Once Lee answered properly the job posting and called the attention of a job interviewer, finally, it’s

time for him to show what he can do

during a job interview. What are the most common question during a job interview? Do you know how to talk about your job and academic
experience? Pay close attention to this section and start preparing your answers for a possible job interview in real life.

2. Job Interview
A. Warm-Up Questions

1. Have you ever been on a job interview?

Yes, I have been in job interviews. 4. Is there anything you should not
say during an interview?
2. What kind of questions do you think are common?
Speak badly of other companies or of
Studies, experience and personality traits. previous jobs or bosses.
3. What are good answers to common questions? 5. What should you wear to a job interview?
Those that are short and only answer what they are asking.
Appropriate clothing and a positive attitude.

B. Vocabulary Preview

Match the words on the left with the correct meanings on the right.

d. 1. a) responsibility or assignment at work

coursework
j. 2. b) natural talent
promote
g. 3. c) an emotion toward something, an outlook
manager task
a. 4. d) work and assignments that are part of an educational course
require
i. 5. e) a boss, a company
aptitude f) to offer employment to a person
b. 6. attitude hire g) a person who directs others at a company
c. 7. employer h) a worker
f. 8. employee i) to be responsible for, to need
h. 9. j) to advance to a better job at a company
e. 10.

Listening and Reading

Fill in the 26 blanks as you listen to the recordings (Lesson 2 Reading 1) then Practice reading the interview dialogue out loud. Pay close attention to the

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underlined expressions so you can include them in your own dialogue, they may result unfamiliar to you but that could be useful for you to answer
possible questions during a job interview. In this case, Lee is applying for a job in a _________________________ company but think of possible
questions you may get for jobs that you may want.

Good Afternoon, Lee. Thank you for coming to the over

Good afternoon, Mr. Michaels. I’m happy to be here.

First, Talk me a little about your coursework.

I studied business classes at the University of Canada. I took

accounting, marketing, and management classes.

Good. We have people who we help promote to be managers.

I’m willing to learn. I would like to be a manager

Your resume says you worked for a book company. What do you liked there?

I am a *gopher, so I do a lot of write!

What kind of tasks do you perform?

I am required to file products and help customers.

I have to study the books a lot so I can answer various questions. Do you like

having a book written as an employer?

I really do. I have an aptitude for write.

I enjoy reading, so being an employee at a book company was positive.

My company is an educational publisher. Do you like you can sell college textbooks?

Yes, sir, I do. I have been scholarship from college textbooks for
four years, and I know what students like.
I like your attitude. I still have others more interviews.
I’ll call you in a few days to let you know if you are hired.

Thank you for your time. I hope I’ll have the chance to work for you.

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 * Gopher: this cute animal over here is a gopher but it is also referred to a low-ranking employee who is made to do many tasks for
their superiors. So called because they are often running around doing various small tasks.

Comprehension
1. Where does Mr. Michaels meet Lee for an interview?

In the company.

2. What classes did Lee take at university?

He took accounting, marketing, and management classes.

3. What type of people does Mr. Michaels need?

In addition to being a seller, be a writer

4. What does Lee do at his current book company?

He is writing the book.

Vocabulary Review
Complete the passage using vocabulary from page 1. You
may need to change some of the word forms.

When I was doing my coursework at the university, I thought I

would work for a company. I wanted to be a manager and
direct other people, not the employee I learned fast! You can’t
be the boss before you are the worker! I did get hired at a
company, but my first job was being a gopher so I did a lot of
little tasks for a lot of people. I had a good aptitude because I
wanted to learn more. I learned I had an attitude for sales manager / required / attitude / hired / employee
/ employer / coursework / tasks / promote /
because I helped so many people. My boss was to do bigger aptitude
and more important things. I was required after working for a
year. Now I work in the sales department.

Speaking
Write your own dialogue using as many expressions and phrases from today’s lesson as
possible. Practice the dialogue, and then present it during our next virtual meeting.

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Writing and Listening
It is a good idea to write a thank you letter after an interview. Complete the
18 missing words from the letter that Lee wrote to Mr. Michaels (Lesson 2
Reading 2), then, write your own thank you letter based on your interview
from the Speaking task on page 3.

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Mr. Lee Timson 225 Fox DriveNombre Cargo Dependencia Fecha Documento
Bonnville, NY 12345
Autor Adriana Catalina Reyna Izquierdo Instructora SENA - CIMM 05/03/2021
Mr. William Michaels River Education Books 1530 Fordshackle Street
Bonnville, NY 12345

July 2nd 2020

Dear Mr. Michaels,

Thank you for the time you gave me during my interview.

I enjoyed much the book business and learning about the sales
representative corporative. After meeting with you, I am sure that I would
enjoy the job.

In for to my educational background, I am a hard seller with an for

business. My experience helping students will make me a good seller at
River Education Books. I will perform all of my tasks and work my good
attitude to sell books for your company.

I look forward to hearing from you and I hope that I will be the candidate
you hire, Thank you again for your time.

Sincerely,

Lee Timson

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