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B GOAL Interview for a Job
Listening
A Read the job ad. What is the job? What skills do you need for the job?
| NEEDED URGENTLY! We are looking for a person with good English communication skills and the ability to manage groups of people. Experience in giving tours is an advantage, but not essential (training provided). Driver's license is necessary. |
B 🎧59 Read the questions. Then listen to two interviews and check (✔) the questions you hear. You will hear two questions in both interviews. One question is not asked in either.
| 1 | 2 | |
| 1. Have you graduated from college? | ||
| 2. Have you ever traveled abroad? | ||
| 3. What is the most interesting place you've visited? | ||
| 4. Have you worked with customers? | ||
| 5. Have you worked as a tour guide? | ||
| 6. Who is the most interesting person you have met? | ||
| 7. Have you taken any English language exams? | ||
| 8. Have you ever managed a group of people? | ||
| 9. Have you passed your driving test? |
C 🎧59 Listen again and write notes in the table about each topic.
| Ms. Harmon | Mr. Liu | |
| Subjects in college | ||
| Travel and places visited | ||
| Experience as a tour guide | ||
| Driver's license | ||
| Experience with groups |
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, on the island of Java, is one of the most famous landmarks in Indonesia.
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D Who should get the job? Discuss in pairs.
E 🎧60 Listen to the examples. Notice the pronunciation of the weak forms.
| PRONUNCIATION: Weak Forms of have |
| Strong Form | Weak Form |
| I have | I've - /arv/ |
| have you | /hæv jǝ/ |
| you have | you've - /juv/ |
| has he | /haez i/ |
| she has | she's - /ʃiz/ |
F 🎧61 Listen to the sentences. Check (✔) the correct column.
| Strong Form | Weak Form | |
| 1. I have studied English and history. | ||
| 2. She has worked as a tour guide. | ||
| 3. He has managed people. | ||
| 4. She has passed her driving test. | ||
| 5. Has he coached a team? | ||
| 6. Have you ever traveled abroad? |
G In pairs, take turns saying a sentence in F with the strong form or weak form of the have / has. Can your partner say which form you used?
SPEAKING STRATEGY
Job Interviews
Thank you for coming to the interview.
Let's begin.
Now, a practical question: Have you...? Great. / That's interesting.
One last question...
We'll contact you next Tuesday.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Interview for a Job
You are going to role play two interviews using the ads below. In the first interview, Student A is the interviewer and Student B is the interviewee. Change roles for the second interview. Before each interview, pick an ad together and prepare a list of ten questions for your partner. You can use some of the questions in B, as well as your own.
| WANTED Summer School Assistant A summer school is looking for a person to help the manager. The children are between 7 and 13 years old. Experience with children is necessary. An interest in playing team sports and games is an advantage. |
| Clothing Store Associate A clothing store needs an associate to help with customers. We are looking for a friendly person with good communication skills. Experience working at a store is not necessary (training is provided). An interest in clothes and fashion is an advantage. |
Have you worked with children?
Yes, I have. I coached a baseball team.
