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A1-42 / CEFR A1 / EPISODE 42

Asking About a Job

Applying for a job

SceneOutside a shop.

Frank and Tina talk with a cafe worker outside the entrance.
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STORY English with optional Japanese translations

Narrator

Tina sees a "Help Wanted" sign. She talks to the manager.

ティナは「アルバイト募集」の貼り紙を見つける。彼女は店長と話す。

Tina01

Hi! I saw your sign. I want to apply.

こんにちは！貼り紙を見ました。応募したいんです。

Manager02

Do you have any experience?

経験はありますか？

Tina03

A little. I worked at a cafe.

少し。カフェで働いていました。

Manager04

How many hours can you work?

何時間働けますか？

Tina05

Twenty hours a week.

週20時間です。

Manager06

Good. Can your friend work too?

いいですね。お友達も働けますか？

Frank07

I am very reliable. I never sleep.

僕はとても頼りになります。眠りませんから。

Manager08

...That's a joke, right?

…冗談、ですよね？

Tina09

Just a joke! Can I come in for an interview tomorrow?

ただの冗談です！明日、面接に伺っていいですか？

Frank10

It was not a joke.

冗談ではなかった。

WORDS & CONTEXT

Words & context

“"Help Wanted" sign”

A Help Wanted sign advertises a job opening, often at a store entrance. Here help means workers or people who can assist. In this scene, the sign is recruiting part-time staff.

“Do you have any experience?” / “come in for an interview”

Experience is uncountable when it means work experience, so the question uses any experience. Come in means to come to the workplace, and come in for an interview means to visit for a job interview. Tina asks whether she may do so tomorrow.

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