Lesson 3

The lesson plan

1. Lead-in (15 min)

2. Active vocabulary (10 min)

3. Listening text (35 min)

4. Listening comprehension (15 min)

5. Speaking practice (15-20 min)

6. Homework (3 min)

LEAD-IN

Interviews can be nerve-wracking and preparation is very important. You will be better equipped to answer questions and you will walk in to the interview feeling more confident.

Here are some tips for preparing for an interview. Ask student to read the text below and select the best option from the drop-down menu of words.

If you have reached the interview stage, your CV and letter of application must have been impressive! The company now wants to know more about you. But there is still more work to do if you want to get that job! Make sure you have researched the company as thoroughly as possible – use the Internet, company reports, recruitment literature etc. Remind yourself of why you applied to this company. Make a list of the skills, experience, and interests you can offer the organisation. Finally, try to predict the questions you will be expected to answer – imagine you are the interviewer!

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How you get look and behave at an interview can sometimes be even more important than what you say! There are lots of things you can do to make a good impression on interviewers. Here are some tips relating to your appearance and body language. Ask students to fill in gaps with suitable words.

1. Make sure your clothes are clean, but don’t wear obvious logos or designer names.

- you should not wear obvious logos or designer names at job interviews

2. Don’t use too much deodorant or perfume!

- you should always spell “too” with two “o”s when using the phrase “too much”

3. Don’t wear too much jewelry. Interviewers don’t usually like nose rings.

- they don’t “usually” like nose rings. The other two points are not grammatically correct

4. Wear clothes that are smart, but comfortable.

- we wear “clothes”, not “cloths” or “covers”

5. Arrive well before interview time.

- you want to arrive before the interview starts, not after!

6. Make eye contact with the interviewer when you are introduces.

- make eye contact. The other two words do not exist.

7. Give a firm handshake, and make sure you smile!

- it’s not very friendly to snarl or snigger at someone – make sure you smile instead

8. Don’t fidget. This will distract the interviewer from what you’re saying.

- Don’t fidget! You want the interviewer to listen to you a saying. The “d” in fidget is silent

9. Don’t appear over-confident, for example by leaning too far back in your chair, but do try to relax.

- to “collapse” is to fall. To “relapse” is to become ill again after you seemed to have improved

BBC Learning English

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Ask students to discuss the following questions:

1. Have you ever been interviewed? Were you nervous?

2. What problems can you face during your interview?

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

Ask students to give if possible definitions of the following words and word combinations and to pronounce them correctly:

interview – a formal discussion, esp one in which an employer assesses an applicant for a job

appointment – an arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time

to head – to go or cause to go (towards)

nervous – apprehensive or worried

elevator – chiefly USA and Canadian a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building

to turn – to change or cause to change in course, direction, etc

freeway – another name for expressway, that is motorway

LISTENING TEXT

Ask students to listen the text “JOB INTREVIEW. NERVOUS AT AN INTERVIEW” paying attention to pronunciation and to the discussed words and word combinations. Ask students to write down all explained in audio file words and word combinations and their descriptions.

I was on my way to an interview and there was a lot of traffic on the road. I got to the office in the nick of time for my appointment. I walked into the lobby of the building and looked at the directory. I saw that Casey Enterprises was on the penthouse floor and headed to the elevator. The door was just closing.

David: Could you hold the elevator, please? Thanks a lot.

Woman: No problem. What floor?

David: I'm headed to the 18th floor, the top floor.

Woman: Oh, so am I.

David: Do you work there? I have an interview today with Dale Mendoza. Do you know her?

Woman: Yeah, I know her pretty well.

David: To tell you the truth, I'm really nervous. I had a dream last night that I was being interviewed by a three- headed monster that kept trying to bite my head off. Oh, wow, my palms are sweaty just thinking about it. I just hope Ms. Mendoza won't be able to hear my teeth chattering. I just hope I get through this in one piece.

The elevator doors opened just then and we both walked out. I don't know why I poured my heart out to a perfect stranger, but it actually seemed to help me chill out a bit. I didn't feel quite as nervous.

We were in the reception area and I headed to the reception desk. The woman started walking in the other direction. She turned and called back, "Good luck" with a smile.

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

ESL Podcast http://www.eslpod.com

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