Part 5 Preparing to the Interview

When you go for a job, the employer will ask lots of questions about you. He or she wants to know if you will be a good person to employ. He or she wants to know about your exams, your experience doing other jobs, about your hobbies and interests, and about what sports you are good at.

TASKS

1. At first write some paragraphs about yourself. Make sure you talk about these things:

• Your exams - which will you take at…?

• Your work experience

• Your hobbies and interests

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Additional questions

Can you drive a car? Or fix a truck? Or cook? What?

Say what sports or activities( physical activity, recreational activity) you are good at.

Say which languages you can speak.

2. Check your spelling.

3. Put your name, form and the date on the page.

4. Print it out.

HELPFUL WORDS TO USE

Exams

Next year I will take ..... in.....

I am good at ....

My best subject is ......

Work Experience

I have never worked ….

I worked for ..... months at.......

My job was to ......

I liked working because....

I didn't like working because.....

Hobbies and Interests

I like .... very much because.......

I am good at ........

Every week I .....

I do my hobby .... hours every week.

For example:

fixing cars

listening to

collecting ....

riding bike

listening to music

meeting friends

cooking

making .....

helping others

Sports

My favourite sport is...... because.....

I play in a team .....

I support ..... football club.

For example:

Football

Basketball

Running

athletics

rugby

swimming

netball

hockey

Languages

I can speak .... languages.

I speak .....

I think it is good to speak several languages because ....

Part 6

Vocabulary to the Interview Questionnaire

Assignment 1:

Повторение грамматики: виды вопросов: общий( да\нет вопросы); специальный; альтернативный

Assignment 2:

Using an e-dictionary translate words and word combinations which are not translated in the list below

1. to look (more) like… -A) походить на…, B)выглядеть (внешность)

A) I look like my father B) My mother looks very young

2. to be named for/after – быть названным в честь

3. a nuclear family – маленькая семья

4. an extended family – большая семья

5. entire family – вся семья

6. advantage/disadvantage –преимущество \ недостаток

7. chore

рутинная работа

Syn: char , assignment , stint , job , task

повседневная работа по дому, по хозяйству household chores

Syn: job , duty , task , assignment

трудное задание, неприятная работа

Syn: task , labour , toil , headache • - chore man - chore work

8. to be assigned to –быть закрепленным за…

9. to clean one’s own room

10. to be pressured by – испытывать давление со стороны…

11. strict - строгий

12. to get along (well, bad) with –ладить с…

13. in-law – по закону (mother-in-low)

14. to stay out late –долго гулять

16. to have a curfew – иметь «комендантский час»

17. black sheep (odd ball) – «темная лошадка»

18. to get involved in (problems) – быть втянутым в (проблемы)

19. values - ценности

20. Belief -

21. Skills -

22. to argue with about - спорить с кем-л. о чем-л.

23. to have any influence on family matters – оказывать влияния на семейные дела

24. long term/ short term –долго-\ ближнесрочная перспектива

25. to have the liberty to do smth. -

26. to adopt children-

27. married couples – супружеская пара

28. to help with -

29. appropriate -

30. to impact on - влиять на

31. modern day living – современный образ жизни

32. divorce-

33. day-care centre -

34. to raise a family -

35. siblings -

36. to take care -

37. perfect number – идеальное число (детей)

38. to give allowance – позволять