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Unit 3 Text A Page 70 Pair Work What is the writer according to what he says at the beginning of the text? He runs a manufacturing company. What kind of answers did he get from the college graduate who wanted a job? Almost all of them were no. What conclusion did the writer draw from the young applicant’s answers? This applicant was ill prepared for the job he was applying for and therefore ill qualified. What is the first suggestion the writer gives to job applicants? Prepare to win. What changes have taken place with employees since the writer’s college days? They now have to switch jobs frequently. What example does the writer use in support of his second suggestion? A 90-year-old player who wanted to work on his weakness—backhand court. 7. What is the writer’s third suggestion mainly concerned with? Believe in yourself, even when no one else does. Why does the writer talk about the cabs in New York when he gives his fourth suggestion? Because he will mention a cab driver who is different. What was it about the cabdriver that particularly impressed the writer? His efforts to make a difference. What made the writer travel with his mentor Curt Carlson in Carlson’s jet and what happened on the day of departure? He was offered a ride on a day when Minnesota was hit with one of the worst snowstorm in years and the international airport there was closed for the first time in decades. Why was Curt Carlson so happy when they were taxiing down the runway? Because there were no tracks left in the snow, which means he was the first person to take off from there. What point does the writer want to make by talking about his mentor, Curt Carlson? Carlson was excited about being first, which is exactly what the writer recommends to job applicants. Page 71 Working on Your Own 1. Part One Paras. 1-6 An ill-prepared college graduate failed his interview. Part Two Paras. 7-27 Four pieces of advice on being a successful interviewee. Part Three Paras. 28-3