Listening Job interview

Vocabulary

1. To land – знайти роботу;

2. Fabulous – казковий;
3. Tourist spot – туристичне місце;
4. Top-notch – першокласний;
5. Struggle (with) – боротися з;
6. Overwhelming – нездоланний;
7. Bliss – блаженство;
8. Disorder – розлад(психічний)

Task 1 Choose the correct answer

The man studied English and _____ at the university.

a) sociology
b) psychology
c) biology

He found his first job in Japan at a _____.

a) community college
b) private language school
c) university

The man's cooking students wanted to ____.

a) create new food items

b) practice English with tourists
c) open their own restaurants

Now, the man works at a Japanese restaurant and at a ____.

a) mental health treatment center

b) modern fitness center
c) language training center

The man should be a good candidate for the job because he ____.

a) specializes in grammar instruction

b) has taught in many different countries
c) has experience in psychological advising

Task 2 fill in the gaps during listening

Man: Okay. Um, yeah. I’ve always been interested in teaching in a language program like this, and
uh, I
1. ______________ a degree in English and psychology eight years ago. Yeah, and uh then I landed
my first job overseas in Japan.

Man: Well, I taught English and, uh, 2________________.

Man: Well, well, I know it sounds like an unusual combination, but I completed a program in
culinary arts before I got my, uh, English and 3._______________________

Man: Well, um, many of my students wanted to become chefs in restaurants, or they wanted to start
their own restaurants, uh, and in our area, there were many, uh,4. ________________.

Woman: Wow. That’s, that’s pretty impressive. That’s interesting. [ . . . and tasty.] Oh, I bet. So,
why did you return to 5.___________________? How long have you been back?

Woman: Really? 6._______________________

Man: Well, it’s called Flying Sushi. 7.___________________

Woman: Wow. You have such a wide range of experience. Uh, you know, 8._______________ we
have fifteen people who are applying for this position. Man: And finally, I speak
9.__________________ languages . . . .

Man: Well, I speak Spanish, 10._______________________ at an advanced level.And I also speak

Arabic at a high-intermediate level.

Task 3 match the word with their definitions

1. bliss a) try hard to do something;

2. to land b) a feeling that something is so
3. fabulous difficult or confusing that you
4. struggle with cannot do it;
5. disorder c) perfect happiness;
6. tourist spot d) a mental condition that is not
7. top-notch normal;
8. overwhelming e) of the best quality;
f) a place where tourists visit things of
interest;
g) find a job;
h) great, wonderful;
Task 4 fill in the gaps with new vocabulary

1. This school’s business program is ______________, and for this reason, it is hard to get in.
2. Some international students struggle with emotional _____________ when they live
overseas.
3. Running long races isn’t all ___________. There are times when you feel terrible, and you
want to quit.
4. Hawaii is a fantastic ___________________ if you enjoy surfing.
5. How long have you _______________________ that terrible work schedule?
6. The job was so ___________________ for James that he only last two weeks in the job.
7. How did you land this ______________ job with so little experience?
8. My father was able ______________ a very good job immediately after he graduated from
college.

Post-Listening Exercise

Think about your own major or future career? What are four qualities or qualifications that help
people in your field become successful?

Online Investigation

Use the Internet to look up three jobs that interest you. What Web sites do you find most useful to
find these job offerings?