EXERCISES AT PAGES 28 AND 29 (SUCCESS)

Ex. A page 28
A job application form = a document asking for a job
To apply for a job = to ask for a job
A job interview = a meeting where you answer questions about yourself
To earn money = to get money
To be unemployed = to have no job
A curriculum vitae = a document giving personal information

Ex. C page 28
APPLICATION FOR PART-TIME WORK
Please complete in capital letters.
PART A - PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surname: Brown
First names: Richard Anthony
Date of birth: 16/4/1987
Sex: M
Nationality: British
Marital status: single
Address: 57 Park Road, Oxford OXI 3BD
Phone no 01856 86038
Email address: rabrown@aol.com
Education: Oxford college
Current employment: unemployed
PART B - EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Work experience: babysitter, waiter in pizzeria
Skills: I can speak French and Spanish. I've got a driving licence. I can look after children and animals.
Type of job required: I want to work outside.

Ex. B page 28

1. I'm nervous because I've got a job interview this afternoon.
2. I don't work. I'm unemployed.
3. Please send us your curriculum vitae by email.
4. You have to complete this in capital letters.
5. You should apply for this job, Pete. It's perfect for you.
6. This job is great. I don't have to work hard but I earn € 200 a day!

Train your brain page 28

1. Skills: the things you can do well.
2. Date of birth: when were you born
3. Marital status: married or single
4. Current employment: the job you've got now
5. Type of job required: the job you want.

Ex. D page 28
I think he should be a tour guide or a reporter, because he knows two foreign languages and prefers working outside. Besides, he can look after animals and children, so he would be a good animator.

Ex. 23 page 29
I think the job is assistant of a pet shop.

Ex. 24 page 29
INTERVIEWER: Good morning. Could you tell me your name, please?
RICHARD: Yes. It's Richard Brown.
INTERVIEWER: OK. And can you give me some information about your job experience?
RICHARD: Of course. I was a babysitter last year and I worked as a waiter in July.
INTERVIEWER: And why do you want to work for us?
RICHARD: Well, I love working outside and really like animals...
INTERVIEWER: Good. Now, what would you like to know about the job?
RICHARD: Er, I'd like to know if I have to wear special clothes.
INTERVIEWER: No, you don't. There isn't a uniform.
RICHARD: And what time do I have to start eork?
INTERVIEWER: Well, you have to be here at 5 a.m. every morning.
RICHARD: Oh! And what I have to do exactly?
INTERVIEWER: You have to clean our dogs' cages and prepare their food of course!

Ex. 25 page 29
APPLICATION FOR PART-TIME WORK
Please complete in black ink.
PART A - PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surname: Lepre
First names: Veronica
Date of birth: 5/9/1995
Sex: F
Nationality: Italian
Marital status: single
Education: University
Current employment: unemployed
PART B - EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Work experience: I have never had a work experience up to now.
Skills: knowledge of English and basic German. Competent with computers and their operating; I can use well various computer programs and write in Basic programming language.
Type of job required: computer programmer

Ex. 26 page 29
A: Could you tell me your name, please?
B: Yes. It is Veronica Lepre.
A: Well, have you ever had any work experience up to now?
B: No, I haven't. This is my first job interview.
A: I see. Why did you choose this job?
B: Because I like computers.
A: Good. What would you like to know about your probably job?
B: What time do I have to start work?
A: We start working at 9 am.
B: What do I have to do exactly?
A: You have to write computer programs.
B: Well. When do I finish work?
A: You finish work at 19 pm.
B: Ok.
A: Tomorrow we will confirm you the job.