Tiêu đề ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 12 BẮC NINH 2024-2025.docx ✅

2 A. He gets plenty of personal recommendations. B. He offers his services at the right price. C. He makes sure he has good relations with clients. D. He has effective negotiating skills. TRANSCRIPT Interviewer: With me on “Work and Money’ are two successful freelancers, Anita Dickinson and Joe Connolly, who both worked as graphic designers at major companies but left to go it alone. Woman: Hi. Man: Hello. Interviewer: Anita, tell us about your decision to go freelance. Woman: Basically, I’d been working in a well-paid position for some time and I was undeniably proud of the fact that people at the company viewed the stuff I produced very favourably. No job’s secure in today’s economic climate, and I realised being employed wasn’t necessarily as safe as I’d thought. I began a transition, doing freelance work on the side, and gradually building up a client base. My only doubt was whether thls’d be enough to rely on to cover the salary and perks I'd lose by going it alone (1). Anyway, I’ve always been an Independent person and the idea of being my own boss was ultimately irresistible. Interviewer: What about you, Joe? Man: One of the biggest excuses for not going freelance is not knowing how to get started. Clearly, you have to feel confident you know the craft, but beyond that, I simply exploited my own skills to the full and ensured I had a website that I thought would draw in clients. OK, so there was a little more to it than that, but getting started really wasn’t all that complex, even if it took a while before business started pouring in. Fundamentally, it was about a willingness to sacrifice time, working evenings and weekends. Unfortunately, there’s no room for any reluctance on that score. Being realistic about such things made it possible for me to become a full-time freelancer (2). Interviewer: Do you enjoy working alone rather than with other people? Man: Well, I thrived in the hustle and bustle of an office setting - working in teams, bouncing ideas off others, the odd joke with a colleague. I did seriously wonder if working alone would be my cup of tea. It can certainly lead to a sense of isolation for some. Whole days with just yourself for company might become unbearable. Fortunately for me, there are frequent opportunities for human contact (3) - meetings, and consultations about certain contracts - almost too many. Thankfully, I’ve barely experienced any problems being on my own. Interviewer: Is self-discipline very important, Anita? Woman: As a freelancer, you’re completely responsible for your own productivity. There's nobody there on a daily basis monitoring the amount you get done. I’ve experimented with some of the apps available for