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Teacher: Jin Lei Date: Class: Senior III Class One Aids: Computer, tape recorder Teaching Objectives: 1. To get students know more about the Job Interview that one day they should meet 2. To practice students reading, listening and speaking abilities Teaching Procedures:
1. Give out several questions as hints 2. Ask a student to retell the text according to the questions II. Reading (附录二三四) ----- Students are supposed to skim and scan the reading and finish the exercise 1. Ask students to finish reading <Job Hunter> within 3 minutes and answer 3 Qs: 2. Students on the left line finish Kim’s and those on the right finish Amy’s. III. Listening （附录五） ----- Students get more about interview tips through listening 1. Listen to the tape only once 2. Dictate the 8 DO’S and 8 DON’TS IV. Speaking （附录六七） ----- Students work in groups to apply what they’ve learned to practice. (Output) 1. Student first design their own interview in small groups according to the advert. 2. Act out to the whole class. V. Assignment (Writing) （附录八） ----- Students are assigned a writing of letters of application （附录一） Revision Retell the text according to the Qs •How did Kim perform in school? •What did he apply for? •Who did he ask for help? •What did he do before the interview? •How did he feel when waiting to be interviewed? •Did he do well in the interview? •Guess the result
（附录二） A Job Interview Most college students go to college in order to be engineers, teachers or chemists. Before they can begin working, however, they must find a job. The first problem for them to meet with is the job interview. Even though they may be well qualified, getting the right job can be difficult if they are not prepared to deal with the job interview. Kim’s experience is a good example. While in school, Kim worked hard to study his chosen subject, computer science. When a program did not work properly, Kim kept on trying until it did. He never hesitated to ask his professors about aspects of computer science that he did not understand. He even managed to work in the computer room on campus to get experience. All of his professors agreed that Kim was a well-qualified graduate. A month before Kim graduated with a B.S. degree, his advisor encouraged him to sign up for an interview with a large company. The company needed someone to be a programming supervisor. Kim thought he would be good at doing that job. A week before the interview, Kim became nervous about making a bad impression. So, he asked his advisor to give him some help. His advisor told him to make a list of possible questions and to practise answering them. Finally, his advisor assured him that he was capable of handling the job. Kim thanked his advisor for his encouragement and agreed to practise answering some possible questions. As Kim waited in the outer office to meet the interviewer, however, all of this good advice seemed to fly out of the window. Although he had practiced and was used to giving the right answers, during the interview, he could only stutter and stammer. You can see that a person can be well qualified for a job but fail to get it because he is not accustomed to performing well in a job interview. （附录三） Job Hunter Simon had a cousin called Amy who had to leave school and get a job to support her family. She had loved shopping since she was a little girl, so she decided to look for a job in a department store. She began her hunt at an office of the Labour Department’s Careers Advisory Service. Here she got two pamphlets. “Choosing Your Career” told her how to apply for a job and what to do at an interview. “Department Store” described the kinds of jobs available in these stores, the qualifications needed for them, the salaries, working hours and holidays, and training and prospects. Amy’s next step was to search the newspapers until she found a suitable vacancy and write a letter of application. As a result, she was invited to an interview. She was delighted but, like most applicants, she got nervous when she thought about the interview. Fortunately, she knew what to do to build up her confidence. Before she went to the interview, she made two journeys. One was to a branch of the store. While she walked round it, she noted the things it sold, how the staff behaved and they way they dressed. Information about the company that was going to interview her would come in handy later. After she visited the store, she made a second journey. This was from her home to the exact place of the interview, so she knew how long she would need to get there. At all costs she had to be on time for the interview. As this day approached, she began to think about possible interview questions and to prepare her answers. “Choosing Your Career” helped her as it contained a list of interview questions. Some were difficult to answer as they made her examine her character, ambitions, strengths and weaknesses. The job advertisement also suggested possible questions. For example, how could she prove that she had “initiative”? On the day of the interview, since she wanted to make a good first impression on the interviewer, she dressed to look her best. In fact, she chose clothes similar in style to those she had seen the staff in the store wearing. She arrived for the interview about ten minutes early and, when she was called, walked confidently into the interview room. As she entered, she responded pleasantly to the interviewer’s greeting and, after she was invited, sat down ready to begin. She was still nervous but, at the same time, confident. She was sure that she would do well, because she had prepared for the interview thoroughly.
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（附录五） Tips on interviews DO’S Ø Knock on the door and enter the room politely. Ø Sit down quietly. Ø Look at the interviewer. Make eye contact. Ø Be calm and confident. Ø Sit properly. Ø Listen attentively. Ø Talk frankly and wisely. Ø Be sincere and serious. DON’TS ü Don’t rush in. ü Don’t take a seat without being invited. ü Don’t look sideways. ü Don’t get too nervous. ü Don’t stretch your legs. ü Don’t brush your hair with your hand. ü Don’t pretend to know what you actually don’t know. ü Don’t tap your pen on the table.
（附录六）Daily News Union Department Store Full-time and part-time sales assistants required. Experience preferred but not essential. Training provided. Good salaries and prospects. WALK-IN INTERVIEWS Applicants should have: ü a senior secondary education ü a good standard of Chinese and English ü good manners and a pleasant, confident personality ü a desire to succeed Applications by letter (handwritten) also welcome. Send to the Staff Manager at the above address by 28 May.
Work in groups of four. Two of the group are interviewers, and the other two are applicants. 1. All group members read the job advert above and the interview form on the next page. 2. Each of the “applicants” prepares answers to possible questions on his/her own. 3. The “interviewers”: 1) choose a chief interviewer and prepare questions to ask 2) start the interview and ask questions, in turn, to complete Section A of the form 3) complete Section B, based on what they saw and heard 4) tell the applicants the result, and give reasons for it Useful words and phrases: What is/are your…?/ When were you born?/ Why have you applied for…?/ Thank you for coming. I really like this…/ I’ve always wanted to work in…/ I’d like to be a … one day./
（附录七） （附录八） INTERVIRE FORM Section A ApplicantA Applicant B 1. Family name of applicant _______________ _______________ 2. Other names _______________ _______________ 3. Age _______________ _______________ 4. Date of birth _______________ _______________ 5. Sex _______________ _______________ 6. Nationality _______________ _______________ 7. Present grade in school _______________ _______________ 8. Two best subjects at school _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ 9. Worse subject _______________ _______________ 10. Interest, hobbies _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ 11. Reason(s) for wanting job _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ 12. Ambition _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ SectionB Give marksout of tenfor thefollowing: 1. Appearance _______________ _______________ 2. Personality _______________ _______________ 3. Language standard _______________ _______________ SectionC Interview group’s recommendation (tickone) very suitable suitable unsuitable Applicant A is □ □ □ Applicant B is □ □ □ Signed________________________ Date___________________ 附录八 Writing Letters of application When you write a letter applying for something (e.g. a job or a scholarship), you should first read the advertisement carefully to find out what to put in your letter, especially: How to apply (e.g. handwritten or typed letter); What to send (e.g. letter, resume, etc.); Who and where to send it to; When to send it. A Simple letter of application for a job should give the reader the following information, divided into paragraphs as shown. P1 Where you read the advertisement and the exact name of the job you are applying for (e.g. full-time or part-time…) P2 Details of your education (e.g. school and grade; best subjects or exams passed; first language and other languages) P3 Brief details of any interests, hobbies, or activities P4 Brief details of other jobs you have done (if any) P5 The reason why you want the job P |
