LESSON NOTES

British English Listening

Comprehension for Intermediate
Learners #4
Reading British English Job
Postings

CONTENTS
2 British English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences

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1. A male and a female student are looking at job advertisements.

2. Which job is the female student going to apply to?

3. Hey, what do you think about this job? The hourly pay is quite high.

4. The pay certainly looks great, but could you really deliver newspapers?

5. Of course! I'm good at bike-riding. But I'm worried about waking up early...

6. What about this one? The pay isn't high, but you can work 2 or 3 days a week and start
working from evening.

7. Oh, this one? A supermarket cashier, eh? Well, it would be good to work after school.

8. This one at a cafe might be good, too.

9. Oh yeah, I love that place! And it's on my way to school.

10. Not bad, eh?

11. Hmm...which one should I apply to?

12. Which two is it between? The cafe and the newspaper delivery?

13. Yeah, the pay for the newspaper delivery is really nice....Okay! My mind is made up! I
suppose I'll just have to get up early.

VOCABULARY

V oc abular y English C lass

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 To put on clothes to see if
to try on (British) verb
they fit or suit

a plan or drawing to show

design (British) the look of things such as noun
clothing or buildings

An item of clothing that has

long-sleeved version (British) sleeves that fully cover the phrase
arms

gaudy, made to grab

flashy (British) attention by being over the adjective
top

to do something despite it
courage (British) causing fear, to be brave noun

A series of individual events

pattern (British) that share characteristics noun
and have things in common

Simple colours that aren't

plain colours (British) bright or grab attention. noun

To be the right siz e and

to fit (British) shape verb

A person that works in a

shop assistant (British) store noun

Slow or shy to reveal

reserved (British) emotions adjective

SAMPLE SENTENCES

She tried on all her sister's clothes. The architect has won several design
awards.

The long-sleeved version of the dress is In some countries, wedding dresses need
not as popular as the one with short to be as flashy as possible.
sleeves.

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I lack the courage to tell her that I love her. The crimes show a clear pattern.

My grandmother refuses to wear plain It is hard to find out if a key fits when it's
colours all dark.

The shop assistant was very polite and After all that has happened, the small
courteous, even though he didn't elephant still shows a reserved attitude.
understand a word of what I was saying.

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