Introducing yourself and finding out people's names always involves the verb be. For example, if Jenny wants to tell someone her name, she can jus! say I'm Jenny, or she can say My name's Jenny. To find out someone else's name. | 94 Dialogue 5 Damian s short of money - he needs a job that ll fit in with school. He calls at the newsagent s where they re advertising for someone to deliver papers in the mornings. Damian I m interested in the delivery job. Newsagent OK. May I1 ask you a few questions to see if you re suitable for the job Damian Of course - fire away Newsagent Right - first and foremost are you good at getting up early Damian Oh yes. Newsagent Good. And are you afraid of the dark Damian Not at all. Newsagent Excellent. Are you used to riding a bike Damian I ride my bike all the time. Newsagent Good. And are you prepared to work on Sundays as well 2 Damian Of course. I need the money. Newsagent Fine. And one final question are you good with animals Damian Good with animals Why are you worried about that Newsagent Because some of our customers have vicious dogs. Damian Look I m going to think it over for a bit. Can I get back to you later Newsagent OK. Don t put it off too long though or someone will get in before you. 1 May I . base-form is a more formal way of asking permission to do something. 2 as well also Idioms Fire away means Go ahead and ask the questions First and foremost means first of all --------------------------------------------------------------- 95 Language point 40 - adjectives with prepositions Some adjectives are used with prepositions - you have to learn these uses individually. For example in Dialogue 5 we see interested in the job and suitable for the job Sometimes the same adjective is used with different prepositions depending on what type of word follows good with animals noun good at getting up early ing-form of the verb ready for dinner noun ready to go out base-form of the verb Sometimes two adjectives use the same preposition but different forms of the verb prepared to work used to working Good learners dictionaries will always tell you this information for any adjective. Try making separate lists of your own to help you learn them. For example you
