Applying for a job
Some weeks after Leo
Johnson had sent his resumé to Glow Co., a big fashion company,
he was invited
for an interview with Mr. Glen Custer, the general manager.
Mr. Custer:
Why are you applying for a job here?
Leo:
Because this is a good company. I believe I
will be able to improve
myself and be useful to the growth of the firm.
Mr. Custer: Do
you have an experience?
Leo:
Last year I worked as a trainee at the bank.
Mr. Custer:
Hmmm… So, you have no experience…
Leo: I have no experience as
an employee, sir. But I’m sure you
will like my work if you
will give me a chance.
Mr. Custer: Uh
uh! How much do you expect earn?
Leo:
I don’t know the company’s wage policy. Perhaps you
could help me with my answer.
Mr. Custer:
Our policy is according to the present job market.
Leo:
That’s great for me.
Mr. Custer:
How long do you plan to work with us?
Leo:
As long as it is interesting for both of us. But if it depends on me
it will be for a long time.
Leo:
Thank you very much, sir.
Mr. Custer:
You’re welcome.
Vocabulary:
to apply − to ask, to request resumé − curriculum vitae
manager − organizer growth
− expansion, development
trainee − someone in training employee − worker
to
be sure − to be certain to earn
− to get, to gain
wage − remuneration
policy − plan, program
perhaps − maybe great − fine, excellent
as
long as − while, until both
− the two
Obs.: Leia e analise o texto, só após resolva as
questões.
1. According to the text, Leo Johnson:
a) answered
objectively al the questions Mr. Custer asked him.
x b) didn’t
answer all the questions Mr. Custer asked him.
c) was
insecure about some questions.
d) has
experience in bank management.
e) wants to
work for the Grow Corporations for some time.
2. How much will Leo Johnson earn in his new job?
x a) It’s
mentioned in the text.
b) A high
salary.
c) A low
salary in the beginning.
d) It will
depend on his qualifications.
e) Mr.
Custer will decide after Johnson’s trial period.
3. Mr. Custer probably gave the job to Leo Johnson
because he:
a) had to
think about Johnson’s questions.
b) appreciated
Johnson’s experience ay a bank.
c) felt
sorry for Johnson.
x d)
appreciated the interview.
e)
considered Johnson a good young student.
4. The expressions “Hummm” and “Uh hu” in the
text probably mean:
x a)
hesitation and agreement.
b) disgust
and indifference.
c) doubt and
irony.
d)
disatisfaction and surprise.
e)
disappointment and reproach.
5. The question “How much do you expect to earn?” is
approximately the same as:
a) How much
dollars do you intend to get?
b) How many
dollars you pretend to receive?
x c) What
salary are you expecting to get?
d) How high
is the money you plan to make?
e) Which
wage you have in mind?
6. Transcreva todos os pronomes interrogativos do texto.
Why - how much - how long
7. Leo Johnson nunca esteve empregado. Transcreva uma frase do
texto que
justifique esta afirmação.
I have no Experience as an employee, sir.
I have no Experience as an employee, sir.
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