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Kaufmännisches Berufskolleg I                                                           Abschlussprüfung 2001/2002

 

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Englisch (102)                                                                                           Aufgaben + Lösung

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II. COMMUNICATION PRACTICE

 

1.       A Telephone Call                                                                                                                   

 

You work as a receptionist for Hotel International in Stuttgart. You get a phone call from an Caller who wants to book rooms at your hotel.

 

Translate your part into English.                                                                                                                                           10 VP

 

1.1

You:

Guten Tag. Hotel International, .................  am Apparat. Was kann ich für Sie tun?

 

1 VP

Caller:

Hello. My name is Cathy Smith from Futura Systems in Cardiff.

I’d like to have some information, please.

 

 

1.2.1 

You:                

Entschuldigen Sie. Die Verbindung ist sehr schlecht. 

 

1 VP

1.2.2 

You:

Könnten Sie bitte ein wenig lauter sprechen, und langsamer, bitte.

 

1 VP

Caller:

OK.. This is Cathy Smith from Futura Systems, Cardiff. I’d just like to know if you have any single rooms available on 5th, 6th and 7th October.

 

 

1.3.1 

You:                

Einen Augenblick, bitte. Ich überprüfe das sofort.    

         

1VP

1.3.2

You:

Wieviele Zimmer brauchen Sie?

 

1 VP

Caller:

Well, I’m not sure yet – 6 single rooms with bath, if possible.

 

 

1.4

You:

Sie haben Glück, gestern hat ein Kunde seine Zimmerreservierungen storniert.

 

2 VP

Caller:

That’s great. Another question. Does your hotel provide any conference rooms for seminars or meetings? We’d also require such a room to accommodate at least 6 people.

 

 

1.5.1

You:                

Da muss ich Sie mit dem verantwortlichen Event Manager verbinden.

 

1 VP

1.5.2  

You:                

Es tut mir leid, aber die Leitung ist im Moment besetzt.

                       

1 VP

1.5.3

You:                

Möchten Sie warten? Oder sollen wir Sie zurückrufen?

 

1 VP

Caller:

I’m afraid, I’ve got a conference right now. I’ll call again later. Thank you, good-bye.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


II. Communication Practice (LÖS)

 

1. A Telephone Call                                                                                                                       10 VP

 

1.1

You:

Good morning. Hotel International.  ………...…. speaking. What can I do for you?

 

1 VP

 

Caller:

Hello. My name is Cathy Smith from Futura Systems in Cardiff.

I’d like to have some information, please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2.1       

You:                  

I’m sorry. We seem to have a very bad line.

 

1 VP

1.2.2

You

Do you mind speaking a little louder, and more slowly, please?

 

1 VP

 

Caller:

OK.. This is Cathy Smith from Futura Systems, Cardiff. I’d just like to know if you have any single rooms available on 5th, 6th and 7th October.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.3.1       

You

Hold the line, please.  I’ll check that right away.

 

1 VP

1.3.2

You

How many rooms would you need?

 

1 VP

 

Caller:

Well, I’m not sure yet – 6 single rooms with bath, if possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.4

You

You’re lucky, yesterday a customer of ours cancelled his room reservations.

 

2 VP

 

Caller:

That’s great. Another question. Does your hotel provide any conference rooms for seminars or meetings? We’d also require such a room to accommodate at least 6 people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5.1        

You

I’ll have to put you through to the event manager in charge.  

 

1 VP

1.5.2

You

I’m sorry, but the line is engaged at the moment.

 

1 VP

1.5.3

You

Would you like to wait?  Or shall we call you back?

 

1 VP

 

Caller:

I’m afraid, I’ve got a conference right now. I’ll call again later. Thank you, good-bye.