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2 Career

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C. Listen to the recording and answer the Speaking
questions.
A. Look at the job offers and discuss with a partner.
1. What experience does James have?
1. Which would you be most interested in
2. What type of company is he applying to?
applying for? Why?
3. Why does he think he’s the right candidate for
the job? 2. Why wouldn’t you want to apply for the
others?
4. What does Ms Plaza warn him about the job?
5. Why does James want to work for this a.
company?
6. Why do they have to reschedule their Software Engineer
meeting? Software Engineer Academic Proofreader and
Academic Proofreader and
Editor Birmingham
Editor Birmingham
• Develop solutions for online
• Develop solutions for online
Qualifications: BA in English
businesses Qualifications: BA in English
businesses
D. Complete the dialogue with phrases from the • Test products for quality Experience: 1 year (preferred)
Experience: 1 year (preferred)
Everyday English box on page 23. Practise the • Test products for quality
control and ease of use
Salary: £200 - £500 per month
dialogue with your partner. control and ease of use Salary: £200 - £500 per month
• Write technical manuals
• Write technical manuals
for customer support
for customer support
Manager We have about twenty employees,
all working out of this building. Freelance position,
Freelance position,
Interviewee 1 . Walking $50,000 per year
$50,000 per year
in, there seemed to be a really
positive atmosphere around the
office.
Manager And why should we choose you?
b.
Interviewee 2 . Having
worked in this area before, I am
familiar with the systems your
ELT Teacher
company uses and how best to ELT Teacher
deal with clients. RECEPTIONIST
RECEPTIONIST
Manager Your resumé is certainly impressive. Looking for an exciting
Looking for an exciting
change? Join the team at
However, qualifications don’t change? Join the team at
Good Homes Estate
Active Idiomas!
always tell me what a person’s like. Good Homes Estate Active Idiomas!
Agents are currently We’re a language school in
Agents are currently
Interviewee 3 because recruiting for an outgoing We’re a language school in
southern Spain, teaching
I’m always willing to learn more recruiting for an outgoing southern Spain, teaching
English, French, German
and organised
and organised
and unafraid of taking on new administrative assistant to English, French, German
and Arabic, and we’re
challenges. You don’t need to look administrative assistant to and Arabic, and we’re
currently hiring English
join our Dubai office.
any further! join our Dubai office. currently hiring English
teachers for the next
academic year. We’re
Manager Well, we’ll be in touch at the end The successful candidate teachers for the next
academic year. We’re
The successful candidate
of the week. will support team looking for teachers who
looking for teachers who
will support team
can create their own
Interviewee 4 . members in their can create their own
members in their
administrative duties, as materials to motivate their
Manager And you. administrative duties, as materials to motivate their
well as providing effective students to speak English.
students to speak English.
well as providing effective
customer service to 24 hours contact time per
24 hours contact time per
customer service to
clients on the premises. week, € 1,350 per calendar
week, € 1,350 per calendar
clients on the premises.

month, all national
Full-time, month, all national
holidays included
Full-time,
€ 35,000 per annum holidays included
€ 35,000 per annum
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