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A nervous interview
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Follow a short story with a surprise.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/a-nervous-interview
Words to know
- prepare
- To get ready for something.
- out of breath
- Breathing quickly after running.
- interviewer
- A person who asks the questions in an interview.
Answer key
- Lucy had prepared for the interview for weeks.“Had prepared” is the past perfect.
- On the morning of the interview, her train was delayed.The -ed of “delayed” is a d sound.
- She arrived ten minutes late, out of breath.Write ten as a word or a digit.
- To her surprise, the interviewer had been delayed too.“To her surprise” means she did not expect it.
- They both laughed, and the interview went very well.The -ed of “laughed” is a t sound.