Part V  Memory test: Two Girls Talking on the Phone

1. Smith  Catherine  Sue  Sandy  Carol  Clara  Carl  Simon

2. in the office  at home  in a telephone booth  at a restaurant  in a taxi  in a department store

3. 2   3   4   5

4. two months  half a year  one year  two years  three years

5. When were you born?

  Where do you live?  √

  Are you married?  √

  Have you got any children?

  How many people are there in your family?

  Where did you go to school?  √

  What is your present job?

  What is your educational background?

  Why do you want to leave your present job?  √

  How much are you paid in your present job?  √

  Why are you interestedin the new job?  √

  How much do you expect to be paid in the new job?  √

  How do you intend to get to work?  √

  How long do you intend to stay at the job?  √

Tapescript:

Clara: That number has been engaged for ages. Nobody can be that popular. I wonder if her number’s been changed. I think I’ll try again. (Dialling)

Sue: 3346791.

Clara: Is that you Sue?

Sue: Who’s calling?

Clara: This is Clara. Clara Fulkson. Don’t you remember me?

Sue: Clara! Of course I remember you. How are you? I haven’t heard from you for at least 2 years. What are you doing?

Clara: Nothing very exciting . That’s one reason I’m ringing. I need some advice.

Sue: Advice? Hm…That’s good one. I’ve just been sacked. (Pips.)

Clara: There’s (a) pips. Hang on Sue. (Insert a coin) What do you mean you’ve just been sacked? Sue, you are the most successful woman I know.

Sue: That’s probaly why I’ve been sacked. But let’s talk about you. You said you needed some advice.

Clara: I certainly do. I want to ask you about interviews. Have you had (a) lots of them?

Sue: Yes, I have. Too many.

Clara: So could you tell me the sort of questions you are usually asked?

Sue: Let me think. The first ten questions are almost always the same. I call them the way’s, how’s and where’s.

(Pips again.)

Clara: Not again. Don’t go away. Sue, I’ve got one more coin. (Insert one more coin) Are you there Sue?

Sue: Yes, I’m still here.

Clara: Sorry, I didn’t understand what you were telling me. Could you repeat it?

Sue: It’s very boring. But here you are. I’m always asked: why I want to leave my present job; why I’m interested in the new job; how I intend to get to work; how long I intend to stay at the job; where I live; where I went to school; how much I’m paid in my present job; how much I expect to be paid in the new job. Oh, yes. I’m always asked if I’m married.

(Pips again.)

Clara: That’s it, Sue. No more coins. I’ll write to you soon. And many thanks.

Questions for memory test:

1. What are the names of the two speakers?

2. Where might the caller make the phone call?

3. How many coins did the caller insert?

4. How long haven’t the two girls seen each other for?

5. How many why’s, how’s and where’s can you remember? Place a tick by all the questions you can remember.