Job interview

‘Friends’: ‘The one with Rachel’s inadvertent kiss’

Rachel interviews for a coveted department-store job as coordinator of the Ralph Lauren women's collection. Unfortunately, she inadvertently kisses the interviewer, Mr. Zelner, on the cheek when he bends near her to open the office door as she is leaving. She is afraid the kiss will affect her chances of getting the job. During a second interview with Mr. Zelner, Rachel gets ink on her lip. Misinterpreting Mr. Zelner when he indicates the ink, Rachel berates him for demanding sex and leaves angrily. Later, she returns to explain the misunderstanding, and gets the job on her merits.

Match the words below to their explanations:

hussy   integrity berate  litigious  covet  inadvertently 

1	formal to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
2	old-fashioned a woman who is sexually immoral
3	formal to have a very strong desire to have something that someone else has
4	without realizing what you are doing
5	very willing to take disagreements to a court of law
6	the quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be right

Answer the questions:

1. What piece of news did Rachel announce to their friends?

2. What was Phoebe’s suggestion?

3. What happened at the end of the first interview?

4. What happened during the second meeting with Mr. Zelner?

5. Was Rachel a successful applicant?

Answers: 1 – berate; 2 – hussy; 3 – covet; 4 – inadvertently; 5 – litigious; 6 - integrity