sociocultural animation

1. Sociocultural and tourist animation 2015 October exam
Name_______________________________________________
Reading 2 marks
Adapted from Stageman Ltd website:
http://www.stageman.eu/online-course-leisure-time-animation,d519.html
Online course: Leisure time animation
Welcome to our online course. The incredible world of animation by STAGEMAN!
What is leisure-time animation all about?
Leisure time animation is a special division of tourism, dealing with the organization of people’s leisure time
when on holiday. The animator is a person who plays with kids, organizes sports activities and presents evening
shows for tourists.
For hotels, leisure-time animation is a great opportunity to improve marketing public relations. Guests have a
better opinion of hotels with animation and a lot of these guests come back again in the future. Animation is also
about improving the sale of hotel gadgets and services. This is a twenty first century service.
Here follow some of the activities we offer training on:
Face painting is a simple and cheap opportunity to entertain kids and their parents. If you have special paints with
all the safety certificates, you can just be creative and offer your guests the possibility to be Spiderman, a butterfly
or a tiger.
You don’t need to be talented to do face painting – it’s simple and you can learn it at a one-day training session
with STAGEMAN. Tourists will be grateful that you entertained their kids and of course everyone will want to
take a picture of you with your pupils.
Just over half the people who go on holiday are active. So, they like to join sports and fitness classes in hotels.
This is good news for the animation team, because you can do something nice and useful for your guests.
The most important sports in animation are: beach volleyball, waterpolo, boules, darts and mini golf. You can also
play football, table tennis or tennis, pool billards, basketball and other sports. You should know all the rules of
those disciplines before you start your contract.
On the other hand, the animator has to remember that refereeing can’t be too strict and serious. People are on
holiday so you need to give them more entertainment than sports coaching. So be relaxed, open and friendly, even
if the game has no rules. Fun is the key.
Tourists will also join your morning fitness programme (from about 10:00 till 11:00). You can offer them aerobics,
aquagym, pilates, abdominal exercises, yoga or stretching. We can call it “good morning exercises” or just
“holiday gymnastics”.
According to the text, say whether the following statements are True or False. Justify your answers with
evidence given from the text. 0'60 marks
Stageman specialises in the industry of people's leisure when they are on vacation.
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The materials used for face painting activities needen't comply with any standards.
T/F _____________________________________________________________________________
Animators have to act as professional referees when they organise sports activities.
T/F _____________________________________________________________________________

2. Based on the text, answer the following questions. Use your own words. Do not copy literally from the text.
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How does a good animation program benefit a hotel?
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What is the difference, if any, between a sports coach and an animator?
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Find in the text synonyms for the following. Verbs are given in the infinitive, regardless the form they
appear in the text. Synonyms must also be written in the infinitive. 0'40
section
to handle
to return
security
gifted, artistic
instruction
regulations, norms
to enroll, enter
Listening 2 marks
Listen to Trina talk about having to travel and live in hotels and circle the correct answer.
Wrong answers will be penalised(-0'20)
http://www.elllo.org/english/0351/386-Trina-Hotel.htm
1) How does Trina like staying at hotels?
a) She loves it
b) She dislikes it
c) It depends on the hotel
2) Some hotels she stays at are a bit _______.
a) messy
b) smelly
c) scary
3) One thing that's important for Trina is _______.
a) room service
b) a bathtub
c) a comfortable bed
4) Has Trina stayed at a hotel with an outside bathroom?
a) Yes
b) No
c) There is no information
5) Trina sometimes takes _______ from hotels.
a) towels
b) shampoo
c) several mini-bar drinks

3. Use of English 2 marks
Circle the suitable answer:
1. Wait a minute. I …...................... an important letter.
A  finish B  'm finishing C  will finish
2. …...................... books are in the other part of this library.
A  Childrens' B  Childrens C  Children's
3. Woodstock is not very far from Oxford so you can visit …...................... in a day.
A  both B  the both C  both of
4. He has the same car …...................... his sister.
A  as B  like C  than
5. It is …...................... dream I have ever made.
A  the worst B  the worse C  worse
6. Hi Mary, what …...................... doing here?
A  do you B  are you C  you are
7. If I knew I …...................... tell you what is going on.
A  will B  shall C  would
8. John told me he would be …...................... minutes late.
A  few B  a few C  some
9. It is just a …...................... to the centre of town.
A  five-minute walk B  five-minutes walk C  walk of five minutes
10. “Your hair looks nice.” “Thanks. I've just …...................... the hairdresser's.”
A  been to B  gone to C  come back