Interview

Practice Belton is from France Belton has applied for the job and is been interviewed. Read the first part of Belton’s interview. Put the correct auxiliary verb (do, did, or have) into each gap. I: Who ____________ you work for at the moment, Mrs Mann? N: I work for the BBC World Service. I: And how long _______________ you worked for the BBC? N: I ______________ been with the BBC for five years. Yes, exactly five years. I: And how long ___________________ you been their correspondent? N: For two years. I: And what _____________ you do before the BBC? N: I worked as an interpreter and check your answers. Practise 1 1. Use preposition of place and adverbs of frequency Prepositions= on/ in/ at/ into/ behind Adverbs= never/ sometimes/ hardly ever/ always/ often/ and fill with in the blank spaces A) Where are these people? B) They are _______the station. They are travelling. A) Where are they going to get? A) They are going to get _______ the train. A) Wau wonderful! I have _____ been gotten _______ the train. B) Oh, that is normal. However, you are ________ travelling, why don’t you have a go to catch it. A) You have reason, but I __________________ travel to Nampula. Practise 3. Change the sentences from active voice into passive voice 1. Somebody cleans this room every day. = __________________________________________. 2. Somebody cleaned this room yesterday. =.__________________________________________ 3. Someone has stolen the money. = ________________________________________________. 4. Careless driving causes many accidents. = __________________________________________ 5.Somebody should have cleaned the room. = _________________________________________. Can/could/would you … ? etc. (Requests, offers, permission and invitations) Asking people to do things (requests)We use can or could to ask people to do things: Can you wait a moment, please? or Could you wait a moment, please? Helen, can you do me a favour? Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the bus station? You can say: Do you think you could __________________________? : Do you think you could take me to the airport? (not Do you think you can) Asking to do things We use can I or could I to ask to do something: May is also possible: (on the phone) Hello, can I speak to Steve, please? May I ask you a question? ‘Could I use your phone charger?’ ‘Sure.’ May is more formal than can or could. Do you think I could borrow your bike? You can also say: Do you mind if I use your phone charger? ‘Is it all right if I sit here?’ ‘Yes, of course.’ PRACTISE Do you mind if I ___________________ ? Is it all right if I __________________________? / Is it OK if I __________________________________? Offering and inviting You can use Can I… ? to offer to do something: ‘Can I help you?’ ‘No, it’s OK. I can manage, thanks.’ To offer or to invite, we use Would you like … ? (not Do you like): ‘Would you like some coffee?’ ‘No, thanks. / “that would be great.’ PRACTISE What would you say in these situations? You’re carrying a lot of things. You can’t open the door yourself. There’s a man near the door. You say to him: Could you open the door, please? You’ve finished your meal in a restaurant and now you want the bill. You ask the waiter: _____________________________________________________________ You’ve filled in some forms in English. You want your friend to check them for you. You ask your friend: ____________________________________________________________ The woman in the next room is playing music. It’s very loud. You want her to turn it down. You say to her: _________________________________________________________________ You’re on a train. The window is open and you’re cold. You’d like to close it. You ask the man next to you: _____________________________________________________ You’re on a bus. You have a seat, but an elderly man is standing. You offer him your seat. You say to him: ________________________________________________________________ You’re a tourist. You want to go to the station, but you don’t know how to get there. You ask at your hotel: ___________________________________________________________ You are in a clothes shop. You see some trousers you like and you want to try them on. You say to the shop assistant: _____________________________________________________ You meet a very famous person. You want to get his/her autograph. You ask: ____________________________________