Lesson 3 Business

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2. Dialogue: Lost Documents


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1. Write a dialogue for the next lesson and present it to the class.
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2. Learn the Dialogue & Lesson Vocabulary.
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Lost documents: 
Enquiries about a job application
 
 
 

About
Lost Documents

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

Miss Miller submitted her application for an advertised job. As she heard nothing from the company, she phones to find out what had happened to her application.

Slide 1
Lost Documents

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ABOUT:

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Miss Miller phones a company to enquire about her job application.

PETER:

PETER:

MILLER:

Good day. My name is Miller.
I have applied for a job in your company.

HEIDI:

HEIDI:

JONESI:

Good day Mrs. Miller.
Which post are you referring to?

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Lost Documents.

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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PETER:

PETER:

MILLER:

The post as secretary.
You advertised it in the Albstadt Mirror about two weeks ago.

HEIDI:

HEIDI:

JONES:

Oh, the one advertised in the paper!
The post as personal secretary in our Albstadt branch?

Slide 3
Lost Documents.

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

....

PETER:

PETER:

MILLER:

Yes, that's the one.

HEIDI:

HEIDI:

JONES:

Just a moment please. Let me have a look in our files.

Slide 4
Lost Documents.

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

....

PETER:

PETER:

MILLER:

.

HEIDI:

HEIDI:

JONES:

I'm afraid, I don't have any application of yours.

Slide 5
Lost Documents

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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Miss Miller is shocked and sad.

PETER:

PETER:

MILLER:

What? You have not received my application?
I sent it by registered mail more than two weeks ago.

HEIDI:

HEIDI:

JONES:

I'm sorry. We have not received it.
And it's too late anyway, the post has been filled.

Slide 6
Lost Documents

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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Mister Jones smirks and he is glad that Miss Miller can not see his face.

PETER:

PETER:

MILLER:

And there is nothing you can do?

HEIDI:

HEIDI:

JONES:

I'm afraid not! Sorry!

Slide 11
Lost Documents
Homework

Miss Miller is not happy with the situation.
She goes to the company in person to find out what went wrong with her application.

Write ONE of the following dialogues:
Dialogue between Mrs. Miller and Mr. Jones's boss:-
1. She alleges that mister Jones deliberately lost the documents to ensure that his girlfriend would get the job.
Dialogue between Mr. Jones and his boss.
2. After Miss Miller complained and stated that mister Jones deliberately dumped her application, his boss calls him in to investigate the matter..

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About
Lost Documents

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

Miss Miller submitted her application for an advertised job. As she heard nothing from the company, she phones to find out what had happened to her application.

Slide 1
Lost Documents

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

Miss Miller phones a company to enquire about her job application.

MILLER:

MILLER:

MILLER:

Good day. My name is Miller.
I have applied for a job in your company.

JONES:

JONES:

JONESI:

Good day Mrs. Miller.
Which post are you referring to?

Slide 2
Lost Documents.

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

....

MILLER:

MILLER:

MILLER:

The post as secretary.
You advertised it in the Albstadt Mirror about two weeks ago.

JONES:

JONES:

JONESI:

Oh, the one advertised in the paper!
The post as personal secretary in our Albstadt branch?

Slide 3
Lost Documents.

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

....

MILLER:

MILLER:

MILLER:

Yes, that's the one.

JONES:

JONES:

JONES:

Just a moment please. Let me have a look in our files.

Slide 4
Lost Documents.

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

....

MILLER:

MILLER:

MILLER:

.

JONES:

JONES:

JONES:

I'm afraid, I don't have any application of yours.

Slide 5
Lost Documents

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

Miss Miller is shocked and sad.

MILLER:

MILLER:

MILLER:

What? You have not received my application?
I sent it by registered mail more than two weeks ago.

JONES:

JONESI:

JONES:

I'm sorry. We have not received it.
And it's too late anyway, the post has been filled.

Slide 6
Lost Documents

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

Mister Jones smirks and he is glad that Miss Miller can not see his face.

MILLER:

MILLER:

MILLER:

And there is nothing you can do?

JONES:

JONES:

JONES:

I'm afraid not! Sorry!

Slide 11
Lost Documents
Homework

Miss Miller is not happy with the situation.
She goes to the company in person to find out what went wrong with her application.

Write ONE of the following dialogues:
Dialogue between Mrs. Miller and Mr. Jones's boss:-
1. She alleges that mister Jones deliberately lost the documents to ensure that his girlfriend would get the job.
Dialogue between Mr. Jones and his boss.
2. After Miss Miller complained and stated that mister Jones deliberately dumped her application, his boss calls him in to investigate the matter..

er warf sie weg

he dumped them

vorsätzlich

deliberately

er erklärte dass

he explained that%%%he stated that

ich befĂĽrchte nicht

I am afraid not

lass mich nachschauen

let me have a look

persönlich gehen

go in person

per Einschreiben

by registered mail

die Bewerbung

the application

Anzeige in der Zeitung

advertisement in the paper

sicher zu stellen dass

to ensure that

sowieso zu spät

too late anyway

die Angelegenheit untersuchen

investigate the matter

ich kann nichts tun

I can do nothing

nicht glĂĽcklich sein ĂĽber

not happy about

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Dialogue Lost Documents

Dialogue Lost Documents

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1. er erklärte dass

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2. lass mich nachschauen

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3. ich befĂĽrchte nicht

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4. ich kann nichts tun

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5. vorsätzlich

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6. die Bewerbung

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7. sowieso zu spät

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8. per Einschreiben

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9. er warf sie weg

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10. nicht glĂĽcklich sein ĂĽber

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11. sicher zu stellen dass

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12. Anzeige in der Zeitung

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13. persönlich gehen

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14. die Angelegenheit untersuchen

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