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Listening 2
A job interview
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Before you listen, answer the questions.
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Howdo you feel about interviews? Are you good
at them?
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Whenwas your last interview?What was it for?
Howdid it go?
2
h
Listen to Rachel having a job interview, and answer
the questions.
1
Where is Rachel working now?
2
Which part of the hospital does she work in?
3
Why is she looking for a new job?
3
h
Complete the sentences using the words below.
Then listen again and check.
applying for
lectures
night shift
fully-qualified part-time
rewarding
1
Are you a ___________ scrub nurse?
2
At themoment I’mdoing a ___________ course and
working at the same time.
3
It’s hard, especiallywhen I’mworking a ___________
and going to ___________ next day.
4
. . . it’s the contact with the patients that’s most
___________ .
5
Why are you ___________ a new job?
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Unit 1
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Language spot
Present Simple v Present Continuous
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We use the Present Simple to talk about routines,
duties, and things that happen all the time.
I
prepare
the instruments for surgery and
help
with
the operations.
Amidwife
delivers
babies.
Look at the listening script of Rachel’s interviewon
p.
125
, and underline all examples of the Present Simple.
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We use the Present Continuous to talk about
things we are doing at themoment, or things that
are happening now.
At the moment I
’mdoing
a part-time course.
Look at the listening script of Rachel’s interview, and
circle all examples of the Present Continuous.
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We can use certain verbs in the Present Simple
(for example
like
) with an -
ing
form.
I
like
watch
ing
operations.
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Some verbs, such as
like
,
want
,
know
, etc., are not used
in the Present Continuous.
I
like
my work at the moment!
not
I’m likingmy work at the moment!
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The Present Continuous is also used to talk about
future schedules (see Unit
14
).
I’
mworking
nights next weekend.
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p.116
1
Read this student
nurse’s email home to
her friend. Choose
the correct verb
forms to
complete it.