FORMAL DIALOGUE

-Good morning Mister Ronald Mc Donald, my name is Jackeline. I’ve decided to come here because I’d like to know if there’s any vacant positions in this company.

- Well, let’s talk about it, come in.


- Ok. First of all, can you tell me why you are applying for this job?

- Basically for a very simple reason. I’m about to study at this moment, and I have to face my expenses alone, so I’ve thought about looking for a job.

- Therefore, it implies that you’re not always available.

- Well yes, but my intention was to work only weekends. I looked it up on the internet and it said that this option was possible.

- Yes, of course, but, I need to know more about you and you availability, and your experience.

- I have to say that I’ve never worked in a burger place before; I’ve worked in a supermarket and in a clothes shop during the summer holidays.

- Well, as you know, the work done in a burger place doesn’t need many skills or much specialization, but as the person responsible for the company I have to be sure that you’re responsible, mature, practical… you know. First of all, how old are you?

- I’m seventeen but I’m going to be eighteen in August

- Ok. So you’re available only the weekends, but can you work full-time or only during the mornings or afternoons?

- I ‘m ready to work all day if it’s necessary, that's no problem for me.

- Ok. Well, now I would like you to provide some personal information, so please fill out this form.

- Oh! I’m so sorry! I left my passport number behind…

- Uhmm… that’s a problem. Well, I guess you can fill in the rest. At least one contact telephone number.

- Of course.

- Ok, then we'll do the following: If I want to take you on, you'll receive a call, and then you would come back and bring your passport and a photo ID.

- Ok sir. Thank you very much for seeing me. Hope to see you again.

Description of a friend: Laura

Her name is Laura. She's 16 years old and her birthday is November 29. Is younger than me. She lives in Castelló d'Empuries. It's a girl quite tall and she is white-skinned. She has always wore long hair, is a mixture of smooth and wavy dark blond hair. She has round face and eyes, her eyes are brown and sometimes even a touch of green. She dresses in a normal way, she never wears skirt, she uses to wear pants or jeans with high boots and a T-shirt or a jumper.
She is a very nice girl and very good friend. She is very quiet, sometimes a little bit lazy. Is cheerful and friendly, and very sympathetic. She listens to you when you have a problem and you need to talk to someone. She is a bit hesitant and insecure. She doesn't surrender easily. She likes to watch TV and go out with friends, also likes listening to music. It's very difficult that she gets angry. It makes over 4 years that I know her, so it's not a boring person, because I've never got tired of her. She's one of my best friends, I spend time with her and I'm sure she'll never disappoint me.

Opinion of a piece of news: Where have all the bees gone?

I recently read an article on BBC news that's about bees. The article says that for the past five years the bees have died in large numbers.
One of the countries most affected by the death of bees is the U.S.A. It's a country that has got a lot of pollination business, so it's very damaging for this country.
The media will contact with scientists and beekeepers on the causes of these deaths.
The BBC World Service programme 'The World Today' will be broadcasting live from the heart of California's Central Valley where billions of bees are gathered for the biggest bee migration event in the world, the pollination of the almond trees.
Personally I don't know very well if here in this country there's also a very high mortality of bees. But I think it's a bad sign. The honey is very important to humans, and we also need the pollination for the flowers. There are also people living in the honey business. If dying bees would be a big problem because they are essential, like many other insects. I think we should investigate the causes of this mortality, and preventing if it becomes more serious, that’s my opinion.

Swindle Restaurant

A small and dirty restaurant, that from outside it seems an intimate place and welcoming ,a tall woman with the black hairs glued to the nicotine and with stress enters not even without noticing in where she's just entreted it seems that she is nervous for something. A certaing smell is felt rancid, but she doesn't perceive it.


A: Good evening. Welcome to the “swindle Restaurant” Table for one?
L: Yes please and put me near the window and I want good light. Thanks
A: I’ll do want I can wait a minute, please
L: Ok, but I don’t have much time; I have to catch a plane in four hours

[One minute later]

A: Well, your table is ready, come with me please
L: Do I have to sit in this dirty, rotten chair?
A: I’m sorry all the chairs in this restaurant are like this
L: …
A: What would you like to have for your main course?
L: Emm… I want a steak please, without salt and well done and with a little bit of salt.
A: Ok Just a moment

[10 minutes later]

A: Here is you steak, miss.
L: Urg… I said without salt! Is it so difficult? Useless!!
A: Sorry miss, I‘ll sort it out, just a minute
A: Sorry for the wait here is your steak, without salt
L: What the hell!! That is shit! It has a disgusting taste!
A: Honestly miss, I don’t understand. I’ve just washed the steak to take out the salt! I thought that with water it’ll work!
L: Oh. I can’t believe it! Stupid waiter! You‘ve just lost a customer! I’m going!
A: See you soon, miss and have a nice day!

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