Exercise 1
Look at the national currency codes in the left-hand column of the table below, and
complete the other columns with the name of the currency and the name of the country or
territory it is used in. Choose your answers from the two boxes. The first one has been done
for you.
Note that some standard currency names (e.g., Dollar, Dinar) are usually preceded by the
name (or adjective form) of the country they are used in (e.g., Singapore
Dollar, Jordanian
Dinar).
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Currencies
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Currency:
ț Baht ț Bolivar ț (Name of country) Dinar ț Dirham
ț (Name of country) Dollar ț Dong ț (Name of country) Franc ț Koruna ț Lira
ț (Name of country) Peso ț (Name of country) Pound ț Pound Sterling
ț Realț (Name of country) Rial ț Riyal ț Rouble ț (Name of country) Rupee
ț Won ț Yen ț Yuan
Name of country or territory:
ț Australia ț Brazil ț Chile ț China ț Cyprus ț Czech Republic
ț Egypt ț Hong Kong ț India ț Iran ț Japan ț Jordan ț Kuwait
ț Malta ț Russia ț Saudi Arabia ț Singapore ț South Korea ț Switzerland
ț Thailand ț United Kingdom ț United Arab Emirates ț United States of America
Venezuela ț Vietnam
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

KRW
USD
CLP
IRR
EGP
JPY
SAR
AUD
AED
BRR
CSZ
JOD
Name of currency
Singapore Dollar
Name of country / territory
Singapore
25 MTL
Exercise 2
Rearrange the letters in bold on the left to make the names of the countries where you
would spend the currencies on the right. The first one has been done as an example.
1. RCD
E
OUA = ___Ecuador______ (Currency = Dollar)
2. EAR
I
SL = ________________ (Curreny = Shekel)
3. NOTI
E
AS = ________________ (Currency = Kroon)
4. TUOH

I
NONDE = ________________ (Currency = Rupiah)
15. ALASI
M
YA = ________________ (Currency = Ringgit)
Exercise 3
Below there is a list of the 12 countries (plus their dependencies and incorporated
principalities, etc.) which use the Euro (€) as their national currency. You will find these by
reading from left to right and from right to left, following the directions of the arrows.
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Documents and paperwork
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application form ț baggage check ț boarding pass ț certificate of airworthiness
certificate of seaworthiness ț claim form ț clearance certificate
Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire ț docket ț driving licence
exit visa ț flight coupon ț food hygiene certificate ț Form E111
health declaration form ț hotel voucher ț ID card ț landing card
multiple-entry visa ț passport ț Property Irregularity Report ț receipt
rental agreement ț revalidation sticker ț ticket ț transit visa
travel insurance ț travel voucher ț vaccination certificate ț work permit
12. In a lot of countries, you need to carry an __________ at all times, so that you can prove who you
say you are.
13. Before you start a job in another country, it is usually essential to obtain a __________.
14. All aircraft must have a __________ before they are allowed to fly. Similarly, a ship must have a
__________ before it is allowed to sail.
15. Goods that go from one country to another have to be accompanied by a __________ to show that
they have been passed by customs.
16. Some countries may require foreign visitors to have a __________ that shows they are immune to
certain diseases that they could catch in that country before they will let them in. Others may ask to
see a __________ to show that visitors are in good health and free from contagious diseases.
17. If an airline loses a passenger's baggage, they will ask him to fill in a __________, describing the
item of baggage and its contents. The passenger should give this form, together with his
__________ (which shows that his baggage was checked in by the airline) to a member of the
ground crew.
18. In many countries, a restaurant needs to have a __________ to show that it is meets national
standards of cleanliness.
19. Travel companies often ask their guests to fill in a __________ at the end of their holiday so that
they can find out if they need to make any changes or improvements to the way they operate.
20. If you have something stolen while on holiday and want your insurance company to replace it, you
will need to fill in a __________ describing what was stolen and how much it was worth.

24.__________ system: these are the 25.__________ from 6 am to 2 pm, the 26.__________ from 2 pm to
10pm, and the 27.__________ from 10pm to 6am. 28.__________ staff (those in the office, for example) can
take advantage of the 29.__________ system, which means that they can start and finish when they like, as
long as they work a certain number of hours each week (although there is a 30.__________ between 11am
and 1pm when everybody must be present). Animators and other entertainment staff work on a
31.__________ system, working from 9am to 1pm, and then again from 6pm to midnight. Everybody has
twenty minutes of 32.__________ for every three hours they work, in addition to a 45-minute lunch
33.__________ (if their hours coincide with lunch). If anybody is asked to work more than the hours they are
contracted to work, they receive 34.__________ pay (usually time-and-a-half, but they get 35.__________ if
they work on public holidays).
We're a little 36.__________ at the moment. If you would like a job, fill in this 37.__________ form and we can
arrange for you to have an 38.__________ with the 39.__________ manager. Do you have any 40.__________
in the hospitality trade?
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Employment
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afternoon shift ț allowed time ț application ț back-of-house
benefits ț break ț casual ț contract ț core-time ț discrimination
double time ț duties ț employees ț employers ț equal opportunities
experience ț fixed ț flexitime ț front-of-house ț full-time
interview ț leave ț minimum wage ț morning shift ț night shift
on call ț open-ended ț overtime ț part-time ț peak ț permanent
personnel ț report ț rewards ț salaries ț seasonal ț shift
short-handed ț split-shift ț work permit