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title: The Interruption | ||
description: 商务英语,零基础学英语 | ||
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# An Introduction | ||
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<video controls style="width:100%;" autoplay> | ||
<source src="https://media.englishburning.com/bec/english-at-work/The%20Interruption.mp4"/> | ||
</video> | ||
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::: warning 单词复习 | ||
单词复习请<ins>[访问 APP 中的“单词广场”](https://app.englishburning.com)</ins>查看。 | ||
::: | ||
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Anna's job interview continues. But with all the pressure and stress, she has frozen mid-sentence, unable to find the right word in English for what she wants to say. | ||
Structuring answers | ||
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The programme looks at useful phrases for structuring answers in a job interview. | ||
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Phrases from the programme: | ||
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Firstly, this job is an ideal match for my skills and experience. | ||
Secondly,... | ||
Above all, the reason I want this job is... | ||
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::: tip Listening Challenge | ||
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What word is **Anna** | ||
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struggling to remember that means being very enthusiastic and wanting very much to succeed? | ||
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The answer is at the bottom of the transcript below: | ||
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## Transcript | ||
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Narrator | ||
Hello! Welcome back to the offices of Tip Top Trading, where **Anna**'s interview for a sales job continues. When we last said goodbye, Tip Top boss **Paul** had asked **Anna** | ||
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why she wanted the job. First she said: | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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Errr... mmmmm... | ||
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Narrator | ||
Since then, she's added: | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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Mmmm... errr... | ||
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Narrator | ||
And as we join her again, **Anna** | ||
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is saying: | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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Well, errrr... I'm errr. | ||
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Narrator | ||
Come on, **Anna** | ||
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! If you can't think of the word you need, find another way of saying it. | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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I am... Well, I really, really want this job and I am willing to work very hard if I get it. | ||
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**Paul** | ||
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So you’re very motivated, then? | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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Motivated! Yes, that’s it. I am really motivated. | ||
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**Paul** | ||
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Good! Why? | ||
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Narrator | ||
Now over to you **Anna** | ||
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; structure your answer! Say, 'firstly', then give your first reason, 'secondly' and then a second reason. Then say, 'above all' and give a really, really good, enthusiastic final reason! Go for it: firstly! | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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Firstly! | ||
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**Paul** | ||
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Firstly...? | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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Firstly, this job is an ideal match for my skills and experience: I've spent several years working in sales and I get on with people easily. Well, I mean, apart from the ones I don't like, of course. Secondly, I know Tip Top Trading is one of the fastest-growing companies in London, and I want to be part of that. | ||
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**Paul** | ||
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That's absolutely right. Tip Top Trading is the fastest-growing company in the plastic fruit sector. But enough about the company; this is all about you, Annabel. | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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. | ||
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**Paul** | ||
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Sorry, **Anna** | ||
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. Where were we? | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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Well, I said that firstly, this job is an ideal match for my skills and experience, secondly, the company is growing fast... and… and… above all… the reason I want this job is… | ||
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**Paul** | ||
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Yes? (knock on the door) Denise! Is everything alright? | ||
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Denise | ||
No **Paul** | ||
, it’s not. Everything is not OK! | ||
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**Paul** | ||
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You look pale. Here, sit down, drink what's left of my tea. | ||
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Denise | ||
Oh, thank you! Oh… what are those bits floating in it? | ||
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**Paul** | ||
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Oh they're just lumps of soggy biscuit. In fact, if I can just... get that bit out... with my finger... for you… Mmm, delicious! Now, tell me what happened. | ||
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Denise | ||
Well, it's terrible... | ||
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Narrator | ||
Oh dear! Just as **Anna** | ||
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was doing really well, it looks like her interview has come to a sudden end. What’s happened? Join us next time to find out. But before we go, here's a reminder of how **Anna** structured her response: | ||
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Firstly, this job is an ideal match for my skills and experience | ||
Secondly, I know Tip Top Trading is one of the fastest-growing companiesin London and… | ||
above all… the reason I want this job is… | ||
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**Anna** | ||
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couldn’t remember the word ‘motivated’, so she just found another way of saying what she meant. | ||
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I really, really want the job and I am willing to work very hard if I get it. | ||
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Nice work, **Anna** | ||
! Let's hope you get the chance to finish your interview next week! | ||
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::: tip Listening Challenge - Answer | ||
What word is **Anna** struggling to remember that means being very enthusiastic | ||
and wanting very much to succeed? | ||
Motivated. | ||
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