7.Work

（1）Job Fair

A：Wow！There are so many jobs to choose from！What do you think？

B：Working in the media could be fun—there's TV，newspapers，the internet...

A：Well，let's look. Hmm. How about this？You could be a TV news director.

B：Are you kidding？Directing the news would be nerve-racking！

A：Well，writing for a magazine must be exciting. How about that？

B：No. I'm really more interested in working with computers. Hey，look. Interactive media design. I think I'd like that！

A：Interactive media design？It sounds interesting，but what is it？

（2）Vacation Job

A：Good news！I've found a summer job！

B：That's great！Anything interesting？

A：Yes，working at an amusement park. Doesn't that sound fantastic？

B：Sure，it does.

A：So，have you found anything？

B：Nothing yet，but I've got a couple of leads. One is working as an intern for a record company——mostly answering phones. Or I can get a landscaping job again.

A：Being an intern sounds more interesting than landscaping. And it's probably not as hard！

B：Yeah，but a landscaper earns more money than an intern. And you get a great tan！

（3）Police

Inspector：No luck then，John？

Officer：Afraid not，sir. Not yet，anyhow. We're still checking on stolen cars.

Inspector：Mm.

Officer：Where do you think he'll head for，sir？

Inspector：Well，he definitely won't try to leave the country yet. He may try to get a passport，and he'll certainly need clothes and money. He'll probably get in touch with Cornfield for those，so I expect he'll make for Birmingham.

Officer：Right. I'll put some men on the house.

Inspector：Yes，do that. Mind you，I doubt if he'll show up there in person. Hammond's no fool，you know. I should think he'll probably telephone.

Officer：What about his wife？

Inspector：Mm. I shouldn't think he'll go anywhere near her—though he might get her to join him after he's left the country. And when he does leave，he probably won't use a major airport，either. So you'd better alert the coastguard，and keep an eye on the private airfields.

Officer：Right，sir. I'd better get his description circulated.

Inspector：Yes. He may change his appearance，of course，but I don't expect he'll be able to do much about the tattoos... And John—be careful. He could be armed. And if I know Hammond，he certainly won't give himself up without a fight.

（4）Supply Problem

Secretary：I have a call for you on line one，Mr. Harris. It's Michael Voss in Strasbourg.

Supplier：Oh，yes. Put him through. Hello，Mr. Voss. How are you？

Client：Very well，thank you. And you？

Supplier：Just fine.

Client：Glad to hear it... uh... I'll come straight to the point，if you don't mind. I'm sure you know why I'm phoning.

Supplier：Yes，of course. About the...

Client：Exactly. Are you in a position to give us a definite assurance that the goods will be delivered on time？

Supplier：Well，um... you can count on us to do our very best，however...

Client：Hmm. Excuse me，Mr. Harris，but I'm afraid that really isn't good enough... I beg your pardon，I don't mean your best isn't good enough，but will you meet the deadline or won't you？

Supplier：I... I was coming to that，Mr. Voss. I must be frank with you. We've run into a few problems.

Client：Problems？What kind of problems？

Supplier：Technical problems. Nothing very serious. There's no need to worry.

Client：I hope not，Mr. Harris，for your sake as well as ours. I'm sure you're aware that there's a penalty in your contract with us for late delivery and we'll...

Supplier：Yes，Mr. Voss，I'm perfectly aware of that. But do you need the whole order by the 17th？

Client：We would certainly prefer the whole order to be delivered by then，yes.

Supplier：Yes，but do you need the whole order then？

Client：What exactly are you suggesting？

Supplier：You can count on us to get half of the order to you by then.

Client：Hmm... and how long before the other half is delivered？

Supplier：Another week at the most！

Client：Hmm... you're sure that's all？

Supplier：Yes，absolutely！You can depend on us to get half the order to you by the 17th and the other half within a week.

Client：Hmm... yes，that should be all right... but there must be no further delays！

Supplier：There won't be！You can count on that.

Client：Very well，Mr. Harris.

Supplier：Thank you！You've been very understanding.

Client：Goodbye，Mr. Harris.

Supplier：Goodbye，Mr. Voss. And thank you again！Phew！Well... that's at least one problem out of the way！