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Ok,Peter.Well,ifyouwanttoaskaboutthejobandthenifwe'
rebothstillinterested,wecouldarrangeyoutocomeforaninterview.
Great,thanks.I'
mafraidImissedtheadvertforthejobbutIheardaboutitfromafriend.
That'
snoproblematall.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?
Well,um,whatsortofworkisit-washingup?
sansweringthephone.
Oh,right,fine.
Andnotwaitingattable.
llbegood.Andhowmanynightsaweekwoulditbe?
Well,we'
rereallyonlybusyattheweekend.
Sotwonights?
Threeactually,soitwouldworkout12hoursaweek.
dbefine.Itwouldn'
tinterferewithmystudies.
Areyouintheuniversity?
Yes,firstyearPhysicsstudent.
Oh,right
BecauseI'
mnotanEUnational,wouldIneedaworkpermit?
Yes,youwould.Justgetyoututortosignit.
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tbeaproblemifIweretogetthejob.Um,whereexactlyistherestaurant?
Well,wehavetwobranches-theonewe'
rerecruitingforisinHillsdunneroad.
Em,Idon'
tknowthat.Howdoyouspellit,please?
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Gotthat,thanks.Isitnearabusstop?
Yes,thenearestonewouldprobablybejustbesidethelibrary.
Oh,yes,Iknowit.That'
llbefineforme.AndcouldIaskaboutthepay?
We'
reoffering4.45poundsanhour.
sverygood.Mylastjobwas3.95anhour.
Wefeelit'
sprettygoodandwealsooffersomegoodfringebenefits(附加福利).
Really?
Well,wegiveyouafreedinner,soyoueatwell.
Right.Betterthanhostelfood.
Wecertainlyhopeso.Andwealsoofferextrapayforworkingonnationalholidays.
Oh,that'
sareallygoodperk(额外收入),isn'
tit?
Yes,wethinkso.Andthenbecauseofthedifficultiesofgettingpublictransport,ifyou'
reworkingafter11o'
clock,wedriveyouhome.
sgoodtoknow.
dcertainlybeinterestedininvitingyouforaninterview,ifyou'
restillinterested?
Oh,yes,certainly.CouldIjustalsoaskwhatqualitiesyou'
relooingfor?
Well,forthisparticularjob,wewantaclearvoice,whichyouobviouslydohave
Thanks.
Andyoumustbeabletothinkquickly,youknow.
Well,IhopeI'
d...
So,whencouldyoucomeinforaninterview.We'
reactuallyquitequiettonight?
Sorry,Icouldn'
tcometonightortomorrow,I'
mafraid.Thursdayisok,that'
dbe22ndofOctober.
Fine,after5pm?
Yes,fine.Would6o'
clockbeok?
Perfect.Andcouldyoubringalongthenamesoftworeferees?
Yes,that'
sfine.Noproblem.
Good,Ilookforwardtoseeingyou.
Oh,bytheway,whoshouldIaskfor?
Oh,yes,ofcourse,sorry.MynameisSamiraManuja
Canyouspellthatplease?
M-a-n-u-j-a
Ok,I'
vegotthat.Thankyouverymuch.
Lookforwardtoseeinglater...
Section2
NowwegotoJanewhoisgoingtotellusaboutwhat'
shappeningintownthisweekend.
Right,thanks,Andrew,andnowontowhat'
snew,anddowereallyneedyetanothersportsshoppingBradcaster?
Well,mostofyouprobablyknowSportsWorld-thebranchofaDanishsportsgoodscompanythatopenedafewyearsago-it'
sattractedalotofcustom,andsothecompanyhasnowdecidedtoopenanotherbranchinthearea.It'
sgoingtobeintheshoppingcentertothewestofBradcaster,sothatwillbegoodnewsforallofyouwhofoundtheoriginalshopintheNorthofthetownhardtogetto.
IwasinvitedtoaspecialpreviewandIcanpromiseyou,thisistheultimateinsportsretailing.Thewholeplacehasbeengivenanewminimalist(极简主义者)lookwiththecompany'
ssignaturecolorsofblackandred.
Thefirstthreefloorshaveahugerangeofsportsclothingaswellastheequipment.Andonthetopfloor,thereisacafeandabook&
DVDsection.You'
llfindallthewell-knownnamesaswellassomelesswell-knownones.
Iftheyhaven'
tgotexactlywhatyouwantinthestock,theypromisedtogetitforyouin10days,unliketheotherstore,whereitcantakeupto14days.Theycoverallthemajorsports,includingfootball,tennis,andswimming,buttheyparticularlyfocusonrunningandtheyclaimtohavethewidestrangeofequipmentinthecountry.Aswellasthat,awholesectionofthethirdfloorisdevotedtosportsbags,includingthelatestdesignfromtheStates-Ifyoucan'
tfindwhatyouwanthere,itdoesn'
texist.
Theshopwouldbeopenfrom9amthisSaturday,andifyougoalongtotheopeningthenyou'
llhavethechancetomeetthenational400metersrunningchampionPaulKing,who'
scomingalongtoopentheshop,andhewillbestayarounduntilaboutthemiddaytochattoanyfanswhowanttomeethimandsignautographs.
Thentherewillbeawholerangeofspecialattractionsallweekend.Therewillbefreeticketsforlocalsportingeventsforthefirst50customers,andalsoaspecialcompetitionopentoall,justanswer15outof20sportsquestionscorrectlytowinasignedcopyofPaulKing'
sDVD'
SpringTips'
whilethefirstpersontogetallthequestionscorrectgetsayear'
sfreemembershipoftheBradcasterGym.AllentrancewillreceiveaspecialSportscalendarwithdetailsofallBradcasterfixturesinthecomingyear.
Oneofthespecialopeningoffersisafitnesstest-acompletereviewofyourcardiacfitnessandmuscletone,actuallydoneintheshopbyqualifiedstaff.Thiswouldnormallycost30poundsbutisavailableathalfpriceforthismonthonly.Thereareonlyalimitednumberofplacesavailableforthis,sotomakeabookingphone560341.
Inaddition,ifyouopenanaccountyougetlotsmorespecialoffersincludingthechancetotryouttheequipmentatthespecialopeningevenings...
Section3
Pro:
Beforewestart,SpirosandHiroko,thanksforcomingintodaytotalkaboutyourrecentstudyexperiencesandcongratulationstoyoubothindoingsowellinthefirstsemesterexams.I'
dliketodiscusswithyouthevalueoftheEnglishforAcademicPurposescourseyoudidherelastyearbeforestartingyouruniversitycourse.Spiros,ifIcouldstartwithyou,whatpartsoftheprogrammehavenowprovedtobeparticularlyvaluabletoyou?
S:
Ithinkthathavingtodoaseminarpresentationreallyhelpedme.Forexample,acoupleofweeksagoinourmarketingsubject,whenitwasmyturntogivepresentation,Ifeltquiteconfident.Ofcourse,IwasstillnervousbutbecauseIhaddoneonebefore,Iknewwhattoexpect.Also,IknowIwaswellpreparedandIhadpractisedmytiming.Infact,Ithinkthatinrelationtosomeoftheotherpeopleinmygroup,Ididquiteagoodjobbecausemyoverallstylewasquiteprofessional.
WhataboutyouHiroko?
H:
Mmm,that'
sinteresting.Inmygroup,Iwasreallysurprisedbythewaystudentsdidtheirpresentations-theyjustreadthenotesaloud.Canyoubelievethat?
Theydidn'
tworryabouttheirpresentationstyleorkeepingeyecontactwiththeiraudience-andIrememberthatthesethingswerereallystressedtousinthecoursehere.
So,howdidyouapproachyourpresentationHiroko?
Well,tospeakfrankly,Ireadmynotestoo.Atthetime,itwasarelieftodoitthisway,butactuallywhenIhadfinishedIdidn'
tfellanyrealsenseofsatisfaction.Ididn'
tfeelpositiveabouttheexperienceatall.
sapity.YouknowalthoughIwaspleasedwithmypresentation,I'
mnotsopleasedwithmyactualperformancerightnowinthetutorials-duringthewholesemesterI'
venotsaidanythinginourtutorialdiscussions.Notaword.
Really,Spiros,whyisthat?
Dotheotherstudentstalktoomuch?
spartlythat,butit'
smostlybecauseIhavehadnoconfidencetospeakout.Theirstyleofspeakingissodifferen-it'
snotthestylewewereusedtoduringthecourse.Therearesomanycolloquialism(白话,口语,俗话,方言),theynotverypoliteandsometimestheyseemstobenoorderintheirdiscussion.Alsotheyareveryfamiliarwitheachother,sobecausetheyknoweachother'
shabits,theycanleteachotherintothediscussion.
You'
reright,Spiros.I'
veexperiencedthattoo.
Formostofthissemester,I'
vesaidabsolutelynothingintwotutorials.ButrecentlyI'
vebeentryingtospeakupmoreandIjustjumpin.AndI'
venoticedaninterestingthing.I'
venoticedthatiftheythoughtmypointwasinterestingandnew,thenthenexttimetheyactuallyaskedformyopinion,andthenitwasmucheasierformetobepartofthediscussion.
sgreat,Hiroko.Ihopethathappensformenextsemester-I'
llhavetoworkhardtofindsomeinterestingpoints.Whathelpyoutofindtheseideas?
Ithinkthatonethingthathelpedmewiththiswasthereading.I'
vehadtodosomuchreadingthissemesterjusttohelpmetomakesenseofthelectures.AtfirstIcouldn’tunderstandwhatthelecturersweretalkingabout,soIhadtoturntothebooksandjournals.EverynightIreadforhours,usingthelistsofreferencesthatweregiven,andImadepagesofnotes.Atbreakfast,Ireadandreadmynotesagain.Thishabithashelpedmetofollowtheideasinthelectures,andit'
salsogivenmesomeideastouseinthetutorials.
ButIdidsomuchreadingsanyway-Idon'
tthinkthere'
sanytimeleftoverforanythingextra.Myreadingspeedisstillquiteslow,thoughI'
mmuchbetteratdealingwithvocabularythanIusedtobe.
Whatelsedoyouthinkwecouldaddtothecourseprogramtohelpwiththisreadingproblem?
Er,there'
snotreallyanythingbecauseit'
smyproblem.Irememberweweregivenlongarticlesto