W:Gosh!HaveyouseenthisRichard?
W:Inthepaper,itsaysthere'samangoingroundpretendinghe'sfromtheelectricityboard.He'sbeencallingatpeople'shomes,sayinghe'scometocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupofteaandwhiletheyareoutoftheroom,hestealstheirmoney,handbag,whateverandmakesoffwithit.
M:ButyouknowJane,it'spartlytheirownfault.Youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyouareexpectingthem.source:Hxen.com
W:It'sallverywelltosaythat,butsomeonecomestothedoorandsayselectricityorgas,andyouautomaticallythinktheyareok,especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou.
M:DoesthismanhaveanI.D.then?
W:Yes,that'sjustit!Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetime.Accordingtothepaper,thepolicearewarningpeople,especiallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It'sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthemshe'djustbeentothepostofficetodrawherpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.Hestolethewholelot.
M:Butwhatdoeshelooklike?Surelytheymusthaveadescription.
W:Oh,yes,theyhave.Let'ssee.Inhisthirties,tall,bushydarkhair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.
Q19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?(Atheftcase)
Q20.Howdidthemanmentionedinthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?www.Hxen.com
Q21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?(nottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment)
Q22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?(Herpensionhasbeenstolenbytheman)
M:MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcepts?
W:Yescertainly.Iwasamarketingconsultant,responsibleformarketingtenUKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsintheleisuresector,allofaveryhighstandard.
M:Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?
M:IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?
W:Yes,Ihave.IspentamonthinJapanin2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandtouristorganizations.AsIspeakJapanese,Ihadaverybigadvantage.
M:Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentjob?
W:Yes,I'vehadalot.ThetruthisIhavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanese,bothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.
M:Really,I'minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirst,tellme,haveyouevertraveledonaluxurytrain?TheOrientExpress,forexample.
W:NoIhaven't,butIhavetraveledonaglacierexpresstoSwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.Ilovetraintravel.That'swhyI'mveryinterestedinthisjob.
Q23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?(marketingconsultant)
Q24.WhatgavethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?(ShecanspeakJapanese)
Q25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?(Shelovestraintravel.)