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Is the customer king?

  •  English    13     Public
    an article published in The Independent 25th June 2007
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  • Find a word or phrase in the text which means stop to think about something (phrase, P1)
    pause for thought
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  • Find a word or phrase in the text which means pleasant and likeable (formal adj., P3)
    personable
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  • Find a word or phrase in the text which means win very easily (idiom, P3)
    win hands down
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  • Find a word or phrase in the text which means something that encourages or motivates someone to do something (noun, P3)
    incentive
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  • Find a word or phrase in the text which means an unpleasant task (noun, P6)
    chore
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  • Look at the following expression and paraphrase it: "There's a human touch to it."
    They take care of you as an individual person.
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  • Look at the following expression and paraphrase it: They realise the customer is everything.
    They did everything they could to please me.
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  • Look at the following expression and paraphrase it: You get what you pay for.
    It was a cheap hotel and the service wasn't very good.
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  • Look at the following expression and paraphrase it: It's not just transactional.
    You feel that they take care of you not only because you pay them to.
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  • Look at the following expression and paraphrase it: They have a good grasp of what it's all about.
    They understand what they need to do to provide good customer service.
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  • Look at the following expression and paraphrase it: You know exactly what to expect.
    You can always rely on the service in this hotel, wherever you are in the world. There are no unpleasant suprises.
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  • Find and correct a mistake: Bars in the US provide good customer service because the staff is very friendly.
    Bars in the US provide good customer service because the staff ARE very friendly.
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  • Look at the article and find at least one description of hotel staff.
    student's own answer
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