The family man: job interview

Peter: Alan this is Jack Campbell, the one i was telling you about
Alan: Oh, of course Jack, Hi
Jack: Mr Vance
Alan: Oh, Just call me Alan we like to cultivate a very casual atmosphere around here
Jack: I can see that Alan
A: Yes what can I tell you, do you have kids?
J: Actually, Yes. Two of them, good ones
A: Great, great. Why don’t you have a seat? Peter mentioned to me that you’re an avid CNBC watcher but he didn’t say whether you had some actual Wall Street Experience
J: Erm. I was a sales associate at EFOA: A broker, really? And now you’re in the tyre business
J: That’s right. And auto supply
A: In the retail end I understand
J: We get about 60% of our business from automotive service
A: And do you mind me asking what kind of sales you did in the last year, just erm, ballpark
J: We did 1.7 total revenue
A: One point seven...that’s great, and what do you project for this year?
J: I think we’re gonna have a better year, sales are up almost twenty per cent in the first quarter, and we just landed a major trucking company account
A: Oh you did? That’s terrific so that puts you just a tad over two million?
J: That’s right, and that would make us number one in our market. Excuse me, I’m gonna get a glass of water ... Look, I know our paltry little 2 million on sales is about what you spend in a year on office supplies, and some regional trucking company is nothing compared to a multibillion dollar merger
A: No no no, I’m not trying to mock the tyre business
J: It’s okay Alan, I get it. I’m in your shoes I’m thinking exactly the same thing but here’s the deal, business is business; Wall Street, Main Street it’s all just a bunch of people getting up in the morning trying to figure out how they’re gonna send their kids to college, it’s just people. And I know people
A: Oh, I’m sure you do
J: Take you for instance, Alan. You have certain energy about you, it’s an active kind of energy. I wouldn’t be surprised if you drank about sixteen diet cokes a day. You’re an excellent father, but you feel guilty about the time you spend away from home. You drink Bourbon, but you offer your clients scotch, and your wife decorated this office.
P: Haha, certainly seems to have your number
J: You’re a little tougher Peter. For one thing, you like expensive things
Peter: That’s easy, you’ve seen my car
J: You smoke Hoyo de Monterrey’s. You’re a scotch man, single malt. Not because its trendy but because you’ve been doing it the last four years and you like to stay with what works. You have two great loves in your life; your horses and this company. And you’re a man who prides himself in finding talent in unusual places
P: How would you know that?
J: Because I’m here, and I’m prepared to do whatever it takes to get this job. I’ll start wherever I have to start, I’ll park cars if I have to, the biggest part of judging character is knowing yourself and I know this: I can do this Job, I can. Give me a chance Peter, I won’t let you down

Applying for a job

C/ Maria sevilla diago 

Madrid

28022

23 Jan 2015

Laura López Perdiguero

Dear Madame:

I am writing because I would like to apply for a post as interior designer in your architecture firm.
My father is an architect who belongs to the field of the design. He always used to show us his designs and were delighted to see them, that was the reasion why I started to be interested in that career, which was what I liked the most.

I am 18 years old and this year I will finish the High School. After summer, I´m going to go to the University for studying interior design. I am looking fowqard to beginning.

The job would help me, without any doubt as experience for my career and for my future too.

I am from Madrid (Spain) but I wouldn´t find any problem to work in Bristol, at the same time my english would improve, it would be great!

I agree with the salary, despite the fact I perfectly know that it would be a temporal job for just only three months, I wouldn´t mind.

I eagerly hope your answer.

Sincerely yours

Curriculum Vitae

LAURA LÓPEZ PERDIGUERO

Nantes 24

698753518, lauralopez@gmail.com

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Professional Profile

At present I´m studying second of bachillerato in IES Las Musas. Before I have studied in Montpellier School since I was 3. I´m 18 year old and next year I will study economics at university. 

Employment history

I have been working at breadshop since 1 year.

I have been working as cashier in zara´s shop
.
I have been giving private class to children

Achievements

I get children to pass their falling grade.

Education & Qualifications

2000-2013 Primary education and Compulsory Secundary Education at Montpellier School

2013-2015 Baccalaureate at IES Las Musas.

Hobbies & Activities

I like dancing. 

I go swimming at the morning before taking classes. 

Some times I go to play futball.

Quotes of recommendation

To study at the Montpellier´s School

Nuclear power vs solar power

Writing in The Wall Street Journal this week, two environmentalists with the Breakthrough Institute, a pro-nuclear think tank, made the vital point that, for many environmentalists, has been hiding in plain sight for years. That point, articulated by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, is basically the following: anyone legitimately concerned about both the climate and the cost of energy cannot be against nuclear power located here on earth, at least in the near term.  

Their case basically goes like this: Some leading environmentalists in the fight to save the planet from breakaway global warming say nuclear power can’t be the answer because it’s too expensive (or because it’s unsafe, but that’s for another discussion). These green campaigners, like Bill McKibben, say renewables like solar power are our only hope and they point to Germany to illustrate the possibilities of a rapid shift to renewable energy sources.

What Nordhaus and Shellenberger lay out is the glaring contradiction of this position, by, basically, just noting that the assumption it's built on is not true. Germany’s solar panels are far and away more expensive per unit of electricity produced than any fleet of nuclear plants (unmentioned is the fact that Germany’s shift over to solar has also included a significant shift over to exceptionally dirty coal). Their words below…

“The cost of building and operating the Finnish nuclear plant over the next 20 years will be $15 billion. Over that time period, the plant will generate 225 terawatt-hours (twh) of electricity at a cost of 7 cents per kilowatt hour.

Since 2000, Germany has heavily subsidized electricity production from solar panels—offering long-term contracts to producers to purchase electricity at prices substantially above wholesale rates. The resulting solar installations are expected to generate 400 twh electricity over the 20 years that the panels will receive the subsidy, at a total cost to German ratepayers of $130 billion, or 32 cents per kwh.

In short, solar electricity in Germany will cost almost five times more for every kilowatt hour of electricity it provides than Finland's new nuclear plant.”

ALE II: Fill in the gaps

Good evening, and __welcome___________ to the 10 o’clock news. Tonight’s _main__________ news:

An elephant has escaped from the local zoo. _Eyewitnesses________________ say that the animal _____wandered_________ out of its cage during ___feeding_____________ time this evening. It remained unnoticed for twenty minutes, by which time it had left the zoo grounds and caused havoc in the local streets. Animal ___welfare________ officers are now trying to coax the elephant back. Until then residents are being _______warned__________ not to approach it.

The vegetarian farmer’s group is holding an ___awareness_____________ day this Saturday at Hill Farm. All produce is fresh and organically produced. Families are welcome and there will be _face____________ painting and outdoor games for the children. Tickets can be ____purchased______________ in advance from the organisers.

A local pub has defied all public expectations by becoming the first successful ___alcohol-free___________________pub in the country. Sales have ____rocketed_____________ since the quiet country pub stopped serving alcohol, and _____owners____________ say families love the atmosphere there now.

Local charity shops are appealing for people to bring _____unused________ pairs of glasses to their shops this week. The ___request_____________ is part of a nationwide appeal to offer people in other countries the chance to use the ___glasses_______________. A previous appeal, made five years ago, was extremely successful, and it is hoped that this year’s will be even more so, particularly due to the increase in ___contact______________   ______lens_______ use.

As from tomorrow, mountain bikes will be ____banned______________ in the city centre. Police say there have been too many accidents on the ______ring___________ road this year. It is hoped that they will make cycle paths in the near future.

And now for the weather: Today will be bright for the most part, with top temperatures reaching 25 degrees Celsius. Tonight will be warm too, so perfect weather for ____barbacues ___Overnight the pressure of these temperatures may result in a few ___storms______________ in the South.

That’s all from the 10 o’clock news team. Thank you for watching.

QUESTIONS

How many brands are there?
What is the propose of commercial?
Which are the brands you more like?
If you had to choose one of them, which one would you choose?
Is the baby happy or sad?
Do you kown all the brands?

SLOGANS 1

IMAX: Think big- Piensa a lo grande.

SMARTY: Think smal: Piensa pequeño.

 BLOGGER: Push button publishing: Dale al botón de publicar.

MAC PRO: Beauty outside. Beast insidie: Belleza en el exterior. Besta en el interior.

HARLEY DAVIDSON: American by birth. Rebel by choice: Americano de naciomiento. Rebelde de elección.

CALVIN KLEIN: Between love and madness lies obsession: Entre el amor y la locura reside la obsesión.

GOOGLE: Don´t be evil: No seas malvado.

SURVIVOR: Outwit. Outplay. Outlast: Aventajar. superar:  Sobrevivir.

CANON: See what we mean: Mira lo que queremos decir.

WALMART: Save Money. Live Better: Ahorra dinero. Vive mejor.

JOHNNIE WALKER: If you want to impress someone, put him on your Black list: Si quieres impresionar a alguien a alguien, ponlo en tu lista negra.

MATCHBOX: We sell more cars than Ford, Chrysler, Chevrolet, and Buick combined: Vendemos
 más coches que Ford. Chryslet y Buick juntos.

REEBOK: I am what I am: Se lo que soy.

3M: Innovacion: Invación

UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND: A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

MARKS & SPENCER: The customer is always and campletely right!: El cliente tiene siempre la razón!

FEDERAL EXPRESS: Whan there is no tomorrow: Cuando no hay un mañana.

NIKON: At the heart of the image: En el corazon de la imagen.

RED CROSS: The gratest tragedy is indifference: La peor tragedia es la indiferencia.

PLAYSTATION: Live in your world. Play in ours: Vive en tu mundo juega en el mundo.

PORSCHE: There is no substitute: No hay sustituto.

DISNEYLAND: The happiest place on earth: El lugar más feliz del mundo.

FORTUNE: For the men in charge of change: Para los hombres acambio del cambio.

HOLIDAY INN: Pleasing people the world over: Complaciendo gente alrededor del mundo.

AJAX: Stronger than dirt: Más fuerte que la suciedad.

ADIDAS: Impossible is nothing: Nada es imposible.

HÄAGEN-DAZS: Pleasure is the path to joy: El placer es el camino a la felicidad.

YELLOW PAGES: Let your fingers do the walking: Dejan que tus dedos caminen.

IBM: Solutions for a smoll planet: Soluciones para unn planeta pequeño.

ABBEY: Beause life´s complicated enough: Porque la vida es suficientemente complicada.

KODAK: Share moments. Share life: Comparte momentos. comparte la vida.

MCDONALDS: I´m lovin it: Me encanta.

HALLMARK: Whan you care onought to send the very best: Cuando te preocupas lo suficiente para enviar lo mejor.

DE BEERS: A diamonds is forever: Un diamente es para siempre.

LEVI´S: Quality never goes out of style.

NIKE: Just do it: Solo hazlo.

NOKIA: Connecting people: Conectando personas
.
TAG HEUER: Success. It´s a Mind Game: Éxito. Es un juego mental.

SONY: Make believe: Haz que crean.

NEWSS STATESMAN: Abre tu mente, cambia tu mundo.

SUBWAY: Eat fresh: Come sano.

ELECTRONIC ARTS: Challenge everything:Rera a todo.

OLYMPUS: Your vision. Our Future: Tu visión. Nuestro futuro.

VODAFONE: Make the most of now: Haz lo mejor del ahora
.
MAXWELL HOUSE: Good to the last drop: Bueno hasta la última gota.

CLAIROL: Does...or doesn´t she?: ¿Lo hace...o no?

ASTON MARTÏN: Power, beauty and soul: Poder, belleza y alma.

BURGUER KING: Have it your way: Tómatelo a tu manera.

VISA: It´s ecerywhere you want to be: Está en donde tu quieres llegar.

COCA-COLA: Twist the cap to refreshment: Gira la tapa para refrescarte.

M&M: Melts inyour mouth, not in your hands: Se derrite en tu boca no en tus manos.

JAGUAR: Grace, space, pace: Gracia, espacio, paz.

AT & T: Reach out and touch someone: alcanza y conmueve a alguien.

L´OREAL: Beacuse you´re worth it: Porque tu vales.

UNITED AIRLINES: Fly the fiendly sky: Vuela sobre el amable cielo.

DIESEL JEANS: Be stupid: Se estúpido.

METLIFE: Have you met life today?: ¿Has comido la vida hoy?

NITENDO 64: Get N or get out: Consigue la N o no.

DIXONS: The last place you want to go: El último lugar al que quieres ir.

EBAY: Buy it. Sell it. Love it: Compralo, vendelo ámalo.

GENERAL ELECTRIC: Imagination at work: Imaginación en el trabajo.

DU PONT: The miracles of sicience: Los milagros de la ciencia.

THE NATIONAL LOTERRY: It could be you: Ese podrías ser tu

ENERGIZER: Keeps going and going and going: Dura y dura y dura.