Most shops accept credit cards, traveler's checks, debit cards, or personal checks as methods of payment. Many also accept cash. Businesses sell goods and services to make money. A cash only business only accepts cash, while a charge card allows purchases to be paid later. A checking account allows withdrawing money using checks. A credit card allows buying items at a lower price by paying later.

1. UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA DE
AMBATO
PRODUCT 4
DICTIONARY
NOMBRE: MANFRED TONATO

2. UNIT 10
TURISM BOOK
HOW DO YOU PAY?
MOST SHOPS ACCEPT CHARGE CARDS, OR CREDIT CARDS. AND MANY
SHOPS ACCEPT TAVELERS CHECKS. MANY ALSO ACCEPT DEBIT CARDS
OR PERSONAL CHECKS. THESE USE MONEY FROM YOUR CHECKING
ACCOUNT.

3. Businesses :
A company or other organization engaged in commerce,
A business sells goods and/or services to clients.
EXAMPLE.- businesses are important in order to have money.

4. Cash only :
 A cash only business only accepts cash as a method of payment.
 EXAMPLE.- Many people use cash only when goes to shopping

5. Charge card :
 Is a small card from a bank or shop that allows you to buy items and
pay for them later.
 EXAMPLE.- juan use in the hotel his charge card

6. Checking account :
 Is a type of bank account. You can withdraw money using checks.
EXAMPLE.- he used his checking account in a trip

7. Credit card :
 Is a small card that allows you to buy something at a lower price.
EXAMPLE.- she has a credit card to buy in the store

8. Customer:
 One that buys goods or services, as from a store or business.
EXAMPLE.- The customer visit the store every year

9. Debit card:
 is a small card that takes money out of a bank account.
EXAMPLE.- The people uses a debit card in the city any moment

10. Holidaymakers :
 One people who goes on vacation.
EXAMPLE.- The holidaymakers are in a elegant hotel on the beach

11. Identification:
 is a document that proves who you are.
EXAMPLE.- The identification is important for the turist when travel

12. Methods of payment :
 The way a merger or acquisition is financed.
EXAMPLE.- The hotel offer different methods of payment

13. Personal check :
 Is a method of payment that uses money from a checking account.
EXAMPLE.- he has a personal check when we go to other city

14. Photo ID:
 Is a card that proves who you are and has a photograph of you on
it.
EXAMPLE.- The man has a photo ID to proves who he is

15. Transaction :
 A transaction occurs when someone buys or sells something.
EXAMPLE.- The transaction of the visitor was completed

16. Traveler’s checks :
 Are used by travelers instead of cash. They are printed with a set
amount.
EXAMPLE.- The people arrives to the hotel with his traveler’s checks

17. UNIT 11
TURISM BOOK
Where to get money

18. Account:
A formal banking, brokerage, or business relationship established to pro
vide for regular services, dealings, and other financial transactions.
EXAMPLE.- The account of the bank is secure

19. Arrange :
 To put into a specific order or relation; dispose.
EXAMPLE.- The traveler arrage plans for a futuer events

20. ATM :
 Is a machine that you use to access and withdraw money from your
bank account.
EXAMPLE.- She takes money out of the ATM

21. Bank:
 Are places where people keep their money.
EXAMPLE.- The bank opens at 2 o’clock

22. Branch :
 Is an office that is part of a bigger company.
EXAMPLE.- The branch is important for the gerente

23. Business hours :
 Are the times that the company is open.
EXAMPLE.- My mom did not come home because it has a business
hours

24. Electronically:
 Is to send something using electric methods.
EXAMPLE.- My father gets money electronically with electric methods

25. Keep :
 To retain possession
EXAMPLE.- When there is a problem with cash my mother keep calm

26. Key pad :
 An input device consisting of a set of keys that are typically numeric
and arranged in a grid as on a cell phone or calculator
EXAMPLE.- She used the keypad for operating a portable electronic
device

27. Nearby:
 Located a short distance away; close at hand
EXAMPLE.- The hotel is nearby to the bank

28. Pay:
 To give money to in return for goods or services rendered
EXAMPLE.-

29. PIN :
 Number is a secret number that you use to access a bank account
using an ATM.
EXAMPLE.- I forget my pin to access to my account

30. Safe :
 Free from danger or injury; undamaged or unhurt
EXAMPLE.- The money is safe in hotel

31. Service charge:
 Is money that you pay to receive a service.
EXAMPLE.- she received service charge for her job

32. Service fee:
 Is money that you pay to receive a service.
EXAMPLE.- The service fee pays the guest

33. Transfer:
 To convey or cause to pass from one place, person, or thing to anot
her
EXAMPLE.- She tranfer the call to the rooms

34. Wire transfer:
 Is a way to send money electronically.
EXAMPLE.- The guest did a wire transfer to your wife

35. Withdraw :
 Is to take money out of your bank account.
EXAMPLE.- He can withdraw from a particular place

36.  UNIT 12
 TURISM BOOK
 AT THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE OFFICE

37. Amount :
 The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.
EXAMPLE.- she must amount of the last month

38. Buy – back :
 A business buys something that it sold to you before
EXAMPLE.- Jhon buy-back the trip to las vegas

39. Commission :
 Is the amount of money a business charges for some types of
service.
EXAMPLE.- He was the winner of a commission

40. Connect :
 Is to let a telephone caller communicate with someone else.
EXAMPLE.- The cell phone connect to persons that are away form
home

41. Convert :
 Is to change money from one currency to another.
EXAMPLE.- She is in the office to convert the money to dollars

42. Currency:
 Is a word for money from a particular place, like the euro and the
dollar.
EXAMPLE.- The currency is representative of a country

43. Currency exchange office:
 Is a place where you can change money for another country’s
money.
EXAMPLE.- The currency exchange helps to the visitors

44. Exchange rate :
 Is the rate at which money from one country can be changed for
the money from another country.
EXAMPLE.- She say that this is a exchange rate of money

45. Increase :
 To make greater or larger.
EXAMPLE.- The turism increase in the hotels

46. Local currency :
 Is the money from the country you are in.
EXAMPLE.- The local currency is devalued because the crisis is terrible

47. Measure :
 The dimensions, quantity, or capacity ofsomething as ascertained b
y comparison with a standard.
EXAMPLE.- Statistical measure helps to control the entry of tourists

48. Minimum charge :
 The least amount of money you pay for something.
EXAMPLE.- He has a mínimum charge for the credit in the bank

49. Receipt :
 A piece of paper that proves that someone paid for something.
EXAMPLE.- The receptionist gives the receipt to the visitant

50. Release Form :
A release form makes a person not responsible if something bad
happens.
EXAMPLE.- He signed a release form in the agency

51. Wish :
 A feeling that one would like to have or do something or to see.
EXAMPLE.- I wish travel around the world

52. UNIT 10
HOTELS BOOK
BREAKFAST SERVICE

53. A la carte :
 it is offered from a menu and paid for separately and not as part of
a package.
EXAMPLE.- The chef offer a special menu a la carte

54. Bagel :
 Is a round piece of bread with a hole in the middle.
EXAMPLE.- In te morning the children eats a bagel

55. Brunch:
 Is a meal between breakfast and lunch.
EXAMPLE.- In the day the brounch is indispensable

56. Continental breakfast :
 Is a small meal that usually only includes coffee, juice, and a pastry.
EXAMPLE.- The family bought a continental breakfast in the hotel

57. Coupons :
 Is a piece of paper that people use to get discounts on items.
EXAMPLE.- Mr. Paul has many coupons in the room

58. Eggs over easy :
 Is an egg dish. It includes eggs that are cooked on both sides with
the yolk intact.
EXAMPLES.- The eggs over easy are very cooked

59. Fried eggs :
 Are eggs that are cooked in oil.
EXAMPLES.- The fried eggs are delicious in the morning

60. Gratuities :
 A favor or gift, usually in the form of money, given in return for servic
e.
 EXAMPLE.- The gratuities are for the workers of the hotel

61. Hostess :
 A woman who receives or entertains guests in a social or official cap
acity.
EXAMPLE.- The hostess receives guests i the hotel

62. Pancakes :
 Are flat cakes cooked in a pan or over a grill.
EXAMPLE.- The pancakes are expensives for the turist

63. Pastry :
 Is sweet bread that is typically eaten for breakfast
EXAMPLE.- Harry in the breakfast bought a pastry for mary

64. Refill :
 Is an amount of a liquid needed to fill up a container holding a
drink.
EXAMPLE.- The refill is very expensive

65. Reward :
 A consequence that happens to someone as a result of worthy or u
nworthy behavior
EXAMPLE.- The reward of peter is a result

66. Scrambled eggs :
 Are eggs that are stirred before they are cooked.
EXAMPLE.- The cooker gives scrambled eggs in the morning

67. Toast:
 Is a piece of bread that has been cooked so the outside is crispy.
EXAMPLE.- The toast is important for the nutrition

68. Voucher :
 Is a piece of paper that some businesses accept instead of money.
EXAMPLE.- The voucher is for luis

69.  UNIT 11
 HOTELS BOOK
 AT THE BAR

70. Apply:
 To put to or adapt for a special use
EXAMPLE.- He ordered a formal apply request

71. Beer :
 A fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt, usually flavored
with hops
EXAMPLE.- The boy requested a beer to the room

72. Bartender :
 Is a person whose job it is to make and serve drinks in a bar.
EXAMPLE.- The bartender is an expert with drinks

73. Cocktail :
 Is an alcoholic drink that is made by mixing other drinks together.
EXAMPLE.- She doesn’t liked the cocktail of the bar

74. Domestic beer :
 Is a beer that is made in the country in wich it is served.
EXAMPLE.- The domestic beer is less known that the international

75. Happy hour :
 Is a limited period of time, often in the early evening, when drinks
are cheaper than usual.
EXAMPLE.- The happy hour occurs once a day

76. House wine:
 Is a cheap wine that is featured by a restaurant and that is not
listed on the menu under its usual name.
EXAMPLE.- House wine is recommended by the manager

77. ID :
 Is a document that proves your name , address and age. It often
has a photograph on it.
EXAMPLE.- The ID is important for legal procedures

78. Imported beer :
 Is a beer that is made in a country other than the one in wich it is
served.
EXAMPLE.- He imported beer every month

79. Legal age :
 The age at which a person by law attains the capacity to engage in
certain transactions or be treated legally as an adult.
EXAMPLE.- The legal age to be in a bar is more than 18 years

80. Liquor :
 An alcoholic beverage made by distillation rather than by fermenta
tion.
EXAMPLE.- she bought a liquor to your boyfriend

81. Minors:
 Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size.
EXAMPLE.- The minors lesser are in the hotel

82. On tap :
 It is served in bulk from a big container using a faucet.
EXAMPLE.- The drink is served on tap at the bar

83. Order:
 An instruction that must be obeyed; command
EXAMPLE.- He put in order to the employees

84. Pricing :
 The amount as of money or goods, asked for or given in exchange f
or something else.
EXAMPLE.- The pricing are accessible to all customers

85. Pitcher :
 Is a large container with a handle and spout that holds drinks.
EXAMPLE.- The customer ordered a pitcher for the room

86. Red wine :
 Is a wine that has beeb made with grape skins and is red.
EXAMPE.- red wine is healthy and rejuvenates

87. Shelf :
 A flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material, su
ch as wood, glass, or metal,
fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface and used to h
old or store objects.
EXAMPLE.- It is very useful in the room and elsewhere

88. Top shelf:
 It is of a high quality and is usually expensive.
EXAMPLE.-The top shelf is expensive because is of good quality

89. Well drink :
 Is made from cheaper. Unbranded liquors.
EXAMPLE.- She has well drink in the refrigerator

90. White wine :
 Is a wine that is made without grape skins and is pale in color.
EXAMPLE.- In the trip he acquired a white wine

91.  UNIT 12
 HOTELS BOOK
 MEET THE KITCHEN STAFF

92. Behind the scenes :
 It takes place in private and not in public.
EXAMPLE.- Nobody knows what happens behind the scenes in the job

93. Butcher :
 Is a person whose job is to cut up or sell meat.
EXAMPLE.- The butcher has a complicated job

94. Caller :
 Tells the kitchen staff what food customers ordered
EXAMPLE.- The caller does many activities in the reception

95. Certain :
 Sure to come or happen; inevitable
EXAMPLE.- She should eat certain amount in the trip

96. Desserts :
 A usually sweet course or dish, as of fruit, ice cream, or pastry, serve
d at the end of a meal.
EXAMPLE.- The desserts are delicious and fattening

97. Dishwasher :
 A person who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in
a restaurant.
EXAMPLE.- In the hotel there is a dishwasher in the cook

98. Head chef :
Is in charge of the kitchen and is responsible for creating the menu,
cooking, ordering supplies and overseeing the other workers.
EXAMPLE.- The head chef is the person indispensable in the cook

99. Influence:
 A person who exerts such power
EXAMPLE.- An important person can be an influence to the others

100. Instructions :
 An imparted or acquired item of knowledge
EXAMPLE.- On trips should follow the guide's instructions

101. Line cook :
 A line cook works at one food station, preparing and cooking one
part of a meal or a specific type of food.
EXAMPLE.- The line cook has a food station for wok

102. Pastry chef :
 makes desserts
EXAMPLE.- Pastry chef is creative with desserts

103. Prep cook :
 Works in a kitchen, preparing food to be cooked. A prep cook does
not usually cook.
EXAMPLE.- My friend is prep cook and work in a kitchen

104. Sous chef :
 Has the most authority after the head chef and often assists the
head chef.
EXAMPLE.- The sous chef helps to the head chef

105. Special:
 Is a dish that chefs make for a limited period of time.
 EXAMPLE.- He prepared a special dish at the event

106. Station:
 Is the place where a chef makes a certain type of food.
EXAMPLE.- For the chef's is the kitchen is the station

107. Swing cook :
 A swing cook works in more than one area of a kitchen, helping
wherever he or she is needed.
 EXAMPLE.- The swing cook is friendly with everyone in the hotel