TRABAJO GRUPAL OBLIGATORIO (TGO) En esta oportunidad de encuentro virtual nos dedicaremos a trabajar en equipo para consolidar y practicar nuestros saberes en relación a la lecto-comprensión en inglés. Se han creado grupos de trabajo, podrán ver archivo llamado CONFORMACIÓN DE GRUPOS para saber con quienes trabajan. Cada grupo tiene un foro identificado por número (a fin de comunicarse o plantear dudas). Estos grupos tienen como fin enriquecer la tarea colaborativa y producir un documento que se verá plasmado en archivo google doc que refleje esa tarea y los saberes adquiridos. Es importante que sepan que se organizaron los grupos con los alumnos que se muestran activos en últimas clases, en caso de que alguien no tenga grupo me contactan por mail. Ustedes tendrán que coordinar internamente en cada grupo las etapas y acciones para poder cumplir todas las consignas y presentar esa producción final que refleje los esfuerzos de todos los participantes intervinientes. Este trabajo final se publica antes de la fecha límite en foro de cada grupo. No se considera apropiado que a cada integrante se le asigne una actividad en forma independiente y que luego se pongan todas las actividades juntas, ya que denotaría falta de integración de la propuesta, como así también desconocimiento de la producción de los demás integrantes del equipo. Es decir, la idea es proponer, compartir, consensuar y seleccionar en forma conjunta. Esto se refleja en foro, en comentarios en google doc, etc. Se les solicita también que cada integrante seleccione un color para realizar sus aportes, y junto al primero de ellos indique su nombre, para que quede claro quién intervino y cómo lo hizo. Por favor dejarlo claro en inicio de documento/foro. Queda expresamente claro que se evaluará lo posteado e intercambiado, por tanto las calificaciones serán individuales. Todo otra tipo de comunicación no observable por la docente no será tenida en cuenta, por ello es preciso que la actividad del grupo queda plasmada. Deben postear el link de documento de google en foro para que puedo visitarlo y acompañarlos en este trabajo colaborativo. El/los integrante/s que no participen, quedarán automáticamente eliminados del grupo y deberán realizar el trabajo recuperatorio correspondiente. ¡Ahora sí, manos a la obra! Realicen las actividades que se indican luego de leer detenidamente este texto: 12 March 2020By:Jonathan Lynch Impenetrable boundaries in hotel lobbies, officials in hazmat gear, and voices over loudspeakers warning hotel guests not to leave their rooms. This isn’t the opening scene from a Hollywood movie, but the real-life scenario that coronavirus COVID19 is causing in hotels across the globe. In China, the United Arab Emirates and Spain, health authorities have ordered lockdowns of entire hotels where individuals tested positive. With no end to the pandemic in sight, additional lockdowns are certain. For hotel owners and operators already facing nosedives in revenue, the corresponding guest costs, whether over a daily, weekly or monthly basis, can be significant. So who’s picking up the tab resulting from these quarantines, and what can hotel owners and operators do now to limit their possible economic exposure later? Business interruption insurance coverage Business interruption insurance will be a focus for hotel owners and operators. Policies are normally taken out by owners in combination with standard property damage insurance cover and is required under most hotel management agreements. Such policies typically cover loss of revenue flowing from interruptions to business operations for a specified period of time, and subject to other liability caps. However, recovery under such policies typically depends upon the insured showing that the business interruption has been caused by physical loss or damage to the insured property. In addition, policies may contain express exclusions in respect of infectious or communicable diseases. Therefore, it’s unlikely that coronavirus COVID-19 would be covered under most standard policies. Coverage extensions which do not require physical damage for business interruption cover to be triggered are available for additional premium, for example where a local authority or governmental direction results in the closure of or denial of access to the business premises, but these are not commonplace and may be subject to their own limitations and exclusions in respect of infectious diseases. Other insurance products such as event cancellation policies may be relevant, but are themselves often subject to exclusions in respect of communicable diseases. Liability policies, such as employer’s liability and public liability insurances, will typically only respond if the insured has been negligent, for example in relation to health and safety procedures, and thereby caused an employee or third party to suffer injury or disease. The reality is that many hotel owners may not be covered for the business consequences of coronavirus COVID-19 under their existing property related or other policies, and therefore are advised to discuss coverage with their insurance brokers, and before losses snowball. Operators may also wish to discuss with their insurance broker whether other risk transfer options are viable, such as establishing a self-captive, where the insurance provider could front the policy limit and cede the risk to a protected cell captive. Many insurers are creating products to fill the void. Government assistance Industries around the globe are lobbying their local governments to lessen the blow of coronavirus COVID-19 by establishing emergency assistance funds. In Singapore and France, such funds are being combined with property tax rebates and rental waivers to cushion the impact of flagging demand in the tourism sector. Nonetheless the pandemic is still in its infancy and because there will be a limit to government assistance, it is important for hotel associations in affected jurisdictions to ensure that quarantined hotels seek priority of payout. It is also recommended for owners and operators to confirm whether government assistance will be proscribed from those carrying business interruption insurance. Guest responsibility A harsh reality is that in certain jurisdictions, particularly those lacking strong consumer protection legislation, hotel guests are likely to shoulder responsibility for the costs incurred during quarantines. Practically speaking, however, hotel owners and operators may assume the costs in light of possible reputational fallout from seeking payment from individual subject to a government imposed quarantine. Any guest subject to a quarantine is advised to check their booking terms, whether booked direct or through an online travel agent, and seek clarity on future costs at the advent of any lockdown. Hotel operator v owner responsibility In the absence of insurance coverage, government assistance and pushing payments to hotel guests, costs arising during a quarantine are likely to fall to either the hotel operator or owner. It is unlikely that an operator in a hotel management arrangement would be directly responsible for costs arising from a quarantine. Except to the extent that the operator may provide guarantees regarding the hotel’s performance, costs related to hotel operations are typically the responsibility of the owner. Rather, a hotel management agreement should allow for the costs arising from a quarantine, including cancellations, to constitute operating expenses, and to be incurred even if not budgeted. Hotel management agreements often will include broad language for the hotel operator to incur expenses that the operator deems reasonably or necessary to run the hotel business. Elsewhere in the management agreement there is likely to be an obligation on the owner to comply with all laws and for the operator to make unbudgeted expenditures in cases of emergency and to comply with legal requirements. A quarantine comes at the directive of the government, and therefore the hotel operator should be within its contractual rights to incur costs arising from a quarantine as operating expenses even if not approved in the annual budget. From an operator’s perspective, it would be ideal for these costs to be for the account of the owner, rather than as operating expenses of the hotel. However, unless the government directive were to stipulate a legal obligation on hotel owner to shoulder these costs, these costs are unlikely to be for the account of hotel owner. Much of the world has shown it is prepared for coronavirus COVID-19, and the hospitality industry is no different. Before being placed under quarantine, hotel owners and operators must understand the legal standing under their hotel management agreements and hedge against the downside risk. Source: https://www.dlapiper.com/en/qatar/insights/publications/2020/03/coronavirus-andhotellockdowns-who-foots-the-bill-when-hotels-are-placed-under-quarantine/ Actividades: 1. Realice una lectura global del texto. Mencione cuales son los temas que trata el autor. 2. Identifiquen el tiempo verbal predominante en primeros tres párrafos del texto y justifiquen su uso en este discurso, es decir a que se debe que el autor uso este tiempo verbal en esta sección. Transcriban no menos de 5 ejemplos extraídos del texto, indiquen párrafo y línea. 3. Seleccionen las frases nominales más significativas teniendo en cuenta el tema desarrollado en el texto en los últimos tres párrafos. 4. Seleccionen una imagen de la web que sea representativa del tema desarrollado en el texto. Justifique su inclusión en este TP. 5. Realicen un resumen del texto leído en forma de diagrama/esquema/cuadro sinóptico. 6. Busquen un texto en inglés que ejemplifique un tema mencionado en texto de y resuman lo leído (el texto seleccionado no deberá superar las 400 palabras, con lo cual, si es más largo, deberán presentar un extracto de ese texto). Al copiarlo, provean la fuente. 7. Mencione como se vincula el ejemplo mencionado en ítem 5 con texto teído. 8. Finalmente, respondan la pregunta planteada en el título del texto. En la Trabajo final correspondiente a cada grupo se deberá consignar número de grupo, nombre y apellido de todos los integrantes y del docente, aula, TP y fecha de presentación. Se subirá en versión final editada al foro del grupo de trabajo. Esta será la presentación final. FECHA DE PRESENTACIÓN MÁXIMA: 29/09-2022. 23.55hrs en foro del grupo