A JOB INTERVIEW
I decided to change job because I needed a fresh change in my daily life. I was fed up staying in an office all the day, I was fed up compiling forms.... I wanted to travel, to meet new people.... So last month I went for a job interview that I had fixed five days before with the director of a small airline. It was searching some new hostesses and I thought I had all the asked qualities. In any case I was anxious because I was scared of saying nonsense ...
First of all the director asked me if I was married. I answered I had got a boy-friend and I added he wouldn't protest for my travels because he worked very often abroad for long periods too.
The director seemed satisfied with my answer and he asked me what job I had been done before and why I had decided to change it.
I told him I had been an office worker and I had decided to change my job because I had needed an important change in my life.
He said he appreciated ambitious people like me and I had all the qualities to become a good hostess. He added I would have to attend for about a month before having the result of the interview.
I'm attending yet, he seemed glad with my answers and I hope he will accept me in his airline very much.
Pag. 30 es n° 1 -2 -3 4 - 5 - 6 -7
1.
perception: feel, see, hear
opinion: think, prefer, believe
possession and stable characteristics: have got, be, own, know
2.
a. I want to see you as soon as possible because I have a favor to ask you. Are you being free at 12?
b. I know that Steve speaks French and German but I think he's speaking in Italian at the moment!
c. Are you listening to this music? I'm trying to work! - Ok, turn it off. I don't like it much anyway.
3.
a. I used to be shy. She used to work.
b. I didn't use to be shy. She didn't use to work.
c. Did you use to be shy? Did she use to work?
d. Yes, I did. No, she didn't.
4.
1. What did you use to do in the evenings when you were young? We used to watch TV.
2. I didn't own a car when I was a teenager but now I've got four!
3. I used to walk in the park with my dog when I lived in London.
4. Were your parents neighbours when they were children? Yes, they were. They used to catch the bus together!
5. I/you/he/she/it/we/they should go
should I/you/he/she/it/we/they go?
yes, I should
no, you shouldn't
yes, he/she/it should
no, we shouldn't
yes, they should
6.
a. People shouldn't with their mouths open.
b. Children should be careful on street.
c. We shouldn't write on classroom walls.
d. Should I cook past this evening?
e. You should phone Jim and say you're sorry.
f. Where should we go on holiday?
7.
you must stay
we must go
they must speak
I mustn't go
he/she/it mustn't
we must walk
they must go
8.
a. When we drive we must be careful on busy roads.
b. You must get a visa for the trip.
c. we mustn't use our phones during the exams.
d. Interpreters must speak two languages very well.
e. You must buy a train ticket before travelling.
f. People mustn't carry scissors on planes.
10.
a. We have to wear skirts to school but we can't wear jeans.
b. What time do you have to get up tomorrow?
c. Why does our teacher have to give us so much homework?
d. Europeans haven't to have a passport to go to UK but they have to take an identity card.
e. You have to understand a bit of English to surf the Net but you haven't to speak it.
f. My dad usually has to get up at 6 a.m. but he hasn't to work on Fridays - that's his day off.
g. Do your parents have to work at the weekends? - Yes, they do.
h. If you want to be a pilot, which subjects do you have to study at university?
11.
A: What do you have to do in your job?
A: How often do you have to go on tour?
A: Do you have to travel by plane?
A: Do you often have to sleep in hotels?
A: What do you have to do after concerts?
12
a. What should we buy for mum?
b. Well.. she likes Italian food. Maybe we should buy some pasta and some parmesan.
c. Good idea, but we mustn't buy parmesan: she doesn't like it.
d. She hasn't to eat it ..... we should eat it for her.

a. Why do you want to become a bodyguard?
b. Because I'd like to meet famous people.
c. Oh.... And what would you like to know about this job?
d. I would like to know how much money I would earn and how many days off I would have.
e. well.... I'm sorry.... but I think you should find another job.