Interviewer: Art?
4 c) o6 V3 T" B( ~0 `. q- b: B Pitt: Well, I really wanted to study art. It didn’t turn out like that, because
; X4 D+ W- q$ Y0 i5 }1 ? a friend of my fathers offered me a job. It’s an accountant in London. A quite big firm, you know.
7 R7 a9 B$ ~) L* R2 I( J Interviewer: I see. A firm of accountants. Interesting. In your application, you8 Z/ x3 e5 x$ ^- \/ `/ D
say that you only spent nine months with this firm of accountants. Why was that?
5 ?8 Y/ _' W; s! P: M. V Pitt: It was nearly a year actually. Well, to be quite honest, I didn’t like it.; n4 T" @% `" G
I just couldn’t seem to get interested in the job although there were fairly good prospects. So I got a place at the art college to do a three-year diploma course.% H$ @+ L1 p$ I3 a
Interviewer: I see. Now Mr. Pitt, what about hobbies and interests? Er, what do
2 v) O5 e+ r- V9 v, Z. r you do in your spare time?4 w: H/ o' i2 d$ T. U, Q
Pitt: I like jazz, traditional and folk music. I don’t play of course, but I go; h3 M, i3 X* o, u) U7 z6 G+ q
to quite a lot of concerts and I go to the theater occasionally and act a bit my7 J7 @3 z0 n3 q3 ]- r' D$ @
self. I’m in the local Germanic society. I read quite a lot and I’ve done a bit
, k( N. z1 o6 n6 [. z0 g* ^% } of photography. Also, I’ve traveled a lot. Hitchhike a dolly for Europe. Last year that was.
7 y) @5 j* ]2 O p4 d, }" Y Interviewer: Very interesting. Mr. Pitt. I think, that’s all I wanted to ask about your background. Now let’s talk about the management trainee scheme. What exactly do you think a manager does?6 ~. r% U. F0 @: A& ^
Pitt: I don’t know a great deal about the work.6 v" }! B. W9 G: c. O; L" u: o
Interviewer: But you have got any ideas about it. You must have thought about it.
5 p5 I; `1 n2 b Pitt: Well, I... Suppose he has a lot of... a... what is called policy making to
v- ?$ G4 G9 o+ F do. And... he has to know how to work with people, and all about the company. 2 j" p( L- b4 y! P
Interviewer: Mm. 8 Z! a, S: f }6 S& w1 l5 o- O
Pitt: Yes, I... should think a manager must know something about all aspects of the work.8 H9 S5 `! N0 H4 B# A* F" ?
Interviewer: Yes, that’s right. We like our executive staff to undergo a thorough training. Young men on our trainee scheme have to work through every branch in the company.
% i1 F! z% E3 R m Pitt: Oh.4 \* o F+ J+ u$ ^# X2 \: x9 r! S
Interviewer: And one of them is accountancy. Presumably you wouldn’t like that.* ?2 }$ V, Z& `) X+ D6 n( d
Pitt: Well, if I had to do it, I suppose... But I was thinking that my French an
' u6 {2 F* Q) Y d German would mean that I could specialize in overseas work. I’d like to be some sort of an export salesman and travel abroad.: g+ q+ ~! I5 M8 i% @
Interviewer: You know, the glamour of traveling abroad disappears when you’ve got a hard job of work to do. It’s not all fun and game.
9 Z7 ]/ ~* S5 x' n+ F# z Pitt: Oh yes, I realize that. It’s just that my knowledge of languages would be/ ~- q, Y# |8 \& Y( D
useful.' v' ~$ y5 \" x f! z
Interviewer: Now, Mr. Pitt, is there anything you want to ask me?2 v6 p# q# x8 v% q. B7 v
Pitt: Well, there is one or two things. I’d like to know if I have to sign a contract and what the salary and prospects are.7 Q: G6 H; k' [6 }' Z( Q
Interviewer: With our scheme, Mr. Pitt, there is no contract involved. Your progress is kept under constant review. If we at any time decide we don’t like you,
7 V. u+ b. e! v9 a3 { then that’s that. We reserve the right to dismiss you.
/ r- J: C% s: w Pitt: I see.
5 O) P2 ?# b& U% L Interviewer: Of course. You have the same choice about us.
% H Z1 w3 [& D0 T Pitt: Fair enough. And what about the salary?
0 r* _# R) K+ O' T0 @. [% l/ u. v Interviewer: As for salary, you’ll be on our fixed scales, starting at 870 pounds. For the successful trainee, the prospects are very good.
" u; J& G7 N1 X Pitt: I see. Thank you very much.
7 x) c# u/ u3 r( `$ z: L Interviewer: That’s all, Mr. Pitt. You should hear from us in a couple of weeks.
' x+ L; F3 b/ Z. ^ One way or the other, or we may ask you to come back for another chat. Thank you.$ V$ x+ r/ u5 p# s5 d$ G
Pitt: Goodbye, Mrs. Williams.
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+ N, Z& U" O( d4 C; I SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST1 x/ Z" T/ R* }0 W7 F
News Item 1(For Question 11)
+ v: v* T; J4 j; B Russian authorities are questioning five men suspected of taking about a do$ Q) ^: Y2 v4 p: Q, A
zen school children hostage and commandeering a helicopter for a ten million dollar ransom. The alleged gunmen were captured early Monday in southern Russia ending a four-day drama. The kidnappers initially demanded to be flown to Iran2 ?/ M) o. g1 L, z# R
. A police now believes their only aim was ten million dollars paid by the government most of which has now been recovered.
) n1 P0 Q8 j% B& B, M News Item 2 ( For Question 12 )6 J* o6 x8 S$ W- `- U' V! ]+ D8 s
The United States has announced that it’s to send one thousand more troops |