HOW TO PREPARE A CV – CURRICULUM VITAE.

COMO PREPARAR UN CV – CURRICULUM VITAE.

What did you do after that?

¿Qué hizo Ud. después de eso?

Monique is interviewing a famous

singer. She´s asking her questions
about her life.

Mónica está entrevistando a una

cantante famosa. Ella le está pre-
guntando acerca de su vida.

Dialogue:
Diálogo:

Monique: Can you tell me something about your life – before you became so
famous?
Grace: Sure. What would you like to know?
M: Let´s start from the beginning. Where were you born?
G: Well, I was born in a small town in Maryland, but we moved to the Big
Apple* when I was four. I consider myself a New Yorker because that´s
where I really grew up.
M: And when did you begin singing?
G: I guess I began when I was six- in church. I had to memorize all the songs
because I was too young to read the words.
M: How interesting. And where did you go to school? In New York City?
G: Well, I went to grade school and high school there.
M: And what did you do after that?
G: I came to Paris – right after I graduated, in fact.
M: Really? Why did you decide to come here?
G: Well, I had a scholarship at the Paris Conservatory of Music. I wanted to be
an opera singer at that time, believe it or not.
M: But I guess you changed your mind, didn´t you?
G: Well, I made a disco record five years ago, and it was an enormous hit. So
here I am- still singing disco music.
M: You can´t argue with success, can you?

- Complete the following chart with the information from the dialogue.
- Complete el siguiente cuadro con la información del diálogo.

SINGER´S PROFILE
PERFIL DE LA CANTANTE

Name:
Place of birth:
Educational background:
Primary school:
Secondary school:
Other education or training:
- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE?
- ¿Son las siguientes oraciones VERDADERAS o FALSAS?

1. Grace was born in New York. T F

2. Grace grew up in Paris. T F
3. Her first experiences as a singer were in church. T F
4. Grace stayed in New York after secondary school. T F
5. Grace went to Paris because she had a job there. T F
6. Grace´s first disco record was a success. T F

LET´S PREPARE A CV
PREPAREMOS UN CV

1- What is a CV?

It´s a Curriculum Vitae. This Latin expression means “information about your skills
and qualifications, that is, everything you have studied and achieved”.

2- What does a CV include?

In a CV you must write relevant information about you as a person. That is age,
marital status, address, telephone number. You must also include details about you
as a professional, stating your degree, experience, courses for professional impro-
vement, and general qualifications, such as other languages of which you have
good knowledge and whether you can use a computer.

3- Is it important to present a well- organized CV’

Yes, it is. The way you organize all this information is very important, because your
prospective employers will get an idea of you through this document, in many
cases before meeting you in person.