Lesson  16

Section One:

Dialogue 1:  1. c    2. c

Dialogue 2:  1. a    2. c    3. c     4. b 

Dialogue 3:  1. In a post office. 

             2. She wants to send a greetings telegram to Germany and buy a book of stamps and  

                half a dozen air mail labels.

             3. 75 pence.

Dialogue 4:  1. b    2. a    3. b     4. c    5. c

Dialogue 5:  1. F    2. F    3. F    4. T

Dialogue 6:  1. b    2. c

Dialogue 7:  1. F    2. T    3. F    4. T

Dialogue 8:  A.1. They are roommates.

               2. His radio is terribly loud and he often uses the first speaker’s soap.

               3. To turn his radio down a fraction and to buy his own soap .

             B.1. disturbing    

               2. felt so strongly

Section Two:

A.
B. Hotel English

 Dialogue 1 : 1 . c   2. c   3. b    4. a

 Dialogue 2: ink ; shirt ; tomorrow ; laundry ; this evening;

             tomorrow morning ; tell them ; sir ; kind of you

 Dialogue 3: an early call ; fix that for ; waking device ; at the head of ; set it to

 Dialogue 4: 1. T    2. F    3. F     4. T     5. F

 Dialogue 5: (2)—(a + e + c);  (1+6+4)—( b + d + f );  (5+3)

C. Parties

  1. a      2. b       3. c        4. a

D. Discussion.

  1. (everything) ; (catching the same train every morning) ;

     (sitting in the same office all day) ;

 (watching the same television)

  2. (they hunted for their food) ; (they grew their own vegetables) ;

     (they did things for themselves)

  3. (the same sort of job) ; (years and years) ; (no variety)

  4. (he needs a holiday)

Section Three

1. what was the worst problem you encountered in your present job?

2. How did you handle it?

3. Why do you want to leave your present job?

4. What are you most proud of having done in your present job?

5. Why do you think you are qualified for this job?

6. What sort of boss would you like to work for?

7. Supposing a member of your staff was frequently away from work, claiming to be ill,

what action would you take?

8. If you were working as a part of the team, what unspoken rules of behavior would you observe?

9. How long do you plan to stay in this job?