She is a knowledgeable tour guide.

Who is a knowledgeable tour guide?

What is she?

What kind of guide is she?

2) She handles tour groups in high season because she is
a guide.

Who handles tour groups in high season?

What does she do in high season?

What does she handle in high season?

What kind of groups does she handle in high season?

When does she handle tour groups?

What season does she handle tour groups?

Why does she handle tour groups?

1. He decides on prices and discounts because he is a tourism manager. (Who, Why)

2. They arrange entertainment programmes because they are animators. (What, Why)

3. He is an experienced tour operator. (Who, What kind of...)

4. They are our new suppliers. (Who, What)

5. This tour operator pays us a 10 per cent commission. (Who, What)

6. Our tour operators develop new tours every season. (What, How often)

7. The booking agent handles bookings over the phone. (Who, How)

8. She is often away on business because she is a tour operator. (How often, Why)

9. You advertise your tour packages in mass media every month. (Where, When)

10. Travel agents always provide a travel insurance with the tour package. (Who, What kind of...)

11. They have customers every day. (When, How often)

12. The animator entertains passengers on a cruise ship. (Whom, Where)

V. Render the texts in plural. Start as follows:

Tour operators work in tourist companies. They develop tours also known as tour packages...

VI. Open the brackets:

 

1. The tour guide (to speak) a few foreign languages.

2. The guide (not to know) all the sights in our destination. She (not to be) a local guide.

3. How often you (to travel) on business?

4. You (to be) a ticket agent?- No, I (to be) a travel consultant.

5. The chief animator (to supervise) the staff of animators?

6. How tour operators (to sell) their tour packages?

7. Travel agents (not to develop) tour packages.

8. Your travel agency (to sell) separate services? - Yes, it (to do). But we (not to offer) car rentals.

9. Where you (to find) your customers?

10. Your travel consultant (to be) in the office? - No, he (not to be) in. He (to be) away on business.

11. Her friends (to be) guides or interpreters?

12. Her friends (to work) or (to study)?

 

VII. Translate from Russian into English:

1. Менеджер туризма управляет туристской компанией. Он принимает решения о турах, ценах и скидках. Он управляет персоналом компании. Он не всегда находится в офисе. Он часто ездит по делам.

2. Я - гид-переводчик. Я не работаю в туристской компании.
Я занимаюсь туристскими группами. Я провожу экскурсии.
Я часто отвечаю на вопросы туристов. Я много перевожу
с одного языка на другой.

3. Чем занимается туроператор? Где он работает? – Он работает с поставщиками и разрабатывает пакеты туров. Он реализует пакеты туров оптом. Иногда туроператор продает туры в розницу.

4. А кто такие аниматоры? Чем они занимаются? - Аниматоры организуют и проводят развлекательные программы. Они вовлекают гостей в действие. Аниматоры очень артистичны. Обычно они очень общительные люди. Они хорошо говорят на родном и иностранных языках.

5. Турагент не разрабатывает туры. Турагент продает пакеты туров клиентам в розницу. Турагент также предлагает различные отдельные услуги. - Какие услуги предоставляет турагент? Турагент предоставляет билеты, экскурсии, прокат автомобилей, страховки.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

TO WORK

+ I am working now.

You (we, they) are working now.

He (she, it) is working now.

? Am I working now?

Are you (we, they) working now?

Is he (she, it) working now?

- I am not working now.

You (we, they) are not (aren’t) working now.

He (she, it) is not (isn’t) working now.

I. Make up interrogative and negative sentences:

MODEL:

+ The student is speaking to his friend at the moment.

? Is the student speaking to his friend at the moment?

- The student is not speaking to his friend at the moment.

1. We are doing very well in languages.

2. I’m speaking English too slowly today.

3. Her English is getting better.

4. The travel agent is waiting for you.

5. The students are trying to grasp the difference.

6. I’m answering your question.

7. You are asking another question.

8. The booking agent is speaking over the phone right now.

9. The students are thinking about their careers at the moment.

10. The ticket agent is working on the computer now.

11. I’m spelling this word correctly.

12. My spelling and pronunciation are getting better.

II. Make up alternative questions:

MODEL:

He is speaking over the phone.