Anastasia's Terrible Job Interview

Anastasia had a job interview with the Sunshine Biscuit [ˈ bɪ skɪ t] Company last Monday. Her appointment with the interviewer was for 10: 00 am. She had forgotten to set her alarm clock, so she woke up at 9: 30 am and got to the interview an hour late, at 11: 00 am.

Because she woke up so late, she didn't have much time to get ready. She took a quick shower and put on the first dress that she found in her closet. It was a very short dress that showed a little too much, the kind of dress a woman wears when she's trying to attract a boyfriend at a party. She also put on a lot of very cheap perfume [’pɜ: rfju: m], the kind you can smell down the street.

She left the house without eating breakfast and she ran to the bus stop. The bus was late in coming, but she didn't want to spend the money on a taxi. When she finally got to the Sunshine Biscuit Company, she ran into the building and ran into the interviewing office. She ran up to the secretary's desk and screamed, " I'm here! My bus was late! " The secretary was a bit surprised, but asked her who she was and what time her appointment was for. Anastasia answered, " I'm Anastasia and my interview is for right now. " Of course, it was already 11: 00 am and her interview had been scheduled [’skedʒ u: ld] for an hour earlier.

The secretary called the interviewer ['ɪ ntə vjuː ə ], Mr. Green, on the intercom and he told her to send Anastasia in.

Anastasia was chewing gum as she entered the office. She took a seat without saying anything to Mr. Green. Mr. Green was slightly surprised to see Anastasia act so boldly even though [ð ə u] she was an hour late. He introduced himself (= told her his name) and asked how she was. She said that she was feeling lousy ['lauzɪ ] (= not very good) and that the public transportation in the town was awful ['ɔ ː fə l]. He asked her what kind of position she was looking for, and if she had a resume. She said that she had no resume because she didn't have time to write one. She also had no idea of what kind of job she wanted; she just wanted one that paid well. He asked her if she had any questions for him, and she asked him if she could have Wednesday afternoons off so that she could see her psychiatrist [sə ˈ kaɪ ə trə st]. She also asked him if the company gave at least a two‑ week vacation. He asked her what skills she had and she answered that she could type, but that she couldn't take a typing test because tests made her nervous.

Mr. Green thanked Anastasia for coming, and she asked, " Do I get a job or not? " He said that he would call her if there was an opening, and she said, " Well, hurry please, because I'm broke (= no money) and I can't pay the rent. "

· An appointment [ə 'pɔ ɪ ntmə nt] – назначенная встреча

· To be scheduled [’skedʒ u: ld] – быть назначенным (на определенное время)

· To chew [ʧ uː ] gum – жевать жвачку

· Boldly ['bə uldlɪ ] – отважно

· A job that pays well – хорошо оплачиваемая работа

· To type [taɪ p] – печатать

Instructions:

Anastasia made a few mistakes last Monday. Go through [θ ruː ] her night before and day of the interview and tell us all the things that she should have done differently.

Example:

She shouldn’t have forgotten to set her alarm clock. She should’ve checked if the alarm clock was set before going to bed.

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