Modul 5: Story 61 A Job Interview
Video 01 Story Presentation 01.
Video 02 Story Presentation 02.
Audio 01 The story
A Job Interview
Delia walked into her local coffee shop. It was a small independent coffee shop with only one barista, so it was usually quite busy. On this particular day, however, it was not. Delia stormed straight up to the counter and read through the menu on the wall.
“Ugh. I’ll have a Flat White, I suppose,” she groaned.
Noticing that she looked unimpressed, the barista said, “Is something wrong? If you tell me what you’d like, then maybe I can make it?”
“No,” she snapped back. “I just hate coffee, that’s all.”
“Then why are you ordering coffee? We also sell tea and hot chocolate,” said the barista helpfully.
“Can you mind your own business? I said, ‘I’ll have a Flat White’,” she rudely replied.
The man hung his head and went about making her coffee. He wanted to say something about her rude manner but kept his thoughts to himself. While Delia was waiting, she took some painkiller tablets out of her bag. She rolled her eyes and swallowed them.
“Here you are, ma’am. Your Flat White.”
She grunted and sat down at a small table by the shop window. As she grudgingly drank her coffee, she kept a scolding stare on the barista. The barista timidly went about tidying behind the counter but, at one point, locked eyes with her.
“If you must know…” Delia began as she called across to him, “I have to wake myself up for a job interview. I ordered a coffee because I need caffeine. I was partying late last night and drank way too much alcohol, so now I’ve got a headache.”
“Oh, I see. Well, good luck with your job interview.”
Delia said nothing.
“What job are you interviewing for?” he said, trying to be civil.
“Here.”
The barista’s eyebrows raised in shock.
Video 03 Simple statements
Audio 02 Simple statements
1. Delia – entered – local café
2. independent coffee shop – just one barista
3. usually quite busy
4. wasn’t busy – this particular day
5. Delia – in bad mood
6. rushed – up to counter
7. quickly skimmed through – menu – wall
8. groaned – would have – Flat White
9. barista – recognized her – in bad mood
10. sympathetic – towards her
11. asked – what – wrong
12. even offered – make her – whatever she would like
13. Delia – snapped back – him
14. said – hated coffee
15. said – very rudely – barista should mind – own business – serve her – Flat White
16. barista – quietly – went about – making coffee
17. Delia – waiting
18. took – some painkillers – out – her bag
19. rolled – eyes
20. swallowed – tablets
21. soon – barista – served Delia – Flat White
22. Delia – sat down – small table – shop window
23. grudgingly sipping – coffee
24. staring – barista – scolding look
25. said – had to wake up – painfully early – job interview
26. had headache – after late-night party
27. drunk – too much alcohol
28. barista – wished – good luck
29. Delia added – she had – interview – the café
30. barista – shocked
Audio 05-6 Story versions
The story (version A)
Delia entered her local café, an independent coffee shop with just one barista. It was usually quite busy, but on this particular day, it wasn’t. Being in a bad mood, Delia rushed up to the counter, quickly skimmed through the menu on the wall and then groaned that she would have a Flat White.
When the barista recognized her to be in a bad mood, he was sympathetic towards her, asking what was wrong and even offering to make her whatever she would like. Snapping back at him, Delia rudely said not only that she hated coffee but also that the barista should mind his own business and serve her the Flat White which made the barista quietly go about making her coffee.
While Delia was waiting, she took some painkillers out of her bag, and rolling her eyes, she swallowed the tablets. Soon the barista served Delia her Flat White, and Delia sat down at a small table by the shop window. While she was grudgingly sipping her coffee, she was staring at the barista with a scolding look.
Then she said that she had to wake up painfully early for a job interview. Moreover, she had a headache after a late-night party because she had drunk too much alcohol. When the barista wished her good luck, Delia added that she had the interview at the café which shocked the barista.
The story (version B)
Delia entered her local café, which was an independent coffee shop with just one barista. Although it was usually quite busy, it wasn’t busy on this particular day. Delia, who was in a bad mood, rushed up to the counter.
After she had quickly skimmed through the menu on the wall, she groaned that she would have a Flat White. Recognizing her to be in a bad mood, the barista was sympathetic towards her and asked what was wrong. He even offered her to make whatever she would like.
However, Delia snapped back at him and said that she hated coffee. She also said very rudely that the barista should mind his own business and serve her the Flat White, so the barista quietly went about making her coffee. While waiting, Delia took some painkillers out of her bag.
She rolled her eyes and swallowed the tablets. When the barista had served Delia her Flat White, Delia sat down at a small table by the shop window. While grudgingly sipping her coffee, she was staring at the barista with a scolding look.
Soon she complained that she had to wake up painfully early for a job interview. In addition to this, she had a headache after a late-night party thanks to the fact that she had drunk too much alcohol.
After the barista had wished her good luck, Delia added that she had the interview at the café. Naturally, the barista was shocked.