A: Hello!

B: Hello! Glad to meet you.

A: Tell me something about yourself, please.

B: My name is Wan Mei and I live in Guangzhou. I was born in 1978. I am a student of Jinan University. I have majored in Public Administration. I like travelling very much and enjoy sports. I am in the tennis club at my university.

A: Your application form says you were out of school for half a year during high school. What was the reason? Were you ill?

B: Oh, no. My father's job took him to America for six months then, and he decided to take the whole family along.

A: So during that time you went to high school in the United States?

B: Yes, it was just for a few months, but attended Johnson High School in Chicago.

A: There was a year between the time you graduated from high school and entered the university. What were you doing during that time?

B: I spent a year doing things a person doesn't have time for. I traveled several countries.

A: Do you think you are more outward-looking or more inward-looking?

B: Well, something I want to be by myself, but most of the time I prefer being with a group of people, so I guess you'd may I am rather outgoing. I was really very active in my university club.

A: What would you say are some of your strong and weak points?

B: Well, I suppose a strong point of mine is that I like developing new things and ideas. But I am afraid I am a poor talker and that isn't very good, so I've been studying how to speak in public.

A: Do you have any people you'd call really close friends?

B: Not too many, but not too few, either, I suppose. There are six people that I see quite often now. They're all my good friends.

A: What kind of sports do you like? And do you watch or play?

B: I like both watching and playing. And I enjoy almost all sports, but I especially like tennis. I was in the tennis club all through high school, so particularly in the case of tennis I prefer doing to watching.

A: What kind of books do you like?

B: I like biographics. It's intersting to read about the backgrounds of people who have become famous, and see what I can learn from their lives.

A: Who is your favorite writer?

B: I like the novels of Charles Dickens very much. I've read almost all of them in the original.

A: Can you name one person that you respect very much?

B: My English teacher at college. He has so much humour and vitality, and I am very impressed with his tactfulness. He can make a person see the contradictions in his thinking without making him feel foolish. I've learned a lot from watching the way he applies himself to his teaching, and how he leads people to seeing things.

A: What basic principles do you apply to your life?

B: Not to put off till tomorrow what you can do today. I feel that time gives away very easily --- you think you have it, and it is gone quickly! Putting things off just makes it worse later. So even if it is hard at the time, I try to get things done that day and not leave them till the next day.

A: Tell me why you are interested in working for this company, will you?

B: I think working in this company would give me the best oppotunity to use what I've learned at college, studying public administration for four years. I think this company has a great future and I'll be able to develop my own capabilities here. So for a long time I've been thinking I'd like to work with this company.

A: Have you ever worked during your university days?

B: Yes. I worked as a tutor to teach English to a middle school student.

A: There's a good chance for you to come to work for this company. But, you will have to have another interview with our manager himself in Chinese.

B: Of course.

A: Thank you for coming. Good-bye!

B: Good-bye!

(B= Mr. Brown W= Wang Xiaowei)

B: Why do you want to be a tourist guide?

W: I have been interested in Chinese and world geography ever since I was child. I also like foreign cultures very much. That's why I chose English literature as my major when I entered the university.

B: I think you like travel, too.

W: Oh, yes, very much. I'm quite outgoing and like meeting people. During my trips, I often work as a volunteer guide to help those foreign tourist enjoy their trips better. I feel very proud when I introduce our long and rich culture to foreign tourists. Of course, it's a chance for me to practise my English. So I do have a little experience as a guide.

B: But you know to be a guide is a tough job.

W: Certainly, it is very demanding. But I don't mind. After all it is a job I like to do.

B: Besides English, what other languages can you speak?

W: A little Japanese and German. I can speak Cantonese, too, for I was born and brought up in Guangzhou.

B: It's very impressive. Mr. Wang, if you are hired, you'll be expected to receive some training in tourism business.

W: That's fine.

B: Would you please fill out this application form and give it to the secretary? We'll inform you very soon.

W: Thank you, Mr. Brown, for your time and patience. Good-bye.

B: Good luck. Bye.

(R= the receptionist C= Cai Yingying S= Mrs. Smith)

R: Good morning. Can I help you?

C: Good morning. I am Cai Yingying. I'm supposed to have an appointment with Mrs. Smith. Is she available now?

R: Yes, she is. Please go to Room 205.

C: Thank you very much.

C: May I come in?

S: Yes, please.

C: Good morning, Mrs Smith. I'm Cai Yingying.

S: Nice to meet you. Sit down, please. Miss Cai, would you like a cup of tea?

C: No, thanks a lot.

S: Miss Cai, as you've learned in our advertisement, we need a capable secretary. You know our company does a very big international business, so we are really looking for a bilingual secretary. Do you think you are proficient in both written and spoken English?

C: Yes, I think so. I can speak English fluently, and handle reporting writing in English, such as summaries, keeping minutes at meetings, etc.

S: How is your typing skill?

C: I can type 60 words a minute, basically no mistake.

S: That sounds fine. By the way, can you operate a word processor?

C: Yes, I can, but not very skillfully. I'm still taking a computer course.

S: Good. Any questions?

C: Can I ask about the salary?

S: We can offer you 800 yuan at the start and a rise would be given according to your ability later. The employees can also enjoy our company's health insurance program.

C: I think I like the job.

S: We will send you a letter by early next week. Thank you for coming, Miss Cai. It was nice talking to you.

C: Thank you, Mrs. Smith. Good-bye.

(W= Mr. White Q= Qin Li)

W: Come in, please.

Q: I'm Qin Li. I've come for an interview as arranged.

W: Oh, I see. I'm White, personnel manager. Take a seat, please.

Q: Glad to meet you, Mr. White.

W: Miss Qin Li, have got any exerience in restaurant service?

Q: Yes. Since I entered college, I have been working in a fast food restaurant as a waitress, part time, of course.

W: For how long?

Q: Three years.

W: Our restaurant receives a lot of foreign customers. Can you serve them in English?

Q: That's the reason why I apply for this job. Now I'm studying Hotel English in my college. And I'm quite familiar with the western courtesy and restaurant etiquette. I am sure my public relation skills will leave a strong impression on your customers.

W: You must know our working hours are very long and overtime work is frequent.

Q: I don't mind that.

W: I think I'll give you a three months' trial. The salary for this period is 1500 yuan a month, no bonus. After that period, if we both feel satisfied, a formal contract will be signed.

Q: When am I supposed to start working?

W: Next Monday. Bring your resume and diploma with you.

Q: Yes, I will. Thank you, Mr. White. Good-bye.

W: Good-bye.

A: Excuse me. My name is Amy Lin. I have an appointment with Mr. Zhu at ten. Would you mind announcing me?

C: Yes, Miss Lin. Mr. Zhu is expecting you. Go right in.

A: May I speak to Mr. John Zhu?

B: Yes, I am Mr. Zhu. Miss Lin, I have read your letter of application. You don't seem to have any working experience.

A: Yes and no. No, I just left college and I don't have any working experience. However, the rigid training at my college should make up for my lack of working experience.

B: What do you expect for starting salary?

A: I'll leave that to you, sir. I'm sure you know what is best for me.

B: Miss Lin, are you married?

A: I can't say I am. I don't even have a steady boy friend.

B: What are your future plans, if you don't mind my asking.

A: I'm a doer, not a day dreamer.

B: OK. Miss Lin, we will let you know the result.

A: Thank you, sir, for giving me the time. I hope to see you again and soon.

A: Can you name some large cities in the U.S.A.?

B: New York, Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, Houston, Chicago, only to mention a few among many.

A: What is the Yellowstone National Park famous for?

B: It's well-known for its natual geysers.

A: In which state is the Grand Canyon?

B: In Arizona.

A: There is a famous tourist attraction between the U.S.A. and Canada. What is it?

B: Niagara Falls.

A: It seems to me that you won't fail to answer any questions. Now tell me when you can start to work here.

B: I'll come down to Guangzhou as soon as I receive my diploma and bachelor's degree certificate next month.

A: Is there anything you want to ask about?

B: No. I only wish that you could give me a definite answer to my application as soon as possible.

A: OK, I can give you a postive answer right here and now: tomorrow I'm going to send a letter of acceptance to your institute. So you can go back to Beijing at ease.

B: Thank you, Mr. Zhuang, for your kind offer.

A: See you then.

B: See you!

A: Why do you want to be a tourist guide?

B: I like to travel and I also like meeting various kinds of people, so I think guiding Chinese tourist abroad would be very interesting.

A: What courses have you completed at Beijing Institute of Foreign Language for Tourism?

B: In addition to English, I have studied Economics of Tourism, Tourist Marketing, Tourist Psychology, Tourist Culures, Tourist Etiquette Science, Guiding Methods and Techniques, Vocational Ethics of Tourism, Law of Tourism, and so on.

A: Have you learned any other foreign languages other than English?

B: Yes, I have learned a little French.

A: What are the responsibilities of a tourist guide?

B: A tourist guide must be responsible for arranging and coordinating tour activities, and offering service of transportation, accommodations, sightseeing, shopping and entertainment.

A: Have you ever had any actual experience as a tourist guide?

B: I have a little experience. I guided a few groups of foreign tourists around Beijing last winter vacation. I showed them to the Great Wall, the Imperial Palace, the Ming Tombs, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace.

A: You know that it's hard work.

B: Yes, I know. But I don't mind working hard.

A: I'd like to ask you a few questions. Which river is the longest one in America?

B: The Mississippi River.

A: Hello, Mr. Chen. Won't you sit down?

B: Thanks a lot.

A: I'm Zhang Yifei, the personnel manager. Nice to meet you.

B: How do you do , Mr. Zhuang? I'm pleased to see you.

A: How, you probably know that this interview is mostly to test your and English, so just relax, and let's have a chat, shall we?

B: It's pleasure.

A: Let me ask you some questions about yourself. Please tell me your full name.

B: My full name is Chen Zhibin.

A: Where do you come from?

B: I come from Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province.

A: Are you from an ethnic minority group?

B: Yes, my nationality is Tujia.

A: How many people are there in your family?

B: There are five of us: my grandmother, my parents, an elder sister and me.

A: How do you get along with your sister?

B: We get along very well. She is one year senior to me. When I go home during holidays every year, we go boating and mountain-climbing together a lot.

A: Do you think you are quite extroverted or intorverted?

B: Well, I always enjoy being with a group of people and chatting with others. But when it comes to reading, I prefer to be by myself. On the whole, I'm quite outgoing.

A: Well, not exactly. But I have shown some of my foreign teachers around Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta as well.

B: Once in a while we'll organize the members of this club to sightsee around Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta and I would like to be able to ask my secretary to take them to go sightseeing when there is not much to do in the office.

A: I think I would like that.

B: Fine. You are are very person we want.

A: Thank you, sir.

B: What salary would you expect to get?

A: As for salary, I leave it to you to decide after you consider my abilities.

B: Well, I believe we can offer you 2,500 yuan a month at the start. Would that be satisfactory?

A: Yes, I am quite satisfied. That would be more than I have expected.

B: What date can you start to work?

A: I won't be able to leave the university until I get my diploma at the end of this month. How about early next month?

B: That'll do. Please come in on August the first. Working hours are from eight to twelve in morning and from two to six in the afternoon. We usually work for five days a week, but occasionally we have to work overtime.

A: Yes, sir.

B: Thank you very much for coming today. It'll be a pleasure to have you here.

A: Thank you, Mr. Luo. I'm sure I'll enjoy working here, too.

B: I hope so. Good-bye.

A: Good-bye.