Interviewing

1. Whenever Irene looks for a new job she gets nervous.

2. Since Irene is a college graduate she feels confident about her background.

3. She often felt nervous and failed to make a great first impression because she lacked interviewing experience.

4. Although she scheduled many interviews she was not offered a job at first.

5. While many people in Irene’s position would have ended their job search immediately Irene made the decision to get from a personal coach.

6. Irene was also talking to friends about possible job openings in their companies while she was training.

7. After she successfully finished her interview training Irene was finally confident in her ability to interview for a job.

2. Reread the sentences in exc.1. Write the subordinating conjunction used in each sentence, and then write its function.

Subordinating conjunction function

1. Whenever time

2. __________ ______

3. _____________ ______

4. _____________ _____

5. ____________ ____

6. ___________ ___

7. ___________ ____

Listening 1

While-listening activities

1. Online training program for translators makes interview with a translation expert Paul Eduardo. Listen to the interview and answer the questions. Take notes while listening.

1. How many years of experience does he have working as a translator?

2. Does he have any formal education in the field of translation?

3. What are the day to day responsibilities of a translation job?

4. How many languages can he translate into?

5. What are the abilities necessary to succeed in this job?

6. What kind of work a translator expects to be doing in first 1-2-3 years of their career?

7. What should a translator within the industry expect to make after working for three years in the industry?

8. Could he notice any difference after 5-6 years of working as a translator?

9. What is the most appealing thing about working as a translator today?

10. What is the worst and most challenged part about working as a translator?

11. What are his top 3 tips for professionals?

Post-listening activities

1. Listen to the interview for the second time and answer if the next statements are true or false according to what Paul Eduardo said.

1. He has translated from Brazil only.

2. The overall experience of translation is 32 years.

3. He has already undergone the translation program.

4. You need to be able to do administrating of the work you have.

5. The only thing you have to know to be a translator – is the language itself.

6. He doesn’t do any interpretation.

7. He didn’t experience a crises so much.

8. He believes this job is a boring thing.

9. The biggest challenge for a translator is not to overestimate himself/herself.