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Sunday, December 28, 2008

hamed-answers

Lately, I have run a new weblog to gather my answers to others' questions.
Here is the address:
http://hamed-answers.blogspot.com/

Links of Dictionaries

The Free Dictionary
The world's most comprehensive dictionary

Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com is a multi-source dictionary search service

Onelook.com
More than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries are indexed by the OneLook® search engine.

Cambridge
Cambridge dictionaries range from intermediate to proficiency level. They are clear, completely up-to-date and very easy to use.

Kaplan GRE Exam 2009 Premier Program




The Education Testing Service continues to make gradual changes to the content of the GRE. But with this unique multi-format preparation program, students will receive the most accurate, timely details on the GRE test change.

With features such as updates and useful resources on test changes posted directly to your online syllabus, test takers can depend on Kaplan for the most complete and up-to-the-minute information.

This customized study program includes:

The latest information on the November 2007 updates, including samples of the two new question types with detailed answer explanations.

  • Up-to-the-minute GRE updates online
  • 5 full-length practice tests (1 in the book, 1 online, and 3 on CD-ROM)
  • Hundreds of additional practice questions
  • Detailed answer explanations
  • Interactive online study plan and progress report that adapts to your goals and schedule
  • Diagnostic test to target areas for score improvement
  • Kaplan-exclusive score-raising strategies
  • Essential tactics for the computer-adaptive test (CAT) format

WHY DO YOU KEEP CALLING

A guy phones up his Boss, but gets the bosses' wife instead:
"I'm afraid he died last week." she explains.

The next day the man calls again and asks for the boss.
"I told you" the wife replies, "he died last week."
The next day he calls again and once more asks to speak to his boss.

By this time the wife is getting upset and shouts:
"I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU TWICE, MY HUSBAND, YOUR BOSS, DIED LAST WEEK!

WHY DO YOU KEEP CALLING?"
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He replied laughing, "Coz . . ." "I just love hearing it!"

Verbal Workout for the GRE Exam

Verbal Workout for the GRE Exam (Princeton Review Series)


GRE Verbal Workout is the only book on the market devoted exclusively to raising students' scores on the demanding verbal section of the GRE

Features proven techniques for acing the analogy, reading comprehension, antonym, and sentence completion sections of the testContains the Hit Parade--a computer-generated list of more than 300 words that most frequently appear on the GRE

GRE: Practicing to Take the General Test 10th Edition

GRE: Practicing to Take the General Test 10th Edition (Practicing to Take the Gre General Test)


The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test consists of verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing sections. This book is the only test prep guide that contains questions and topics from actual tests administered worldwide. It contains verbal and quantitative questions from seven actual GRE General Tests and sample analytical writing topics from the complete pool of topics for the analytical writing measure. It includes information about the structure of the test, answering procedures, explanations of correct answers for verbal and quantitative questions, sample writing responses with scores, scoring information, a math review, and test-taking strategies.

Crash Course for the GRE: 10 Easy Steps to a Higher Score

Crash Course for the GRE: 10 Easy Steps to a Higher Score (Princeton Review Series)


10 SIMPLE STEPS TO A HIGHER SCORE--IN LESS THAN 1 WEEK!
If the big test is staring you right in the face and you feel doomed, then here's your last-minute reprieve: a GRE book designed exclusively for the student who's running out of time.
We may not be able to turn you into a genius overnight, but we can give you the essential tools and rules you need to get a good score. Practice the 10 steps in this book and you'll have The Princeton Review advantage. Here's what you get:

  • The 10 strategies you positively must know to ace the exam
  • 100 practice questions that will help you apply and perfect these techniques
  • Detailed answer explanations that help you avoid making the same mistake twice

Friday, December 26, 2008

Cookie dough

Every year, Grandma and her grandkids, Suzy, Jill, and Billy come stay with her over Christmas. And every Christmas Eve they would make a big bowl of cookie dough so they could make cookies on Christmas Day. And every time, the next morning the cookie dough would be gone. The grandma could never catch them, so this year she put metal bb's in the cookie dough. The next morning, the cookie dough was gone and soon Suzy came running downstairs.
''Grandma, I went to the bathroom to pee and bb's came out.''
"Suzy," Grandma said. "I know you've been eating cookie dough. Sit down." Then Jill came down and said ''Grandma, I went poo and there were bb's in it.''
"Jill, I know you've been eating cookie dough. Sit down." About five minutes later little Billy came.
''Grandma something terrible has happened, I was jerking off in the garage and I shot the cat!''

Note
dough = a mixture of flour and water ready to be baked into bread
to jerk off = to masturbate
bb = small metal pellet used in an air rifle or pistol

Never argue with an idiot.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to theirlevel then beat you with experience.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

How to read a fraction?

How to read a fraction?
In a fraction, the denominator tells us how many parts the whole is divided into, and the numerator tells us how many of those parts we're dealing with.

  • We can read this fraction as four-fifths, four over five, or four divided by five.
The number above the bar is called the numerator, and the number below the bar is called the denominator.

Proper fraction: numerator is less than the denominator. (Ex. 1/2, 2/5)
Improper fraction: numerator is greater than or equal to denominator. (Ex. 3/2, 8/5)
Mixed number: whole number and a fraction.
(Ex. 2 3/5, 4 6/7)
Equivalent fractions: fractions that represent the same number. (Ex. 1/3=2/6=3/9)
Reciprocal: the multiplicative inverse of a number. For a fraction, it's obtained by "turning the fraction over".
(Ex. 3/7 and 7/3)

Examples:
1/2 a half
11/16 eleven sixteenth
1/3 a/one third
4 2/5 four and two fifths
1/4 a/one quarter
1/16 a/one sixteenth
236/407 two hundred thirty six over four hundred and seven
0.3 nought point three
0.527 nought point three seven five
8.9 eight point nine
1.5 one and a half
2.5 two and a half
  • With fractions below 1, we use of before nouns. Half is a little bit different.
    three quarters of an houreight tenth of a milea fifth of students
  • For decimals below 1, you can use of or a plural noun.
    nought point seven of a mile = nought point seven miles
  • Fractions and decimals over 1 are normally followed by plural nouns.
    One and a half hours2.7 millimeters
  • To express amounts and measurements, use singular verbs with fractions and decimals.
    3.6 kilometer is about 2 miles.
  • But to express numbers of people or things, use plural verbs.
    Half the students are tired.A fifth of the tickets have been sold.
  • We can use a or one. One is more formal.
    a hundred (less formal)one hundred (more formal)
  • A can only be used at the beginning of a number.
    a/one hundredthree thousands one hundred , three thousands a hundred

Monday, December 22, 2008

GRE Test for Dummies 5th Edition



It goes without saying that if you're taking the GRE you're not really a dummy. But GRE scores are an important part of any graduate-school application--so you need to do your best. Suzee Vlk, long time test-prep specialist and author of several Dummies books, can help. The GRE for Dummies is packed with useful information and strategies to help you prepare for the test. The book includes advice on how to use the book efficiently (Vlk estimates you'll need 31 hours to work through it), review chapters for all three sections of the exam, and two complete practice exams. Vlk also discusses the pros and cons of taking the GRE by computer or with paper and pencil and special advice for those who choose to take the computer-based test. In familiar Dummies style, Vlk includes a handy tear-out "Cheat Sheet" with a summary of the most important information and a "Part of Tens" section with 10 "wrong rumors" about the GRE and 10 relaxation techniques to use before and during the exam. With its witty writing, helpful icons in the margins pointing out important information, and useful vocabulary scattered throughout, The GRE for Dummies makes test preparation easy and relatively painless. --C. B. Delaney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Whether you’re a college senior or someone who graduated years ago, you’ll want this friendly guide to help you ace the GRE and get into grad school. Revised to address the test’s new computer-adaptive format, this book prepares you for everything from analogies to algebra to analytical writing – with plenty of hints for beating the clock!

How to build a better world

"With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world." -- Dalai Lama (1935 -)

Arco's Master the GRE Cat 2005



Written by an expert in the field, this comprehensive guide is the serious test-taker's key to success on the computer-adaptive GRE. With more exercises, practice questions, and drills than any other guide, it offers the hands-on training that makes the Master series students' #1 choice. Heavy emphasis is on repeated practice, and crucial test-taking techniques are reinforced with skill-building drills to help develop the test-readiness students need to reach their score goals. The CD features additional practice and the Private Tutor Lecture Series. Expert advice from the author himself with accompanying visual presentation.

Features and Benefits:
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  • CD containing Private Tutor Lecture Series and an additional GRE CAT practice tests.
  • Book has 6 practice tests.
  • Access to The Author's Edge, which is a Web-based study and application aid that includes interactive diagnostic tests and additional drills for each GRE question type (Internet access required).
  • Structured subject reviews covering every test section.
  • Authoritative test-taking secrets from a veteran test-prep pro.
  • An even-handed introduction to computer-adaptive testing.
  • Full coverage of the Analytical Writing Assessment.
  • An expanded GRE word list.

GRE Prep Course by Jeff Kolby




Every year students pay as much as $1,000 to test prep companies to prepare for the GRE. Now you can get the same preparation in a book. GRE Prep Course provides the equivalent of a 2-month, 50-hour course.
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Barron's How to Prepare for the GRE

Barron's How to Prepare for the GRE


Updated to reflect the most recent Graduate Record Exams, this manual presents six full-length model tests with answers and explanations. It also offers intensive subject review in all test topics, which include antonym questions, analogy questions, sentence completion, reading comprehension, vocabulary, analytical writing, quantitative comparison, data interpretation, and mathematics. The all-important vocabulary review contains both a GRE high-frequency word list and a 3,500 master word list with definitions.


The CD-ROM presents a test that is unique to each test-taker (computer adaptive), based on the way its first question is answered. All of its model test questions are answered and explained, and exam results are scored automatically.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Peterson's Ultimate GRE Tool Kit 2005



Peterson’s Ultimate GRE Tool Kit offers the ultimate in preparation for the student who wants the top-of-the-line features no other book can match. In addition to the printed book, Peterson’s Ultimate GRE Tool Kit includes the following test prep tools: essay scoring and feedback, one-to-one math tutoring online, and a CD with 3 computer-adaptive practice tests. The book itself contains complete preparation for the GRE, including an essay-writing guide, a diagnostic test, detailed review of subject areas, test-taking strategies, and practice tests. Included are both intermediate and advanced learning and practice, allowing students to customize their study plan to meet their individual needs based on the results of their diagnostic test. Everything about this book makes clear this is a top-of-the-line product unlike anything that has previously been sold in bookstores. Peterson’s Ultimate GRE Tool Kit is not a revision of an old book but a completely new product designed for the serious GRE student who wants it all

Features:

  • Essay scoring and feedback—students can get 2 GRE essay prompts, write the essays online, and get immediate feedback and scoring
  • 1 hour of one-to-one tutoring on math problems—students can go online 24 hours a day and get personalized help from a live math expert waiting to help students with questions
  • A total of 6 full-length practice tests, including 3 computer-adaptive practice tests on CD
  • Targeted diagnostic test to allow students to experience the test and get feedback to identify the areas in which they need improvement.
  • Comprehensive review of fundamental subject areas followed by test
  • like practice questions -Complete preparation for the GRE essay including strategies to improve your performance and score your best

Princeton Review - Cracking the GRE 2005





The Princeton Review realizes that acing the GRE is very different from getting straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about mathematics and essay writing–only the techniques you’ll need to score higher on the exam. There’s a big difference. In Cracking the GRE, we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers and-Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you-Raise your score by mastering the vocabulary words found most often on the GRE-Use Process of Elimination, Ballparking, and Aggressive Guessing to ace the exam-Master even the toughest sections: Analogies, Antonyms, Equations, and the Essay section-Practice taking the GRE in an online testing environment with instant scoring analysis


This book gives you 120 practice test questions covering each section of the exam, plus a CD-ROM with 4 full-length practice GRE tests and instant score reporting. Our practice questions are like the ones you’ll see on the actual GRE, and we explain every solution.

Kaplan - GRE Exam 2005

Kaplan - GRE Exam 2005


Kaplan's GRE book comes complete with a comprehensive review of all the material on the exam, plus test-taking strategies to help maximize your GRE score. The CD-ROM program contains 3 full length computer adaptive practice tests with explanations for every answer and complete score analysis. On the whole a good GRE Book for Gre Prep.
Succeed on the computer-adaptive GRE with Kaplan's exclusive computer test-taking strategies.
Prepare with hundreds of practice questions to build your skills in the critical content areas of the GRE.
Practice with our challenging, full-length GRE, complete with a detailed explanation for every answer.
Score Higher with effective strategies and advice from Kaplan's expert instructors.

CD-ROM Features Include:
  • 3 computer-adaptive practice tests
  • 12 section-length practice tests
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  • More than 700 flash cards
  • 7 question-type tutorials

How to get a high score on GRE Quantitative?

Listen, I'm going to do you a big favor, though you might not believe right now that it actually is a big favor. Here is the point:

In order to become skilled in mathematics you need to practice!

That doesn't really sound like much of a favor.
You might not appreciate it now, but I'm sure you'll appreciate it later, when you get it done.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Vocaboly

Vocaboly is a vocabulary builder software for SAT, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT and general vocabulary. Vocaboly contains five books: SAT, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT and VOA Special English, with more than 12,000 words, each word provided with meaning, phonetic symbol and pronunciation.

http://www.vocaboly.com/

Each book contains eight flash cards for focusing on specified words. Each word can be assigned to a difficulty level from 0 to 5, which makes the vocabulary learning very efficient!

You can also create your own books and enjoy all the following innovative features:

  • Word Ticker
  • Recall
  • Spelling
  • Listening Test
  • Multi-Choice Test
  • Memory Game
  • A shoot game

A blonde went to ...

A blonde went to the appliance store sale and found a bargain.
"I would like to buy this TV," she told the salesman.
"Sorry, we don't sell to blondes," he replied.
She hurried home and dyed her hair, then came back and again told the salesman, "I would like to buy this TV."
"Sorry, we don't sell to blondes," he replied.
"Darn, he recognized me," she thought.
She went for a complete disguise this time; haircut and new color, new outfit, big sunglasses, then waited a few days before she again approached the salesman. "I would like to buy this TV."
"Sorry, we don't sell to blondes," he replied.
Frustrated, she exclaimed, "How do you know I'm a blonde?"
"Because that's a microwave," he replied.

Note
darn = damn
Darn it! I'll have to do it all myself!

dye = to change the color of material or hair by using a special colored substance
She's dyed her hair red -- it looks so unnatural.

disguise = something that you wear to change your appearance
The woman in the park turned out to be a police officer in disguise.

exclaim = to say something suddenly and loudly
"What a beautiful house!'' she exclaimed.

Indifference will be the ...

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?

What is so fragile even saying its name can break it?

What is so fragile even saying its name can break it?
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silence

What can you put in a wood box that will make it lighter?

What can you put in a wood box that will make it lighter?
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holes

ESL Printables

ESL Printables, the website where English Language teachers exchange resources: worksheets, lesson plans, activities, etc.
Their collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers.
If you want to download you have to send your own contributions.

http://www.eslprintables.com

What goes up but never goes down?

What goes up but never goes down?
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age

Why has no one ever spotted a leopard in Africa?

Why has no one ever spotted a leopard in Africa?
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because they are already born with spots

What has 3 heads, is ugly, and smells bad?

What has 3 heads, is ugly, and smells bad?
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oops, my mistake, you don't have 3 heads

What is in the middle of Paris?

What is in the middle of Paris?
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thr letter r

What gets wetter the more it dries?

What gets wetter the more it dries?
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towel

What city has no people?

What city has no people?
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electricity

What kind of stones are never found in the ocean?

What kind of stones are never found in the ocean?
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dry stones

What do lazy dogs do for fun?

What do lazy dogs do for fun?
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chase parked cars

What vehicle is spelled the same backwards and forwards?

What vehicle is spelled the same backwards and forwards?
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racecar

Thursday, December 18, 2008

The polite bus driver

A few days ago, a mother was working in the kitchen and listening to her son playing with his new electric trains in the living room.

She heard the train stop and her son said, "All you sons of bitches who want to get off, get the hell off now because this is the last stop. All of you sons of bitches who are getting on, get your asses on the train now, becausewe're leaving."

The mother went into the living room and told her son, "We don't use that kind of language in this house. Now go to your room for two hours. When you calm down, you may play with your trains as long as you use proper language."

Two hours later, the mother was still working in the kitchen when her son came out of his room and resumed playing with his trains.

The train stopped and the mother heard, "All passengers who are disembarking the train, please remember to take your belongings. We thank you for riding with us today and hope your trip was a pleasant one. For those just boarding, we ask that you stow your hand luggage under the seat and we hope you enjoy your trip. For those of you who are pissed off about the two hour delay, please see the bitch in the kitchen!"

Colored Coffee

Waiter:
Would you like your coffee black?
Customer:

What other colors do you have?

Note:
Do you like your coffee white or black?
white coffee = with milk
black coffee = without milk

I won’t be of much help anyway!!

Manager:
Sorry, but I can’t give you a job.
I don’t need much help.
Job Applicant:
That’s all right.
In fact I’m just the right person in this case.
You will see, I won’t be of much help anyway!!

I may not be the best, but ...

I may not be the best looking guy here, but I'm the only one talking to you.

Life is all about a card game

Life is all about a card game.
Choosing the right cards is not in our hand.
But playing well with
the cards in hand, determines our Success

Good FRIENDS are ...

Good FRIENDS are hard to find,
harder to leave,
and impossible to forget.

Boys go to college to ...

Boys go to college to develop the mind; girls go to college to catch them before this happens.

Arguing with boss is like ...

Arguing with boss is like wrestling with a pig in the mud. After some time, you realize that you are getting dirty, but the pig is actually enjoying

A mother makes her son ...

A mother makes her son "INTELLIGENT" in 20 years, but a girl makes him "FOOL" in 2 mins.

A car going the wrong way

As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang.
Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him,
"Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the
wrong way on 280. Please be careful!"
"Hell," said Herman, "It's not just one car. It's hundreds of
them!"

Your mama

Your mama is so fat, when she passed by the TV, I missed a full season of Friends.

ASL01 - Longman - TOEFL® IBT - CDROM Material

Longman - TOEFL® IBT - CDROM Material

ASL01

Listen to a lecture in a botany class.
Today, we're going to be talking about insectivorous plants. As you know, we have a field trip tomorrow. We'll be going to the botanical gardens, and we're going to be seeing some insectivorous plants there.
Do you understand what insectivorous plants are? Insectivorous plants are plants that trap and assimilate insects in order to sustain life. You may understand the meaning of insectivore from related words such as carnivore or herbivore: a carnivore eats meat, and an herbivore eats plants, while an insectivore devours insects. But—unlike carnivores and herbivores, which are animals—the insectivores that we're going to discuss today are plants.
All insectivorous plants contain chlorophyll and have roots, so they don't get all of their nutrients from the insects they take in. Insectivorous plants tend to live in soil that lacks enough nitrogen for them to exist, so they consume their insect victims in order to get the nitrogen they need. There're many types of insectivorous plants in the world—there're perhaps 500 known species of insectivorous plants worldwide. Of these many types of insectivorous plants, we're going to look at one of the better known ones in depth.
The insectivorous plant that we're going to discuss in detail is the Venus flytrap, which is native to North America. Now look at the drawing of the Venus flytrap on the screen. The Venus flytrap catches insects by suddenly snapping the ends of one of its trap leaves around an insect. You can see in the diagram that a Venus flytrap has a number of trap leaves and that each trap leaf is divided into two parts. Inside the two parts of the trap leaf are three sensory bristles, sensory bristles which resemble tiny hairs. When an insect touches the bristles inside a trap leaf, the two surfaces of the leaf shut instantaneously, and the insect's trapped inside the parts of the leaf. The Venus flytrap then discharges a digestive liquid into the leaf in order to assimilate the insect and obtain the nitrogen the plant needs in order to survive.
That's all for today on the Venus flytrap. I hope that from our discussion of the Venus flytrap you've developed a clearer understanding of how this and other insectivorous plants function. You'll need it for the trip tomorrow.

AML01 - Longman - TOEFL® IBT - CDROM Material

Longman - TOEFL® IBT - CDROM Material

AML01

Listen to a conversation between a student and a professor.
Hi, Professor Harley. Could I talk with you for a moment? I have a question for you.
Sure, Tom. What’s your question?
Well, I’m in your class, the Eastern Cultures class at 9:00.
Yes, I know.
And we have that big research project due next month.
Yes, you do.
And I was wondering…wondering…if…uh…
What’s your question, Tom? Aren’t you sure what you’re supposed to be doing for the research project?
No, it’s not that.
Well, what’s your question?
I was wondering if it would be possible to…um…turn in the project late.
You want to turn the project in late? But you’ve got more than a month to finish it. You have plenty of time to get it done before the due date….
Well, you see, I’m going to be missing a few days of school next month….
You are? Why’s that?
I have a really good reason for missing school…and delaying the project. You see, my brother…my older brother…well…he’s getting married then. It’s going to be a really big wedding and I’m going to be part of the wedding…so…. I’ll have to, to miss a few days of school next month…for the wedding.
Well, your brother’s wedding sounds like a good reason to miss a couple of days of school…. But…well…what’s that got to do with the research paper?
You see, the research paper’s due on one of the days I’m going to be gone…for my brother’s wedding.
Uh-huh….
So I’d really appreciate it if I didn’t have to finish the research project until after the wedding…maybe a week…or two weeks…or so…after the wedding.
But the wedding’s not for another month from now. You have plenty of time to get the project done before you leave for the wedding.
I was hoping I could put it off until after the wedding…so I wouldn’t have to worry about it until then.
Listen, I’m going to do you a big favor, though you might not believe right now that it actually is a big favor. I want you to get the project done now, get it done early, before the wedding. That way, you won’t have it hanging over your head during the wedding.
That doesn’t really sound like much of a favor.
You might not appreciate it now, but I’m sure you’ll appreciate it later.

Longman - IBT - CDROM Material

ATL01 - Longman - TOEFL® IBT - CDROM Material

Longman - TOEFL® IBT - CDROM Material

ATL01

Listen to a conversation between a student and a worker on campus.
Next, please…yes, how can I help you?
I’m here to apply for a job on campus.
Have you filled out the application?
Yes, I have. Here it is.
OK. Let me have it…and now let me ask you a few questions. First of all, do you have any computer skills?
Yes, I’ve been working on computers since I was six years old.
Good, because we have a number of jobs available that require computer skills. Now, are you prepared to be responsible? Will you show up for work when you’re scheduled?
Of course.
When can you work? It says here that your classes are on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, so are you free to work when you’re not in class?
Yes, I can work on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons and Tuesday and Thursday mornings. I can also work on the weekends; I’m available then.
Oh, we deal only with university offices, and they’re not open on the weekends.
That’s too bad because I’d like to work then.
You want to work on the weekends? You want to work only on the weekends?
No, sorry, that’s not what I meant. I’d like to work as many hours as possible. I’m free Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons and Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and I’m also available to work on the weekend…but it sounds like you don’t have any work available on weekends. I really do want to work on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons and Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
OK, I see now, sorry for the confusion. I do possibly have some work available during the week when you’re not in class…OK, you said earlier that you have good computer skills.
Yes, I use computers all the time now.
Then it sounds as if you’re quite comfortable using a computer.
I think so.
And you’re available from one o’clock until five o’clock on, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from eight o’clock until noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
I am.
Good. I have a job opening that requires good computer skills. Also, that’s a total of 20 hours per week, and that’s the maximum time that a student can work on campus.
Twenty hours a week sounds great to me!
Are you available to start next Monday?
I’m available even before that. I’m even available right now.
Well, you don’t need to start right now. Monday’s soon enough.

Longman - IBT - CDROM Material