BEC Vantage Masterclass

Unit 3 Extra activities

Activity 1: Interactive crossword puzzle

Student A

In your version of the crossword, all the words going across have been
completed. In Student B’s version all the words going down have been
completed. Make sure that Student B does not see your crossword.

1 Write clues in the spaces provided below for each word going across. The
clues can be definitions, or sentences with the key word missing.
Example
1 Dangers or Business travellers face a lot of health .

2 Cut or tear off the clues you have written. Give them to Student B.

3 Complete the crossword by answering the clues Student B gives you.

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Clues
1 (5 letters)
3 (7 letters)
6 (11 letters)
8 (9 letters)
10 (6 letters)
11 (9 letters)

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Unit 3 Extra activities

Activity 1: Interactive crossword puzzle

Student B

In your version of the crossword, all the words going down have been
completed. In Student A’s version all the words going across have been
completed. Make sure that Student A does not see your crossword.

1 Write clues in the spaces provided below for each word going down. The clues
can be definitions, or sentences with the key word missing.
Example
1 A formal party or social occasion or
We’re having a on Tuesday evening to welcome the visitors.

2 Cut/tear off the clues you have written. Give them to Student A.

3 Complete the crossword by answering the clues Student A gives you.

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Clues
1 (9 letters)
2 (8 letters)
4 (8 letters)
5 (2 words, 3 letters each)
7 (7 letters)
9 (5 letters)

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Unit 3 Teacher’s notes and key

Activity 1: Interactive crossword puzzle

1 Students work in pairs of two As and two Bs to prepare the clues. Check that
their clues are correct before they pass them to the other students. As far as
possible, encourage them to make up clues on their own. If they are having
difficulty, they can refer to the Course Book glossary, unit, or the relevant
tapescripts to help them with ideas.

3 Key

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Activity 2: Sales conference

Work with a partner. You work for a multinational company which has several
subsidiaries in the Mediterranean region. You have been asked to organise a
venue for the company’s annual sales conference. The conference will be
attended by the Head of International Sales, the Sales Managers of six
subsidiaries, and 35 sales staff. It will take place in the last week of October,
and will last for three days. The objectives of the conference are to inform the
delegates about the company’s new products and to help them build a sense
of teamwork.
You have information about two hotels on the Greek island of Rhodes.
Compare the hotels and decide which would be a more suitable venue.
Consider:
• location of the hotel (getting to the hotel, and from there to the town, if
wanted)
• rooms for the delegates (managers and more junior staff)
• meeting rooms
• opportunities for relaxing and socialising with other delegates

Hotel Sunshine Park Paneuropa

Location in centre of Rhodes Town,
close to parks, shops,
restaurants and the medieval
city; 16 km from airport
Rooms 20 suites and 35 double rooms
Conference facilities 2 meeting rooms (holding
up to 15 people each)
ballroom holding up to 150
people for presentations;
equipment supplied on request
Amenities restaurant
café
pool-side bar (May–Sept)
indoor bar (Oct–May)
fitness club
open air pool (May–Sept)
ballroom
in the countryside, 20 km outside
Rhodes Town; 4 km from the
airport
49 suites and 250 double rooms
seven fully-equipped conference
rooms, holding groups from 10
to 800 people
3 restaurants
3 bars
1 indoor, 2 outdoor pools
fitness club
4 tennis courts
ballroom
organised evening activities

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Unit 3 Teacher’s notes and key

Activity 2: Sales conference

Suggested answers

Location: The Paneuropa is nearer the airport, so it would be slightly cheaper

to get to. Delegates who would like to see a bit of Rhodes town during their
stay could go out in the evening more easily from the Sunshine Park. However,
there could be more distractions there and the Paneuropa might be a better
venue for work for that reason.

Rooms: The Paneuropa has far more rooms than the Sunshine Park, so
delegates of all types could stay in double rooms, or the managers could have
suites and the other staff have double rooms. The Sunshine Park has just
enough double rooms for the sales staff, and the managers could have suites.

Meeting rooms: The Paneuropa has a far better choice of rooms. However,
some of them are much bigger than needed for this conference.

Relaxing and socialising: The Paneuropa has a bigger choice of amenities.

This could be an advantage if delegates want to choose what they do to relax.
However, at the Sunshine Park the delegates might do more things together
and this could be better for encouraging teamwork.

General: The Paneuropa is the better choice if the company wants a well-
equipped venue and expects the delegates to spend their free time in the
hotel. However, because the hotel is very large, there could be other groups or
conferences there at the same time and this might detract from the group
atmosphere. The Sunshine Park might be better for team-building, as the
company’s delegates will fill most of the available rooms.

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