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Amelia: I worked for 1 year with a company in Paris called IAH, as a
control system supervisor, then I came to England to work for Top Systems
as a client consultant, but last July I was promoted to a senior software
development engineer.
Shiela: Mrs. Henks, your CV doesn’t go into details about the hardware

you’ve been working with recently. Tell us about it?
Amelia: Well, we have a network of IBM PCs and compatibles, which
can operate as individual work stations or they can access a much more
powerful minicomputer.
Matt: That sounds interesting. I also watched you working on our new
client’s project. Do you have any difficulty with it?
Amelia: Actually, I am familiar with such tasks, I have done a similar

project before. Besides, I speak fluent English and Spanish, so it helps a lot.
Matt: Well, you seem to be a good fit for our company. We will discuss
your application with the Branch Director and let you know of the decision.
We will get in touch with you in a week.
Task 2. Write down and learn the new words.

An interview, a vacancy, a candidate, a resume / CV, an application, a
probation, a period, a degree, a qualification, software, hardware, a
network, compatibles, a supervisor, a systems analyst, a certificate, a team,
fluency / fluent graduation, to graduate, to serve a probation, to hold a post,
to sound confident, to promote, a, promotion, essential, familiar, powerful,
similar to, to be a good fit for, to operate, to discuss, to access, an access, a
decision, a client, besides, to go into detail, to get in touch with, to have
difficulty with.

Task 3. Answer the questions.
Who is Mrs. Amelia Henks?
Did Sheila see her working with her colleagues?
What did Matt hear Amelia doing?
What language is essential for this job?

What kind of degrees does Amelia have?
What University did Amelia go to obtain his PhD degree?
What was her first job?
What was her latest job?
Why doesn’t Amelia have difficulty working at a new client’s project?
What languages does Amelia speak?
Do Matt and Sheila think that Amelia is a good fit for their company?