particular job; C: Although Kiara refers to managers
and heads of department, she says that these are
job titles that might have been more relevant in the
past, not the future.
23 B Finn talks about how people who earn a good
salary can enjoy their lives, and contrasts this with
people earning the minimum wage – the least
amount of money a company can legally pay. He
says this is his biggest worry.
Distraction A: Finn says that having to leave a job
and work in different places could be ‘interesting’.
He doesn’t think a lack of job security is always a
bad thing.
24 C Kiara thinks that the findings of the survey are
not presented clearly enough. She is interested in
knowing what the individual questions in the survey
were.
Distraction A: The tutor asks whether Kiara is
surprised by the statistic of 48% but she says, ‘It’s
hard to say’. In other words, she feels she cannot
comment on the statistic because it’s unclear what
it represents;
B: Kiara refers to the people ‘who took
part’ [= the interviewees] but is only interested in
their responses to the survey, not what kind of work
they each do.
25 A Kiara makes the point that learning new skills
would help an employee if they wanted to change
companies. Finn admits he hasn’t thought about
that advantage and agrees it’s a good idea.
Distraction B: Finn says that companies will want
employees to study new skills at the weekends or in
the evening [= their own time] but doesn’t say what
he thinks about this. Kiara says that studying in your
own time could be useful, as long as companies
paid for the course.
26 B Kiara explains how her device helps her balance
her studies and the things she has to do for her
family.
Distraction A: Kiara says that the media is often
negative about mobile technology, but she doesn’t
go into detail about why or what the disadvantages
might be.
