Explaining a Gap
A gap on the CV — explaining it plainly.
- Them
I see a gap of about a year here.
- You
Yes, I took time off to care for my father.
- Them
Thank you for explaining. How was that year?
- You
It was hard, but I kept studying part time.
- Them
What did you study?
- You
I finished a course on system design.
- Them
And are you ready to work full time now?
- You
Yes, I've been ready since the spring.
In the app you can tap any word for a definition, and turn on a line-by-line translation in your own language.
Words in this dialogue
- yeartwelve months
- tookpast form of take
- timethe passing of hours and minutes
- careto look after; to mind
- fathera male parent
- explainingto make something clear
- harddifficult; with force (raining hard)
- keptpast form of keep
- studyinglearning about
- parta piece of the whole
- studyto learn about
- finishedto come to the end
- courseone part of a meal
- systema set of parts working together
- designto plan how something looks
- readyprepared
- worka job; to function properly
- fullwith no space left
- i'veshort for I have
- sincefrom a time in the past until now
- springthe season after winter
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