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UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA DE AMBATO
PRODUCT 4DICTIONARY
NOMBRE: MANFRED TONATO
UNIT 10TURISM BOOK
HOW DO YOU PAY?
MOST SHOPS ACCEPT CHARGE CARDS, OR CREDIT CARDS. AND MANY SHOPS ACCEPT TAVELERS CHECKS. MANY ALSO ACCEPT DEBIT CARDS OR PERSONAL CHECKS. THESE USE MONEY FROM YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT.
Businesses :
A company or other organization engaged in commerce, A business sells goods and/or services to clients.
EXAMPLE.- businesses are important in order to have money.
Cash only :
A cash only business only accepts cash as a method of payment.
EXAMPLE.- Many people use cash only when goes to shopping
Charge card :
Is a small card from a bank or shop that allows you to buy items and pay for them later.
EXAMPLE.- juan use in the hotel his charge card
Checking account :
Is a type of bank account. You can withdraw money using checks.
EXAMPLE.- he used his checking account in a trip
Credit card :
Is a small card that allows you to buy something at a lower price.
EXAMPLE.- she has a credit card to buy in the store
Customer:
One that buys goods or services, as from a store or business.
EXAMPLE.- The customer visit the store every year
Debit card:
is a small card that takes money out of a bank account.
EXAMPLE.- The people uses a debit card in the city any moment
Holidaymakers :
One people who goes on vacation.
EXAMPLE.- The holidaymakers are in a elegant hotel on the beach
Identification:
is a document that proves who you are.
EXAMPLE.- The identification is important for the turist when travel
Methods of payment :
The way a merger or acquisition is financed.
EXAMPLE.- The hotel offer different methods of payment
Personal check :
Is a method of payment that uses money from a checking account.
EXAMPLE.- he has a personal check when we go to other city
Photo ID:
Is a card that proves who you are and has a photograph of you on it.
EXAMPLE.- The man has a photo ID to proves who he is
Transaction :
A transaction occurs when someone buys or sells something.
EXAMPLE.- The transaction of the visitor was completed
Traveler’s checks :
Are used by travelers instead of cash. They are printed with a set amount.
EXAMPLE.- The people arrives to the hotel with his traveler’s checks
UNIT 11
TURISM BOOK
Where to get money
Account:
A formal banking, brokerage, or business relationship established to provide for regular services, dealings, and other financial transactions.
EXAMPLE.- The account of the bank is secure
Arrange :
To put into a specific order or relation; dispose.
EXAMPLE.- The traveler arrage plans for a futuer events
ATM :
Is a machine that you use to access and withdraw money from your bank account.
EXAMPLE.- She takes money out of the ATM
Bank:
Are places where people keep their money.
EXAMPLE.- The bank opens at 2 o’clock
Branch :
Is an office that is part of a bigger company.
EXAMPLE.- The branch is important for the gerente
Business hours :
Are the times that the company is open.
EXAMPLE.- My mom did not come home because it has a business hours
Electronically:
Is to send something using electric methods.
EXAMPLE.- My father gets money electronically with electric methods
Keep :
To retain possession
EXAMPLE.- When there is a problem with cash my mother keep calm
Key pad :
An input device consisting of a set of keys that are typically numeric and arranged in a grid as on a cell phone or calculator
EXAMPLE.- She used the keypad for operating a portable electronic device
Nearby:
Located a short distance away; close at hand
EXAMPLE.- The hotel is nearby to the bank
Pay:
To give money to in return for goods or services rendered
EXAMPLE.-
PIN :
Number is a secret number that you use to access a bank account using an ATM.
EXAMPLE.- I forget my pin to access to my account
Safe :
Free from danger or injury; undamaged or unhurt
EXAMPLE.- The money is safe in hotel
Service charge:
Is money that you pay to receive a service.
EXAMPLE.- she received service charge for her job
Service fee:
Is money that you pay to receive a service.
EXAMPLE.- The service fee pays the guest
Transfer:
To convey or cause to pass from one place, person, or thing to another
EXAMPLE.- She tranfer the call to the rooms
Wire transfer:
Is a way to send money electronically.
EXAMPLE.- The guest did a wire transfer to your wife
Withdraw :
Is to take money out of your bank account.
EXAMPLE.- He can withdraw from a particular place
UNIT 12
TURISM BOOK
AT THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE OFFICE
Amount :
The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.
EXAMPLE.- she must amount of the last month
Buy – back :
A business buys something that it sold to you before
EXAMPLE.- Jhon buy-back the trip to las vegas
Commission :
Is the amount of money a business charges for some types of service.
EXAMPLE.- He was the winner of a commission
Connect :
Is to let a telephone caller communicate with someone else.
EXAMPLE.- The cell phone connect to persons that are away form home
Convert :
Is to change money from one currency to another.
EXAMPLE.- She is in the office to convert the money to dollars
Currency:
Is a word for money from a particular place, like the euro and the dollar.
EXAMPLE.- The currency is representative of a country
Currency exchange office:
Is a place where you can change money for another country’s money.
EXAMPLE.- The currency exchange helps to the visitors
Exchange rate :
Is the rate at which money from one country can be changed for the money from another country.
EXAMPLE.- She say that this is a exchange rate of money
Increase :
To make greater or larger.
EXAMPLE.- The turism increase in the hotels
Local currency :
Is the money from the country you are in.
EXAMPLE.- The local currency is devalued because the crisis is terrible
Measure :
The dimensions, quantity, or capacity ofsomething as ascertained by comparison with a standard.
EXAMPLE.- Statistical measure helps to control the entry of tourists
Minimum charge :
The least amount of money you pay for something.
EXAMPLE.- He has a mínimum charge for the credit in the bank
Receipt :
A piece of paper that proves that someone paid for something.
EXAMPLE.- The receptionist gives the receipt to the visitant
Release Form :
A release form makes a person not responsible if something bad happens.
EXAMPLE.- He signed a release form in the agency
Wish :
A feeling that one would like to have or do something or to see.
EXAMPLE.- I wish travel around the world
UNIT 10
HOTELS BOOK
BREAKFAST SERVICE
A la carte :
it is offered from a menu and paid for separately and not as part of a package.
EXAMPLE.- The chef offer a special menu a la carte
Bagel :
Is a round piece of bread with a hole in the middle.
EXAMPLE.- In te morning the children eats a bagel
Brunch:
Is a meal between breakfast and lunch.
EXAMPLE.- In the day the brounch is indispensable
Continental breakfast :
Is a small meal that usually only includes coffee, juice, and a pastry.
EXAMPLE.- The family bought a continental breakfast in the hotel
Coupons :
Is a piece of paper that people use to get discounts on items.
EXAMPLE.- Mr. Paul has many coupons in the room
Eggs over easy :
Is an egg dish. It includes eggs that are cooked on both sides with the yolk intact.
EXAMPLES.- The eggs over easy are very cooked
Fried eggs :
Are eggs that are cooked in oil.
EXAMPLES.- The fried eggs are delicious in the morning
Gratuities :
A favor or gift, usually in the form of money, given in return for service.
EXAMPLE.- The gratuities are for the workers of the hotel
Hostess :
A woman who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.
EXAMPLE.- The hostess receives guests i the hotel
Pancakes :
Are flat cakes cooked in a pan or over a grill.
EXAMPLE.- The pancakes are expensives for the turist
Pastry :
Is sweet bread that is typically eaten for breakfast
EXAMPLE.- Harry in the breakfast bought a pastry for mary
Refill :
Is an amount of a liquid needed to fill up a container holding a drink.
EXAMPLE.- The refill is very expensive
Reward :
A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or unworthy behavior
EXAMPLE.- The reward of peter is a result
Scrambled eggs :
Are eggs that are stirred before they are cooked.
EXAMPLE.- The cooker gives scrambled eggs in the morning
Toast:
Is a piece of bread that has been cooked so the outside is crispy.
EXAMPLE.- The toast is important for the nutrition
Voucher :
Is a piece of paper that some businesses accept instead of money.
EXAMPLE.- The voucher is for luis
UNIT 11
HOTELS BOOK
AT THE BAR
Apply:
To put to or adapt for a special use
EXAMPLE.- He ordered a formal apply request
Beer :
A fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt, usually flavored with hops
EXAMPLE.- The boy requested a beer to the room
Bartender :
Is a person whose job it is to make and serve drinks in a bar.
EXAMPLE.- The bartender is an expert with drinks
Cocktail :
Is an alcoholic drink that is made by mixing other drinks together.
EXAMPLE.- She doesn’t liked the cocktail of the bar
Domestic beer :
Is a beer that is made in the country in wich it is served.
EXAMPLE.- The domestic beer is less known that the international
Happy hour :
Is a limited period of time, often in the early evening, when drinks are cheaper than usual.
EXAMPLE.- The happy hour occurs once a day
House wine:
Is a cheap wine that is featured by a restaurant and that is not listed on the menu under its usual name.
EXAMPLE.- House wine is recommended by the manager
ID :
Is a document that proves your name , address and age. It often has a photograph on it.
EXAMPLE.- The ID is important for legal procedures
Imported beer :
Is a beer that is made in a country other than the one in wich it is served.
EXAMPLE.- He imported beer every month
Legal age :
The age at which a person by law attains the capacity to engage in certain transactions or be treated legally as an adult.
EXAMPLE.- The legal age to be in a bar is more than 18 years
Liquor :
An alcoholic beverage made by distillation rather than by fermentation.
EXAMPLE.- she bought a liquor to your boyfriend
Minors:
Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size.
EXAMPLE.- The minors lesser are in the hotel
On tap :
It is served in bulk from a big container using a faucet.
EXAMPLE.- The drink is served on tap at the bar
Order:
An instruction that must be obeyed; command
EXAMPLE.- He put in order to the employees
Pricing :
The amount as of money or goods, asked for or given in exchange for something else.
EXAMPLE.- The pricing are accessible to all customers
Pitcher :
Is a large container with a handle and spout that holds drinks.
EXAMPLE.- The customer ordered a pitcher for the room
Red wine :
Is a wine that has beeb made with grape skins and is red.
EXAMPE.- red wine is healthy and rejuvenates
Shelf :
A flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material, such as wood, glass, or metal, fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface and used to hold or store objects.
EXAMPLE.- It is very useful in the room and elsewhere
Top shelf:
It is of a high quality and is usually expensive.
EXAMPLE.-The top shelf is expensive because is of good quality
Well drink :
Is made from cheaper. Unbranded liquors.
EXAMPLE.- She has well drink in the refrigerator
White wine :
Is a wine that is made without grape skins and is pale in color.
EXAMPLE.- In the trip he acquired a white wine
UNIT 12
HOTELS BOOK
MEET THE KITCHEN STAFF
Behind the scenes :
It takes place in private and not in public.
EXAMPLE.- Nobody knows what happens behind the scenes in the job
Butcher :
Is a person whose job is to cut up or sell meat.
EXAMPLE.- The butcher has a complicated job
Caller :
Tells the kitchen staff what food customers ordered
EXAMPLE.- The caller does many activities in the reception
Certain :
Sure to come or happen; inevitable
EXAMPLE.- She should eat certain amount in the trip
Desserts :
A usually sweet course or dish, as of fruit, ice cream, or pastry, served at the end of a meal.
EXAMPLE.- The desserts are delicious and fattening
Dishwasher :
A person who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
EXAMPLE.- In the hotel there is a dishwasher in the cook
Head chef :
Is in charge of the kitchen and is responsible for creating the menu, cooking, ordering supplies and overseeing the other workers.
EXAMPLE.- The head chef is the person indispensable in the cook
Influence:
A person who exerts such power
EXAMPLE.- An important person can be an influence to the others
Instructions :
An imparted or acquired item of knowledge
EXAMPLE.- On trips should follow the guide's instructions
Line cook :
A line cook works at one food station, preparing and cooking one part of a meal or a specific type of food.
EXAMPLE.- The line cook has a food station for wok
Pastry chef :
makes desserts
EXAMPLE.- Pastry chef is creative with desserts
Prep cook :
Works in a kitchen, preparing food to be cooked. A prep cook does not usually cook.
EXAMPLE.- My friend is prep cook and work in a kitchen
Sous chef :
Has the most authority after the head chef and often assists the head chef.
EXAMPLE.- The sous chef helps to the head chef
Special:
Is a dish that chefs make for a limited period of time.
EXAMPLE.- He prepared a special dish at the event
Station:
Is the place where a chef makes a certain type of food.
EXAMPLE.- For the chef's is the kitchen is the station
Swing cook :
A swing cook works in more than one area of a kitchen, helping wherever he or she is needed.
EXAMPLE.- The swing cook is friendly with everyone in the hotel