Name: MARIANELLA ABRIL RAMIREZ Class

English for International Tourism Pre-Intermediate Unit Test 2B

Answer all 40 questions. There is one mark per question.

GRAMMAR: PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

Complete the sentences (1–15) below. Choose the correct answer for each one.

1 Mary [doesn’t work / isn’t working] today. She has a college exam.

2 We [have / are having] a hire car for next weekend.

3 They [usually stay / are usually staying] on a resort near a beach.

4 I know it [costs / is costing] a lot but I love the food at this restaurant.

5 Cesar [doesn’t want / isn’t wanting] to travel by plane.

6 Jenny [always arrives / is always arriving] early to work.

7 [Do you travel / Are you travelling] business class today?

8 The manager [eats / is eating] lunch at the moment.

9 The hotel [doesn’t recruit / isn’t recruiting] new staff this month.

10 You [don’t need / aren’t needing] to check for another hour.

11 [Are you responsible / Are you being responsible] for transfers?

12 I [visit / ’m visiting] relatives this weekend.

13 [Do you know / Are you knowing] where the station is?

14 Mike [isn’t / isn’t being] a waiter.

15 What [do you do / are you doing] tomorrow evening?

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: COVERING LETTERS

Complete the gaps (1–10) in the letter below using the words in the box. There are two words you do not
need to use.

addition advertised attached communicative experience

faithfully hear hearing hesitate position see sincerely

Dear Mr Miller,

I am writing to apply for the 1 advertised of Receptionist as 2 additions on your website on 20 September. I am
very interested in working at the Hotel de Marquis because I enjoyed the atmosphere very much when I stayed
there recently with my family.
At the moment, I am taking my final exams for a postgraduate diploma in Hotel Management at the Pacific
International College of Hotel Management and I finish those next weeks. I have three years’ 3 experience of
working part-time as a receptionist in a local hotel (The Fern Valley) and also have a degree in Human
Resource Management. Please find 4 attached a copy of my CV for your interest.
I believe I will be a valuable asset to your hotel because I am friendly, 5 faithfully and organized. The manager
of The Fern Valley says I am very customer-focused and am a good team worker.
As you can 6 see from my CV I can drive and speak French fluently. In 7 hearing, I am currently learning
Spanish.
Please do not 8 hesitate to contact me regarding a possible interview if you would like to discuss my
experience in more detail.

I look forward to 9 communicative from you.

Yours 10 sincerely

Patricia Highgate

Patricia Highgate

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VOCABULARY: JOBS IN TOURISM

Complete the sentences using words from the box. Write a) to o) in the gaps. Use each word once only.

a) entertaining b) pilot c) customer service d) shifts e) sales

f) team g) permanent h) organizational i) first aid j) fun

k) waiter l) highly paid m) hotel receptionist n) part-time o) short-term

1 Are you looking for a temporary or N position?

2 When you train to become a flight attendant you learn basic I and medical skills.

3 The M was very friendly when we checked-in at our hotel.

4 As a hotel manager I need to have C skills to make sure the hotel runs smoothly.

5 Our tour guide Kamila is very J and makes us laugh a lot.

6 Being a tour guide is not a G job but it is a lot of fun and you get to meet lots of people.

7 During the week Jorge goes to college but at the weekend he has a D job.

8 The article says you need to have good H skills to become a travel agent.

9 Good F skills are necessary when spend your day dealing with guests.

10 My brother Sebastian is a K in a French restaurant in the city centre.

11 I’m quite happy working L and I enjoy working during the day or night.

12 Is it difficult to become an airline B?

13 Martina is working at a Swiss ski resort for three months this winter and has a O contract.

14 As an entertainer it’s important that I help people to relax and have A.

15 Are you good at working in a E or do you prefer to work alone?

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