Practice English Listening A2 Exercises – Job skills

Jeff may need to work overtime and on weekends sometimes. Jeff decides to apply for the job anyway.

Transcripts

Jeff:   What do they say about the job?

Mai:   Let’s see. You must have experience using different devices and platforms, because you have to test the games to see if there are any bugs . . . and you need to be able to work well with a team.

Jeff:   That’s no problem.

Mai:   Look. It says that sometimes you may need to work overtime and on weekends.

Jeff:   Well, that is a problem.

Mai:   But the pay is really good. And I think you’d enjoy it.

Jeff:   You’ve got a point. I guess it is an interesting opportunity. Yeah, I’ll apply for it.

A

1   Alex: architect

2   Evelyn: doctor

3   Edward: flight attendant

B

1   he doesn’t want a regular nine-to-five job; he’d like to work for himself; he’s good at drawing and thinks it would be fun to design people’s homes and businesses; he’s done some drawings recently of his dream house

2   she’d like to have a job where she helps people; she’d love working in a children’s hospital in a developing country; she has plans to get into medical school

3   he enjoys working with people; he loves traveling; he doesn’t want a job where he’s stuck in an office all day; he’s not really interested in making a lot of money at this point in his life; he wants to get out and see the world

Transcripts

1   Alex

Alex:   What kind of job do I have in mind? Well, I don’t want a regular nine-to-five job and eventually, I’d like to work for myself. I’m good at drawing, and I think it would be fun to design people’s homes and businesses. I’ve actually been reading blogs about designing and am looking into programs at universities.

Woman:   That sounds great. Have you tried designing anything?

Alex:   Well, yes, I’ve actually done some drawings recently of my dream house. Would you like to see them?

Woman:   Definitely.

2   Evelyn

Woman:   What kind of career are you planning for yourself?

Evelyn:   I don’t know. I think I’d like to have a job where I can help people. Everybody else in my family is in business, and I’m not good at selling or negotiating. It’s just not for me. I know I’d love working overseas, though. Maybe in a children’s hospital in a developing country. But that’s a long way away. I have to get into medical school first, and that’s not going to be easy!

3   Edward

Woman:   So what kind of job are you looking for?

Edward:   Well, I haven’t made up my mind. I enjoy working with people, and I love traveling. I don’t want a job where I’m stuck in an office all day.

Woman:   Are you interested in working in business? That’s where you can sometimes make good money.

Edward:   I’m not really interested in making a lot of money at this point in my life. I just want to get out and see the world. I’ll worry about money later.