Kick off PTS, Schulbuch

68 On the job Tourism Match the jobs with the definitions. 1 a system catering specialist organises people’s holidays 2 a cook manages everything in a hostel or boarding school 3 a travel agent serves food and drinks in a restaurant 4 a company service assistant prepares meals in a restaurant 5 a waiter/waitress works in the kitchen and serves guests in a restaurant 6 a receptionist 1 works in fast food-restaurants and self-service restaurants 7 a sports administrator works in the back office and at the reception desk 8 a gastronomy specialist plans and organises sports events Job A system catering specialist must … • prepare food from semi-finished products • take orders • hand out and serve food and drinks • collect payments Requirements A system catering specialist should … • speak foreign languages • be good at organising things • be a team player • be open to new trends System catering specialist Advantages • there are a lot of jobs • you can get extra money from tips • you can work in a young team • you have good chances of promotion Disadvantages • you have to work under pressure • you have to stand a lot • you have to work at weekends • you have to work hard Additional subjects at school • bookkeeping • nutrition, cuisine and service • human-creative seminar • word processing • second modern foreign language (French, Italian, ...) Apprenticeships • company service assistant • cook • gastronomy specialist • hotel and hospitality specialist (receptionist) • restaurant specialist (waiter/waitress) • sports administrator • system catering specialist • travel agency assistant (travel agent) 1 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv