Episode 24: The Stockroom | |
Manager: | Morning Tim, you look very well turned out today. |
Tim: | Thank you. It's a new suit for the New Year. I like to look smart for the customers. |
Manager: | Yes. Erm, I need to talk to you about something. I'd like you to work in the stockroom. |
Tim: | The stockroom! But... |
Manager: | I know, I know. But don't forget the jewellery department will need an assistant manager soon. |
Tim: | I don't understand. |
Manager: | Well, if you do this for me, I'll make sure you get an interview for the position. |
Tim: | Right, so if I work in the stockroom... |
Manager: | You'll have a chance of promotion. No guarantees of course. |
Tim: | Hmm.can I think about it? |
Vocabulary:
a stockroom (noun) - a storage area for the supplies and goods that are used or sold in a business
well-turned (adjective) - expressed in a proper or skillful way
a suit (noun) - a set of clothes that usually consists of a jacket and a skirt or pair of pants that are made out of the same material
New Year (noun) - the first day of the year celebrated as a holiday
to look smart or to be well turned out (phrase) - to wear good clothes and to have tidy hair
jewelery (British: jewellery) (noun) - decorative objects (such as rings, necklaces, and earrings) that people wear on their body
a department (noun) - one of the major parts of a company, organization, government, or school
assistant (adjective ) - having the job of helping someone to do work having a lower rank or position than others in a group, organization, etc
a position (noun) - the rank or role of someone or something in an organization or society
a manager (noun) - someone who is in charge of a business, department, etc
an interview (noun) - a meeting at which people talk to each other in order to ask questions and get information, such as, a formal meeting with someone who is being considered for a job or other position
a promotion (noun)>the act of promoting someone or something, such as, the act of moving someone to a higher or more important position or rank in an organization
a guarantee (noun) - a promise that something will happen or be done, a usually written promise
no guarantees (phrase) - no definite promises, nothing is certain
of course (noun) - used to show that what is being said is very obvious or already generally known, used informally to give permission or say yes in a way that shows you are very certain
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