UNIT 7

R ESO R T VA C A T ION (part 1)

Pre-reading

1. Read and translate the following international words:

 

Caribbean	golf	population
Europe	public	family
Mexico	plan	season
city	regular	convention
Mexico City	formal	variety
exotic	type	activity
clientele	automobile	atmosphere
rail	focus	conference
famous	major	meeting
scenery	sport	occupy
visit	spectacular

2. Read and translate the following groups of words derived from a common root:

1)      luxuriate —. luxuriant — luxuriantly — luxury — luxurious  — luxuriously;

2)      develop — developer — developed — development — develomental — developmentally;

3)      accommodate — accommodation;

4)      client — clientele;

5)      picture — pictures — picturesque — picturesquely;

6)      travel — traveler — traveling — travelogue — ‘Travelodge'
(a chain of economy or budget hotels in the US).

Reading

3. Read the text and translate it. While reading try and find answers to these questions:

1.  What is a typical resort hotel?

2.      How did people travel to luxury resort hotels in the late 1800s?

3.      Why have Europe and Mexico become more accessible for American tourists?

RESORT VACATION (part 1)

Resort vacation came of age with the advent 6f railways. Increasingly, city dwellers and others had the urge to vacation in locations they found appealing. Traveling to these often more-exotic locations became a part of the pleasure experience. In the late 1800s, luxury resort hotels were developed to accommodate the clientele that the railways brought.

Such hotels include the famous Greenbrier at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, The Hotel del Coronado in Coronado (near San Diego), California, and the Homestead at Hot Springs, Virginia. In Canada, the Banff Springs Hotel dead Chateau Lake Louise drew the rich and famous of the day to their picturesque locations in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

The leisure and- pleasure travelers of those days were drawn by re­sorts, beaches, or spectacular mountain scenery. At first, many of these grand resorts were seasonal. However, as automobile and air travel made even the remote resorts more; accessible and an increasing number of people could afford to visit, many resorts became year-round properties.

Resort communities sprang up in the sunshine belt from Palm Springs to Palm Beach. Some resorts focused on major sporting activities such as skiing, golf, or fishing; others offered family vacations. Further improvements in both air and automobile travel brought exotic locations within the reach of the population. Europe, the Caribbean, and Mexico became more accessible. As the years passed, some of the resorts suffered because the public's vacation plans changed.

The traditional family month-long resort vacation gave way to shorter, more frequent getaways of four to seven, days. The regular resort visitors became older; in general, the younger guests preferred the mobility of the automobile and the more informal atmosphere provided by the newer and more informal resorts.

In order to survive, the resort hotels became more astute in marketing to different types of guests. For example, some resorts allow no children in the high season because they would interfere with the quiet ambiance for guests who do not want the noise of children. Other resort hotels go out of their way to encourage families; Camp Hyatt is a prominent example. Hyatt Hotels have organized a program consisting of a variety of activities for children, thereby giving the parents an opportunity to either enjoy some free time on their own or join their children in some fun activities. Many resort hotels began to attract conventions, conferences, and meetings. This enabled them to maintain or increase occupancy, particularly during the low and shoulder seasons.

(to be continued)

Vocabulary notes

 

to come of age	з’являтися
urge	намір, прагнення
to accommodate	приймати, поселяти, розміщувати
to vacation	відпочивати, брати відпустку
clientele	клієнтура
picturesque	мальовничий
leisure	вільний час
pleasure	задоволення
scenery	пейзаж
to afford (smth.) (to do smth.)	дозволити собі (щось) в матеріальному
	аспекті, напр., купити щось.
astute	пристосований до певної ситуації
year-round	цілий рік
sunshine belt	регіон, где постійно тепло і сонячно;
to go out of one's way	робити все можливе
(to do smth.)	(для досягнення чого-небудь)
to bring (smth.) within	зробити доступним
the reach of (smb.)	(для кого-небудь)
Palm Springs,	Палм Спрінгс, Палм Біч (всесвітньо  відомі
Palm Beach	дорогі курорти в США)
getaway	поїздка на відпочинок (далеко)
to suffer	страждати матеріально; нести збитки
ambiance	середовище
thereby	таким  чином, отже
fishing	рибалка
fun activities	розваги
occupancy	наповненість готелю

 

Vocabulary focus

4. Match the equivalents:

 

1)	offer	a)	курорт
2)	frequent	b)	доступний
3)	resort	c)	частий
4)	improvement	d)	житель міста
5)	noise	e)	відвідувач
6)	prefer	f)	покращення
7)	different	g)	пропозиція
8)	visitor	h)	надавати перевагу
9)	city dweller	i)	різний
10)	accessible	j)	шум

 

5. Match each word on the left with the correct definition on the right:

 

1)	clientele	a)  interesting or exciting because of being unusual or not familiar
2)	exotic	b) a young person from the time they are born until
		til they are about 14 years old
3)	appealing	c)  one of the twelve periods a year is divided into
4)	opportunity	d) attractive and interesting
5)	beach	e)  a chance to do something, or a situation in
		which it is easy for you to do something
6)	population	f)   a shore of a sea or lake covered by sand or small stones
7)	child	g)  customers of a shop, hotel, restaurant, etc considered as a group
8)	month	h) the number of people living in a particular country or area
9)	parents	i)   one of the four parts of the year — winter, spring,
		summer, and autumn
10)	season	j) a period of time when you do not go to work, scool, or institute, but have a rest or go somewhere
11)	vacation	k) father and mother of a person

 

6. Match the synonyms:

 

1)	clientele	a)	scenery
2)	landscape	b)	customers
3)	informal	c)	familiar
4)	well-known	d)	unofficial
5)	visitor	e)	holiday
6)	leisure	f)	like
7)	vacation	g)	free time
8)	enjoy	h)	guest

 

7. Match the antonyms:

 

1) guest	a)	give
2) place	b)	unknown
3) poor	c)	dislike
4) work	d)	repulsive
5) enjoy	e)	decrease
6) young	f)	specific
7) take	g)	host
8) appealing	h)	leisure
9) famous	i)	old
10) increase	J)	location
11) general	k)	rich

 

Comprehension

8. Answer the questions on the text:

1.       When did resort vacation come of age?

2.       How did the advent of rail travel contribute to resort vacation?

3.       What regions are meant by the sunshine belt?

4.       What made even the remote resorts more accessible?

5.       What major sporting activities do some resorts focus on?

6.       Why did some of the resorts suffer as the years passed?

7.       What did the traditional family month-long resort vacation give way to?

     8.   Why did the resort hotels become more astute in marketing to different types of guests?

9.   Why don't some resorts allow children in the high season?

     10. Why do some resort hotels go out of their way to encourage families?

11. What program have Hyatt Hotels organized?

      12.   Why have Hyatt Hotels organized a program consisting of a vari­ety of activities for children?

      13.   Why do many resort hotels attract conventions, conferences, and meetings?

 

9. Use proper words and phrases in the box below to complete these sentences:

1. Some resorts do not allow_____ in the high season because their noise would interfere with adult guests.

2. Various-resort hotels ______  conventions, conferences, and meetings.

3. City dwellers and others like ___________ to remote exotic and picturesque locations.

4. In the 1800s_____ used to travel to luxury resorts by rail.

5. Improvements in made even remote exotic locations more accessible for the population.

6.      Young travelers prefer __________ provided by the newer resorts.

7.      Attracting conventions and conferences enables hotels to increase.

 

 

10. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
Comment on the true statements and correct the false ones.

1.   Resort hotels &oing out of their way to encourage families in the high season allow no children.

2.   Air travel has made remote resorts less accessible.

3.   To increase occupancy many resort hotels attract conventions and meetings.

4.   Shorter and more frequent getaways of four to seven days gave way to the traditional family month-long resort vacation.

5.   Improvements in air travel made Europe, the Caribbean, and Mexico more accessible for American tourists.

 

Discussion

11. Identify the advantages of a Caucasus resort .using the following words and phrase

•   city dweller;

•         traveling;

•         luxury resort hptel;

•         to find appealing;

•         spectacular, mountain scenery;

•         picturesque locations;

•         the Caucasian Mountains;

•         sophisticated service;

•         food and beverages;

•         experienced chef;

•         guests'pleasure experience;

•         sporting activities;

•         skiing;

•         fishing.

After having done the task, describe this type of resort in detail.

 

12. Work in pairs:

a) Look at the following words and phrases and think of a story that might combine them all. You may reorder them in any way you like using any form of the verb:

•         different types of guests;

•         went out of his way to encourage rich guests;

•         in the high season;

•         was absolutely necessary;

•         would become a good source of income;

•         hired an experienced general manager;

•         found new opportunities;

•         too difficult;

•         made the critical decision;

•         introduced activities for children;

•         allow no children;

•         parents;

•         had ample opportunities;

•         enjoyed some free time on their own;

•         joined children in some fun activities;

•         responded to the demands of the guests;

•         especially increased occupancy.

b) When you have decided upon the story, tell it to your partner. Then listen to that of your partner. Ask each other as many questions as you can to learn further details or clarify some points.

 

13. Entitle the paragraphs beginning with the words:

 

Resort communities sprang up...

In order to survive...

14.  Divide the text into other logical parts and entitle each of them.

15.  Give a summary of the text.