Discussing the past ‘Transcript (and answers) aminer My cousin’ been offered a new job. She says she had avery strange interview, 50 doesnt know whether to take the job or not Cavidate So what you mean is, your cousin might regret accepting tne job? aminer That’ right ldorithink shes wery sure that tse good place rowork Candidate Why, what happened? Eaminer Will the interviewer asked her lots of svange questions ‘ondidate What about? es Candidate What do you think should have happened? ‘raminer |think the interviewer should have kept to asking her uestions about her work experience. Candidate Do you think she should have refused to answer the questions? Examiner Well ido wonder if that would have Been the best thing to do.yes Candidate What do you think would have happened ifshe had refused to answer the questions? Examiner dont think she would have been offered the job! Transcript (and answers) Examiner If taken music mote seriously when | was younger think! ‘ight have been quite agcod musician “ Gpnddate In othe; woids you wish you'd taken music more etiously? late INhot sid you use to do iniass? Beabainhet is 120 to play games and not really pay attention Transcript (and answers) eae Teompleines to my manage the other week bout my slaty and now Im beginning toregiet eMraate So wnat youre ying i would have ben better if you hacntsaid anything? Spaminer Wel starting to thinkthat’ ve, yes Candidate Whtheppened? Frommer Well my erage: has been under a fot of pressure recent Pat unk things a iit forthe company nancy so she as tough to worry about Hypothesising about then and now Transcript (and answers) o you think f you had paid more attention, you'd be a rock starnow? How would things be cifferent now ifyou had pald more attention? Would things have been diferent now f youd pald more attention at school? ‘Are you assuming that things would be better now ifyou'd learnt to playa musical instrument? Tassume you think that things would be diffecent Ifyou hadnt been solazy? iner About her personel fe, her social activities, and her fiends er Thats right. cid take i at ll seriously when | wes younger Transcript (and answers) 1 E sawan amazing ob advertised lst year | wish 3 applied frit, 2 E Leaming a foreign language is supposed to give Insights inva ‘a new culture, as well as language skis But languages were never ‘aught in my schoolWishes and hopes for now and the future Transcript (and answers) 1 {Examiner My friend's been feeling really upset. She told me she made a bbad decision last year and regrets itnow. Candidate Does she wish she could change things? Examiner Yes, she does, but she doesrit think it's possible now, Candidate What does she wish she could change? raminer She wishes she could eturn to her previous job, ater accepting a promotion to a more challenging one. She hopes that shell be able to get suppor to help her do better in her new job. Candidate And what are her hopes forthe future? Examiner She hopes that shell never make the sare mistakes again. 2 Examiner My cousin's been offered a new jab. He says he was given a very strange interview, so doesn't know whether to take the job or aot Candidate Does he wish he could do the interview again? Examiner Well rm not sure he would want todo it again, but I think wishes he could do it with a different person, to be sure the jobs OK Gandidate What does he hope will happen? fxaminer He hopes thatthe incerview was strange because of one ‘person and the job willbe fe and normal Candidate And what does he hope won't happen? Examiner He hopes thatthe job doesn't tur our to beas strange as, the interviewer 3 Examiner | complained to my boss the other week about my salty and row beginning to wish thadrit said anything, Candidate What do you wish he would do? Examiner | wish he would take me sericusly and ghe me a pay tse Candidate What do you wish you could do? Examiner I wish | could find another job! Candidate Do you hope things will change? Examiner Yes,'do, But fm not sure they wil Candidate What do you hope will happen? Examiner | hope hell start being nice to me and consider my cequest fora pay rise ‘Candidate Are you feeling hopeful? Examiner Not aly! Candidate So do you hope to get.a job somewhere else one day? Examine | think that would be good.