English Unlimited HAK/HUM 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM (mit Handelskorrespondenz)

181 Preparing for final exams Topic area: Tourism Focus: Presenting a hotel /Green tourism Situation: You work in the PR department of the Boutiquehotel Stadthalle Wien – the first city hotel with a zero energy balance. Individual long turn (4–5 minutes): You have been asked to give a presentation for a group of international hotel owners who are particularly interested in the idea of a green hotel. Refer to the material provided (document 1) and:   give a general overview of the Boutiquehotel and examples of their CSR programme.   explain the idea of zero energy balance.   evaluate the benefits of ‘upcycling’, a new form of recycling. Interaction (8–10 minutes): After your presentation one of the hotel owners in the audience, who is planning to turn his hotel intro a green hotel, wants to know more about the Boutiquehotel’s environmental initiatives and environmental action in general. Using the information in document 2, you should:   inform him/ her about the World Environment Day.   outline urgent environmental problems.   suggest actions the hotel owner can take to make his / her hotel more environmentally friendly. TASK – HUM Environmental responsibility  wall-to-wall production: producing and filling cans at the same location means less transport  up to 80% of energy used in the manufacturing process comes from renewable resources  fully recyclable aluminium cans  reduction of the can’s weight further reduces carbon footprint  smart transport: transport by rail and sea where possible, road transport only where necessary  development of Red Bull ECO-Coolers needing less energy than conventional refrigerators RED BULL STRATOS 1st October 2012 Roswell, USA Successful mission to the edge of space Felix Baumgartner (AUT) and his team of experts managed to fly supersonic after a jump from one of the biggest helium balloons ever from 128,000 ft. The entire world was watching (e.g. 8,000,000 live YouTube viewers). Document 2: Markenwert in Mio. Red Bull 15.283 Swarovski 3.755 Novomatic 2.423 Telekom Austria Group 2.187 Casinos Austria 2.187 Source: Österreichische Markenwertstudie 2013 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv