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These subjects are designed to help the assocates to understand, speak, read and write the English they need. These lesson's primary aim are to teach them to speak to and understand guests at the

hotel where they work, in order to make the guest stay more comfortable and their jobs more enjoyable.

 
Subject # Simple Discription
Student/Teacher Introductions   101   The Students get to know the teacher and the teacher evaluates the students.  
Classroom Rules   102   The students learn about classroom behavior.  
When you do not understand   104   Knowing what to say when you don't understand what was said. The polite way of saying "I don't know what you are talking about."  
When you just don't know   105   How to say I don't know and when to say let me check.  
Asking for Permission   106   You must ask first and know how to ask politely.  
When Disagreeing   107   When you both don't see eye-to-eye go for the Win-Win.  
How do you say this in Vietnamese?   108   They just want to know some basics.  
Peace and Quiet   109   Why do foreigners like it quiet. How to keep it that way.  
The Proper Greeting   110   The standard greeting and the many options.  
Hello and Good ....   111   So many ways to say hello, some formal, some informal.  
The 'How are you?" questions   113   Look at all the "How are you?"s  
Responding to Greetings   115   What are the best responses.  
Proper Handshake   116   The if, how, when and how not to.  
Saying your Good-byes   118   The many good-byes.  
Proper Phone Answering   119   The right method of answering the telephone.  
Using the Alphabet   121   Know your ABCs - when someone spells their name. What is a Spelling alphabet.  
English sounds using Vietnamese   122   All English sounds can be represented by Vietnamese sounds.  
Counting and Numbers   123   Must know English numbers.  
Knowing the colors   124   Increasing your vocabulary. Purple, lite blue.  
Understanding Dates and Times   125   Knowing how to tell time, including days, dates, months, years and seasons  
Basic Math   126   What happens when you hear "I want 3 times more" or "Subtract this cost from the total"  
Where is questions   130   Hearing request for directions. The 5 star answer to "Where is ...?"  
Giving Directions   133   When you cannot escort them - give them simple directions.  
How Far Is It?   134   How far is it to Phan Thiet, HCM City, the Sand Dunes ...?  
Hotel/Resort Common Areas   138   Do we have a tennis court? How deep is the swimming pool?  
Responding to Personal Questions   140   Asking how old are you, and where do you live and how many brothers and sisters are just some questions they ask.  
How's the Family?   142   Also including who is in a family.  
Answering Likes And Dislikes   143   What's your favorite ...?, Which is the best beer? Do you like sports? - are just a few of the questions they will ask  
Occupations   145   So what do you do? Things like - I am an Engineer, He is a CEO, She is a cop ...  
Smoking and No Smoking   147   All about smoking - from being asked for a cigarette to telling someone they can't smoke here.  
Describing People   149   He is about 1.8 m tall, has black hair, and has a slender frame.  
Look-out!   151   Look out for that motorbike! Don't step in that whole! Look-out, don't fall down.  
Fire procedures   152   Where to go and what to do.  
Parking And No Parking Areas   153   Where can I park this? Is it safe here? Sorry Sir you cannot park here. ...  
An Emergency!   155   "Miss, my son, fell off the steps!" My husband is having a heart attack! ...  
Someone Shouldn't Be There   156   When you see someone in an unauthorized or unsafe area. Knowing what to say when guest are in a unauthorized place.  
Be Careful and you shouldn't do that.   158   Please don't play with that electrical outlet.  
Know your Body Parts   161   What goes where?  
What are you wearing?   163   Increasing your vocabulary. Trousers/pants, shirt/blouse.  
Personal Items   164   Can I borrow your pen? That's a nice hair ribbon you have on. That's a lovely necklace.  
Office Items   165   The many things that are needed in an office.  
All about Money   166   From coins to cheques and pounds, dollars and cents.  
Plants and Flowers   167   Those flowers are water lilies. That is both a palm tree and a coconut tree.  
Pets and Animals   168   What is that?  
Talking about the Weather   170   This is the all time favorite conversational item that foreigner love to talk about.  
Talking about Sports   171   Like the Weather, this is a favorite type of conversation between two or more people. Responding to questions about sports and activities  
In the Ocean and Rivers   173   Increasing your vocabulary. What is a cuttlefish? Are there any sharks?  
On the Beach or in the Pool   174   Increasing your vocabulary. Sandcastle, sunbathing  
Talking about Pictures and Cameras   176   "Here let me show you a picture of my grandson." or "Please, can you take a snapshoot of us?"  
Show The Love   201   The many ways of really showing you care.  
Really Showing Gratitude   203   Really letting them know that you are very thankful.  
Showing Sympathy And Carrying   204   Let's add some emotions and feelings.  
Making them feel important   206   Making them feel special and they'll never forget.  
Best Wishes and Congratulations   207   Using the WOW factor.  
Words foreigners hate   210   How old, how much and oh my god.  
Is Everything All Right?   211   When you see the opportunity to please, take it.  
How to be polite   220   The many many ways of doing the right thing.  
Thanks and Welcome   221   We like to hear it and hear it often!  
Apologies and Apologizing   222   The best ways to say you are sorry.  
Spit/Burp/Scratch/Sneeze or Pick   223   Come on, these are not acceptable at any resort.  
Personal Hygiene   224   Clean fingernails, tuck in your shirt and no bad breath...  
Responding to an Invitation   225   What you can do and cannot do.  
Responding to Help   226   When someone is asking for help and not only the verbal kind.  
Making and Keeping Promises   228   If you promise then you must do it or else.  
Someone is blocking the path   229   Someone tells you or you need to tell someone to MOVE.  
Handling Guest Small Problems   241   Understanding complaints  
Dealing with Big Complaints   242   How to listen, what to say and do.  
Let Me See The Manager   245   What steps do you need to take.  
Correcting the Am/Is/Are Problem   250   They never like to use these verbs. They even omit them in their Veitnamese sentences.  
The Yes and No Problem   251   Please don't just say yes or no. You need to give a five star answers.  
The World around Us   281   Is China bigger the USA or Russia? Which direction is Thailand? What are the people of the Philippines called?  
Information About Vietnam   282   Who is the Prime Minister of VN? What is Binh Thuan known for?  
Conversational Starters   284   Used to start a simple conversation and show interest.  
What are the Holidays   286   A list of some popular VN and international holidays  
Most common Idioms   290   It's raining cats and dogs. Don't beat around the bush. ...  
Books, Magazines, and Newspapers   291   Responding to questions like; An English newspaper please  
TV, Movies and Music   292   Just increasing one's vocabulary on the many categories.  
What Is In Our Gift Shop   294   We carry toiletries, souvenirs, and you can find everything you need.  
Filling-in Common Forms   297   Filling in date of birth, sex and the many other fields that are found on the most common forms.  
During the check-in   311   Going over the conversations that happened during check in.  
Checking out   312   What happens and what is said during checkout.  
Asking for Identification   314   I need some form of ID.  
Asking for clarification   315   Making sure what you heard is what they said.  
When you have to say "No."   316   When you really have to say no and how best to say it. Knowing what to say and do.  
Wake-up Calls   317   The best way to handle wakeup calls.  
Accepting payments   319   Now they're going to have to pay. What are you going to say, and what are they going to say.  
Hotel facilities/services   320   What does our resort have and why is it so darn good.  
Our Fitness/Health Center   324   Increasing your vocabulary.  
Our Spa   325   All the great things that the Spa can offer and do.  
What's in the Business Center   326   From fax machines, workstations, office supplies, and all the other things to make an office away from your office.  
Need a Doctor/Nurse   328   I don't feel so good. I don't know what is wrong and I think I need help.  
Exchange Rate Questions   329   I need to exchange some Hong Kong Dollars?  
Talking on the Telephone   330   Remember they can't see you but they can hear everything. What to say and what not to do.  
Taking a message   331   Listen, note it and repeat it. The who, what, when of messages.  
Computer, Phones and Internet Terms   338   Is there a Laptop, Please hang up and Internet access are just some of the terms we cover.  
Suggesting places to visit   340   Would you like to see the biggest Buddha statue in Asia. How about sliding down the sand dunes.  
Local information   342   How big is Phan Thiet's market? Is there a shopping mall? When does the train leave to Saigon?  
Talking about Transportation   345   Is there a bus that can take us to Phan Thiet? Where can I rent a bike? What are all the transfer options?  
Shopping Questions   348   Asking for prices, size and color etc. When we don't have it - then what?  
Need Repairs   351   What do they say when something is broken and how do you respond.  
 
There are just too many items to display here.