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Practice dictation & shadowing on the daily life story: My First Job (2)
My First Job (2)
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(1)
My first job, my first real job, was during my last year of high school.
(2)
I had taken classes in various business subjects in that last year of high school we could do a coop.
(3)
That meant we could work part of the time instead of going to school.
(4)
It would count as a credit towards our diploma.
(5)
The place I got a job was at a men's tailor shop.
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The owners were a very nice older German couple.
(7)
They had two other men working for them too.
(8)
One of the men had had brain surgery for cancer.
(9)
He had a big long scar all around the top of his head.
(10)
He told me all about it.
(11)
He was always happy and full of fun.
(12)
I thought he was very brave.
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The tailor shop made suits to order.
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One of the salesman would measure the man and the customer would choose a fabric and style for he or his wife liked.
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The people in the back of the shop would then cut and sew the suit.
(16)
The suits cost a lot of money.
(17)
There were also suits already made that the customer could buy instead if they wished.
(18)
They could also rent suits or tuxedos for weddings or parties.
(19)
I worked at a little desk.
(20)
I answered the phone, wrote letters, filed papers, and did some bookkeeping.
(21)
It was about a mile walk from my school to work.
(22)
I passed many clothing shops.
(23)
That wasn't good because I spent a lot of my money that I earned in those shops.
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I worked at the tailor shop for almost a year.
(25)
It was a good experience and helped me get my next job with the United States Navy.
(26)
That was fun too.