SECONDA PROVAENGLISH FOR TOURISMTypical mistakes to avoid

SPELLING

Typical (not tipical)

Entertainment (not entraitenment or any other version of this word 😢)

Famous (not famouse)

SPELLINGTourism NOT turism

Tourist NOT turist

A diner (one N) is a restaurant

A dinner (two Ns) is a meal

Restaurant (NOT restOurant)

Such as... NOT such us (us = noi)

PLACE NAMES:USE ENGLISH OR THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE!

Wien (not Vienna)Mexico City (not Città del Messico)

SOME WORDS LOOK LIKE THEY ARE ENGLISH BUT THEY AREN'T!

Lunapark is Italian, in English we say FUNFAIR!

COLLOCATIONS

You TRY a food or a restaurant but....

You TASTE a food (not a restaurant!)

GRAMMAR

The price includes...

The price doesn't include....

GRAMMAR

All rooms are air-conditioned

All rooms have air-conditioning

GRAMMAR: CROSS IS A VERB, ACROSS AN ADVERB

Cross the magnificent landscape and take in the awe-inspiring view of the Austrian Alps!

The lighthouse is just across the suspended bridge: don't miss it!

Enjoy a relaxing massage in the wellness centre just across the street from your hotel, you won't regret it!

GRAMMAR: GO TOARRIVE AT/IN

As soon as we arrive in Berlin, we reach our five-star hotel and enjoy a delightful music show.

We arrive at the airport at 8am.

GRAMMAR:THIS IS SINGULARTHESE IS PLURAL

In these three days, you'll enjoy the most amazing landscapes

In this three-day tour, you'll enjoy the most amazing landscapes

GRAMMAR:INFORMATIONACCOMMODATIONLUGGAGEARE UNCOUNTABLE

All the information is available at the tourist officeUnpack your luggage and get ready for an unforgettable sightseeing tour!

GRAMMAR:TAKE PART IN(NOT AT OR TO)

Take part in an unforgettable adventure in Amazonia! Join our experienced indigenous guide!

All the couples can take part in a romantic Hawaiian wedding ceremony on the beach.

GRAMMAR: ADJECTIVES DON'T HAVE A PLURAL FORM IN ENGLISH!

Enjoy our delicious dishesNOT Enjoy ourS delicious dishes

SO WHEN 5-STAR IS AN ADJECTIVE, NO -S!

Hotel Montclair is a 5-star hotel in the heart of Quartier Latin.

Panama is a 3-star conference hotel in the heart of the financial district.

GRAMMAR: NO ARTICLE FOR CITIES OR COUNTRIES (UNLESS THEY ARE PLURAL)

Welcome to adventurous Germany!NOT Welcome to the adventurous Germany But: Welcome to the United States!

GRAMMAR: "ONE OF THE + SUPERLATIVE ... + PLURAL + IN + PLACE NAME"

Helvetia is one of the most luxurious hotels in Geneva.

Paris is one of the most romantic cities in Europe.

Budapest is one of the cheapest and most interesting destinations in eastern Europe.

VOCABULARY

Fall / fell / fallen is different from...

Feel / felt / felt

So.... You can fall in love with a person or a place or....

You can feel like a person (wear an ancient armory and feel like a warrior!)

VOCABULARY

Tourist is both an adjective and a noun, but try not to use it as an adjective, find alternatives, such as:

Panoramic train (instead of tourist train)

VOCABULARY

CHOICE is a noun

CHOOSE / CHOSE / CHOSEN is a verb

You can choose from a wide range of local dishes

We have chosen the most amazing hotels to make your stay memorable!

We took into account your choice to travel by train and selected the most panoramic historic railways in the Swiss Alps

VOCABULARY

The place where you go camping is a camping site

Camping is a verb, not the name of the place where you put up your tent

VOCABULARY

Avoid using INSIDE / OUSIDE: don’t say “There is a swimming pool outside”, say “There is an outdoor swimming pool”

Avoid using INTO: don’t say “This is a relaxing day into the resort”, say “This is a relaxing day at the resort”

VOCABULARY

Relax is a verb, not a noun, the noun is relaxation

The verb is not reflexive: “In the afternoon you can decide to relax on the beach or go snorkeling”, don’t say: “You can decide to take some relax on the beach”

Relaxing is an adjective

VOCABULARY

In tutto il mondo: worldwide or “in the world” or “all over the world” not “in all over the world”

“Our hotel is one of the best in the world”

Da tutto il mondo: “from all over the world”

VOCABULARY

Portare una persona da qualche parte è TAKE non BRING: “After breakfast a qualified guide will take you to the MOMA”

Aspettare è WAIT FOR non ATTEND. Attend significa “frequentare”! “Aspettare/attendere qualcuno o qualcosa” si dice WAIT FOR (non WAIT): “At the airport a resort representative will be waiting for you”

VOCABULARY

Hotels offer both FACILITIES and SERVICES

FACILITIES are things like a swimming pool, a bar, a restaurant, a safe, a minibar, a cable TV etc. They are TANGIBLE things

SERVICES are provided by the staff (porter service, room service etc.)

VOCABULARY

The English for "quadro" or "dipinto" is PAINTING, not PICTURE

A picture is a photo

VOCABULARY

Fly is both a verb and a noun

As a verb, if means to travel by plane or helicopter

As a noun it indicates a black insect

If you catch a plane, you catch a flight (volo), which can be a scheduled flight or a charter flight

VOCABULARY

Arrive is a verb, and it's followed by AT or IN (we use AT for places, like the airport, or a restaurant, etc, IN for cities)

Ex. We arrive in Turin in the morning

Ex. They arrive at the station at 6am

Arrival is a noun

Ex. The arrival is at 8pm

Some tips

Why say "The hotel is located near the city

centre"? Honeymooners don't want to be NEAR

the city centre, they want to be "in the heart of the city"! And other tourists

too, especially if a car park is provided or if they

travel by plane / train / coach.

STYLE IS IMPORTANT 😉

Don't make your itinerary look like a boring list of activities!

Use questions, involve your reader! For instance, say: "Did you know that...?"

Use imperatives: "Find out about the city's greatest composers in the amazing Haus der Music!

And last but not least: be clever!Don't write your "scaletta" (plan) in Italian, it's not going to

make a good impression on the "commissario esterno" who's going to correct your test. It'll show that you were thinking in Italian and will highlight any "Italianism" in your

text!

– Henry Miller

“One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things”.