이귀숙 강사의 TOEIC SPEAKING

#203. TOEIC SPEAKING ( Part 5 – Q2 )   

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[ Q 10]

Hello, this is Lydia Han. This message is for Mr. Peter Johnson in Personnel. Mr. Johnson, it's 7:30 Tuesday night. I got a letter today scheduling me for a job interview at 8:00 AM Thursday. I may have a problem getting to your office by that time. I've never been there before, and I live about 30 kilometers from the city center. If I drive in, I'm not sure I will be able to find parking near your building. I know parking is very crowded in City Center. If I take the train in, I don't know how close your building is to Central Station. The earliest train arrives at 7:40. Can I walk to your building by 8:00? I don't want to put off the interview, but I don't want to be late. Can you advise? Thanks. Lydia Han. 555-4321.

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인사팀의 Peter Johnson 에게 남기는 메시지 이네요. 면접 일정을 받았는데 그 시간까지 갈 수 있을지 걱정을 하는 내용이죠. 면접 시간이 언제로 정해졌는지 놓치면 안되겠습니다. 목요일 오전 8시네요. 면접 기간을 연기하기도 싫지만 면접에 늦기도 싫다고 어찌하면 좋을 지 조언해 달라는 내용이 핵심이네요. 자, 어떠한 해결책을 제시할 수 있을까요? 가장 간단한 방법은 기차에서 7시40분에 내린다고 했으니 회사까지 10분 내에 충분히 걸어올 수 있다고 걱정하지 말라고 하는 것이겠네요. 아무 문제 없다고 알려주면 바로 문제가 해결 되겠네요! 상대적으로 쉽게 문제가 해결될 것 같죠?

[ 필수 표현 ]

* walking distance 걸어갈 수 있는 거리

* It’s a 7 minute walk 걸어서 7분 거리입니다.

[ Model Answer ]

Hello, Ms. Han, This is Peter Johnson from Personnel. I got your message this morning and I’m sorry to cause you any trouble with the job interview schedule. You are worried that you might be late for the job interview because of a parking problem or a train schedule. Well, I’m sure that you don’t need to worry about things. Our office building is close to the Central station. It’s within walking distance and I guess it’s about a 7 minute walk. So, I can tell you that you can get here just in time if you take the earliest train. I’ll see you at the job interview on Thursday. Good luck! Thank you.