TRENDSPOTTING
Part-time Job
Today I started my new Part-time job as a trendspotter. I was nervous and didn’t know what to expect. Well, guess what? It was a lot fun! I’m telling all of my friends, “You should think about becoming a trendspotter, too!”
This morning, we had to report to a recording studio1 by 10 AM. The “Trends Coordinator,” Mandy, explained the schedule. ______________. That was really coo!!
Next we sat around a big table in a room. _____________.Mandy gave each person three cards. One card said “Yes – All the way!” Another said, “It’s OK.” The third one said, “No way!” We listened to about ten different songs. After each song, we had to hold up a card. They played some hip-hop, rock, heavy metal, and dance music. The heavy metal was “No way!” for me!
Gifted
Do you know the rock group Gifted? They’re really popular right now. ______________. Too bad we missed them. Anyway, they have a new album coming out soon. We saw six different album covers. (I guess they are trying to choose one) This time, we didn’t have any cards. Instead, we just talked about the covers we liked. Mandy asked us questions: “Which ones do you like?” and “Why do you like them?”
We finished at 12:30. We meet again next week at a boutique2 downtown. We will look at some new fashions. Each week we go to a different location. Oh, and we also received a gift card for our work. This “job” doesn’t, pay, but we get free stuff!
That’s all for now!