Английский язык делового общения. Туризм и гостеприимство = Business English Communication. Tourism and Hospitality

АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК ДЕЛОВОГО ОБЩЕНИЯ.
ТУРИЗМ И ГОСТЕПРИИМСТВО

BUSINESS ENGLISH COMMUNICATION. 
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

Допущено Министерством образования Республики 
Беларусь в качестве учебного пособия для учащихся 
учреждений образования, реализующих образовательные 
программы среднего специального образования по 
специальности “Туризм и гостеприимство” 

(с электронным ресурсом)

Минск 
РИПО
2021

УДК 811.111:379.85(075.32)
ББК 81.2Англ:75.81я723
A64
Авторы:  

С. С. Хударганова (разделы 11–12), В. Ф. Чуркова (разделы 8–9), 
О. М. Павлютина (разделы 5–7),  Е. Ю. Гацук (разделы 10, 13–14),  
 Н. В. Зданчук (разделы 1–4)

Рецензенты:  
цикловая комиссия иностранных языков Пинского 

колледжа УО “Брестский государственный университет 

имени А.С. Пушкина” (Е. Н. Семёнова);  

доцент кафедры теории и практики перевода № 1  

УО “Минский государственный лингвистический университет” 

кандидат филологических наук, доцент В. Г. Минина.

Все права на данное издание защищены. Воспроизведение всей книги 

или любой ее части не может быть осуществлено без разрешения издательства.

Выпуск издания осуществлен при финансовой поддержке Мини стерства образования Республики Беларусь.

А64
Английский язык делового общения. Туризм и гостеприим
ство = Business English Communication. Tourism and Hospitality : 
учеб. пособие (с электрон. ресурсом) / С. С. Хударганова [и др.]. – 
Минск : РИПО, 2021. – 400 с.

ISBN 978-985-7253-20-3.

Содержание учебного пособия направлено на совершенствование лексических 
и грамматических навыков, включает в себя упражнения для развития умений монологической и диалогической речи. Может быть использовано как для аудиторной, 
так и для самостоятельной работы учащихся.
Предназначено для практических занятий по английскому языку для учащихся 
учреждений среднего специального образования, обучающихся по специальности 
“Туризм и гостеприимство”. Может быть использовано студентами вузов, слушателями курсов для изучения и совершенствования английского языка.
УДК 811.111:379.85(075.32)
ББК 81.2Англ:75.81я723

ISBN 978-985-7253-20-3 
 © Оформление. Республиканский институт

профессионального образования, 2021

ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ

Учебное пособие “Иностранный язык делового общения” предназначено учащимся средних специальных заведений для практики устной речи английского языка по специальности “Туризм 
и гостеприимство”.

Пособие соответствует образовательному стандарту Рес пуб
лики Беларусь, новым учебным планам и программе курса 
“Ино странный язык делового общения”.

Содержание нацелено на совершенствование лексических 
и грамматических навыков. Материал включает упражнения для 
развития умений монологической и диалогической речи. В пособии даны задания на все виды речевой деятельности: говорение, 
аудирование, чтение и письмо.
Особенностью упражнений является их коммуникативная 
направленность. Комплексный подход к обучению всем видам 
речевой деятельности основан на профессионально-ориентированном содержании дисциплины.
Проверка понимания текстов осуществляется посредством 
выполнения следующих за ними заданий. Из представленного 
многообразия по усмотрению преподавателя могут быть выбраны 
те, которые отвечают конкретным задачам и условиям обучения.
Практическая значимость учебного пособия обусловлена 
формированием профессиональной иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции туристических агентов и экскурсоводов, подготовки их к использованию иностранного языка в профессиональной деятельности. 

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Учебное пособие состоит из 14 разделов, которые содержат 
упражнения, направленные на совершенствование навыков по 
теме. 
Разделы состоят из 6 частей:
 – базовый словарь по теме и упражнения для формирования 
лексических навыков, связанные с ним;

 – задания по совершенствованию грамматических навыков;
 – упражнения для развития диалогической и монологической 
речи;

 – тексты для чтения, которые служат источником лингвистической и страноведческой информации и могут использоваться как 
образцы для построения высказывания с заданиями на понимание;

 – задания проблемного характера;
 – тексты для дополнительного чтения с упражнениями для более углубленного изучения темы.

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Предисловие

TOURISM TODAY. TYPES OF HOLIDAYS 
AND TOURISM

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

accommodation
getting away from it all 
achievement 
go off the beaten track 
advanced care 
go sightseeing
advantages and disadvantages 
guided tour
all holiday 
half-board
all-inclusive
head for
bed and breakfast
heritage 
book (something)
hitchhike 
breathe 
holiday brochure
breathtaking view
holiday destination
broaden one’s mind 
holiday of a lifetime 
busman’s holiday 
holiday resort
castle 
hordes of tourists
charter flight
impact 
check-in counter = check-in desk in the middle of nowhere 
city-dweller 
inquisitive 
climb 
jet airliner 
constantly 
leisure 
curious 
local crafts
disaster 
majority 
exhibition 
medical treatment 
explore 
motive 
far-off destination 
out of season
full-board
overseas 
gambling
ownership

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package tour
successful 
passport control
sustainable 
pertinent 
take part in negotiations
places of interest
take pictures 
picturesque
tourist attractions
profit 
tourist resort
provision 
tourist trap
push the goods 
travel agency
relieve 
travel by bus / plane / car / bicycle /
remind 
 motorcycle / horse 
travel on foot
resort
restriction 
tropical beach 
rugged 
variety 
security 
vehicle
seem 
waterfall 
self-catering
wildlife safari
short break
youth hostel

Types of Tourism
agricultural tourism / farm 
tourism / agritourism 
business tourism 
hard tourism / mass tourism 
health tourism 
heritage tourism (similar to 
cultural tourism)

inbound tourism 
incentive tourism
outbound tourism 
religious tourism 
responsible tourism
roots tourism / ethnic tourism 

1. Correct the spelling of the words.
Securt, rsort, cstl, negotatin, achivment, clim, pictresq, hitchhike, 
exibitin, successful, turist, vcatin, exursin, vehicl. 
2. Find synonyms to the words.
Abroad, trip, plain, success, break, picturesque, crowd, sightseeing, 
cheap, destination, attraction, accommodation, to book, downtown.

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3. Match the word combinations to their definitions.
1) local crafts
2) a wildlife safari
3) a breathtaking view
4) hordes of tourists
5) out of season
6) a holiday brochure
7) to head for
8) a holiday destination
9) a travel agency
10) tourist attractions
11) to go sightseeing
12) a holiday resort / 
tourist resort
13) a charter flight
14) a check-in desk
15) a guided tour
16) a short break

a) an amazing view
b) to go in a direction for
c) a publication with the 
details of a holiday
d) where you go for a holiday
e) crowds of tourists
f) things made in the region
g) not within the main holiday period
h) an observational holiday,  
mainly in Africa.
i) a shop that specializes 
in booking holi days 
j) locations which tourists 
tend to visit
k) to visit places of interest
l) an area where lots of people go  
for a holiday
m) a cheap regular flight
n) the place at the airport where 
you register for your flight 
and deposit your luggage
o) a tour in which a group of 
people is guided by an expert
p) a little holiday
4. Match the word combinations to their definitions. 
1) all holiday
2) busman’s holiday

a) to visit an uncommon place
b) an area with many tourists

3) getting away from it all
4) far-off destination 
5) go off the beaten track
6) holiday of a lifetime
7) in the middle 
of nowhere
8) tourist trap

c) in a location that is far away 
from where most people live
d) escaping in order to rest from  
a daily routine  
e)  a very special holiday, 
once in a lifetime 
f)  a time after you lost your job
g) a distant place

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Active Vocabulary

h)  when you do the same things in 
your free time as when you are at 
work. (This expression comes from the 
idea that a bus driver spends his holiday travelling somewhere on a bus).

5. Explain the meaning of the words and word combinations in 
English. 
Accommodation, all-inclusive, half-board, full-board, self-catering, 
bed and breakfast, youth hostel, to book (something), passport control, 
package tour, places of interest.
6. A. Match the extracts to the types of a holiday they are 
describing. Choose the words and word combinations from the box.

all­inclusive holiday, cruise, environmental holiday,

package holiday, safari, self­catering holiday, sightseeing holiday, 

special interest holiday, tour, working holiday

Types of Holiday
1. The Maria Holiday Resort consists of 24 self-contained apartments 
around a large swimming pool. Each apartment has a well-equipped 
kitchen where guests can prepare their meals. Alternatively, there are 
several good restaurants within easy walking distance.
2. Cabins are luxuriously appointed, and all have a view of the sea. Not 
that you’ll be spending much time in them: with a wide range of activities on deck during the day, and a fabulous entertainment programme at 
night, you won’t want to sleep! And of course with ten cities to explore 
over three weeks, you’ll be out and about the rest of the time.
3. Prices begin from £350 per week, and include return flights from 
Gatwick or Manchester, visas, taxes, transfers and accommodation. We 
can even arrange your travel insurance and foreign currency – at very 
reasonable rates.
4. After a day exploring the area in an open-top jeep, we head for 
the water-hole at dusk. This is then the focus of all the activity, with 
hippos, giraffes and elephants competing for space with flamingos and 
egrets. After that, we return to the lodge for dinner and bed.

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5. The Cuatro Vientos resort at Santa Lucia has everything you could 
possibly want for the perfect holiday. The price of £850 for two weeks 
includes all flights, taxes, transfers, meals, snacks, locally produced 
drinks and entertainment.
6. We arrive at Marco Polo airport in the morning and transfer 
to the city by private water taxi. After checking into our hotel, we meet 
our guide, who will take us around Saint Mark’s Square, the Doge’s 
Palace and the beautiful Basilica di San Marco. We then proceed on foot 
to the famous Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal, where you will get 
the chance…
7. The Arrowhead Conservation Centre offers committed greenies 
the chance to really do their bit for the planet while having fun and 
getting away from the pressures of daily life. Activities include tree 
planting, building windbreaks, monitoring pollution levels on the beach 
and coordinating local recycling programmes. Prices begin from £1200 
a week…
8. Day 1: Depart London Gatwick. Arrive at Camaguey. Transfer 
to Los Pinchos hacienda for one night. Day 2: After breakfast, coach 
to Trinidad. Lunch in Trinidad, followed by a walk around the town. 
Coach to Cienfuegos, staying at the Hotel Jose Martin for two nights. 
Day 3: Local bus to botanic gardens for informed tour. Afternoon at 
leisure, or optional excursion (supplement payable) to Burette lagoon and 
crocodile farm.
9. They say that a change is as good as a break. With Hands-On 
Holidays, you can do both! Grape picking in France or Italy, olive 
harvesting in Greece and helping to run a bar in Spain are just a few 
of the temporary, short-term jobs we have on our books. So if you want 
to have fun and earn a bit of money, contact us today!
10. Take some coconut milk, lemon grass, chillies, garlic, ginger, and 
fish sauce, mix it together, add some tiger prawns and you’ve got the perfect 
Thai meal. Well, almost! Why not find out how to cook real Thai food 
on one of our residential courses on the beautiful island of Phuket, off 
Thailand’s west coast? Under the tutelage of some of the areas best chefs, 
we will show you how to dish up the perfect Thai feast!
B. Look at the extracts again, and underline the words and word 
combinations that help you to identify the type of a holiday.

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Active Vocabulary

7. A. Complete the text Types of Tourism with the correct words 
and word combinations from the box.

agritourism, cultural tourism, disaster tourism, ecotourism, educational tourism, extreme tourism, gambling tourism, geography, 

health tourism, hobby tourism, medical tourism, ownership, reasons, 

sport tourism

Types of Tourism
Tourism can be categorized in terms of different factors: (1) … 
(internal, national and international); a form of (2) … (government and 
private); industry (transport system, hospitality or related services); 
motive (profit or nonprofit). 
But the purpose of a trip is generally considered the main factor 
of tourism typology. There are many (3) … for people to travel. However, 
all of them fall under two main headings: travel for pleasure and travel 
for business. 
The more detailed classification  according to the goal of a journey 
allows to distinguish a great number of various forms of tourism such 
as: (4) … (visiting different and unique sights and experience their 
cultural heritages); (5) … (moving to an educational institution or some 
other destination in order to take personal interest classes); (6) … or 
sustainable tourism which implies minimal impact on the environment 
and integrates tourism with ecology; (7) … or adventure tourism 
(travelling to rugged regions and places such as mountains, jungles, 
deserts, caves or participating in dangerous events such as hiking 
and mountaineering); (8) … or farm based tourism helping to support 
the local agricultural economy. 
For the past few decades some special types of tourism have become 
extremely popular and particularly: (9) … or visiting disaster scene not 
primarily for helping but because one finds it interesting to see; (10) … 
or tourism for the purpose of gambling at the casinos of the world; 
(11) … or escaping from the usual environment to relieve stress, often 
to health spas; (12) … or travelling alone or with groups, to meet others 
with similar interests or to experience something pertinent to a hobby; 
(13) … or spending time participating in some sport activities such as 
skiing, golf, diving or going to watch a sport competition; (14) … or 

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