TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF AMBATO
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
Product 4
Name: Estefania Cerda Vargas
Level: 7 th
Date: 22/07/2015
For: Estefa
nia Cerda
Vargas.Semester:Seventh
Picture Dictionary
TOURISM
UNIT 10VOCABULARY
TOURISM
HOW DO YOU PAYIntroduction: In this unit
we will find the vocabulary that we can use when we need to pay a bill.
CASH ONLY
BUSINESS ONLY ACCEPTS CASH AS A METHOD OF PAYMENT
EXAMPLE: if you want to buy something and the store lost its energy supply,
you have to pay only with cash.
CHARGE CARD
Is a small card from a bank or shop that allows you to buy items and pay for
them later
Example, you can use it to pay a lot of things without cash. Charge card is an international device that is used to buy in USD, Euros, Pesos, Soles, e.t.c , and then you can pay the ammount in your
local money.
CHECKING ACCOUNT
Is a type of bank account you can
withdraw money using checks
Example, when you need to pay something
that require a lot of money, this payment option is safer than a
cash retirement
CREDIT CARD
Is a small card that allows you to buy things and pay for them later
Example, Credit card is the best device to pay if you are traveling away your country
DEBIT CARD
Is a small card that takes money out of a bank account
Example, This card helps you to pay with virtual money that you have
charged into it
IDENTIFICATION
Is a document that proves who you are
early identification of a disease can prevent death and illness
Example, when you lose your ID, you should have report it immediately to a
migratory agent or a police
METHOD OF PAYMENT
Is way to pay for items, which includes cash, charge cards and checks
Example, The next step to pay my online purchase is to choose the method of
payment
PERSONAL CHECK
Is a method of payment that uses money from a checking account
Example, Let me sign this personal check to validate the transaction
PHOTO ID
Is a card that proves who you are and has a photograph of you on it
Example, i was a child when my photo ID was shoted
TRANSACTION
Occurs when someone buys or sells something
Example, It is a pleasure to do a transaction with honest people
TRAVELER’S CHECKS
Are used by travelers instead of cash they are printed with a set amount
Example, The last traveler`s check is insufficient to pay the hotel
UNIT 11
VOCABULARYTOURISM
WHERE TO GET
MONEY
Introduction: In this unit we will find the vocabulary that we can use when getting money.
ATM
(Automatic teller machine)is a machine that you use to access and whithdraw money from your bank account.
Example, The volumes of withdrawals from ATMs were higher than expected from the first days onwards.
Banks
Are places where people keep their money
Example, i have to open an account in the national bank
Branch
Is an office that is part of a bigger company.
Example, The consultant attended me in the lobby because the branch was temporally closed
Business hours
A company business hours are the times that the company is open
Example, the business hour in my job is extensive, i arrive too late to my home
Electronically
To send something electronically is to send something using electric methods
Example, I don’t use cash when I buy electronically via amazon
PIN
Personal identification number): a pin is a secret number that you use to access a bank account using an ATM.
Example, I can not forget my pin, it is my only one resource to make a retirement of cash (withdraw)
Service charge
A service charge is money that you pay to receive a service
Example, I buy a service charge card to give you a present because I do not remember your t-shirt size
Wire transfer
A wire transfer is a way to send money electronically.
Example, I believe that the wire transfer has been accepted
To withdraw is to take money out of your bank account.
Example, I withdraw a little quantity of cash because this country is dangerous to walk
WITHDRAW
UNIT 12VOCABULA
RYTOURISM
AT THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE
OFFICE.Introduction: In this unit we will find the vocabulary that we can use when we go to exchange money.
Buy – back
Buy – back: a buy – back is a policy. A business buys backs something they previously sold you.
Example, I think that buy back is an excellent method to buy or bring a service
Commission
A commission is the amount of money a business charges for some types of service
Example, The last week I sold a house and my commission was awful
CONVERT
To convert is to change money from one
currency to another.
Example, if I convert Colombian
pesos to USD, my change is
less than if I convert to soles
Currency
Is a word for you from a particular place, like the euro and the dollar.
Example, In the mall, the currency exchange office is closed
Currency exchange office
Is a place where you can change money for another country´s money
Example, The currency echange office has the less value today than the bank
Exchange rate
The exchange rate is the rate at which money from one country can be change for the money from another country.
Example, Today the USD exchange rate increased because the oil is more expensive than yesterday
Local currency
Is the money from the country you are in.
Example, The local currency of Croatia is called Kuna
Mininum charge
Is the least amount of money you can pay for something.
Example, I bough the concert pass by the minimum price because I payed early but my credit card did not accept the payment, its minimum charge transaction is from 10 USD.
Rate
Is a measure of how much you pay for something
Example, The company increased its productivity rate around 25% more than the last year
Receipt
Is a record of a something.
Example, I keep all receipts because, if I want to demand , i will need it
A release from makes a person not responsible if something bad happens.
Example, The doctor lended me a pen to write my signature in the release paper before the surgery
Release
HOTELS & CATERING
HOTELS &
CATERING UNIT 10
VOCABULARY
BREAKFAST SERVICE
Introduction: In this unit we can find the vocabulary that corresponds to the next unit.
À LA CARTE
It is offered from a menu and paid
for separately and not as part of a
package.
Example: a la carte dishes are very
expensive.
REFILLIS AN AMOUNT OF A LIQUID NEEDED
TO FILL UP CONTAINER HOLDING A
DRINK.
example: beer is the amount
sufficient to fill the bottle.
SCRAMBELD EGGSARE EGGS THAT ARE STIRRED
BEFORE HEY ARE COOKED.
Example: Scrambled eggs at
breakfast are very rich.
TOASTIS A PIEE OF BREAD THAT HAS
BEEN COOKED SO THe OUTSIDE
IS CRISPY.
Example: toast in afternoon with
good coffee.
VOUCHERIS A PIECE OF PAPER THAT SOME
BUSINESSES ACCEPT INSTEAD OF
MONEY
example: I'll take care bonus on
purchases
HOTELS
& CATERING
Unit 11 vocabulary
Introduction: In this unit with the vocabulary sections we can be used in a bar.
AT THE BAR
BARTENDERIS A PERSON WHOSE JOB IT IS TO
MAKE AND SERVE DRINKS IN A
BAR.
Example: bartenders please a wine
and cocktail.
COCKTAILIS AN ALCOHOLIC DRINK THAT IS A
MADE BY MIXING OTHER DRINKS
TOGETHER.
Example: is the best cocktail and
drunk.
DOMESTIC BEER IS A BEER THAT IS MADE IN THE
COUNTRY WHICH IT IS SERVED.
Example: the best beer is brewed in
our country.
HAPPY HOURIS LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME, OFTEN
EARLY EVENING, WHEN DRINKS
ARE CHEAPER THAN USUAL.
Example: in the bar there is limited
time to free liquor.
HOUSE WINEIS A CHEAP WINE THAT IS
FEATURED BY A RESTAURANT AND
THAT IS NOT LISTEN THE MENU
AND ITS USUAL NAME.
Example: wine that has the
restaurant is the best in town.
IDIS A DOCUMENT THAT PROVES
YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE.
IT OFTEN HAS A PHOTOGRAPH ON
IT.
Example: if I have my id I can not
make any transactions.
IMPORTED BEERIS A BEER THAT IS A MADE IN A
COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE ONE IN
WHICH IT IS SERVED.
Example: Russia produced beer is
the best in the country.
ON TAPIT IS A SERVED IN BULK FROM A
BIG CONTAINER USING A FAUCET.
Example: The best restaurants are
on tap full of wine.
PITCHERIS A LARGE CONTAINER WITH
A HANDLE AND SPOUT THAT
HOLDS DRINKS.
Example: in a PITCHER enters
a beer.
RED WINE Is a wine that has been made with grape skins and is red.
Example: It has the best red wines of chile
WELL DRINKIS MADE FROM CHEAPER,
UNBRANDED LIQUORS.
Example: Liqueurs are very cheap
unbranded.
WHITE WINE IS A WINE THAT IS MADE WITHOUT
GRAPE SKINS AND IS PALE IN
COLOR.
Example: White wine is lighter in
color.
HOTELS
& CATERING
Unit 12 vocabulary
Introduction: In this unit we find the vocabulary that can be found in the staff kitchen.
MEET THE
KITCHEN STAFF
BEHIND THE SCENESSomethings happens behind the
scenes it takes places in private
and not in public.
Example: behind the scenes of a
film it takes place in private and
not in public.
BUTCHERIs person whose job is to cut or sell
meat.
Example: the butcher offers the
best meat.
CALLERIs a person whose job is to deliver
the food order to the kitchen.
Example: CALLER delivery orders in
the kitchen.
HEAD CHEF Is in charge of the kitchen and is
responsible for creating the menu,
cooking, ordering supplies and
overseeing the other workers.
example: he HEAD CHEF is very
responsible in his restaurant.
LINE COOKWorks at one food station,
preparing and cooking one part of a
meal or a specific type of food. The
sous chef is usually the one cook’s
boss.
Example: LINE COOK preparing all
kinds of food.
PREP COOKWorks in a kitchen, preparing food to
be cooked.
Example: A prep cook does not
usually cook.
SOUS CHEFHas the most authority after the
head chef and often assists the
head chef.
Example: SOUS CHEF has more
authority in the restaurant.
SPECIALIs a dish that chefs makes for a
limited period of time.
Example: the special dish that has
Ali’s is excellent.
STATIONIs the place where a chef makes a
certain type of food.
Example: the chef has a single
place to prepare food.
SWING COOKWorks in more than one area of a
kitchen, helping wherever he or she
is needed.
Example: SWING COOK siempre
ayuda a los demás cocineros.
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