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Jobs. A travel representative

Podcastsinenglish.com –Level1 no.35

http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/listen/level1/travelrep.mp3

Jacky and Richard love travelling. Listen to Jacky interviewing Mary, a travel representative. Mary works in a hotel on the island of Malta. She talks about her daily routine and about hotel guests’ typical problems.

1. Malta is a very popular tourist spot* specially in the ___________________

2. She usually   a) has a big breakfast and goes to work on foot

                                            b) doesn’t have breakfast at home

                                            c) has a quick breakfast and gets a taxi to work

3. She starts work at _________________

4. She wears a uniform at work. She wears a ___________________  jacket.

5. How many days does she have off*? ______________

6. What do they give guests?    a) A small present and flowers

                                                                          b) A drink and a talk about the hotel and the island

                                                                          c) A welcome party

7. They organise trips for the guests and then she        a) stays at the hotel

                                                                                                                      b) goes home

                                                                                                                       c) travels with them

8. Guests’ complaints and problems. Choose the right complaint:

1a. They lose their luggage during the trip

1b. They lose their mobiles and cameras

2a. They don’t like the hotel food

2b.They can’t eat the food because they’re vegetarian

3a.They have problems with their son

3b.They burn in the sun and need to go to a doctor

4a.They want to change their rooms

4b.They never want to change rooms

9. When she stops in the afternoon, she             a) eats a big lunch because she’s very hungry

b) watches TV and relaxes

c) swims or sleeps

10. Why doesn’t she visit Malta when she doesn’t work? Because she’s very ____________

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*spot=place

**off= when she doesn’t work

JOBS. A TRAVEL REPRESENTATIVE

            -KEY

1. in the summer

2.

c) has a quick breakfast and gets a taxi to work

3. at 8:30

4. a blue  jacket.

5. One

6.

b) A drink and a talk about the hotel and the island

                                                                         

7.

a) stays at the hotel

                                                                                                                     

8.

1b. They lose their mobiles and cameras

2b.They can’t eat the food because they’re vegetarian

3b.They burn in the sun and need to go to a doctor

4a.They want to change their rooms

9.

c) swims or sleeps

10. Because she’s very tired