| 1)
– I'm looking for a new job, sir.
– What exactly do you want?
–I wouldn't mind working in a pub.
– Have you done anything like that before?
– Well, I once did a bit of serving...
| 2)
–I wonder whether you need any part–timers.
– What kind of work were you thinking of?
– A hotel job or some sort.
– Have you ever done anything similar?
– Not so far, no. I'm more or less straight from school but I'll do my best because...
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| 3)
– Do you have any vacancies for full–time staff?
– What do you mean (have in mind)?
– Something in the building industry.
– Have you had any experience?
– Actually, I'm a civil engineer by profession and I enjoy my job, but...
| 4)
– I’m looking for some flexitime job.
– Are you aware of the fact that flexitime doesn’t mean working just when you want?
– Well, to be true – not. What is flexitime then?
– You should work within certain limits, say in our company it is from eleven to three and you have to do enough hours each month.
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24. Find out about your group-mates' and other people's occupations.
| Model A:
– What do you do for a living?
– Actually, I don't work yet. I go to Harvard University and study management.
– Why have you chosen management as your future profession?
– Because it's a demanding and prestigious job today.
| Model В:
– What do you do?
– Oh, I want to take up computers.
– Why do you want to study computer programming?
– Well, I lost my job last month and haven't been able to find another one.
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| Model C:
– What's your present job, Jully?
– I work as a personnel manager at a big firm but I want to transfer
to the International Sales Division.
– What for?
– Well, I don't really like to work at the cabinet. I just want to travel, to go to Africa or Latin America, for example.
– Hmm, that's exciting.
| Model D:
– What would you like to be, Phil?
– Actually I don't know yet. I think I'd rather be a writer.
– Are there any special reasons for that?
– I see only one: I like to see my name in print.
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