAAAAAAAAJk/aZKSW-AbT_w/s200/clapperboard1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">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).</span> </div><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">The <strong>tour guide</strong> has the following information: <em>arrive 13.00 (later than booked), non-smoking section, 16 pax, 2 vegetarian, no children.</em></span></span> </div><p align="justify"><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">The <strong>receptionist</strong> has this information: <em>arrive 12.30, non-smoking section, 18 pax, no vegetarian meals booked, no children/high chairs.</em></span></span></p><em><span style="color:#000099;"></span></em><p align="center"><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='267' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyA-tL7qi49koq2XEhjdTKUeg6_Tl3ncPlV3jp028VOsk6PfqPCN-l5YhE18p8dGfxYye6fErBOZ4HawFQfOA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">Thanks Antonio and Miriam for your cooperation in class.</span></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-38648844970075209112009-04-26T20:46:00.022+02:002009-04-26T21:41:14.223+02:00English For Tourism Vocabulary<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SfS0Iwa-P-I/AAAAAAAAAIk/oQoek_lVXaY/s1600-h/Captura3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SfS0Iwa-P-I/AAAAAAAAAIk/oQoek_lVXaY/s400/Captura3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329082321616125922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SfSzPkkqpHI/AAAAAAAAAIM/m8k8x6SXeM0/s1600-h/Captura2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 235px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SfSzPkkqpHI/AAAAAAAAAIM/m8k8x6SXeM0/s400/Captura2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329081339183015026" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >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 <a href="http://www.imindmap.com/download/register.aspx">here </a>to know more about it.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SfS0ZeBp-tI/AAAAAAAAAIs/gJN6epnAGMQ/s1600-h/Tourist+attractions.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SfS0ZeBp-tI/AAAAAAAAAIs/gJN6epnAGMQ/s400/Tourist+attractions.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329082608735877842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SfSwsxAc8BI/AAAAAAAAAH8/5PTU6vb6Z2c/s1600-h/Tourist+attractions.JPG"><br /></a></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-36347570323738327912009-03-29T12:15:00.009+02:002009-03-30T00:03:28.608+02:00Pay Toilets in a Plane?<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blog.wired.com/cars/images/2009/02/27/pay_toilet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 108px; height: 86px;" src="http://blog.wired.com/cars/images/2009/02/27/pay_toilet.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Can you imagine being charged for using the toilets on a flight? </span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >Well...this is not far from happening. The Irish lowcost airline Ryanair is planning to do just that. Please <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7914542.stm">read the article</a> to find out a little bit more and watch the video to hear </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Ryanair´s Chief <span style="font-family:georgia;">Executive´s reasons for this policy.</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">- What is your opinion on this?</span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >- Can you make any sense of this policy?</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >I will be waiting for your comments</span><br /></div><br /></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-22860222202624606882009-03-22T00:01:00.011+01:002009-03-22T00:32:37.369+01:00PODCASTING<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/ScVyzBD-zFI/AAAAAAAAAHM/_sruM3b2Wd8/s1600-h/Captura.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 98px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/ScVyzBD-zFI/AAAAAAAAAHM/_sruM3b2Wd8/s200/Captura.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315781155964767314" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Here are some of my students´ podcasts related to topics linked to tourism: reasons to travel, opinions on tipping, flying, etc. These podcasts are produced by my students through a voice forum in which they participate on a regular basis. Thanks to all of them for their participation and their interesting opinions.</span><br /></div><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="55"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6878449-163"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6878449-163" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="55"></embed></object><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="55"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6876922-cc0"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6876922-cc0" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="55"></embed></object><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="55"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6878912-71b"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6878912-71b" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="55"></embed></object><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="55"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6879060-763"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6879060-763" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="55"></embed></object><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="55"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6879159-0c5"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6879159-0c5" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="55"></embed></object>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-87015992830712930682009-03-08T20:32:00.009+01:002009-03-09T10:22:19.333+01:00Are We Being Responsible Tourists?<div style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153); TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="color:#000099;"><span style="color:#000099;">In the last decade or so we have started to hear the term Responsible Tourism and to read articles about it. Here I am including a video that shows how RESPONSIBLE TOURISTS are needed. The video displays how the Italian canal city of Venice is becoming dirtier and dirtier. The locals are complaining that mass tourism has made their canal city dirty, and authorities have launched a campaign to raise awareness about this and encourage tourists to be responsible and respect the places visited.</span></span><span style="color:#000099;"><span class="description" style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153);" > </span></span></div><div style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153); TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></div></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dywss6eedfKOkX5dCssSOixX8CuNZtk_5aV88ne-AbJUKkySf8unMfxscQRiwk1YsyxAcsA1onu6I-PMJtZUg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-16681803220456197022009-03-07T13:14:00.008+01:002009-03-08T15:08:23.847+01:00A piece of good news<div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Apart from sharing with you online teaching and learning material related to English for Tourism, today I also wanted to share with you a piece of good news which I received last week. On Tuesday I was granted the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Award for the Excellence of Online Teaching 2008 at the Universidad de Huelva</span>. I would like to thank the university, both my classroom and virtual students, all of you that follow this blog and those that often write to me encouraging me to continue with this blog and my work.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >A sincere THANK YOU!</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: georgia;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Here is a picture of the award:</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SbJ7LDxbr2I/AAAAAAAAAGE/48FRstqW9MA/s1600-h/The+Award.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 161px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cLKQ3lmzEfM/SbJ7LDxbr2I/AAAAAAAAAGE/48FRstqW9MA/s320/The+Award.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310442340544655202" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-43023779996038866822009-02-07T15:38:00.011+01:002009-02-08T12:23:01.856+01:00Going Green! Eco-friendly destinations<div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >Many of you may have heard terms such as Ecotourism, Sustainable Tourism, etc. Nowadays more and more tourists are concerned about the impact their visit may have on the environment and culture of the place visited. As more regions and countries develop their tourism industry, it produces significant impacts on natural resources, consumption patterns, pollution and social systems. People who are going to work in the tourism sector should be aware of this new trend. Let´s have a look at this brochure with suggestions about </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >eco-friendly destinations</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:georgia;" >. Comments as usual are welcome, so feel free to leave them.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="width: 400px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_1001194"><a style="margin: 12px 0pt 3px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/maochoa35/ecotourism-1001194?type=document" title="EcoTourism">EcoTourism</a><object style="margin: 0px;" width="400" height="450"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayerd.swf?doc=greenguide-1234023524550660-3&stripped_title=ecotourism-1001194"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayerd.swf?doc=greenguide-1234023524550660-3&stripped_title=ecotourism-1001194" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="450"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">documents</a> from <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/maochoa35">maochoa35</a>. (tags: <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/ecotourism">ecotourism</a>)</div></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-66959644242330398772009-01-25T22:52:00.007+01:002009-01-25T23:26:02.071+01:00How can I complain?<div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">When working in the Tourism sector it is very common to receive oral and written complaints as tourists often complain about some aspects of their holidays. In order to be prepared, let´s have a look at how you can complain in English in an oral or written form and also how you are supposed to answer complaints properly.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_952037"><a style="margin: 12px 0pt 3px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/maochoa35/written-and-oral-complaints-presentation?type=powerpoint" title="Written and Oral Complaints">Written and Oral Complaints</a><object style="margin: 0px;" width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=1-complaining-1232921101945938-2&stripped_title=written-and-oral-complaints-presentation"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=1-complaining-1232921101945938-2&stripped_title=written-and-oral-complaints-presentation" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> or <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/upload?type=powerpoint">upload</a> your own. (tags: <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/english">english</a> <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://slideshare.net/tag/complaints">complaints</a>)</div></div><br /></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4349362481828756037.post-15940588664448325922008-12-25T23:17:00.004+01:002008-12-25T23:24:27.319+01:00Happy Holidays<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">To all of you who follow this blog</span><br /><br /><img alt="ImageChef.com - Custom comment codes for MySpace, Hi5, Friendster and more" src="http://cdn-img1.imagechef.com/w/081225/samp9dd0f4f5cfdf641e.jpg" /> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#000099;">wherever you are</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000099;">Thank you for your comments and participation in this blog during this year which is ending.</span></div>Maria Luisa Ochoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584234684104653550noreply@blogger.com2