Waitress interview preparation tips

Whatdoyouknowabouttherestaurant?Thebestadvicethatwecanofferistodoyourresearch ontherestaurantbeforeyourwaitressinterview. Almosteveryrestauranthas a website. Gotoit! Thisallowsyoutotake a lookatthetypesoffood and drinksthattheyserve, aswellascheckoutpictures and get a senseoftheiratmosphere.

§ Whataretheirhoursofoperation?

§ Dotheydeliver?

§ Whatstyleoffooddotheyserve?

§ Dotheyhaveanysocialmediapages? (Thisis a greatplacetolearnmoreabouttherestaurant.)

Themoreinformationyouknowabouttherestaurant and areabletobringupthroughouttheinterview, thebetter. Employerswanttoknowthatyouaretakingtheinterview, position and opportunitytobeemployedthereseriously. Asyouwillfindontheinterviewquestionstab, oftentimestheinterviewerwillaskyouwhyyouareapplyingatthatspecificrestaurant. Beloware a fewexamplesofthingsthataregreattoshowyourknowledgeoftherestaurant.

§ Itemsfromthemenu (Maybebringuphowyoujustlovethesteak.)

§ Theambiance (Thecasualenvironment, elegance, etc.)

§ Wonderfulreviewsthatyouhaveheardabouttherestaurant

§ Bringupsomethinguniqueabouttherestaurant. (Howtheybuytheirfoodfromlocalfarmers.)

Beingabletotalkaboutyourknowledgeoftherestaurantwillreallyhelpyoustandoutfromtheotherapplicants and willleave a lastingimpressiononthehiringmanager.

Ifyouhavenotalreadydinedattherestaurant, werecommendthatyoudosobeforeyourinterview.Notonlywillitallowforyoutolookatthemenu, butitwillalsogiveyou a bettergaugeastowhattheoverallenvironmentislike.

Don’tgooutthenightbeforeyourinterview. Makesurethatyouarewell-rested and thatyouget a fullnight’ssleepasitwillmorethanlikelyshowinthenextday’sinterview.

Be yourselfandfeel self-confident.

Good luck!

Тема2.12 Отдых,каникулы, отпуск. Туризм

Travelling.

Modern life is impossible without traveling. The scientific and technological progress of the 21century has allowed people to overcome time and distance. The whole world is open now. To begin with, most of us in big cities travel every day to our colleges, universities, offices and factories. They go by underground, they change to a bus or they take a taxi. From time to time we have to go to another city or country on business. Then after a year's work people go on holiday.

Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays traveling. They travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places or just for a change of scene. It is always interesting to discover different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms.

People who wish to travel either for pleasure or on business have at their disposal various means of transport. If you want to get somewhere as quickly as possible, the best way is to travel by plane. It is better to book tickets in advance. On the appointed day you go to the airport by car. Soon you'll be boarding the big airliner and it will carry you to new lands.

Traveling by train is slower then by plane but it has its advantages. When on the train, you can always see the country around you, so you are not simply traveling, but your holidays have already begun.

Traveling by sea is mostly for those who are going on holiday and want a pleasant voyage. On board a large cruise ship people traverse oceans and visit other countries.

Many people prefer traveling by car. The greatest advantage is that you can stop whenever you like and that you are not bound by any schedule. You start from your own front door and take any road you like.

Coach tours are not expensive and very popular. They are planned as holidays and there is a chance to do a lot of sightseeing and have a good rest at the same time.

One of the cheapest and most popular ways of traveling is hiking. Is always a great experience for a lover of nature.

All means of travel have their advantages and disadvantages. People choose one according to their plans and destination. When traveling, we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home.

Vocabulary Notes

to go on business ездить в командировку

all over the world вовсеммире

scientific научный

to overcome преодолевать

to change to smth. делатьпересадку

ruins развалины, руины

ancienttowns древние города

toenjoypicturesqueplaces наслаждаться живописными местами

changeofscene перемена обстановки

todiscover открывать, обнаруживать

forpleasure ради удовольствия

disposal располагать чем-либо

meansoftransport средства транспорта

to book tickets in advance заказатьбилетызаранее

to travel on business путешествоватьподелу

to board a plane/airliner cестьнасамолет

advantage / disadvantage преимущество, выгода, недостаток, неудобство

a pleasant voyage приятноепутешествие

to traverse oceans пересекатьокеаны

to bound by зависетьот

schedule расписание, график

coachtours автобусныетуры

hiking ходитьвпоход

Exercise 1.Translate into Russian.

The technological and scientific progress Advantage and disadvantage

To see different ways of life To traverse oceans

To begin with Pleasant voyage

They change to a bus To bound by any schedule

People go on holiday To take any road

Spend their holidays traveling Coach tours

At their disposal A chance to do a lot of sightseeing

Various means of transport Hiking

To book tickets in advance Means of travel

On the appointed day Modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns

To board the plane To enjoy picturesque places

To carry to to discover new things

A change of scene To see different ways of life

To be allowed people to overcome time and distance

Exercise 2. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following.

Весь мир; ездить в командировку; перемена обстановки; брать такси; располагать чем-нибудь; делать пересадку; преодолевать время и расстояние; заказать билеты заранее;

Ради удовольствия; пересекать океаны; ездить на метро; командировка; средства транспорта; расписание/график; самое большое преимущество; назначенный день: автобусные туры; открывать/обнаруживать; цель путешествия; недостаток/неудобство.

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions.

1. When do you usually travel?

2. Where do you go?

3. Do you collect information about the places you would like to visit?

4. Some people travel to faraway places not to see people, while others travel to meet people/. What about you?

5. What places would you like to visit?

6. Do you like to travel alone or in a group? Why?

7. Are you fond of traveling?

8. Why do people travel?

9. What kind of means of travel do you prefer and why?

10. Why do some people choose planes for traveling?

11. Do you like to travel by train? What are its advantages?