Darmowe konto pozwoli wrócić do niego później.

chairs that was facing her. She was watching me intently, mentally noting my attempts at grace

and propriety. She spoke first.

“What brings you to Runway, Andrea?” she asked in her upper-crust British accent, never

taking her eyes away from mine.

“Well, I’ve been told you need an assistant,” I started, my voice a little shaky. When she

nodded, my confidence increased slightly. “And now, after my meeting with Emily, I feel that

I have a clear understanding of the kind of person you’re looking for, and I’m confident that I’d

be perfect for the job,” I said. She looked amused for a moment.

It was at this point that I began to want the job desperately, in the way people want things

which they consider unattainable. It might not be like getting into law school or having an essay

published in a campus journal, but it was, in my mind, a real challenge – a challenge because

I was an imposter, and not a very good one. I had known the moment I stepped out of the lift

and into the office space of the Runway floor that I didn’t belong. My clothes and hair were all

wrong, though more glaringly out of place was my attitude. I didn’t know anything about fashion

and I didn’t care. At all. And therefore, I had to have this job. Besides, a million girls would die

for such an opportunity.

I continued to answer her questions with a straightforwardness and confidence that surprised

me. There wasn’t time to be intimidated. Then she inquired whether I spoke any foreign

languages. When I told her I knew Hebrew, she paused and said icily, “Hebrew? I was hoping

for French, or at least something more useful.” I almost apologized, but stopped myself.

“Unfortunately, I don’t speak a word of French, but I’m confident it won’t be a problem.”

“It says here that you studied at Brown University?”

“Yes, I was an English major, concentrating on creative writing. Writing has always been

my passion.” So cheesy! I reprimanded myself. Did I really have to use the word “passion”?

“So, does your affinity for writing mean that you’re not particularly interested in fashion?”

“Of course not. I adore fashion,” I lied rather smoothly. “I’m looking forward to learning even

more about it. I think it would be wonderful to write about fashion one day.

Things progressed with the same relative ease until she asked her final question, “Which

magazines do you read regularly?” I leaned forward eagerly and began to speak, “Well, I only

subscribe to The New Yorker and Newsweek, but I regularly read The Buzz. Sometimes Time,

but it’s dry as dust, and U.S. News, which is too conservative. As a guilty pleasure, I’ll skim

Chic, and since I’ve just returned from my travels, I read all of the travel magazines…”

“And do you read Runway, Andrea?” she interrupted, looking at me more intently than before.

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It had come so unexpectedly, that for the first time that day I was caught off-guard. I didn’t lie

or attempt to explain.

“No.”

After ten seconds of stony silence, she called for Emily to escort me out.

Na podstawie: The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

W zadaniach 6.1.–6.4. z podanych odpowiedzi wybierz właściwą, zgodną z treścią

tekstu. Zakreśl jedną z liter: A, B, C albo D.

6.1. From the text we learn that

A. the interviewer disapproved of Andrea’s sense of humour.

B. Andrea waited patiently for the interviewer’s permission to sit down.

C. Andrea felt that she did not fit in at the place where she was applying for a position.

D. the interviewer’s attitude discouraged Andrea from talking about her strengths.

6.2. Which of the following does Andrea consider a mistake made during the interview?

A. telling the truth about her knowledge of foreign languages

B. using a certain word when describing her attitude toward writing

C. lying about her interest in fashion

D. admitting that she didn’t read Runway

6.3. Which of the following took Andrea by surprise?

A. one of the questions the interviewer asked

B. the accent with which the interviewer spoke

C. the fact that the interviewer expected an apology

D. a comment the interviewer made about Andrea’s education

6.4. Andrea’s attitude at the interview shows that she is

A. arrogant and impatient.

B. reserved and suspicious.

C. determined and ambitious.

D. intimidated and overcautious.

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Tekst 2.

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, 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 my friend had been given by the company’s receptionist was wrong

by half an hour. 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 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, 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.

Na podstawie: www.nytimes.com; www.theguardian.com

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Uzupełnij zdania 6.5.–6.8. zgodnie z treścią tekstu, tak aby jak najbardziej precyzyjnie

oddać jego sens. Luki należy uzupełnić w języku angielskim.

6.5. During the interview the author’s friend wasn’t aware that she ______________________

_____________________________________________________________________.

6.6. It was the company’s receptionist who ________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________.

6.7. According to the author, the decision to hire the interviewee was based _______________

_____________________________________________________________________.

6.8. In the last paragraph, the author suggests how to _______________________________

_____________________________________________________________________.

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Wymagania szczegółowe

6.5.

II. Rozumienie wypowiedzi.

Zdający rozumie […] różnorodne

złożone wypowiedzi pisemne […].

V. Przetwarzanie wypowiedzi.

Zdający zmienia formę przekazu […]

pisemnego […].

I. Znajomość środków

językowych.

Zdający posługuje się bogatym

zasobem środków językowych

(leksykalnych – w tym związków

frazeologicznych, gramatycznych,

ortograficznych) […].

VIII.2) Zdający

przekazuje w języku

obcym nowożytnym

[…] informacje

sformułowane w tym

języku obcym.

III.4) Zdający

znajduje w tekście

określone informacje.

6.6.

6.7.

6.8.

III.1) Zdający określa

główną myśl […]

fragmentu tekstu.

Arkusz pokazowy egzaminu maturalnego z języka angielskiego (poziom rozszerzony)

Uszczegółowienia do zadania 6.

Zasady oceniania

1 pkt – poprawna odpowiedź.

Zad.

Odpowiedź oczekiwana

Przykłady odpowiedzi akceptowalnych

6.5.

had arrived (25 minutes) late for the

interview / had been late for the

interview

had been given the wrong interview time /

came late for the interview / was (25

minutes) late

6.6.

had made a mistake / had made the

mistake

made mistake / told her the wrong time / got

the hour of the interview mixed up / was at

fault / gave author’s friend wrong

information about time of the interview

6.7.

on wrong assumptions / on a

misunderstanding / on the panel’s

impression of her at the interview

on a conclusion which wasn’t reliable / on

her friend’s behaviour at the interview / on

her calmness in a stressful situation / on a

false conclusion drawn during the interview

6.8.

improve job interviews / make the

interview process more reliable /

structure a job interview more

effectively / conduct interviews which

are fairer to candidates

make procedure of job interviews better /

choose better candidates / change the way

of conducting interviews / make interviews

more fair

0 pkt – odpowiedź niepoprawna albo brak odpowiedzi.

Zad.

Przykłady odpowiedzi niepoprawnych

6.5.

was at a different time / didn’t know what time it was

6.6.

let her into the interview room / informed her about a problem / was offered the job /

was wrong by half an hour / got late for the interview / told her the wrong hour

6.7.

on her late arrival / on a strong impression / on a careful analysis / to draw conclusions

/ on unreliable procedure / on developing the interview protocol / na złych założeniach

6.8.

get rid of interviews / make candidates better / improve the interviews and candidates’

performance / make sure to include a number of questions / include questions testing

job-related skills / make a job interview / do good interviews

Zasady oceniania rozwiązań zadań

Znajomość środków językowych