hospitality training & employment
The Shinta Mani Foundation gives free hospitality training to poor young people in Cambodia. The training lasts 10 months and takes place in Siem Reap. Students learn how to work in hotels and restaurants. They study English, customer service, housekeeping, cooking, and other important skills. The teachers are kind and help students practice what they learn.
The students also work in the real hotel, so they get good experience. They learn how to talk to guesto take care, to be helpful, to change
Students clean rooms, and prepare food. This training helps them find good jobs after they finish. Many students get jobs in hotels, restaurants, or travel companies.
The foundation also gives free food, uniforms, and sometimes a place to live. Students do not need to pay anything. This training helps young people have a better life and take care of their families. The program is very helpful and changes many lives in a good way.
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Vocabulary:
- Hospitality training – learning how to work in a hotel or restaurant.
- Customer service – helping guests and making sure they are happy.
- Housekeeping – cleaning rooms and making them nice for guests.
- A skill – something you can do well because you learned and practiced it.
- To practice – to do something again and again so you get better.
- An experience – something you do or see that helps you learn.
- To prepare food – to get food ready to eat (like washing, cutting, or cooking).
- To finish – to complete something; to come to the end.
- A travel company – a business that helps people go on holidays or trips.
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Exercise 1: Choose the correct meaning (vocabulary focus)
- The students get hospitality training.
- A. learning to drive
- B. learning to work in hotels
- C. learning English and service skills
- D. learning how to write stories
- They study customer service.
- A. helping guests
- B. selling food
- C. making guests happy
- D. cleaning clothes
- Students learn housekeeping.
- A. making beds
- B. cleaning rooms
- C. cooking food
- D. using a computer
- They learn a new skill.
- A. something they can do well
- B. a job
- C. a tool
- D. something they practice
- They practice English every day.
- A. watch TV
- B. use English again and again
- C. write and speak English
- D. sleep
- Students get experience in a hotel.
- A. something they see or do
- B. work in a real place
- C. have fun
- D. learn by doing
- They prepare food.
- A. eat food
- B. cook
- C. cut vegetables
- D. wash hands
- They can finish the training.
- A. stop without learning
- B. complete the course
- C. leave early
- D. learn everything
- Many work at a travel company.
- A. a place that sells trips
- B. a hotel
- C. a business for holidays
- D. a restaurant
- The program helps them get a job.
- A. work
- B. homework
- C. a task
- D. money-making activity
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks (vocabulary in context)
- The students learn __________ skills like cooking and cleaning.
- A. school
- B. job
- C. work
- D. hotel
- They get real __________ in a hotel.
- A. experience
- B. cleaning
- C. water
- D. practice
- The foundation helps poor young people learn __________.
- A. hospitality
- B. driving
- C. dancing
- D. housework
- They study English and __________ service.
- A. guest
- B. customer
- C. cleaning
- D. cooking
- Students clean rooms, make beds, and do __________.
- A. housekeeping
- B. writing
- C. painting
- D. reading
- Students __________ food in the kitchen.
- A. prepare
- B. play with
- C. sell
- D. cook
- After the course, they can __________ the training.
- A. finish
- B. stop
- C. complete
- D. lose
- Students go to work in hotels or __________ companies.
- A. travel
- B. toy
- C. computer
- D. dance
- Students learn many useful __________.
- A. skills
- B. games
- C. tools
- D. jobs
- They __________ English every day.
- A. sleep
- B. read
- C. practice
- D. forget
Exercise 3: True or False (Reading Comprehension)
- The training is free for students.
- A. True
- B. False
- Students only learn how to cook.
- A. True
- B. False
- Students work in a real hotel during training.
- A. True
- B. False
- Students get food and uniforms for free.
- A. True
- B. False
- The course lasts 2 months.
- A. True
- B. False
- Students learn how to speak French.
- A. True
- B. False
- Many students get jobs after the training.
- A. True
- B. False
- Some students live in the hotel.
- A. True
- B. False
- The training helps students help their families.
- A. True
- B. False
- Students only learn theory, not practice.
- A. True
- B. False
Exercise 4: Match the words with meanings
- Hospitality
- A. hospital work
- B. hotel and guest services
- C. cooking at home
- D. dancing
- Customer
- A. student
- B. guest
- C. person who buys something
- D. teacher
- Experience
- A. learning from doing something
- B. sleeping
- C. watching TV
- D. trying something new
- Skill
- A. something you learn to do well
- B. a sport
- C. a game
- D. a language
- Practice
- A. do something again and again
- B. go to sleep
- C. draw pictures
- D. use it many times
- Housekeeping
- A. fixing a house
- B. cleaning hotel rooms
- C. building houses
- D. painting walls
- Prepare food
- A. eat food
- B. wash and cook food
- C. play with food
- D. give food
- Finish
- A. start
- B. complete
- C. end
- D. try
- Travel company
- A. hotel
- B. trip business
- C. school
- D. food shop
- Job
- A. work
- B. play
- C. study
- D. task you are paid for
Exercise 5: Word Forms
- I want to learn a new __________.
- A. skill
- B. skills
- C. skilled
- D. skillful
- She is very good at __________ food.
- A. prepare
- B. preparing
- C. prepares
- D. prepared
- They are doing __________ in a real hotel.
- A. practice
- B. practices
- C. practiced
- D. practicing
- He wants to work in a __________ company.
- A. travel
- B. traveling
- C. travels
- D. traveler
- This is a good __________ to learn new things.
- A. experience
- B. experienced
- C. experiencing
- D. experiences
- Students must __________ the course to get a job.
- A. finish
- B. finishing
- C. finished
- D. finishes
- They are learning __________ service.
- A. customer
- B. customers
- C. custom
- D. customs
- The teacher helps them __________ the beds.
- A. make
- B. making
- C. made
- D. makes
- They get a lot of __________ in the hotel.
- A. experience
- B. experiences
- C. experiencing
- D. experiential
- The __________ class is very interesting.
- A. hospitality
- B. hospital
- C. host
- D. hostess
Exercise 6: Choose what is true (reading details)
- What do students learn?
- A. English
- B. Dancing
- C. Customer service
- D. Housekeeping
- Where do students work during training?
- A. In a hospital
- B. In a real hotel
- C. In a classroom only
- D. In a restaurant
- What do students get for free?
- A. Uniforms
- B. Lunch
- C. Phones
- D. Training
- Why do they study English?
- A. To talk to guests
- B. To pass a test
- C. For fun only
- D. To get jobs
- How long is the training?
- A. 2 weeks
- B. 5 months
- C. 10 months
- D. 1 year
- What is housekeeping?
- A. Cooking
- B. Cleaning rooms
- C. Making beds
- D. Painting
- What happens after the training?
- A. Students go home
- B. They may get a job
- C. They do nothing
- D. They work in tourism
- Where do many students work?
- A. Travel companies
- B. Schools
- C. Hotels
- D. Shops
- Why is the program helpful?
- A. It helps students earn money
- B. It helps families
- C. It is fun
- D. It gives holidays
- What do students do in the kitchen?
- A. Sleep
- B. Eat only
- C. Prepare food
- D. Practice cooking
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Answers:
Exercise 1: Choose the correct meaning (Vocabulary Focus)
Choose the correct meaning(s) of the underlined word(s).
- The students get hospitality training.
✅ B. learning to work in hotels
✅ C. learning English and service skills - They study customer service.
✅ A. helping guests
✅ C. making guests happy - Students learn housekeeping.
✅ A. making beds
✅ B. cleaning rooms - They learn a new skill.
✅ A. something they can do well
✅ D. something they practice - They practice English every day.
✅ B. use English again and again
✅ C. write and speak English - Students get experience in a hotel.
✅ A. something they see or do
✅ B. work in a real place
✅ D. learn by doing - They prepare food.
✅ B. cook
✅ C. cut vegetables
✅ D. wash hands - They can finish the training.
✅ B. complete the course
✅ D. learn everything - Many work at a travel company.
✅ A. a place that sells trips
✅ C. a business for holidays - The program helps them get a job.
✅ A. work
✅ D. money-making activity
Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks (Vocabulary in Context)
Choose the word(s) that best complete the sentence.
- The students learn __________ skills like cooking and cleaning.
✅ B. job
✅ C. work
✅ D. hotel - They get real __________ in a hotel.
✅ A. experience
✅ D. practice - The foundation helps poor young people learn __________.
✅ A. hospitality - They study English and __________ service.
✅ B. customer - Students clean rooms, make beds, and do __________.
✅ A. housekeeping - Students __________ food in the kitchen.
✅ A. prepare
✅ D. cook - After the course, they can __________ the training.
✅ A. finish
✅ C. complete - Students go to work in hotels or __________ companies.
✅ A. travel - Students learn many useful __________.
✅ A. skills - They __________ English every day.
✅ B. read
✅ C. practice
Exercise 3: True or False (Reading Comprehension)
Choose the correct answer(s).
- The training is free for students.
✅ A. True - Students only learn how to cook.
✅ B. False - Students work in a real hotel during training.
✅ A. True - Students get food and uniforms for free.
✅ A. True - The course lasts 2 months.
✅ B. False (It lasts 10 months.) - Students learn how to speak French.
✅ B. False (They learn English.) - Many students get jobs after the training.
✅ A. True - Some students live in the hotel.
✅ A. True - The training helps students help their families.
✅ A. True - Students only learn theory, not practice.
✅ B. False
Exercise 4: Match the Words with Meanings
Choose the correct meaning(s) for each word.
- Hospitality
✅ B. hotel and guest services - Customer
✅ B. guest
✅ C. person who buys something - Experience
✅ A. learning from doing something
✅ D. trying something new - Skill
✅ A. something you learn to do well - Practice
✅ A. do something again and again
✅ D. use it many times - Housekeeping
✅ B. cleaning hotel rooms - Prepare food
✅ B. wash and cook food - Finish
✅ B. complete
✅ C. end - Travel company
✅ B. trip business - Job
✅ A. work
✅ D. task you are paid for
Exercise 5: Word Forms
Choose the correct form(s) of the word to complete the sentence.
- I want to learn a new __________.
✅ A. skill - She is very good at __________ food.
✅ B. preparing - They are doing __________ in a real hotel.
✅ A. practice - He wants to work in a __________ company.
✅ A. travel - This is a good __________ to learn new things.
✅ A. experience - Students must __________ the course to get a job.
✅ A. finish - They are learning __________ service.
✅ A. customer - The teacher helps them __________ the beds.
✅ A. make - They get a lot of __________ in the hotel.
✅ A. experience - The __________ class is very interesting.
✅ A. hospitality
Exercise 6: Choose What Is True (Reading Details)
Which answer(s) are correct about the training?
- What do students learn?
✅ A. English
✅ C. Customer service
✅ D. Housekeeping - Where do students work during training?
✅ B. In a real hotel - What do students get for free?
✅ A. Uniforms
✅ B. Lunch
✅ D. Training - Why do they study English?
✅ A. To talk to guests
✅ D. To get jobs - How long is the training?
✅ C. 10 months - What is housekeeping?
✅ B. Cleaning rooms
✅ C. Making beds - What happens after the training?
✅ B. They may get a job
✅ D. They work in tourism - Where do many students work?
✅ A. Travel companies
✅ C. Hotels - Why is the program helpful?
✅ A. It helps students earn money
✅ B. It helps families - What do students do in the kitchen?
✅ C. Prepare food
✅ D. Practice cooking
Interview:
Certainly! Here is the interview with 2 more A2-level questions added at the end:
Interview with Mr. Vorng – Shinta Mani Foundation
Interviewer: Good morning, Mr. Vorng. Can you tell us what the Shinta Mani Foundation does?
Mr. Vorng: Good morning! Yes, we help young people from poor families. We give them free training in hospitality. That means working in hotels, restaurants, and travel companies.
Interviewer: What do the students learn in the training?
Mr. Vorng: They learn English, customer service, housekeeping, and how to prepare food. They also learn how to speak with guests and how to work in a team.
Interviewer: Do the students get real work experience?
Mr. Vorng: Yes, they practice in our hotel. They make beds, clean rooms, help in the kitchen, and speak English every day.
Interviewer: Is the training free?
Mr. Vorng: Yes. We give free uniforms, free lunch, and sometimes we give them a place to live.
Interviewer: What happens after the training?
Mr. Vorng: After 10 months, most students find good jobs in hotels or travel companies. Many help their families with the money they earn.
Interviewer: How many students do you train every year?
Mr. Vorng: We usually train about 25 to 30 students each year.
Interviewer: Can anyone join the training?
Mr. Vorng: No, we choose students who really need help and who want to work hard and learn.
Interviewer: That’s wonderful. Thank you, Mr. Vorng!
Mr. Vorng: You’re welcome. We are proud of our students.