66 B2+ | 8. Klasse | Unit 03: Up to the job Read the text about an unusual job. Some words are missing. Choose the correct word (A–R) for each gap (1–15). There are two extra words that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415 E A access G career M fees B accommodation H challenges N mind C allowed I clients O own D applicant J contract P previously E applications K entirely Q recommendations F arrangement L experience R salary Wanted: Barefoot Bookseller White sands, blue skies and lots of books. Online (0) have opened for what might just be the best job in the world, namely running a bookshop on a luxury desert island in the Maldives. Passionate lovers of books who are also adventurous, outgoing, creative and don’t (1) spending all day barefoot are sought for the position. They will sign a (2) which starts in October and requires them to move to the remote island of Kunfunadhoo in the Indian Ocean, where they will live for a year. The bookselling takes place barefoot because no shoes are (3) to be worn on the island. “The idea is to encourage guests to reconnect with the ground,” says Alex Quinn of Soneva Fushi resort. Quinn says the bookseller will need to be a self-starter who is happy to introduce themselves to guests and provide them with personalised book (4) if they are interested. The successful (5) will be solely responsible for the day-to-day running of the bookshop, including accounting. For this reason, they are ideally looking for someone with prior bookselling (6) . “They will be there on their (7) , so they’re pretty much running the whole thing themselves.” Comfortable, furnished (8) in a room for one, and all meals are provided free of charge. There’s also a gym, (9) to a spa and water sports like diving, and staff have their own private beach. The basic (10) is $750 a month, but it is expected the bookseller will be able to earn extra ‘service (11) ’ on top by, for example, offering book-related workshops or classes to guests. Georgie Polhill, 27, who recently returned from doing the job for six months , said one of the biggest (12) she faced as a ‘turbocharged Londoner’ was getting used to the slow, relaxed pace of life on the island. “I came back a very different person. I learned about an (13) new culture and made friends that I will have for life.” She had (14) worked for a bookseller in London, but will start a new (15) in theatre on Monday. This has meant adjusting to wearing shoes again, which is something she said “definitely felt weird” at first. “I was so unused to wearing anything around my toes and heels.” Not surprising after a year of going barefoot! Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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