UNIT 1 - KEY

 EXERCISE 5 – PAGE 11

1. Complete the following profiles of different applicants for the jobs. Decide on which
job they are applying for (………).

a. I am interested in the job as 1…SECRETARY… I have broad experience in working

with different 2__COMPUTER PROGRAMMES__ and 3__USING____ social media. I
am 4_GOOD AT dealing with people because I am a 5__FRIENDLY___ and
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__SOCIABLE_ person. I can 7_WORK_ under pressure because I never lose my
control. I live in downtown Cubao.
b. I graduated in Engineering 10 years ago but I continued studying abroad and I am
specialized in Energy resources. I 8_AM GOOD AT___ designing new ways of
optimizing energy and I also 9__FIND IT EASY_____ to adapt old systems to new
ways. I was the manager of my office in my last job as I am 10 _CONFIDENT____
and 11 ____________. For all this, I think I can apply for the position of
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…ELECRICAL ENGINEER….
c. I was Human Resources Manager at an insurance agency in my country for 5 years
but now I am looking for opportunities to test my qualifications in a more
demanding firm. I am 14 _GOOD AT COMPUTERS___ so I have experience with
different computing programs. Anyway, I am a 15__FAST LEARNER____ and I find it
easy 16__TO ADAPT____to any I haven’t used yet. In my opinion, I will make a
good 17…HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER…

ANSWERS MAY VARY.

 EXERCISE 10 – PAGE 15

Answer the following questions:

a. How did the company explain why they were stopping the advances?
They said there had been many abuses

b. What did the stoker say to get the money advance, anyway?
They said they had an “emergency”.

c. What did the new rule then state?

It stated that employees would get their pay on the 5th and the 20th only and that
they would not make any exception.

d. What did they clerks think when they had to re hire employees?
 They thought that nobody had told them not to re hire the same people. They
thought that if there were stokers available when they needed them, they hired
them.

e. What did the workers say when they wanted to be re-hired?

They said it was a mistake because they were different people who had worked at
different places.

 EXERCISE 11 – PAGE 18

Report the following explanations about why the stokers were asking for money.

JUAN GARCIA: “My wife didn’t feel well last night and I decided to take her to hospital to have
her treated. The doctor ordered different analyses on her and she has to see him tomorrow
again and he will then tell her if she needs some extra medicine. So I would need an advance
of my money in case we have to buy some pills or something:”

Juan Garcia said that his wife hadn’t felt well the night before so he had decided to take her to
hospital to have her treated. He also said that the doctor had ordered different analyses on her
and that she had to see him the following day again so that he would then tell her if she
needed some extra medicine. So she finally said that he needed an advance of his money in
case they had to buy some pills or something.

MANUEL MENDOZA: “My eldest son is under a medical treatment as he has a bad lung. It
means a series of vaccines every three days. We are almost finishing but I still need to pay for
the last dose. I need the money to get the vaccine.”

Manuel Mendoza said that his eldest son was under medical treatment as he had a bad lung.
He explained that that meant a series of vaccines every three days. He also explained that they
were almost finishing but he still needed to pay for the last dose so he needed the money to
get the vaccine.

MIGUEL AYALA: “My mother is an old lady and needs vitamins as she can’t walk well because
her legs are not strong enough. I’m going to take her to the doctor’s tomorrow and I’m sure he
will prescribe more tests and medicine. You see, I don’t think the money I have left will be
enough:”

Miguel Ayala told Larry that his mother was an old lady and she needed vitamins as she
couldn’t walk well because her legs were not strong enough. He explained that he was going
to take her to the doctor’s the following day and he was sure the doctor would prescribe more
tests and medicine. He said he didn’t think the money he had left would be enough.

 EXERCISE 13 – PAGE 19

Report the following conversations as narrative pieces.

Conversation 1
Juan García: “Can I have an advance of my money?”
Larry: “Sorry, Juan. Look at the notice. There is a new rule in the company No more
advances. Employees will only be paid on the 5th and 20th of each month. I can’t give
you your money:”
Juan García: “I’m quiting, then. I have a job offer in another gas plant. Can you give me
my money?”
Larry: “Don`t do this, Juan. You will lose the job and I don’t know if you will get it back.
Think about what you are going to do carefully.”

Juan Garcia asked Larry to give him an advance of his money but Larry refused and
asked him to look at the notice because there was a new rule in the company. The rule
ordered Larry not to give him any more advances. It said that employees would only
be paid on the 5th and 20th of each month. Larry explained to Juan that he couldn’t give
him his money.

Conversation 2
Miguel Anaya: “I must buy medicine for my children.”
Larry: “But it is the 10th today. I can’t give you any money.”
Miguel Anaya: “Give me my money because this is an emergency”.
Larry: The company will not advance any more money. Read the notice on the board
and you will understand.”
Miguel Anaya: “Can’t you make an exception just this time?”
Larry: “Sorry. No.”

Miguel Anaya said that he must buy medicine for his children. Larry explained to him
that it was the 10h and he couldn’t give him any money. Miguel asked him to give him
his money because it was an emergency. Larry told him that the company would not
advance any more money and ordered him to read the notice on the board and so he
would understand. Miguel asked Larry to make an exception just that time but Larry
refused.

Conversation 3
Larry: “Sir, can I have a word with you? We have a problem with the stokers.
Manager: “Don’t let them bother you. Just say no”
Larry: “Could you be a bit more flexible with the new rule’”
Manager: “No more advances is the rule”.

Larry asked the manager to have a word with him because they had a problem with
the stokers. The manager ordered him not to let them bother him, to just say no.
Larry asked him to be a bit more flexible with the new rule but the manager refused
because the rule was no more advances.
 EXERCISE 14/15 – PAGE 20

Write down what Larry asked the Mexicans in each case

a- ……Can you read………………….……………….……………? Stoker: “yes, sir. I can read”.

b- ……Do you have any money left from your salary? St: “I don’t have any more
money left”
c- ……Why do you need the money………………………? St: “My children are seriously ill
and need some medicine”
d- ……Are you sure you want to quit……………….……? St: “I ‘m very sure, sir.”
e- ……Where did you work before coming here…..? St: “I worked in a gas plant in
Puebla until last month”.
f- ……Why did you leave your job there………………? St: “I wanted to move to
another city”

Now tell the class what Larry asked and why you think he made that question.

a- Larry asked him if he could read.

b- Larry asked if he had any money left from his salary.
c- He asked him why he needed the money
d- He asked him if he was sure he wanted to quit
e- He asked where he had worked before coming to the gas plant
f- Larry asked the stoker why he had left his job there?

 EXERCISE 1 – PAGE 22

 Report the following questions based on the story Señor Payroll.

a. “Do you really have an emergency, Pete?”
Larry asked Pete if he really had an emergency

b. “Why are you lying to me, Juan?”

Larry asked Juan why he was lying to him

c. “How much money do you need for your child’s medicine, Francisco?”
Larry asked Francisco how much money he needed for his child’s medicine.

d. “Why can’t I get my money now, señor?” asked one of the stokers.
One of the stokers asked why he couldn’t get his money.

e. “Where are you going to find another well-paid job like this?” asked Larry.
Larry asked where he was going to find another well-paid job like that.

f. “Is your father ill?”

Larry asked the stoker if his father was ill.