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Improving your interpreting skills

Have you ever thought of being an interpreter? What do you know about the profession? You are going to listen to an interview with an interpreter who explains about the job.
See or print the audioscript and do an activity on paper (pdf 76.3 Kb)

Which of the following subjects do you think she will talk about?

Stress
Meeting famous people
Travel
Techniques
Being assertive

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Comprehension: see how much you have understood.
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At 17 Aug 2009 19:20 Viet Huy Chau wrote:

Great! I'm very keen on interpreting skill cos my job requires it much! This audio really helps me how to become a good interpretor. Thanks again!

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At 15 Jul 2009 08:21 Thanh Huyen wrote:

Thank you very much!

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At 9 Jul 2009 09:43 Mamoor Khan wrote:

It is very nice way to help the other ,who wanat to learn English.

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At 19 Jun 2009 20:05 aziz mohayya wrote:

It is very usefull and suitable for me thanks for providing this kind of teaching

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At 8 May 2009 13:54 Lena wrote:

I find this information very interesting and helpful.It was really pleasant to listen to,but it seemed to me that it was too distinct and too slow, so the interviev sounded a bit artificial.

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At 26 Apr 2009 23:52 Mirsad wrote:

It was too good thank you very much indeed.

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At 22 Mar 2009 13:01 Livia wrote:

The more, the better. Thank you!

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At 12 Mar 2009 10:06 Assanosi wrote:

I liked it very much... Thanks.

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At 11 Mar 2009 14:45 Tatiana wrote:

Great!Thanks a lot!

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At 12 Feb 2009 08:53 haider wrote:

this is very good informations. thaink you very much

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At 3 Feb 2009 15:17 Rinar wrote:

Thanks the British Council for the podcasts

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At 2 Feb 2009 03:02 esleepin wrote:

i want to read more

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At 29 Jan 2009 14:41 Raed Almomani wrote:

Thanks

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At 25 Jan 2009 20:47 oksana wrote:

it is a very good help to boost my english.thanks for that

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