AN ITNTERVIEW FOR A JOB
The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs These days, people who do manual1 work often receive far more money than clerks who work in offices. People who work in offices are normally referred to as “white collar workers” for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature2, that a great many people often want to sacrifice3 higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. This can give rise4 to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman5 for the Ellesmere Corporation. When he got married, Alf was too uncomfortable to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a fine black suit. Then he changed into overalls6 and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. Alf’s wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office as a junior clerk. He will earn only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him “Mr. Bloggs”, not “Alf”. Notes: 1. manual – ручной. 2. Such is human nature – Такова человеческая природа. 3. to sacrifice – жертвовать. 4. to give rise to – быть поводом чего-либо. 5. dustman – мусорщик. 6. overalls – рабочая одежда. Give your opinion to the information you have read. Retell the story. Reading IV:Read the story. A job inMexico It happened some years ago. Two of my friends lived in a small town near Liverpool. They were out of work and were happy to agree to any job. Their names were Stevenson and Black. Stevenson was a very talented engineer, and he had a large family and no money to live on his life was very difficult. One day when I was coming back from my office I saw Stevenson. He was going along the street with a suitcase in his hand. Stevenson had read an advertisement in a newspaper that a manufacturing plant of chemical equipment wanted an engineer. “You see, I must get that job. I’ve got a large family.” “Why must you go to Liverpool yourself?” I asked, “It’s better to send the documents by airmail.” “I think,” Stevenson answered, “many people want to get the job and I’m sure all of them will send letters. If I get there before the manager of the plant receives the letters I think I’ll be able to get the job.” Stevenson was right. He received the job. My other friend Black had lost three or four jobs though he was a very good clerk. I told him Stevenson’s story. The story impressed him. A few days later I met Black with a suitcase in his hand. “Where are you going” I asked him. “To Mexico,” was the answer. “A bank there requires a clerk. I have sent my documents by post, but to settle the matter sooner I decided to go there myself. I remember the story you told me the other day about Stevenson.” So black went to Mexico City. But his letter had come there three days earlier. When he came to the Bank and spoke to the assistant-manager, the assistant-manager said, “I’m sorry to say we have already got a man. But I’ll clarify the matter with the manager”. And he left the office. “Yes,” the manager said, “I have received a letter from a man who lives near Liverpool. His name is Black. A good young man, he suits us right. I’ve sent him a telegram to come here immediately and we’ll keep the job for him for 10 days.” “There is a man outside,” said the assistant-manager, “who wants to get this job.” “But we’ve got this man Black and we’ll wait for him.” Black had not heard the conversation between the manager and his assistant. He had to go back home. But as he had spent all his money and nobody in Mexico could help him it took him two months to get back to England. There he found the telegram, which was waiting for him. Say what you have learned from the story about: 1.Stevenson and the way he got the job; 2. Black and his problems. Think and answer. 1. Why was it difficult for Stevenson and Black, good specialists, to find a job? 2. Why did the writer recommend Stevenson to send his documents by airmail? Why didn’t Black go back to Mexico when he got the telegram? ¨ Grammar snack:Put the verbs into the correct form. AN ITNTERVIEW FOR A JOB On Wednesday I had an important interview for a job. I (get up) ____ at 7 o’clock in the morning and (shave) ____ carefully. I (put on) ____ my best jacket and trousers. I (must, travel) ____ by train, so I (walk) ____ to the station. On my way I (see) ____ a man who (paint) ____ his fence with red paint. PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com The man (notice, not) _____ me: he (look) _____ at the fence. Then he (turn) ____ suddenly and (splash) _____ my beautiful trousers! The man (apologise) ____ to me, but the damage (already, do) _____ . “If I (go) _____ home, I (be late) ____ for the interview,” I (think) ____. There (be) a department store not far from the station, so I (decide) ____ to bye a new pair. I (find) ____ a nice pair of trousers and since I (be) _____ in a hurry, I (decide) ____ to change on the train. The shop (be) ____ full, so I (pay) ____ quickly for my trousers, (take) ____ my shopping bag and (leave) ____. I (arrive) ____ at the station just in time to catch the train. Now I (be sure) ____ that I (be late, not) ____ for the interview. I (smile) ____ happily at an elderly lady who (watch) ____ at my trousers and (go) ____ to the toilet to change. I (throw) ____ my discoloured trousers out of the window. Then I (open) ____ the bag to get my new ones, but all I (find) ____ was a pink woolen sweater!
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