This document provides tips for avoiding common mistakes when writing about tourism in English. It includes guidance on spelling, place names, grammar, vocabulary, and style. Some key points covered are: - Spell tourism-related words like "typical", "entertainment", and "famous" correctly - Use English or original language place names like "Wien" or "Mexico City", not translations - Be aware of words that look English but aren't, like "lunapark" - Mind grammar rules for things like tenses, countable/uncountable nouns, and prepositions - Choose accurate vocabulary like "painting" instead of "picture" and "flight" instead of "fly

1. SECONDA PROVA
ENGLISH FORTOURISM
Typical mistakes to avoid

2. SPELLING
Typical (not tipical)
Entertainment (not
entraitenment or any other
version of this word 😢)
Famous (not famouse)

3. SPELLING
Tourism 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)

4. PLACE NAMES:
USE ENGLISH
ORTHE
ORIGINAL
LANGUAGE!
Wien (notVienna)
Mexico City (not Città del Messico)

5. SOME WORDS
LOOK LIKE
THEY ARE
ENGLISH BUT
THEY AREN'T!
Lunapark is Italian, in English we say FUNFAIR!

6. COLLOCATIONS
You TRY a food or a restaurant
but....
You TASTE a food (not a
restaurant!)

7. GRAMMAR
The price includes...
The price doesn't include....

8. GRAMMAR
All rooms are air-conditioned
All rooms have air-conditioning

9. 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!

10. GRAMMAR:
GO TO
ARRIVE 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.

11. GRAMMAR:
THIS IS
SINGULAR
THESE 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

12. GRAMMAR:
INFORMATION
ACCOMMODATION
LUGGAGE
ARE
UNCOUNTABLE
All the information is available at the tourist
office
Unpack your luggage and get ready for an
unforgettable sightseeing tour!

13. 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.

14. GRAMMAR:
ADJECTIVES
DON'T HAVE A
PLURAL FORM
IN ENGLISH!
Enjoy our delicious dishes
NOT Enjoy ourS delicious dishes

15. 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.

16. GRAMMAR: NO
ARTICLE FOR
CITIES OR
COUNTRIES
(UNLESSTHEY
ARE PLURAL)
Welcome to adventurous Germany!
NOT Welcome to the adventurous Germany
But: Welcome to the United States!

17. GRAMMAR:
"ONE OFTHE +
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.

18. 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!)

19. 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)

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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”

23. 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

24. 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”

25. 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”

26. 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.)

27. VOCABULARY
The English for "quadro" or
"dipinto" is PAINTING, not
PICTURE
A picture is a photo

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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.

31. 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!

32. 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!

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