4.2 Reading


preparation for reading research • topic development A Discuss these questions.


1 What careers do you associate with the tourism, hospitality and leisure industry?


2 There are more jobs in this industry now than twenty years ago. What development in society has caused this?


3 How can you succeed in this industry?


B Look at the title of the text on the opposite page.


1 What exactly does it mean?


2 What would you like to know about this topic? Make a list of questions.


C One student wrote down ideas about careers before reading the text on the


opposite page.


1 Write A (I agree), D (I disagree) or ? (I’m not sure) next to the ideas on the right.


2 Add any other ideas you have. D Read all the topic sentences.


1 What is the structure of this text? Choose Structure A or B (below right).


2 What do you expect to find in each paragraph?


E Read the text and check your predictions.


F Discuss these questions. 1 People perceive the industry in a certain way. What is the effect of that perception?


2 What characteristics does employment in this industry generally have?


3 Which ways into a career are described in the article?


G Topics sometimes develop inside a paragraph.


1 Does the topic develop in each paragraph of the text? If so, underline the word or words which introduce the change.


2 What is the effect of the word or words on the development of the topic?


See Skills bank


People’s view of the tourism industry is usually incorrect.


There is a wide range of possible careers in tourism.


Hospitality is something that has only limited effects on our lives.


It’s hard to use tourism skills in other areas of society.


There are about 125,000 tourism businesses worldwide.


The key skill in tourism is dealing with people.


The tourism industry makes high demands on flexibility of its staff.


The best way to get into tourism is through a traineeship.


Qualifications are valuable but personality is more important.


Structure A Para Contents


1 People’s perceptions of the industry


2 The nature of employment in the industry


3 What kind of people are suited to the industry


4 How to get a job in the industry


Structure B Para Contents


1 Jobs in the tourism, leisure and hospitality industry


2 Other employment sectors


3 Desirable personality traits to work in the industry


4 How to qualify to work in the industry


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