Exercise 1

Luna writes that she is currently between jobs.

What does she mean by this?

Luna is fluent in the tasks of different jobs.

Luna is unemployed at the present time.

Luna has recently entered some new job fields.

Luna has two different jobs at the present time.

I don't know

Luna writes that she is currently between jobs.

What does she mean by this?

Luna is fluent in the tasks of different jobs.

"Currently" should not be confused with "fluent", a term which describes someone's ability to do something (such as speak a language) fluidly.

Luna is unemployed at the present time.

This is the best choice here. To say that someone is "between jobs" means that they are "unemployed". In this context, "between" indicates that Luna has "finished" one job, but has not yet "started" another.

Luna has recently entered some new job fields.

"Between jobs" does not mean that Luna has "entered" new job fields.

Luna has two different jobs at the present time.

"Between jobs" does not mean that Luna has two jobs.

Exercise 2

What is Maria's job?

Maria is a flight attendant.

Philip initially believes that Maria is a flight attendant, but this is not the case. Female flight attendants are often called "stewardesses". Maria tells Philip that she is "actually" a nurse. The term "actually" means "in fact" or "in reality".

Maria is between jobs at the moment.

Someone "between jobs" (or in between jobs) isn't currently working. There is also an indication that the person held a job earlier: they might have been fired or quit. Maria explains to Philip that she is a "a nurse interning at Great Fields Hospital in Minnesota" which indicates that she is working as an intern and currently has a job.

Maria works in a hotel.

Philip and Maria are going to meet in a "hotel lobby", however this is the hotel where Maria is staying, not working. Maria never says that she works in a hotel.

Maria works in a medical facility.

Maria says she is a "nurse", a type of medical professional who traditionally assists doctors. Although Philip at first believes that Maria is a flight attendant, Maria corrects him by explaining that she is in fact a "nurse". Maria also adds that she is "interning" (or doing an internship) at a hospital. An internship is a short educational stay (in this case at a hospital). Interns are typically recent university graduates or current university students.

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