Practice English Listening A2 Exercises – Listening to people talk about their job preferences

The job requires someone who speaks more than one language.

Transcripts

BRAD:   Hello?

WOMAN:   Hello, this is the employment office of Holiday Cruise Lines. May I speak with Brad?

BRAD:   Hello! This is Brad.

WOMAN:   Ah, good. Brad, we got your application for assistant entertainment director. Your skills look good, but I have a question: Do you speak any other languages?

BRAD:   No, not really ….

WOMAN:   Oh, that’s too bad. We’re really looking for someone who can speak at least one other language. I’m sorry. But we’ll keep your application and call you if another job comes up.

BRAD:   Oh, OK. Well, thank you for calling me. And I hope to hear from you again!

A

1 flight attendant   2 doctor   3 model

B

1   He’s not interested in an office job.

2   He’s not interested in it now. He’ll worry about that later.

3   They’re in law or business.

4   She wants to go to medical school.

5   He has kept fit and has taken acting lessons.

6   He shows her some professional photos of himself

Transcripts

1   Bill

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

BILL:   Well, I haven’t made up my mind. I love working with people, and I love traveling. I don’t want a job where I’m stuck in an office all day. I want to get out and see the world.

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

BILL:   I’m not really interested in making a lot of money at this point in my life. I’ll worry about that later.

2   Shannon

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

SHANNON:   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 law or business – you know, boring stuff like that. That’s just not for me. I know I’d like to work 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   Ben

BEN:   What kind of job do I have in mind? Well, I don’t want a regular nine-to-five job. Eventually, I’d like to get into acting – maybe even break into movies. But I guess that won’t happen for a while.

WOMAN:   So what are you doing in the meantime?

BEN:   Well, I work out at the gym nearly every day. I need to be really fit. And I’m taking acting lessons as well so that I feel comfortable in front of the crowd. I just had some pictures taken to show to agents in the city. Would you like to see them?

WOMAN:   Sure.

1 serious   2 generous   3 moody   4 short-tempered

Transcripts

1   A boss

WOMAN:   How do you like your new boss?

MAN:   She’s OK. I just wish she’d learn to lighten up a little.

WOMAN:   What do you mean?

MAN:   Oh, she never enjoys a joke. She never laughs. It’s hard to even get a smile out of her.

2   A co-worker

MAN:   Look what Mary gave me! Isn’t this a great book?

WOMAN:   Yeah, it is! Mary’s so sweet – she’s always giving her friends and co-workers presents. And she’s so helpful with her time.

3   A teacher

WOMAN:   What do you think of the new French teacher?

MAN:   Well, she’s kind of strange. She’s happy one minute, and the next minute she’s not.

4   A relative

MAN:   Hey, what’s wrong?

WOMAN:   I’m fed up with my brother! It seems like he’s always angry at me about something.

MAN:   Really?

WOMAN:   Yeah. He gets upset so easily. I don’t know what’s the matter with him.