Learn by Listening Level 2

[00:00.10]My First Job|[00:02.32] My first "real" job was during my last year of high school.|[00:06.43] I had taken classes in various business subjects.|[00:10.16] In that last year of high school, we could do a "co-op".|[00:14.02] That meant we could work part of the time|[00:17.56] instead of going to school.|[00:19.12] It would count as a credit towards our diploma.|[00:22.17] The place I got a job was at a men's tailor shop.|[00:26.15] The owners were a very nice older German couple.|[00:29.75] They had two other men working for them, too.|[00:33.24] One of the men had had brain surgery for cancer.|[00:37.16] He had a big, long scar all around the top of his head.|[00:41.49] He told me all about it.|[00:43.67] He was always happy and full of fun.|[00:46.46] I thought he was very brave!|[00:48.52] The tailor shop made suits to order.|[00:51.32] One of the salesmen would measure the man,|[00:54.24] and the customer would choose a fabric and style|[00:57.48] he (or his wife!) liked.|[01:00.59] The people in the back of the shop would then cut|[01:03.57] and sew the suit.|[01:06.06] The suits cost a lot of money.|[01:07.93] There were also suits already made|[01:10.48] that the customer could buy instead if they wished.|[01:13.65] They could also rent suits or tuxedos|[01:16.45] for weddings or parties.|[01:18.63] I worked at a little desk.|[01:20.56] I answered the phone, wrote letters, filed papers|[01:24.78] and did some bookkeeping.|[01:26.34] It was about a mile walk from my school to work.|[01:29.57] I passed many clothing shops.|[01:31.94] That wasn't good because I spent a lot of the money|[01:34.99] that I earned in those shops!|[01:37.22] I worked at the tailor shop for almost a year.|[01:40.34] It was a good experience and helped me get|[01:43.45] my next job with the United States Navy.|[01:46.50] That was fun, too!