# Nuevo Prisma A2, Unit 4: A job interview in Mérida

**Language:** Spanish  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Master talking about your past by listening to Cristina and Rafael's conversation at a job interview at the Roman theatre in Mérida, which pairs with the themes of unit 4 of Nuevo Prisma A2. It may feel challenging at first, but by the end of this course you will be able to fully understand and participate.

**Setting:** An office at the Roman theatre in Mérida on a Thursday morning in February. The visitor service is hiring a guide, and Rafael Moreno, the head of guides, is interviewing Cristina Rubio. They use usted with each other throughout, as a formal job interview does, and he calls her Cristina, as interviewers in Spain often do.

## Lessons

### 1. Starting an interview

Rafael welcomes Cristina to the interview and asks her to talk about herself.

### 2. Telling the main steps of your life

Cristina tells Rafael what she did after university and when she came back to Spain.

### 3. Talking about your work experience

Cristina tells Rafael where she has worked as a guide, before and now.

### 4. Talking about experiences

Rafael asks Cristina about school groups and languages, and she tells him what she has and hasn't done.

### 5. Telling a piece of history

Rafael asks Cristina to tell him about the theatre as if he were a tourist.

### 6. Saying why you want a job

Rafael asks Cristina why she wants to work in Mérida, and she tells him about her grandfather.

### 7. Asking about the job

Cristina asks Rafael when the job starts, and he tells her when she will hear from them.