ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE HOTELARIA E TURISMO DE INHAMBANE

CURSO DE GRADUAÇÃO EM GESTÃO HOTELEIRA

ENGLISH II YEAR I Monday 29th/11/2021
Lecturer: Cremildo BANDE
Name: Cláudio Gervásio José Pagula
Read the instructions carefully then answer all the questions. Provide complete answers and
examples where is necessary. Avoid stains and errors!

SECTION I: Reading and Comprehension check. (There are 5.0 points for this section)

TOFO BEACH

Tofo Beach or simply Tofo is a small town in southeastern Mozambique. The town lies on the Indian
Ocean coast, on Ponta da Barra peninsula in Inhambane Province, Jangamo District, 22 km drive
from Inhambane city. A major Mozambican tourist destination, Tofo is home to beach villas and diving
retreats, with tourists drawn by a long Indian Ocean beach front and nearby reefs which attract sealife. Along
with manta rays and sea turtles, Tofo is one of the best destinations for divers to see whale and sharks.

Historically a small coastal fishing village, Tofo has grown into an international tourism center. There is a
small vegetable and African market, 4 diving centers, a small hotel, and several lodges offering various types
of accommodation, from backpackers to 5 star luxuries views.
Tofo's tourist industry is built around its exceptional opportunities to see manta rays and whale sharks which
are permanently resident in these waters. Diving centers run snorkeling trips to swim with the whale sharks
and diving trips to see the manta rays (these dives are below 20 metres). Tofo is not otherwise a good
location for those who wish to snorkel to see coral reefs and fish as these are too deep. A resident ecological
center for local sea life has been created by hotels to manage and guide responsible tourism. Tofo Beach,
running from a rocky point in the south up much of the length of Ponto do Barra attracts surfers and
bathers. Along the coast there are a number of other small tourist centers, including Bazaruto Archipelago to
the north, Praia de Zavala, Praia de Zavora, Baia dos Cocos, Praia da Barra and Pomene.[5] School holiday
periods tend to be busy with many South Africans and others visiting Tofo during this time.
Inhambane Airport is operational Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 17:00, Saturdays from 08:00 to 17:00,
open by advance request on Sundays. Customs and Immigration can be organized in advance of arrivals.
Fees and taxes apply.
Direct flights to Inhambane from Johannesburg have enabled this industry. Otherwise Tofo is about 6 hours
drive north of Maputo. From the north, Tofo is about 5 hours’ drive from Vilankulo.

1. Why is Tofo preferable location to divers?

- Tofo is one of the best destination of divers to see whale and sharks.
2. Is Tofo the best destination for snorkeling to see coral reefs, etc? Why?
- Diving center run snorkeling trips to swim with the whale sharks and diving trips to see the manta rays
(these dives are below 20 metres).
3. Mention 4 tourist centers along Inhambane coast line.
 -Along the coast there are a number of other small tourist centers, including Bazaruto Archipelago to the
north, Baia dos Cocos, Praia da Barra and Pomene
4. Describe transport accessibility to Tofo.
- The accessibility transport in Inhambane Airport is operational Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 17:00,
Saturdays from 08:00 to 17:00, open by advance request on Sundays. Customs and Immigration can be
organized in advance of arrivals. Fees and taxes apply.
5. In one or two sentences, discuss the overall idea of the text.
SECTION II: Grammar and Language Use

i) A sentence will always sound awkward if the article is not used accordingly. Discuss the articles occurring
in each sentence below and explain what those sentences mean. (There are 4.5 points for this part)

a) The foreign national tourist we met yesterday is quite friendly.

- We use (the) to noun specific

b) Usually a foreign national tourist is very friendly.

- We use (a) before a consonant sound

c) The hotel manager left his office an hour ago.

- We use (an) before a vowel sound

ii) During our lessons, we talked about Quantifiers. Discuss how quantifiers work. (There are 4.0 points for
this part).

Choose the right word in brackets that best fill in the gaps below.

1 a lot of effort has been put into this project. (a lot of/many)
2 There isn't much hope of finding the wreck. (much /many)
3 I would like a little in this coffee, please. (a few/a little)

iii) Word formation. We can form adjectives from nouns and adverbs from adjectives. Fill in the table
below as from the example. (There are 4.0 points for this part)

Noun Adjective Adverb

E.g: Pride proud Proudly
Curiosity Curious Curious
Faith Faithful Faithfully
Violent Violent Violently
Effectiveness Efficient Efficiently

SECTION III: Writing. (There are 2.5 points for this section)

You are taking a course that upon completion, you will be in contact with many foreign nationals. In no more
than 10 (ten) sentences, discuss the relevance of International Languages - particularly English for a
Hotel manager in his daily duties. Remember to give examples whenever you find them elucidatory in your
paragraph.

For my course, it is very important to learn different languages because it can help people in a certain
community to communicate with foreigners.

For example, I am the receptionist of a hotel and people who only speak English arrive at this hotel, I will
have to save English in order to communicate with the person.

The english language mainly in our country is important because mozambique borders with english speaking
countries.

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The best of luck!