E-Matura | LiC | Multiple Choice | B1 | Katy’s internship

Have you ever thought of doing an internship? Let me tell you about Katy, (0) thatwhichwhowhat came to work at our hotel, The Carlington.

It was just after Easter that I (1) becamereceiveddeliveredreached Katy’s email.

She wrote that, as a little girl, she had spent a holiday at The Carlington, and since then had (2) alwaysmostlyusuallynormally dreamed of running a hotel.

She had already applied to study Tourism and Hotel Management at university. However, she was unsure whether the hotel business was (3) being righta right thingthe right thingto be right for her.

Was she really suited? She asked if I (4) shouldcouldwillwould be interested in having her at The Carlington to do an internship during the summer.

She was looking for a way of gaining first-hand experience of the hotel business and thought this would be the ideal opportunity. She didn’t expect any payment. I was impressed by Katy’s attitude. She was prepared to (5) splitgivebreakmake up her free time to get to know the hotel business.

Moreover, I could tell that she was keen to learn and (6) study fastdo morework hardtry better .

She didn’t simply assume that anybody could be a successful hotel manager; she understood that she needed training and qualifications as well as her passion. It was also nice to hear, of course, that our establishment had been her inspiration. Katy came to us in August, at the height of the holiday (7) destinationactivityseasonresort .

At first she shadowed our regular staff, which means that she observed them (8) from outsidefor detailsin the distanceat work and, with their support, assisted in small ways.

She was occupied mainly at reception, where she had to deal with guests, and in the office, where I took the time to (9) explaintelltalkdiscuss certain procedures and important aspects of the job to her.

As it became clear that Katy was an extremely competent and independent young lady, she was allowed (10) doingto doto makemaking more on her own. At the end of the month, when she left us, Katy knew for certain that she had chosen the right career. Next summer she’s coming back to The Carlington – and this time she’ll get paid. The internship was an excellent idea for her and us, wasn’t it!