1A Questions nd nswers Judge mn by his questions rther thn by his nswers. Voltire, 18th-century French uthor, humnist, rtionlist, & stirist 1 GRAMMAR question formtion Right ( ) or wrong ( ) Correct the mistkes in the highlighted phrses. 1 A You hve ever been to Greece Hve you ever been B Yes, couple of times. 2 A Why didn t you tell me the truth B Becuse I thought you d be ngry. 3 A Where you usully go on holidy B We usully go to Portugl. 4 A Hven t you done the homework c Write the questions. 1 when / your brother / pss / his driving test When did your brother pss his driving test 2 who / cook / in your fmily B No, I hven t, I m sorry. 5 A Wht did hppen t the meeting yesterdy 3 how long / you / spend / in Brzil lst summer B We discussed the sles figures, ll very boring relly. 6 A Who is Jck going out with B He s going out with his best friend s sister. 7 A How long time hve you been lerning English B For bout three yers. 4 you know / who / go / to the prty tonight 4 8 A Whose jcket did you borrow for the wedding B My dd s. It ws bit big for me. 9 A Excuse me. Cn you tell me where re the toilets B They re down the stirs on the right. 10 A For who re you witing B I m witing for my brother. b Write indirect questions. 1 Where does Ntlie live I wonder where Ntlie lives. 2 Where is the lift Could you tell me 3 Where did we prk the cr I cn t remember. 4 Are there ny tickets left for the concert tonight Do you know 5 Wht time does the mtch strt Cn you tell me 6 When s Slly s birthdy Cn you remember 5 you remember / where / I / leve / my keys 6 wht / mke / you ngry 7 who / drink / the milk / I / leve / in the fridge 8 how long / it / tke / to get to London from here
2 READING & VOCABULARY Red the rticle quickly nd mtch the titles to the prgrphs. A Criticizing pst employers B Tlking too much C Doubts bout your CV D Bringing drink with you E Ignornce of the compny Most common interview mistkes A job interview is nerve-rcking experience t the best of times, so it s importnt to prepre for it well. Arriving lte is sure to ruin your chnces, s is dressing inppropritely. And do not drem of nswering your phone during the interview. Red on for five more common blunders nd how to void mking them. 1 This is highly unprofessionl hbit, s it suggests serious inbility to mnge your time. Surely you could hve plnned your schedule better to include coffee stop beforehnd Hving cup in your hnd cretes the opportunity for distrction: you might fiddle with it or miss question while tking sip of coffee. Worse still, its contents my end up on the desk, which will result in the interviewer remembering you for ll the wrong resons. b Look t the highlighted words nd phrses in the text nd try to work out their mening. Then mtch them to definitions 1 10. 1 tht cnnot be forgiven 2 connected with wht is being discussed 3 mking you very nervous or worried - 4 stupid mistkes 5 be unble to nswer question 6 from memory 7 strt tlking bout something less importnt - 8 drinking very smll mount of liquid t time 9 dislike very much 10 ply with something becuse you re nervous 2 In this ge of technology, it is inexcusble not to know nything bout your prospective employer. Most compny websites these dys hve n About Us section giving compny history, loctions, divisions nd mission sttement. Do some reserch before the Big Dy nd you won t be stumped if the interviewer sks you question bout the plce where you, theoreticlly, wnt to work. 3 An interview is professionl sitution, not personl one, so the interviewer will not wnt to her your life story. While you need to nswer ll the questions you re sked, your responses should be focused nd to the point. Don t get side-trcked nd tlk bout your home life, your prtner nd ny children you my hve sve this for the first dy in your new job when you re getting to know your collegues. 4 It is importnt to mintin positive ttitude throughout the interview, even when discussing things tht hve gone wrong. Don t let the interviewer know tht you wnt to leve your current job becuse you cn t stnd your boss. Sying unplesnt things bout your collegues is not good ide, becuse the interviewer might know them. Also, you will be showing him how you will spek bout his compny if you leve on bd terms in the future. 5 Not being fmilir with your pst history of employment cretes very bd impression. It suggests tht either you hve very bd memory, or you mde up some of the fcts. Mke sure you know the bsic informtion by hert becuse the interviewer is sure to sk you bout it. If you relly do hve bd memory, tke copy to refer to, but do not pper to be reding it out loud. 5
3 PRONUNCIATION friendly intontion Listen nd complete the questions. 1 Wht kind of music do you like listening to 2 did you go to 3 work experience 4 for the future 5 brod 6 do you spek b Listen nd repet. Copy the rhythm. 4 LISTENING Red the job dvert nd listen to n interview for the job. Is the pplicnt successful or unsuccessful CompleteJobs CURRENT VACANCIES Employer: Post: Contrct: Hours: Slry: Prk Hotel, London Receptionist Temporry Full-Time 1,000 per month b Listen gin nd look t the list of common interview mistkes. Circle the mistke tht the pplicnt mkes. 1 bringing drink 2 tlking too much 3 criticizing pst employers 4 ignornce of the compny 5 doubts bout his CV c Listen gin nd complete the sentences. 1 Stephen Bridges went to the interview by nd. 2 He wnts temporry job becuse he s going brod in. 3 Stephen hs degree in. 4 He worked in for. 5 He cn spek foreign lnguges. 6 Most of the Asin guests come from. 7 In his previous job, Stephen didn t hve to. 8 Stephen thinks he hs the for the job. d Listen gin with the udio script on p.69 nd try to guess the mening of ny words you don t know. Then check in your dictionry. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES Lern these words nd phrses. pproch (n) /əˈprəʊtʃ/ bizrre /bɪˈzɑː/ job cndidte /dʒɒb ˈkændɪdət/ crush (sb or sth) /krʌʃ/ demnding /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ flustered (dj) /ˈflʌstəd/ job-seekers /dʒɒb ˈsiːkəz/ rther thn /ˈrɑːðə ðæn/ recruitment gency /rɪˈkruːtmənt ˈeɪdʒənsi/ think on your feet /θɪŋk ɒn jɔː fiːt/ 6
1B Do you believe in it Here s something to think bout: How come you never see hedline like Psychic Wins Lottery Jy Leno, Americn comedin & television host 1 READING Red the text. Which topic is not mentioned politics reltionships business food sport The drem destintion for strology ddicts While in Britin the generl belief in strology is limited to glncing t horoscopes in newsppers nd mgzines, in Indi people tke their str signs very seriously indeed. Astrology progrmmes re shown on mny of Indi s 320 television chnnels, nd t lest dozen sttions re devoted entirely to strology 24 hours dy. Kolkt housewife Lt Bnerji lwys strts her dy by turning on the strology chnnel, Shristi, to find out wht the dy holds for her nd whether she will hve to fce ny kind of domestic crisis. She lso receives informtion on wht food she should et to void illness. It gives me the confidence I need to fce the dy, she sys. Americns go to therpist every week to cope with life. I get my sense of wellbeing from the dvice I get from strologers. Astrology is importnt in Indi in ll wlks of life, but especilly when it comes to choosing mrrige prtner. Some strologicl combintions re considered unfvourble, for exmple when the plnet Mrs is in certin position on person s birth chrt. In this cse, people believe tht the couple will not get on nd tht their mrrige will end bdly. The only wy round this is for the person with the unlucky combintion to mrry something symbolic before their rel wedding. This is exctly wht Bollywood ctress nd former Miss World, Aishwry Ri did some yers go when she mrried bnn tree in the hope of voiding problems in her mrrige with the ctor Abhishek Bchchn. Yet, it is not only in the field of love tht Indins seek strologicl dvice. There re b Red the text gin nd choose the right nswer. c 1 rdio sttions re only bout strology. 320 b 12 c 24 2 Lt Bnerji wtches n strology chnnel to help her in her dily life. b becuse she is very worried bout getting ill. c becuse she cn t fford therpist. 3 The ctress Aishwry Ri mrried tree to mke sure it produced lot of bnns. b to bring her luck in the serch for husbnd. c to ensure her mrrige ws successful. 4 According to the text, Indins sk strologers how they should vote in the election. b where they cn get good job. c for dvice bout mny things. 5 Sunit Menon works s n dviser for well-known compny. b trot crd reder. c flight ttendnt. Look t the highlighted words nd phrses. Wht do you think they men Use your dictionry to look up their mening nd pronuncition. some progrmmes on TV tht specilize in medicl strology, with cllers sking bout helth issues. Others provide investment nd business dvice. Astrology is even importnt in politics with prime ministers sking their strologers for promising dte before nnouncing generl election. Nowdys it is lmost obligtory for Indin prents to hve horoscope drwn up when bby is born. Two people tking dvntge of the boom in business re Klids Srirm nd Vishi Bbu, who hve put up their tents complete with lptop computer nd printer, right outside Kolkt s min hospitl. They either visit the mternity wrds or wit outside until new prents leve to offer their services. For the equivlent of 3 they use the bby s time nd dte of birth to print out horoscope for the delighted prents. Mny Indins hve no doubt tht strology cn chnge people s lives for the better. The Sunit glmorous Sunit Menon, Indi s most fmous Menon fortune-teller, ws n ir hostess until trot reder predicted tht she would chnge jobs. Now she is the presenter of hugely populr television progrmme nd ws recently hired by Indi s most fmous music compny to dvise on investment nd business decisions. 7
2 VOCABULARY compound djectives Complete the sentences with compound djectives formed from the words in brckets. 4 GRAMMAR uxiliry verbs Complete the dilogues with question tg or n uxiliry nd the subject if necessry. 1 A I texted you lst night, but you didn t reply. B Yes, I did reply. I texted you stright wy. 2 A I don t feel like cooking tonight. B Neither. Shll we go out for dinner I d love curry. A So. Come on. Let s go. 8 1 My grndmother is lwys forgetting her keys. She s very bsent-minded. (mind) 2 Oliver s new girlfriend isn t s md s he is. She seems quite. (blnce) 3 Our English techer doesn t get ngry esily. She s extremely. (temper) 4 My prents re quite. They won t listen to other people s opinions. (mind) 5 Grce never thinks of nyone else becuse she s so. (centre) 6 My sister-in-lw is very. She sys one thing nd does nother. (fce) 7 Since he went brod, Jck hs become more bout other cultures. (mind) 8 You won t be ble to chnge her mind she s very. (will) 9 When we go out my friend Jck never offers to buy the drinks. I wish he wsn t so. (fist) 10 The new mnger thinks lot of himself. He s very. (hed) 3 MINI GRAMMAR the the + comprtives Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brckets. 1 The more you worry bout it, the worse you ll feel. (worry lot, bd) 2 The you own, the you become. ( lot of gdgets, lzy) 3 The you re, the he ll be. (lte, ngry) 4 The my English, the I ll spek. (prctise lot, good) 5 The it gets, the you hve to wer. (cold, lot of clothes) 6 The you do, the you ll get. ( lot of exercise, fit) 3 A I ve seen this film before. B Well, I. A Do you mind if I chnge chnnels B Yes, I mind! I wnt to see the end. 4 A You re going to Sm s prty, B No, I m not. A Why not You hven t rgued with him gin, B Yes. And we ren t going out together ny more. 5 A I ll be bck bit lte tonight. B you Where re you going A To concert with some friends. B Oh, OK. You ll be bck before 12, A Of course. 6 A Pete, you couldn t lend me some money B No, sorry. Why A I ve spent ll my slry this month. B So. Tht s why I cn t lend you ny! 7 A I didn t go out lst night. B Neither. I ws too tired. A So. 8 A You ren t from round here, B No, I m from Austrli. I hven t been here long. A I don t suppose you like the British wether. B Actully, I like it. I prefer cool wether to hot wether.
5 PRONUNCIATION intontion nd sentence rhythm Listen nd repet the converstions. Copy the rhythm, stressing the bold uxiliries. 1 A You don t like the soup, do you B I do like it. It s just tht it s very hot. 2 A You hven t bought me present, hve you B I hve bought you one. It s just tht I ve left it t home. 3 A You ren t enjoying this film, re you B I m enjoying it. It s just tht I ve seen it before. 4 A You didn t bring ny money, did you B I did bring some money. It s just tht I ve spent it ll. 5 A You won t ever wer those trousers I gve you, will you B I will wer them. It s just tht I prefer wering jens. 6 A You cn t ply tennis, cn you B I cn ply tennis. It s just tht I m not very good t it. 6 LISTENING Listen to rdio progrmme bout superstitions nd complete the chrt. Superstition When or where Why Originted in the Middle 1 People thought blck cts possessed evil 2 Originted in ncient 3 People thought it broke the 4 of the tringle Originted in the 5 People knocked on 6 to cll the good spirits Originted t the time of the 7 The Pope pssed lw obliging people to bless the person who ws 8 b Listen gin with the udio script on p.69 nd try to guess the mening of ny words tht you don t know. Then check in your dictionry. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES Lern these words nd phrses. binoculrs /bɪˈnɒkjələz/ drg (sth cross the floor) /dræɡ/ breeze /briːz/ estte gent /ɪsˈteɪt ˌeɪdʒənt/ crry on (doing sth) /ˈkæri ɒn/ glide /ɡlɪd/ curtins /ˈkɜːtnz/ hllucinte /həˈluːsɪneɪt/ dome /dəʊm/ terrced houses /ˈterəst ˈhʊzɪz/ FILE 1 9
Colloquil English Tlking bout interviews 1 LOOKING AT LANGUAGE Mtch the forml words in sentences 1 10 with the informl words in the box. nswer begin buy check fill in finish follow sy see show 1 My collegue ws dismissed becuse she didn t dhere to the terms of her contrct. follow 2 Plese stte your preference for telephone or fce-to-fce interview. 3 The next trining course will commence on 1st June. 4 The receptionist sked me to complete n ppliction form. 5 These figures demonstrte the problems fcing the compny. 6 Customers re dvised to retin their receipt when they purchse n item. 7 The cndidte mde no response when he ws sked bout his experience. 8 My contrct will terminte t the end of the yer. 9 They clled the cndidte s referee to verify his story. 10 We view your prospects of promotion s very high. 2 READING Red the rticle. Mrk the sentences T (true) or F (flse). 1 Guy Gom ws invited to the BBC becuse he hd pplied for job. 2 Mr Gom ws hoping to be tken on s clener. 3 Mr Gom ws interviewed s soon s he rrived. 4 IT expert, Guy Kewney, ws t the BBC t the sme time s Guy Gom. 5 Guy Kewney hd been invited to pper on news progrmme. 6 Both men were witing t the sme reception re. 7 The producer collected the wrong mn for the news progrmme. 8 Mr Gom becme wre of the mistke while he ws being prepred for the interview. 9 Mr Gom dmitted tht he wsn t Mr Kewney on live television. 10 In the end, Mr Gom ws not offered job t the BBC. b Look t the highlighted words nd phrses. Wht do you think they men Use your dictionry to look up their mening nd pronuncition. The wrong mn for the job! Mix up t BBC leds to job pplicnt ppering on live TV. All sorts of things cn go wrong in job interview, rnging from spilling drink to your mobile phone ringing the list is endless. Few pplicnts, however, turn up for their interview nd end up ppering live on British television. This is exctly wht hppened to 43-yer-old grdute Guy Gom when he went long to job interview t the BBC. Mr Gom, from the Republic of the Congo, hd pplied for the position of Dt Support Clenser, job which involves updting records on dtbse. On the dy of the interview, he rrived t BBC Television Centre in good time nd ws told to wit in the min reception re until he ws clled. At the sme time, News 24 presenter Kren Bowermn ws prepring to interview British technology expert Guy Kewney bout the verdict of the Apple versus Apple court cse. This ws high-profile cse between Apple Computer nd The Betles record lbel Apple Corps over the rights to use the nme Apple. Mr Kewney ws witing to be collected for his TV ppernce in nother reception re. The mix-up occurred when producer went to get the technology expert from the wrong reception re. The producer pproched Mr Gom nd sked him if he ws Guy. Hering his first nme, Mr Gom sid tht he ws nd he ws tken to the News 24 studio. After hving mke-up put on, he ws seted in front of the cmers nd wired with microphone. Although Mr Gom thought ll the preprtions very unusul, he prepred to do his best for wht he believed would be his job interview. A few moments lter, Ms Bowermn introduced Mr Gom on live television s technology expert Guy Kewney. At first, Mr Gom becme visibly shocked, but then he simply plyed long becuse he did not wnt to mke scene. He did his best to nswer three questions bout the verdict of the court cse nd its implictions for the music industry. Menwhile, Mr Kewney, still in the witing re nd looking up t TV screen, ws stonished to see Mr Gom being interviewed in his plce. As soon s the mistke ws relized, the BBC recorded n interview with Mr Kewney for lter brodcst, but it ws never shown. Twenty minutes fter ppering live on TV, Mr Gom ttended his rel job interview, which lsted for just ten minutes, but he did not get the job. A spokesperson for the BBC sid tht they were looking crefully t their guest procedures nd tht they would tke every mesure to ensure tht the misunderstnding didn t hppen gin. Mr Gom becme minor celebrity for while, nd he ppered on severl TV shows. 10