English for tourism and restaurants1

English for Tourism and Restaurants is specially written for those who want to enter the tourism industry or the restaurant industry. As an employee, you should speak and behave in a very polite way. By studying this book, you will improve your English for these professional fields.
This book will help you:
—Get familiar with the tourism and restaurant industries through over 100 dialogs about various kinds of situations.
—Learn the essential grammar through simple sentences and clear charts.
—Enrich your vocabulary by studying the “Words and Phrases,” “Word Power,” and “Phrase Focus” sections.
—Strengthen your listening comprehension by doing lots of listening training.
—Improve your speaking skills by frequently doing the Pair Work.
—Deepen your understanding of English for the service industry by doing the large number of exercises.
—Understand certain English items by referring to a great number of colorful pictures.
English for Tourism and Restaurants 一書是專為欲踏入旅遊及餐飲業的讀者而編寫。旅遊業與餐飲業所採用之表達方式特別強調禮貌及委婉，與一般生活會話不同。本書將引領讀者逐步學習該專業領域所需之會話與相關用語。不論讀者志於擔任飯店接待員、餐廳服務員、接線生、導遊、空服員、售貨員，甚至廚師，本書均有相關實用會話，涵蓋範圍十分廣泛。
本書特色：
＊超過100則情境對話，幫助讀者熟悉餐旅業可能出現的各種情境。
＊以簡單易懂之範例和圖表幫助讀者學習文法，並採取由淺入深之順序編寫。
＊精心編排之Words and Phrases、Word Power、Phrase Focus等小單元，協助讀者擴充字彙量。
＊大量的聽力練習，強化讀者的英語聽力。
＊大量的小組對話，有效增進讀者之英語口說能力。
＊課程中不斷穿插各式各樣的習題，加深讀者對餐旅業英語的熟悉度。
＊實物彩圖幫助讀者正確理解字彙意義。

Dennis Le Boeuf
美國教育專家，北密西根大學教育碩士，美國執證教師。錄過許多廣播和電視的英語學習節目，裨益無數莘莘學子，亦曾在中國和臺灣教授英語。
他與景黎明女士合著的作品計有《生活英語小對話》、《讀鵝媽媽歌謠學英語》、《小時候的英語詩》、《情境美語500句》、《你的英文又錯了！》、《讀森林王子學英語》、《英文文法全書》、《英文文法全書活用練習》等。其中一些書在幾個國家或地區名列暢銷書排行榜經久不衰。數年來 Dennis 和景黎明為出版社校對了近百本書籍，接過各種各樣的電話，為人們解答文法和習慣用語的問題。
Liming Jing(景黎明)
美籍華人，四川大學英語碩士。曾任四川師範大學英語副教授、美國聖利奧(Saint Leo)大學ESL教師、美國移民局和各大醫院的電話翻譯兼筆譯。曾獲得四川省英語教學成果獎和翻譯獎，現為專業審定者、翻譯及作家。作品有《高高飛出西藏山谷》。
譯著有《生活在他方》、《玩笑》、《我快樂的早晨》、《布拉格精神》、以及《第一圈》等多部世界名著。

Pronunciation and Intonation
2　Greetings and Self-Introduction
3　Cardinal Numbers
4　Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers
5　Offering Apologies
6　Offering Polite Refusals and Saying Thanks
7　Expressions of Time
8　Expressions of Dates
Review Test: Lesson 1-8

9　Giving Locations Inside a Building
10　Giving Directions in a City
11　Giving Information About the Weather: Four Seasons
12　Giving Information About the Weather: Bad Weather Conditions
13　Front Desk: Booking Rooms
14　Front Desk: Checking In
15　Front Desk: Mail, Faxes, and Internet Service
16　Front Desk: Depositing Items; Lost and Found
Review Test: Lesson 9-16

17　Front Desk: Morning Calls and Laundry Service
18　Front Desk: Transportation Services
19　Housekeeping: Supplying Medicine
20　Room Service: Supplying Items
21　Elevator Service
22　Taking Phone Calls
23　Front Desk: Messages
24　Making International Phone Calls
25　Receiving Guests in a Restaurant: Welcoming and Seating the Guests
26　Receiving Guests in a Restaurant: Asking the Guests to Wait or Share a Table
27　Room Service: Taking Orders for Drinks and Breakfast
Review Test: Lesson 19-27

28　Room Service: Taking Orders for Lunch and Dinner
29　Room Service: Explaining an Order and Delivering a Meal to a Room
30　Preparing Vegetables
31　Preparing Salad and Vegetables
32　Preparing and Cooking Meat (1)
33　Preparing and Cooking Meat (2)
34　Learning About a Menu (1)
35　Learning About a Menu (2)
36　Learning About a Menu (3)
Review Test: Lesson 28-36