Monday, June 29, 2009

English Conversation - INTERVIEW FOR A SALESMAN’S JOB

Ranjan has put out an advertisement to recruit ten salesmen and saleswomen. He received 500 applications. Mr.Rao is one of the applicants who have been called up for an interview. Ranjan and Niren are to interview the candidates.

Mr.kuldip Singh (On the telephone) Mr.Verma, Mr.Rao who applied for a salesman’s post is here. Shall I send him in?

Ranjan How many applicants are we interviewing this morning?

Mr.Kuldip Singh We have called ten applicants this morning, Sir.

Ranjan Have you sent in their applications to me?

Yes, here they are. All right, send in Mr.Rao after five minutes.

After five minutes, kuldip Singh shows Mr.Rao into Ranjan’s

Office.

Mr.Rao Good morning.Mr.Verma. I am Ramakrishna Rao.

Ranjan How do you do Mr.Rao? This is my colleague Mr.Sen.

Mr.Rao Good morning, Sir.

Ranjan Mr.Rao, we have here your application for a salesman’s post. Can you tell us something about yourself?

Mr.Rao I am a graduate. I am twenty-one years old. In my B.A., I had commerce as subject.

Niren Do you have any,

Mr.Rao This is my first regular job Sir. I was a student before this. But I do have a little experience in selling.

Ranjan If this is to be your first job. Where did you get the experience in sales?

Mr.Rao During my summer vacation, I used to work as a part time house to house salesman for a lady who embroidered table linen at home. I went from door to door selling her handiwork. I earned a small commission on the goods that I sold.

Niren That was enterprising of you. Didn’t that interfere with your studies Mr.Rao?

Mr.Rao Not really Sir. I did this work during my holidays when I had little else to do.

Ranjan What school did you attend?

Mr.Rao I studied at the Radha Krishna High School at calcutta, Sir. “The medium of instruction there was English.

I passed the Higher Secondary Examination from that school.

Niren Do you speak Hindi, Mr.Rao? That would be an essential requirement for a salesman in this area. Not everyone here speaks English.

Mr.Rao Yes, I do have a working knowledge of Hindi, Sir.

Ranjan How long have you lived in Delhi? Do you know the city well?

Mr.Rao I was in college in Delhi. I know the city fairly well. Moreover I can always find my way around the city by making inquiries.

Niren That is good.

Ranjan Why did you decide to take a job as a salesman?

Mr.Rao I think that a salesman’s job is an exciting and interesting one. It is a challenge and one would feel a great satisfaction in achieving the targets set.

Niren What made you apply to our company for a job? What do you know about our company?

Mr Rao I Know that your company was established in 1930 and is well known as a marketing organization for various electrical products like lighting systems, refrigerators, coolers air – conditioners and electric motors.

Ranjan What do you know about lighting systems Mr. Rao?

Mr.Rao I know that there are three main brands of lighting systems in the market already and that you have introduced a new brand. I am not a science graduate, but I am willing to learn whatever is necessary to sell your products.

Ranjan Well, it was nice meeting you Mr.Rao. We’ll be writing to you shortly to let you know whether we will be able to offer you an appointment. Thank you Mr.Rao for coming, good bye.


English Conversation -- About Family

Learn english conversation - About Family

Vikram, a young boy about ten years old, is standing near the gate of his
house at B- 12, Mahesh Nagar. Another boy Ranjit comes along on his bicycle
and smiles at Vikram.


Vikram: Hello. I am Vikram.

Ranjit: I am Ranjit Mehra. How do you do?

Vikram: I am well, thank you.

Ranjit: Are you new here?

Vikram: Yes, our family moved in here only a few days ago, where do you liv

Ranjit: I live with my family in the next block, down the road.

Vikram: Ranjit, would you like to come in and meet my family members ?

Ranjit: Thank you. I would like to meet your family

The two boys go inside the family house. Mr Vijay Verma is watching the family video

Vikram: Papa, this is my friend, Ranjit Mehra.

Ranjit, this is my father, Mr. Vijay Verma.

Ranjit: Good morning, Sir.

Mr. Verma: Good morning to you too. We are glad to have you at our family house.

Vikram: Meet my mother, my sister Reena didi and my elder brother Ranjan
bhaiya. (all are watching the family video)

Ranjit: Pleased to meet your happy family Vikram.

Vikram: Come along Ranjit, I’ll take you to my room.

Ranjit: You have a nice big room.

Vikram: I am glad you have liked it. I share this room with my elder

brother Ranjan.

Ranjit: Which is your bed?

Vikram: This one. I make my bed every morning. This is a spare cupboard where
we store the extra bedsheets, pillow covers ,blankets and quilts etc. for the family needs.

Ranjit: That must be your brother’s wardrobe.

Vikram: Yes. I have to be very careful about keeping my room tidy. I study at the

desk Near the window

Ranjit: I, too, share my room but with my grandfather in the family.

Vikram: How many brothers and sisters do you have?

Ranjit: I do not have any brother or sister.

But my grandparents live with us .

Vikram: How many rooms do you have in your house?

Ranjit: Well, we have drawing-cum-dining-room, two
bedrooms,

Two bathrooms, a small sized study room, a kitchen and a garden.

Vikram: That sounds like a big house. Do you have a garden as well?

Ranjit: Yes. My mother grows beautiful flowers around the edge of the lawn.

Vikram: Ranjit, it is time for breakfast. Will you eat with My family ?

Ranjit: No. thank you. I must be going now. My mother will be wondering as to

what has become of me.

Vikram: All right. May I come to your house in the afternoon to play in your
garden?

Ranjit: Yes, please do come. My parents will be very happy to meet you.You can watch the ,

Vikram: Thank you for visiting us,It was family fun

Ranjit. You must come again,

Ranjit: Good-bye Vikram. I’ll be waiting for you in the afternoon.



Saturday, June 27, 2009

English Conversation - AT THE AIRPORT



At the Airport

Ranjan has arrived at the airport to catch flight B A 201 to Calcutta.

Ranjan porter! Porter?

Porter Yes sir. Only one bag? flight and airlines sir?

Ranjan to domestic flight to Calcutta.

Porter This way sir. Please pay Re 10 for porterage per luggage at the airline ticket counter.

Porter age counter One piece sir? Here is your baggage ticket?

Rajan (To the poter). Has the flight to Calcutta been called yet?

Porter Yes sir. Please stand in that line and wait for your turn.


Voice on the P.A. system your attention please. Calling all passengers traveling by Bharat Airlines Flight No.201 to Calcutta. Passengers are requested to check in their baggage at the ticket counter. Thank you.

Man at the Ticket counter your ticket please, sir. Please place your luggage on a weighing machine .As per the airlines regulations,luggage allownce is only 20 kg.

Ranjan Where is the weighing machine to follow baggage restrictions?

Man at the Ticket counter Just at your right hand side. Thank-you sir. Here is your baggage ticket, Do you have any hand baggage.

Ranjan Yes, one piece.

Man at the Ticket counter Here is a baggage tag for your hand baggage. Please keep the baggage ticket carefully sir. You’ll require it to claim your baggage at Calcutta. Here is your flight ticket and your boarding card. Thank you. Next please.


Ranjan sits on a couch in the waiting lounge.

Girl on the P.A. System All passengers traveling to Calcutta by Bharat Airlines flight No.201 are requested to proceed for airport security check. Thank you.

Ranjan (Inside the security check enclosure).

What do you want to check?

Security Inspector Are you carrying any fire arms or a pointed instrument?

Ranjan No i do not have any kind of fire arm.

Inspector (Feeling Ranjan all over). This is just routine, sir. We have to be careful about security , you know. What with all these hijackings going on.

Ranjan Yes, the newspapers are full of it these hijackings. I wonder how these people do it?


Inspector One cannot be too careful. Do you have any hand baggage ?

Rajan Yes, this briefcase.

Inspector Please open it. Right, that is all. Here let me stamp your Boarding card. Thank you.

Ranjan passes through the security check enclosure and waits in another lounge. After ten minutes.



Girl on the P.A.system Bharat Airlines Flight 201 to Calcutta is now ready for departure. Passengers are requested to proceed to the aircraft. Please keep your boarding cards ready.

Ranjan (To the passenger walking next to him). Excuse me sir, which is the aeroplane that we board?

Passenger The bus standing at the entrance will take us to the correct aircraft.



Ground Hostess Good evening sir. May I see your boarding card, please? Thank you.

Ranjan Excuse me, where do I go?

Ground Hostess Please get into that bus

Ranjan (sitting in the Bharat Airlines bus, talks to his neighbour). I must say, I’ am most impressed with the efficiency of the Airlines. Air travel is so much more organized, faster cleaner than any other form of travel. Don’t you think so?

Fellow Passenger Yes. It certainly is the fastest way of getting from one place to another. I am a businessman. Very often I travel to Delhi by the morning plane, do my work in Delhi and then return to Calcutta by the evening flight.



Ranjan Isn’t that wonderful? You can travel 2000 miles in a day and do a full day’s work as well.

Fellow Passenger Yes, but this business of Security check wastes so much time. Then the planes are not keeping to their correct timings. Sometimes it can be very frustrating and upsetting too.

Ranjan Here we are Sir. May I hold one of your bags ?

Fellow Passenger No thank you I can carry both my bags. Thank you all the same for the offer.


English Conversation - AT THE BANK

Reena has been asked by her boss to teach the young trainee in the accounts department of Rama’s store how to deposit money and documents with the bank

Mr.kukreti (Calling Reena on the phone). Good morning, Miss Verma. Could you please come over to my office?

Reena Good morning, Mr.kukreti. I’ll be there in a moment.

Reena enters Mr.kukreti’s office.

Mr.kukreti Ah! there you are. Miss Verma, meet Miss Hansa Mehta. Miss Mehta, this is Miss Verma. She’s been with us for some time and she’ll show you around the bank and explain to how you deal with the bank. Reena, please take Hansa to the bank and introduce her around. Explain to her all the procedures of the bank to be followed about depositing the cash and the export documents, etc

Reena Right Sir, I’ll do that. Come along Hansa. I was just going to the bank myself and I’ll take you along with me.

They both leave the room.

Hansa Thank you. I hope I won’t be too much of a nuisance. I really don’t know anything about banking.

Reena Don’t worry. You will learn as you get to handle the work assigned to you. This company banks with the Great National Bank at Central Street. Everyone at the bank is very helpful. Come let’s go. It isn’t too far and we can walk to the bank.

Hansa What do we have to do at the bank?

Reena We deposit cash earned at the store with the bank between twelve and one every day. First you go to the cashier at the store and collect the money to be deposited from the cashier. He also gives you pay – in slip for the bank

Hansa I have a small Saving Bank Account of my own. I know that one hands in the pay- in slip and the cheque to be deposited to the clerk dealing with one’s account. He receives the cheque and stamps one part of the pay- in slip and returns it to you.

Reena That is right. The procedure is the same except that in the case of the Store, where there are so many transactions every day, we have a checking account into which the daily cash collection is deposited. There is another thing you have to remember. The case and cheque deposited are entered on different pay in slips.The cash to be deposited is presented to the cashier and not to the clerk.

Hansa What kinds of documents will be required to be deposited at the bank?

Reena You see, Rama’s Store has a large export business. We send consignments of ready –made garments to a company in Britain. This British company has opened a “letter of credit” in favour of Rama’s store at the Great National Bank. But the money is paid to Rama’s store only when the consignment is actually shipped to Britain. You’ll have to present the shipping documents to the bank from time to time. When shipment are make so that Rama’s store’s account may be credited with the payment for the consignment of readymade clothes ordered by the British firm

Hansa This sounds complicated. And where do I do all this?

Reena There is a separate department in the bank dealing with international trade. Then, there is a Foreign Exchange department too.

Hansa Yes. At times, some of our customers pay us by Traveller’s cheques or with Foreign currency. The store has to deposit this foreign currency, earned by it, with the bank with in twenty four hours.

Hansa I see. This must be the bank.

Reena That’s right. Come along, I’ll show you around the bank. This is the current Account counter at which Rama’s store has an account. We deposit the cheques along with the pay-in slip over here. Now we go to the cashier and deposit the cash.

Hansa Right. I’ve got (understood) this part of it. It would have been so much simpler if both the cash and the cheques could be deposited at the same counter, wouldn’t it?

Reena Some banks do have that procedure too. Keep the stubs of the pay-in slips carefully. You have to file these when you return to Rama’s store. Now I’ll introduce you to Manager or Agent of this branch of the bank. Here is his office.

Manager Oh! Good morning Miss Verma. Is there any problem?

Reena Good morning. Mr.Ramachandran. I’ve brought along a colleague of mine, Hansa Mehta to be introduced to you. From now on. Miss Mehta will be dealing with the day-to-day banking transactions of Rama’s store.

Manager Good morning, Miss Mehta. Welcome to the bank. Will you have tea or coffee?

Hansa No thank you. We must go soon. I hope you’ll help me, Mr.Ramachandran, if I get stuck sometimes. You see, I am new at this job.

Manager Certainly, certainly, I can assure you of our full co-operation. You walk in here if you are stuck anywhere and I will help you out.

Reena Thank you, Mr.Ramachandran. Goodbye.

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