English Unlimited HTL 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

54 Work, work, work 04 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS He challenged me to … Read again. Which of the applicants would you describe as: a   desperate to get the job?   b   over-confident?   c   aggressive? Talk about your own experiences of interviews for jobs, courses and so on. 1 Which interviews can you remember most clearly? Why? 2 Do you think you’re good at being interviewed? Why? /Why not? 3 Do you think interviews are a good way of choosing people? 25 SPEaKIng 26 Get into new pairs. Ask and answer your questions. Think about memorable experiences involving yourself or other people. Choose three or four situations and prepare to talk about them.   a broken promise  an unfair complaint   bad advice   a surprising announcement   a strange excuse  a startling admission  a polite refusal   a reluctant apology Think about:   what the situation was   how you felt   what you or the other person said  what you did Talk about your experiences in groups. Decide which is the most interesting and tell the class. Example: I remember when a classmate suddenly announced that she had got engaged … b a SPEaKIng 30 b Replace the underlined part of each sentence using a verb from the box. When necessary, make changes to the form. Then look in the article to check. 1 She said she’d require indoor parking for her moped. announced that 2 He asked me for an arm wrestle. challenged me to 3 She said she hadn’t had lunch. 4 The therapist told him he should ignore the question I’d just asked. 5 She said she wouldn’t get out of the chair. 6 She said she’d stay in my office until I hired her. 7 A candidate said thank you to me for seeing him. 8 He said he didn’t want a job. Test each other in pairs. Take turns to say a sentence from 27a and give the equivalent sentence using a verb from the box. Read the information. Match your sentences from 27a with a pattern in the box. There’s no simple rule saying which patterns a verb can have, but you can learn verb patterns by noticing them in things you read or checking them in a dictionary. Some common patterns are: a verb + (that) clause He said (that) he had to leave … b verb + object + (that) clause She told me (that) she could listen … c verb + to infinitive She asked to see my CV … d verb + object + to infinitive He asked me to put on a jacket … e verb + preposition She asked about the job … f verb + object + preposition I asked him about his hobbies … In pairs, choose four of these questions to complete with your own ideas. a LanguagE FOcuS 27 Reporting verbs admitted  advised announced  challenged complained  refused thanked  threatened b LanguagE FOcuS 28 Patterns after verbs a 29 1 Do you know anyone who admits … ? 2 Has anyone ever challenged … ? 3 Do you ever complain … ? 4 Have you ever refused … ? 5 Has anyone ever threatened … ? 6 What would you advise … ? Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv