Monday 26th September 2010

Monday 26th September 2010

Listening activity

2. Answer the questions.

1. What’s Innes’s job? He is a surveyor. Person who makes inspections of buildings and lands.

2. Did Innes have to study? Yes, he studies for a very long time.

3. What would Innes like to do if he didn’t have his current job? He would like to be Tiger Woods or fly fisherman.

3. Make a list of the good things and the bad things about Innes’s job.

Advantages

- Has got a company car

- Has got five weeks holiday a year

- Helps people

Disadvantage

- He have to see people's drains, or down their toilets.

4. Write the missing words in the following transcription.

Hello Innes welcomed to Mansion Ingles

Hello Craig, how are you?

Very well thank you

Good, good, good

What do you for a living?

Erm…I’m a chartered surveyor, Craig.

I see, and…ermn… is that in London?

Erm… just east-south of London in…in a place called Essex.

So what does a chartered surveyor do in Essex? Can you tell us about typical day?

My job’s quite estrange really, … erm… if someone decides to buy a house, erm… they

me to look at the house and tell them if there are any appears needed, mainly.

I see. Did you have to study for a long time for this job?

Erm… a very long time dir Craig. Erm… fortunately that’s now over, and erm… my main

job is now inspects houses.

Do you get a company car?

Erm… I’m very, fortunate, yes I get a company car because a lot of… a lot of time I’m

driving on the roads.

How much… erm… holiday do they give you…er…every year?

Erm…because I’ve been at the company for a number of years, I get five weeks holiday a year.

So, what do you think is the best thing about your job, is it the car, the holidays…?

No, it’s…it’s in my mind being an architect. Looking at the house where the agents are trying to be cover the defects for obvious reasons.

Why…why would the owners try to cover the defects?

Because they’re trying to sell their house, and they want the buyer to think their house is in very very good condition.

Uh ha

My job is to…erm…if possible…erm…find any part that are covered, or not known to the buys.

I see. Erm… what’s the worst thing about your job?

Erm…the worst thing about my job is looking in people’s drains, or down their toilets.

I see. If you were not a chartered surveyor, what you like to do?

Th..s.. a very good question, Craig. Erm… ideally I’d like to be a like Tiger Woods or a professional fly fisherman.

Well, good luck with both of those.

I’m grateful for that Craigy.