Careers in tourism

10. Read and translate the dialogue.

INTERVIEWER: Right, Helen. Let me tell you a little about

the job first, and then you can tell me about vourself.

HELEN: Yes, fine*

I.: Good. Well, the job title is Assistant Contracts Manager. Basically.

it involves visiting hotels, assessing them according to our

own.rating system, and deciding if we should include them in our

brochure. If you worked with our company, you would spend 50 %

o f your time abroad.

H.: Mmrn. Does it mean I would work alone?

I.: No. To start with, you would логк with the Contracts Manager

— you'll meet her later — but, you wouldn’t be directly involved

in negotiating with hotels at that stage. However, at the end

o f six months we should assess your progress, and if we felt, you

were ready, we should allow you more independence. Any questions

so far?

H.: No. I think that’s clear.

I.: Now I see from your CV that you spent two years working as

a receptionist for Thompson, is that right?

H.: Yes. I've worked in London for one year, then I was transferred

to Bodrum in Turkey. I got to know all the hotels well.

I.: I d like to ask you about that. What did your job involve?

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H : I took and processed reservations in the central reservations

office in Bodrum.

I.: Thank you Helen, I’ve enjoyed talking to you. I’ll call you in

a couple o f days about result.

H.: Good-bye. Have a good day.

11. Look through the following advertisements. Act out an inten’ieyv