Card 11. B

You are the owner of the net of hotels round the world. You need a manager to one of your hotels. You talk to one of the applicants. You want to know about the applicant’s background – education and work experience. You may want to ask about the applicant’s strong points, career goals, and why he or she would be a good manager.

Additional information about the job: Salary $18,000 a year Hours 11 p.m. – 7 a.m. Thur. Through Mon. (Tues. and Wed. are off) Duties – To supervise 5 night desks and 1 cashier and make up their schedules. Must be able to deal with all problems that the guests or clerks might have. The assistant manager can hope to advance to the position of nighttime manager, then daytime manager, and even manager of all hotel services. Benefits Full health insurance, 10 days sick leave a year, and 12 days vacation a year. The other hotels are in Tokyo, Japan; Mexico City, Mexico; Miami, Florida; Paris, France; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Cairo, Egypt.

Card 12. A

Discuss the problem of smoking in public places. Try to convince your partner that you are right.

Your arguments for smoking in public places:

-there is no real proof that smoke is harmful to nonsmokers.

-people who are allergic to smoke can avoid places where people smoke just like people who are allergic to cats avoid places where there are cats.

-smokers have rights to enjoy what they like to do. Lots of annoying activities aren’t banned in public.

-to ban smoking in restaurants would prevent smokers from enjoying the meal.

Card 12. B

Discuss the problem of smoking in public places. Try to convince your partner that you are right.

Your arguments against smoking in public places:

-smoking is bad for the health of smokers and nonsmokers.

-nonsmokers find smoke irritating to their eyes, nose, and throat, and they don’t like the smell.

-smokers litter.

In restaurants, smoke spoils the taste of food and spoils the meal.