Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Developed by A. Rajotte
Real World Task Check into a hotel Check into a hotel Read hotel brochures and Write a short letter /E-mail
Goals get information needed to requesting information
choose suitable about booking a room
accommodation confirming dates by letter or
email
Context Information Different choices and services available Importance of location, Importance of confirming
Focus amenities, and price when arrangements in writing or
Appropriate ways to end a registration conversation
booking a room receiving written
Importance of eye contact confirmation
CLB Competency/ies I. Social interaction I. Social interaction III. Business/service texts III. Business/service
messages
Identify specific factual Take leave appropriately Get information from
details and inferred short business Convey simple business
III. Suasion
meanings in dialogues of brochures... messages as written
casual small talk … Request, accept or notes
leave-taking . . reject goods or services,
assistance or offer in a
III. Suasion
service or sales situation
Demonstrate
IV. Information
comprehension of mostly
factual details and some Express preference…
inferred meanings in
persuasive oral texts
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Developed by A. Rajotte
Genre Service Encounter Service Encounter Advertising brochure Business letter; E-mails
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Language and Listening for key words and Speaking slowly and Skimming and scanning for Asking direct, clear
Learning Strategies specific details clearly specific information questions to obtain needed
information
Listening for polite Spelling out name and Looking up unfamiliar
formulae address words in a dictionary Using simple sentence
structures
Recognizing hotel-specific
language Using proper punctuation
Asking for clarification
and/or repetition where
necessary
Essential Skill Focus Thinking Skills - Decision making, Oral communication, Document Use, Numeracy, Writing
ES- Focused
Numeracy - Calculate costs of various goods and services, including taxes and gratuities
Instructional
Activities
Teaching Resources Developing Tactics for ESL Library – Everyday ESL Library—Checking Writing for the Real World
& Materials Listening Dialogues into a Hotel
Active Listening 2 Bogglesworld role play
Listen In I
Randall’s Listening Lab --
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© 2009 Manitoba Labour and Immigration, Adult Language Training Branch
Developed by A. Rajotte
easy – “Hotel
Reservations”
Outcome Listen to a dialogue Role play hotel clerk and Read hotel brochures and Write a letter or e-mail
Assessment Task between travelers about traveler using role cards. find specific details message to one hotel from
various hotels and answer Fill out information slips the brochures requesting
questions according to hotels specific booking information