EXERCISES UNIT FOUR

EXERCISES UNIT FOUR

EXERCISE 1#

Fill in the blanks with the following words: busgirl, cook, staff,oversee, dishwasher, clean, waitress, busboy,waitresses. One of them will not be necessary.

- Manuel needs a _________ to help him prepare and buy the dishes and ___________ the kitchen.

- He needed a ______________ to keep the dishes and the kitchen clean.

- He needed a ___________ or _______________ to clean the tables.

- He would need some ___________ or _______________ to serve his customers.

- The owner would have to ____________ .

EXERCISE 2#

Reading  Manuel´s story in Unit Four, what is the most important part of a restaurant and why, according to the text?

EXERCISE 3#

Write down three examples of different tasks a restaurant owner has to do.

EXERCISE 4#

Imagine a big restaurant with twenty four tables. How many people would you hire and why?

EXERCISE 5#

Which are the most important Sources of Employees. Write down some examples of Spanish employment agencies.

EXERCISE 6# JOB ADVERTISEMENTS. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING TEXT:

http://www.onlinehr.co.nz/documents/job-advertisements/job-advertisements#waiter-waitress

Waiter / Waitress

• [Friendly, up-market clientele]
• [Competitive hourly rate]
• [Permanent weekday and weekend shifts]

Cafetería Kispanto is a busy cafe offering great service, food and ambience. Located in Cisne Street, we cater for breakfast, lunch and dinner and are fully licensed.

We offer great rates of pay and a professional, fun and safe working environment.Duties & Responsibilities

We are seeking a qualified Waiter or Waitress to join our small professional team of wait staff. The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic and be responsible for setting up tables, delivering food and beverages, ensuring areas are clean and tidy, maintaining stock levels and restaurant set up. 

• Meeting and greeting guests
• Taking orders
• Using EFTPOS machines for bill payments
• Clearing tables
• Packing take-away orders

Education, Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of two years experience in a similar role
• Exceptional communication skills and great customer service skills
• A positive, punctual and professional approach
• Good food and beverage knowledge
• Ability to juggle ten things at once
• Immaculate personal grooming and presentation
• A positive attitude, enthusiastic personality and winning smile!

If this sounds like you we would love to receive your application.

EXERCISE 7#

Why are physical abilities required to work in a restaurant?

EXERCISE 8#

What kind of job is important to have a high school education for?

EXERCISE 9#

Why is a Personal Interview  important when you are looking for a good worker?

Answer the questions that appear in the text when talking about this item (Personal Interview).

EXERCISE 10#

Imagine you have to write down a reference about you best fellow. Try to write  a reference about him/her. It will help you to check this links:

http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/referenceletters/a/samplecharacter.htm

http://www.totaljobs.com/careers-advice/cvs-and-applications/how-to-get-a-reference

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Do you remember? 
These are the sentences we used in the last class: 

There are less customers so there are less jobs.
What kind of business would you start?
I would do it as M’cdonals do
I would take a risk
Even less people have money because even less people have jobs.
To spend less money on..
To spend time...
To save more money...
They’ll have to ask for…
It is not a question of making money but of getting customers.
 To take the bull by their horns

GETTING MONEY TO START: EXERCISES UNIT 3

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REVIEW EXERCISES:

                              

1# FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE FOLLOWING WORDS: loan, to start, saved, staff, apply for, invest, borrow.

- The bank manager asked me how much money would I need _______________  my restaurant.

- Manuel thought he would need a ___________  of three workers to start with.

- Manuel had ___________  $ 18.000 while he was working as Head Waiter. However he would use this money to ___________  in buying the furniture and the machinery.

- He needs to ____________   some money for the supplies. The ______________  won´t be too much, only a few hundred dollars and that's all. Manuel will ____________  it in two days.

2# PUT THE WORDS FROM THESE SENTENCES IN THE RIGHT ORDER

- an/ Every/ idea/ new/ business/ begins/ with/

- specialize/ The/ will /restaurant/ food/ in/ Spanish.

- Will/ It /40 /seat/customers/ about.

-  The/ will/ finance/ help/ you/equipment/ company/

3# Imagine you are going to start a restaurant. You will need someone to serve and to cook. Write down the name of those jobs.

4# FILL IN THE GAPS USING ONE OF THE TWO ITALIC WORDS GIVEN:

- You don't want to buy a location but paying monthly an amount of money. In this case we need to________ a location : loan/rent

- I must have an __________ that can cover all the risks of my business: insurance/ money

- An _____________ is very important if we want to promote our business in the area: insurance/ advertisement.

It's very difficult to make _________ during the first three months: profits/expenses

5# ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITH YOUR OWN OPINION

# If you needed money to start your business, where would you go to ask for a loan?

If I needed money to start my business, I would go to _____________________________________________________ to ask for a loan.

6 # Imagine you are going to start your own business, write down some examples of some expenses you may have

If I were going to start my own business, I would have to spend money on…

7 # You have been working as a waiter and have saved 3.000€ , where would you invest your money?

8# Fill in the blanks using these missing words: start, borrow, bank, lend,

# I have saved some money so I need to go to a __________ because I can get some profits.

# I´m going to buy a car for my business but I´ll need to _________ some money.

# I would like to have my own restaurant, I think I will __________ my own business.

# I went to the bank to ask for a loan. They are going to ________ me 12.000€

9 # Translate:

- If a person needs to go to the bank to ask for money, this means he will borrow money from the bank.

Let´s say you have tried to borrow from friends and relatives, but they just aren´t able to help right now. To get the money to start your business, you´ll need to go to a lender-a bank or government agency. You will need to provie a lot of information to prove that you are a good business risk. Lenders will want:

10 # Fill out the statement of financial need for Carlos Cálomer who is about to open his own restaurant. These are the expenses:

Food                                                 200€

Drinks                                               500€

Furniture and equipment:              15.000€

Advertising and promotion                 250€

Electricity license and phone              100€

Insurance                                          300€

Leasing                                             200€

Salary                                               950€

Money on cash                               9.000€

Personal loan                                  18.000€

GOOD LUCK!!!

If you have been reading till this point you are lucky because you will discover that these are the questions I will make for the exam!!: five of these 10 exercises and the vocabulary too!!

EXERCISES DONE BY STUDENTS

These are important exercises that students did in class.
 The exercises are about Unit 1 and 2. As you will see, the vocabulary from these units appear in this document again.
Don´t forget them, and try to use them.

Eie by students from Maria Isabel Ortega

UNIT FIVE

Important vocabulary from this unit.

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UNIT FOUR

Important vocabulary from this unit.

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UNIT THREE

Important vocabulary from this unit.

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