In a job
interview
COMMUNICATION
LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE
Lower-intermediate EN_BE_2332X English
Goals
■ Can take part successfully
in a job interview.
■ Can talk about my
professional background
and job experiences.
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Tell me a bit about yourself.
I‘m a confident and dedicated person.
Have you ever managed a team?
Yes, I have.
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Preview and warm-up
In this lesson, you are going to learn how to take part in a job interview in English.
You will learn words and phrases you need to talk about yourself.
So, Mr Smith, tell me a bit about yourself.
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Vocabulary review
hard-working
reliable adaptable
confident responsible
experienced dedicated
proactive
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Sentences
I am hard-working.
I am a reliable person.
I am very adaptable.
I am a confident worker.
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Sentences
I am a responsible person.
I am experienced in this area.
I am dedicated to my job.
I am proactive at work.
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Phrases review
I have a bachelor’s degree in
mathematics.
I have a master’s degree in sociology.
I have four years’ experience in
managing a team.
In my previous job, I used Wordpress
every day.
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Fill in the gaps
Fill in the gaps with words from the previous pages
1. I have a _______________ in economics. I want
to get my master’s degree next.
2. I am _______________ - I find it easy to change
what I am doing if I need to.
3. I am very _______________. I like giving
presentations to large groups of people.
4. I have two years’ _______________ in software
development.
5. I am _______________ to my work. I always get
the job finished.
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Describing yourself
Which of the adjectives on the previous pages would you use to
describe yourself? Are there any you definitely would not use?
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Your degrees
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?
Do you have a
?
bachelor’s or a
master’s degree?
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? Is there any other
?
degree you would
like to have?
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tell me a bit about yourself
An interviewer will ask you tell them about yourself. You need to talk
about yourself in a work context.
Tell me a bit about yourself, Hannah.
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New words
creative I am a creative person.
independent I am independent.
persuasive I am very persuasive.
patient I am always patient with colleagues and customers.
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attentive to detail
If you are attentive to detail, you take care of and pay attention to the
small things.
I am attentive to detail.
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Complete the sentences
Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the previous pages
1. A person who doesn’t get angry quickly is…
2. Someone who can make you think the same as them is…
3. A person who cares about the small things is…
4. A person who is happy working alone is…
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Who are they?
What do you think these people are like at work?
How do they describe themselves?
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About you
Tell us a bit about yourself!
Use the words on the previous pages and ask your teacher for any
other words you want to use to describe yourself professionally.
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Have you ever…?
Have you ever…? is a question using the present perfect tense.
You looked at this tense in the previous unit. It is made using subject + have/has +
past participle.
This question asks about an experience in your life.
Look at how you can answer below.
Question Answer
Have you ever managed a team? Yes, I have managed a team.
Have you ever used Excel? No, I haven’t used Excel.
Have you ever used Excel? No, I have never used Excel.
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Have you ever…?
It is better not to repeat the words in the question.
Here are shorter answers for the question have you ever..?
Question Answer
Have you ever
Yes, I have.
managed a team?
Have you ever used
No, I haven’t.
Excel?
Have you ever
Yes, I have.
travelled for work?
Have you ever
worked in an open No, I haven’t.
office?
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Have you ever..?
Remember, if you want to give more detail about your experience, you can use the
past simple tense.
When you use the past simple, you need to talk about a specific time.
Look at the examples below.
Question Answer Detailed answer
When I worked for Shell I
Have you ever managed
Yes, I have. managed a team of three
a team?
people.
Have you ever used I didn’t use it in my last
No, I haven’t.
Excel? job.
In my previous job, I
Have you ever travelled
Yes, I have. travelled once a month for
for work?
work.
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Have you ever..?
Here are some more questions using have you ever…? that you might be asked.
Have you ever coordinated a project?
Have you ever been responsible for a
large team?
Have you ever won an award?
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Rearrange the words to make questions. Put the verb in the
correct form too
1. work/ever/have/independently Have you ever worked
/ you? independently?
____________________________________________________
2. small/you/manage/ever/have/
team/a? ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
3. you/Excel/have/use/ever? ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
4. named/have/be/employee of
the month/ever/you? ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
5. have/coordinate/project/you/a
/ ever? ____________________________________________________
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Speaking
Now ask and answer the questions on p.22 as a group
In my previous
Yes, I have.
job…
When I worked
No, I haven’t.
for…
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Fill in the gaps then practise the dialogue with a partner
Hello Hannah it’s nice to meet you. Can
managed you tell me _______________ about
yourself?
Yes. I have a _______________ degree in
computer science and I am dedicated to presentations
my career.
OK. Have you ever _______________ a
confident
team of people?
Yes, when I _______________ for Glacier I
travelled
managed a team of three people.
Great. And have you ever given
master’s
_______________ to large groups?
No I haven’t. But I am a _______________
a bit
person and I’m sure I can do it.
Excellent. And have you ever
worked
_______________ for work?
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Job interview questions
You are going to practise doing a job interview with a partner.
First, write down four questions that you would ask someone who
came to you for job interview. Use the previous pages to help you
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Role Play
Now practise doing a job interview in pairs. Swap roles when you are
done. Try to answer the questions as fully as possible, giving examples
and using the past simple tense
Have you ever… Yes, I have.
Student A: You are the
interviewer. Use the questions Student B: You are the
you wrote on the previous interviewee.
page.
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Reflect on the goals
Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check
if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.
yes no
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Reflect on this lesson
Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.
What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?
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If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again
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Exercise p. 9
1. bachelor’s degree, 2. adaptable, 3. confident, 4. experience, 5. dedicated
Exercise p. 15
1. patient, 2. persuasive, 3. attentive to detail, 4. independent
Exercise p. 22
2. Have you ever managed a small team? 3. have you ever used Excel? 4. Have you
ever been named employee of the month? 5. Have you ever coordinated a project?
Exercise p. 24
a bit, master’s, managed, worked, presentations, confident, travelled
Answer key
Homework
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Match the questions to the answers
1. Have you ever managed a team?
2. Have you ever been named salesperson of the month?
3. Have you ever coordinated a large project?
4. Have you ever used Google docs?
a. No I haven’t. But I am always in the top three in our company.
b. No, I haven’t, but I am a fast learner.
c. Yes, I have. When I worked for Montana Holdings I was responsible for a team of
three.
d. Yes, I have. I coordinated the Mather project at work last year.
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Writing
Write three questions you were asked in your practise job
interview on p. 26 and write your answers to those questions.
Tell me a bit
Have you ever…
about…
coordinated responsible
proactive confident
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Homework answer key
1. C, 2. A, 3. D, 4. B
Exercise p. 31
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