Conversation 1: Claire is from England. She is spending the summer with her American friend Beth in San Francisco and is looking for a job at
a local bar or restaurant.
Beth: Have you looked at the job
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in the newspaper?
Claire: No. I’m going to look in the
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section now… Here’s a listing from a restaurant. Oh, but it says you need
five years of
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experience.
Beth: That reminds me! I saw a sign on the window of Fishermen’s Grotto restaurant last week. It said, ‘Help wanted.
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within.’
Claire: Great! I will go there now!
Conversation 2: Claire goes to Fishermen’s Grotto restaurant and meets the manager, Chris.
Claire: I’d like to apply for a job here.
Chris: We’re looking for someone who can work as a
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and a host. Do you have any experience?
Claire: A server? Oh, you mean a
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. Well, I waited on tables at my uncle’s restaurant in England last summer. I’ve never
worked as a
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though.
Chris: That just involves
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guests, showing them to their tables and making them feeling welcome.
Claire: I can certainly do that.
Conversation 3: Chris instructs Claire on how to apply for the job.
Chris: You’ll need to fill out this application
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.
Claire: Okay. I also have my CV with me.
Chris: What’s a CV? Oh, it’s what you British call a resume. Looks good. We have two shifts a day, so servers must work evenings sometimes.
Claire: That’s fine. And what is the pay
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?
Chris: It’s $15 an hour and you get to keep 80% of your
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, with the rest going to the bar and kitchen
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.
Claire: Great. When can I start?