Słuchanie, zadanie otwarte 1

Zad 3.1

Odpowiedź oczekiwana:
get out of the cave without help / walk / make it out of the cave on her own
Przykłady odpowiedzi akceptowalnych:
get out from the cave / walk by herself / walk because of an injury / manage walking / walk with injury
Przykłady odpowiedzi niepoprawnych:
fall down / go on her own / continue expedition / go on serious injury / walked / make out in the cave / get away from the cave

Zad 3.2

Odpowiedź oczekiwana:
part of the route was flooded / there were heavy rains in the area / the team had to wait for the water level to drop / of heavy rain that flooded part of the route
Przykłady odpowiedzi akceptowalnych:
the water level was too high / some tunnels leading to the cave got flooded / part of the route was full of water / rainy weather made part of the route flooded
Przykłady odpowiedzi niepoprawnych:
of harsh environment / it was tight in the cave / they had to wait / of the rocks / rains stopping part of the team / the route was floated / the hardest part of the route was flooded

Zad 3.3

Odpowiedź oczekiwana:
the rescuers’ job (much) easier / it easier for the rescuers
Przykłady odpowiedzi akceptowalnych:
it easier to help her / the rescue easier / her rescue operation easier / a good impression on rescuers
Przykłady odpowiedzi niepoprawnych:
it painful to get out / some problems for rescuers / much easier / them patient / it easier and faster to get out

Zad 3.4

Odpowiedź oczekiwana:
the most difficult
Przykłady odpowiedzi akceptowalnych:
the hardest / insanely hard / two hours long / harder than the rest / very challenging
Przykłady odpowiedzi niepoprawnych:
too thin / too difficult / like a letterbox / a long tunnel

When Laura Trowbridge, a 22-year-old student from London, decided to take part in a television documentary, she had no idea what an ordeal it would become. Otter Hole, a 2-km long cave where the documentary was being shot, is located on the west bank of the River Wye and has a reputation for being dangerous. As an experienced caver, Laura was well aware of the risks, but no matter how careful you are, accidents do happen.

Deep inside the cave, Laura slipped, fell 7 feet from a ledge, and seriously injured her leg. There was no way she could make it out of the cave on her own.

Heavy rains in the area made the situation critical. Part of the rescue route had been flooded and volunteer rescuers, who arrived at the scene very quickly, could do nothing but wait for the water level to drop. Only then were they able to enter the cave. Laura was carried 750 meters on a stretcher back to the entrance of the cave. Paul Taylor of Gloucestershire Cave Rescue said that Laura was really patient and calm during the ordeal so the rescuers’ job was much easier.

It was very tight in the cave, and the mud made movement difficult. The rescue team made a superhuman effort in very difficult conditions. The biggest challenge was the narrow tunnel in the section near the entrance. Laura was given painkillers and often had to be taken off the stretcher. Just imagine, the last ten meters took more than two hours to complete! Sam Moor, another of the rescuers, said that the jokes and witty banter kept spirits high. In his opinion, you have to laugh and joke in such critical situations so as to keep people less stressed.

When Laura Trowbridge, a 22-year-old student from London, decided to take part in a television documentary, she had no idea what an ordeal it would become. Otter Hole, a 2-km long cave where the documentary was being shot, is located on the west bank of the River Wye and has a reputation for being dangerous. As an experienced caver, Laura was well aware of the risks, but no matter how careful you are, accidents do happen.

Deep inside the cave, Laura slipped, fell 7 feet from a ledge, and seriously injured her leg. 3.1.  There was no way she could make it out of the cave on her own .

Heavy rains in the area made the situation critical. 3.2.  Part of the rescue route had been flooded and volunteer rescuers, who arrived at the scene very quickly, could do nothing but wait for the water level to drop.  Only then were they able to enter the cave. Laura was carried 750 meters on a stretcher back to the entrance of the cave. 3.3.  Paul Taylor of Gloucestershire Cave Rescue said that Laura was really patient and calm during the ordeal so the rescuers’ job was much easier .

It was very tight in the cave, and the mud made movement difficult. The rescue team made a superhuman effort in very difficult conditions. 3.4.  The biggest challenge was the narrow tunnel in the section near the entrance.  Laura was given painkillers and often had to be taken off the stretcher. Just imagine, the last ten meters took more than two hours to complete! Sam Moor, another of the rescuers, said that the jokes and witty banter kept spirits high. In his opinion, you have to laugh and joke in such critical situations so as to keep people less stressed.

TO INTERVIEW OR NOT TO INTERVIEW?
A friend of mine once had a curious experience at a job interview. Excited about the possible position, she arrived five minutes early and was immediately shown into the interview room by the receptionist. Following an amicable, easy-going discussion with a panel of interviewers, she was offered the job. Afterwards, 6.5.  one of the interviewers remarked how impressed she was that my friend had been so composed after showing up 25 minutes late for the interview.  As it turned out, the start time 6.6  my friend had been given by the company’s receptionist was wrong by half an hour.  6.5  My friend was so calm because she didn’t know she had turned up late.  She isn’t the type of person who would remain cool if she knew she was late, so 6.7.  the misunderstanding turned out really well for her.  Of course, the interviewers could have also concluded that her calmness was a sign of disrespect. Either way, they would have been wrong to draw conclusions about her future performance in her work based on her attitude at the interview. In this case, thankfully, the outcome was favourable to the applicant.

My friend’s experience is merely an example of a much more widespread problem. Many employers now like to use free-form, unstructured interviews so as to “get to know” a job candidate. Such interviews are also increasingly popular with admissions officers at universities. But this style of interview can lead interviewers to form strong but unjustified impressions.

One solution is to develop an interview protocol based on a careful analysis of what is being looked for in the candidate. Interviews should be structured so that all candidates receive the same questions, 6.8.  a procedure which makes interviews more reliable and more predictive of job success.  Employers should make sure to include a number of questions which test specific job-related skills.