Understanding conversations
Telephone interview
Listen to the conversation between the hotel manager Herr Dietrich and Katrin.
Hilfsvokabeln– Helpful vocabulary
- werden (v) - to become
- die Hotellerie (f) - hotel business
- der Mensch (m) - person
- die Menschen (pl) - people
- umgehen (v) - to handle, to treat
Question
What does Katrin reply when Herr Dietrich asks how old she is?
- she is 17
- she will be 18 in April
Siebzehn. Ich werde im April achtzehn.
Question
What work experience does she already have?
What work did she do there?
- she worked in the 'Restaurant Burg' (for six months)
- she washed up
Ich habe sechs Monate im 'Restaurant Burg' gearbeitet.
Ich habe abgewaschen.
Question
What hours did she work?
- she worked on Fridays and Saturdays from 18.00 - 24.00
Am Freitag und Samstag von 18 Uhr bis Mitternacht.
Question
What did she like about the work?
- colleagues were friendly
- she learned to work in a team
Die Kollegen waren freundlich. Ich habe gelernt mit einem Team zu arbeiten und mit Menschen umzugehen.
Question
Why would she like to work in the hotel?
Why does she think she would be good at it?
- she wants to work in the hotel industry
- she wants to gain as much experience as possible
- she is hardworking and reliable
Ich möchte später in der Hotellerie arbeiten und ich möchte so viel wie möglich erfahren. Ich glaube, ich wäre gut für die Stelle, weil ich sehr fleißig und zuverlässig bin.
Question
When could she begin?
- not for two weeks
erst in zwei Wochen
Question
When does he suggest she visits the hotel?
- on Thursday at 15.00
am Donnerstag um 15 Uhr
