You will hear two friends, a boy, Rolf, and a girl, Maria, talking about the jobs they would like to do in the future.
Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, put a tick in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct, put a tick in the box under B for NO. You now have twenty seconds to look at the questions for Part 4.
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear the recording twice.
Maria: What do you want to do when you leave college, Rolf?
Rolf: I haven’t decided yet, Maria. I might go travelling for six months, and then look for a job. How about you?
Maria: I hope to start work straight away.
Rolf: Do you know where?
Maria: Well, I’d prefer to live near my family, but I want to see the world too. So I’d hope to have plenty of trips for work.
Rolf: You could get a job with an airline company.
Maria: Mmm . . . that’d be great, but it’s hard to get into.
Rolf: I know lots of people apply for that kind of work. But you’re good at languages - I’m sure they’d accept you.
Maria: I hope so. Have you really not decided what job you’d like?
Rolf: It’s difficult. My degree’s in music, but I definitely don’t want to be a music teacher. I’ll probably look for something completely different.
Maria: Oh . . . that’s a shame. Why not become a music teacher? You’d get long holidays. Rolf: But if I got a job in business, I could earn far more money.
Maria: Lots of people say money doesn’t matter, and you should just find a job you enjoy. But I think a job has to pay well, so you can live comfortably . . .
Rolf: Mmm . . . That’s exactly how I see it.
Maria: Do you think you’ll have lots of different jobs before you find a really good one?
Rolf: I expect so. No one finds the perfect job immediately . . .
Maria: I’d like to find a job I really like, and stay with the same company for at least ten years . . . Rolf: Oh, I see, that’s interesting.
Maria: Your father has his own business, doesn’t he?
Rolf: Yes, but I don’t want to work for him.
Maria: But he could help you set up your own business.
Rolf: I couldn’t imagine doing that. I know how many hours my father has to work.
Maria: Mmm . . . your free time’s important to you, isn’t it?
Rolf: It certainly is!
Maria: Right. . .