1

AMe neither!
BI know what you mean!
C That's brilliant!
2
AThat's great!
BThat's a pity!
C That's a good idea!
3
AWhat size are you?
B Why not?
CHow far is it?
4
AOK, me too.
B OK, I'll give it a try.
COK, I'd love to.
5
ADo you think so?
BShall we catch a later train?
C What about turning on your phone alarm?
6
A How awful!
BYou're welcome.
CWhy don't you try it?
7
A Have you tried looking online?
BIs it an interesting and well-paid job?
CIt's your first job so it's important.
8
AWhich would you prefer to see?
B How about improving your CV?
CI think so too.
 install install
Can you show me how to 9          this new game
on my computer?
press press
Where do I need to 10          to turn the computer
on?
I've got a qualification in business studies but without
experience experience
work 11          I can't get a job.
team
Do you prefer to work on your own or as part of a 12      
team
   ?
I think most women want to have children and an
career career
interesting 13          .
upload upload
I often 14          photos to a website so my friends
around the world can see them.
password
If you work online a lot, you should change your 15      
password
   quite often.
apply for apply for
Lots of people will 16          that job, but I hope I
get it!
17
Typing and driving are examples of these useful everyday abilities to include
on your CV.
r a c t i c a l
p                   skills
18
This is a program that lets you get information from the internet.
r o w s e r
b               
19
This person works for another person or a company.
m p l o y e e
e                 
20
This is what you know from your studies and experience.
n o w l e d g e
k                   
21
This means to copy a file or program from the internet to a computer or
phone.
o w n l o a d
d               
22
This means to cut something from a document or a computer's memory.
e l e t e
d           
23
To open an app. on a computer you click on one of these. 
c o n
i       
24
During this meeting, some people ask you questions and decide whether to
give you a job or not.
n t e r v i e w
i                 

Interviews and Technology: Happy Together?

If you are looking for a job, I have some advice for you about interviews and
have been working have been workin
technology. For over 20 years, I25          for
the same company and I love my job. Over the years,
have seen have seen
I26          many good interviews, but also a
few disasters.
did
I remember one interview - the candidate 27      
did
   a good interview. But, once outside the interview room, the
phoned phoned
candidate 28          a friend and then complained
about how boring the interviewers were! The candidate was extremely
realised realised
embarrassed when he 29          we could
hear him, but it was too late.
Have you ever done video interviews? Recently, we
been trying been trying
have 30          to do interviews this way to save
time and money. But be careful! One candidate's interview ended early
because the battery in his computer was too low. A simple mistake, but a big
one!
have been writing have been writing
I 31          this blog for more than an hour,
have you
but there is still more to say. For now, let me ask:32      
have you
   learned something about interviews and technology? I
hope so, and good luck!
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I started waiting for his email at 1:00 - it's still not here.

have been
I    waiting for his email since 1:00.
34
It was easy to learn to use my new computer last month.

learned
Last month, I     how to use my new computer - it was easy.
35
This time, I remembered to turn off my phone before my interview.

didn't
This time, I    forget to turn off my phone before my interview.
36
Technology is very different now from when I was a child.

has
Technology    changed a lot since I was a child.
37
I worked in the marketing department once for a few weeks - how about
you?

you worked
Have    in the marketing department? I did once for a few
weeks.
38
Louise has gone to Paris - she took the 6 o'clock train last night.

went
Louise    to Paris last night on the 6 o'clock train.
39
We first came to live in Rome a few years ago now.

have been
We    living in Rome for a few years now.
40
His bike needed fixing, and trying to fix it has made him dirty.

been trying
He looks dirty because he's   to fix his bike.