8.1 Do sit down

Pre-listening task: Have you ever been at a job interview? What is a CV? Do you approve of polygraph detector usage for interviews?

Main activity: Tracks 8 /C2

1) You will hear a manager interviewing an applicant for a job. Listen out for these verbs, then use them to complete the sentences 1-5: start off/ stay in/ work for/ move on/ look for

1. Could you _______by telling me a bit about yourself?

2. I didn`t want to______that field.

3. I Think it`s time to __________.

4. I`m _______more of a challenge.

5. You`ve been_______a design company.

2) Listen again and complete the notes the manager makes.

Post: Marketing Director

Interviewee: Chris Clarckson

Qualifications: 1)_____________ degree and M.A. I in 2)______________ from US.

Experience: 3)___________ __________ with Proton Designs.

Reasons for wanting the job:

1. Company is too 4)___________

2. Wants more 5)_________ work.

Good points:

1. Speaks 6)_________ and 7)_________.

2. Responsible for developing 8)__________ ___________.

Follow-up: Do you think the interviewee will get the position? Can you call it a perfect interview? Why/ why not?

8.2 The Interview

Pre-listening task: Read the statements and choose True or False:

When you are answering a question in a job or exam interview:

1. You should give one-word answers. T/F

Main activity: Track 9/CD2

1) You will hear an interviewer interviewing four job applicants. Match each person with a statement.

Applicant 1:_____ a) The answer is too short.

Applicant 2:_____ b) The answer doesn`t answer the question

Applicant 3:_____ c) The answer is illogical.

Applicant 4:_____ d) The answer is successful.

Track 10/CD2

2) You will hear two job interviewers choosing the best applicant. As you listen, answer the questions:

a) Do they ask each other questions?

b) Do they express their opinion?

c) Do they disagree with each other at times?

d) Do they agree with each other at times?

e) Do they reach a conclusion?

Follow-up: Work in pairs. Try to role-play an interview. One is the interviewee, applying for the position of a senior research assistant in RosAtom, and the other is the interviewer.

8.3 New Experiences

Pre-listening task: Do you think it is difficult to get an education and to work in a foreign country? Why/why not?

Main activity: Track 11/CD2

You will hear Emily and David talking about work and academic experience. Choose the correct answer.

1. When leaving school Emily already knew that she would study medicine. – True-False-Not Mentioned.

2. Emily left Melbourne to get new experiences. – True-False-Not Mentioned.

3. Emily moved to Finland because she found her lab work in London boring. – True-False-Not Mentioned.

4. In Finland people at university preferred to speak Finnish with Emily. – True-False-Not Mentioned

5. David is not happy about his experience of learning French in France. – True-False-Not Mentioned

6. David would like to go by the trans-Siberian train one day.– True-False-Not Mentioned.

7. Emily is going to London again to continue her studies of the immune system. - True-False-Not Mentioned.

Follow-up: Can you name any reasons why people drop out of their professions? Can you cay that their education is wasted?