Revision Unit 3

1 Verbs + prepositions

Complete the sentences below with appropriate prepositions.

1 Our costings are based ... last year's prices plus 15%.

2 Accompanying persons don't participate ... the conference

3 The HKTA will be glad to assist... organizing the meeting.

4 The hotel's conference rooms are equipped ... all the necessary AV aids.

5 Very few of the delegates were accompanied ,.. their wives.

6 The carrier's representative didn't really agree ... us on that point.

7 The Association's international department liaises ... the foreign branches.

8 The interest in optional tours depends, to some extent.... the weather.

2 Vocabulary

Choose the correct word from those in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1 The tour group had to pay a (service charge/surcharge/charge)

2 The (visitor/ occupancy /accommodation) level at the Grand Hotel was 92% during the summer.

3 The conference package included an (optional/accompanying/ initial) banquet on the final day.

4 The FAM was (sponsored/quoted/tendered) by the English Tourist Board.

5 After negotiating, the tour operator drew up a (documentation/ contract/clause) with the hotelier.

6 Hong Kong was chosen as the (venue/meeting/function) for the medical conference.

7 The organizers made a (previous/preceding/preliminary) announcement in order to inform members of the next annual conference.

8 Your train ticket is (guaranteed/secured/valid) for three months.

Study the timetable on the next page. It gives information about skybus flights to the Caribbean during the 1981 season. Then answer the questions below.

3 Comprehension

1 Do all passengers have a 20 kg. baggage allowance?

2 What does IRC stand for?

3 What is the price for a thirteen year old accompanied child travelling in August on a ticket booked early in July?

4 Which tax is not included in the price?

5 How long does the flight from London (Luton Airport) to St. Lucia take before 24 October?

6 How much did a man who travelled from Luton on 16 November pay? He booked his ticket on 11 November and had nine kilos of excess baggage.

7 What is provided free during flights?

8 How much did a family of five that left Luton on 23 July pay? The ages of the children were 1,7 and 14. The booking was made in June.

4 Verb tenses and forms

In the following sentences, place the word(s) in brackets in the correct tense and/or form.

1 The Ming Garden Hotel... last year by a public figure, (open)

2 Long-haul visitors ... less frequently, but spend more. . (come)

3 What' would happen if there ... another increase in the price of fuel? (be)

4 They ... all the preparations by the time the delegates arrive, (not finish)

5 Mr Suarez is still at the hotel. He ... since the beginning of last week, (stay)

6 The morning flight to Tunis ... at 10.15 (leave)

7 After the group ... from the airport, they attended a reception in the hospitality suite, (arrive)

8 If a hotel... a high occupancy rate, it is not likely to find group rates very attractive, (have)

9 Have you considered ... a different carrier? (use)

10 Conferences.- at the hotel since the early sixties, (not hold)