Using one of the job advertisements on page 196 or one you have found in a

Newspaper or on the web, prepare to be interviewed for the job. Think about

How your education, skills and work experience relate to what is required of the

Applicant. Your partner should play the role of the interviewer and should ask

You some of the questions from Exercise 18. When the interview is finished,

Discuss which of your answers were good and which need improvement. Then

Switch roles and interview your partner for the job he or she has found.

Following a job interview, it is a good idea to send a short note thanking the person who

Interviewed you. The purpose of this note is to show your continued interest in the

Position and to reinforce a positive image of yourself. Forthis reason, it is common to

Emphasise one or two of your strong points once again, while referring specifically to

Something discussed in the course of the interview.

Read the thank-you note below, then complete the spaces (1-5) using these

Phrases (a-e).

A As I mentioned during our conversation

B I appreciated

C The interview convinced me that my background

D Thank you again

E I am confident that my ability to

Answer these questions.

1 Which sentence in the note refers to a topic discussed in the interview?

Which sentence serves to reinforce points mentioned by the applicant during

the interview?

What is the purpose of the final sentence of the second paragraph of the

note?

4 Which part of the thank-you note refers to future contact?

Write a thank-you note from Franz Berger to Ms Hall as a follow-up to the

SAMP ANSW~EER interview in the listening exercise. You should:

})p.302 () mention one or two topics discussed in the interview;

0 reinforce one or two points about the applicant's background which were

Discussed in the interview;

\.) use the sentence beginnings found in the model text above;

G refer to future contact.

Unit 14 Debtor-creditor

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In the job interview in Listening 2, MrBerger states that he welcomesthe challenges

Posed by cross-border insolvencies in Europe. The writers of the following excerpt from an

Article from a financial law journal identify what they believe to be a serious weakness in

The European legislation governing insolvencies and argue for its reform.

26 Look at the title of the article. What is meant by the word case in this context?

Read the first two paragraphs of the excerpt. What is the weakness the writers

point to? Which system do they propose as a model for reform?

The case for unifyingttre

EU's insolvency laws

Ver the last five years, there have been

A number of big insolvencies and debt

Restructurings across Europe. It must be

Obvious to all objective commentators that

Europe simply does not have an effective, or

Indeed any,legalregimeto support courtsupervised

Restructuring, as opposed to

Bankruptcies or liquidations. It is astonishing

That there is simply no legal middle ground

Between out-of-court restructurings, with all

Of their uncertainties and differences of

Approach, and liquidations. Why does Europe

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