JOB INTERVIEW: TALKING ABOUT SKILLS

Speaking Activity

Match the following illustrations with the skills and abilities in the box below. Use adverbs of manner.

fix things | organized | draw/design | deal with stress | public speaking

on time | build things clean | planning | sense of direction
managing/saving money | typing

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Warm Up Questions

Discuss the following questions with your teacher and classmates.

1. Do you like your job?

2. What are your strong points?

3. Do you have to work overtime at your job?

4. What is something that you don’t like about your job?

5. Do you like your boss?

6. Do you like your co-workers?

Watch this YouTube Video

https://youtu.be/5mKn65uuOVw

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Listening Questions

Watch the YouTube video and answer the following questions.

1. Is Mindy a hard worker?

2. Is Mindy punctual?

3. Does Mindy drive fast?

4. Can Mindy speak any other languages?

5. Does Mindy type slowly?

6. Does Mindy have good computer skills?

7. Why is Mindy meeting with Tony?

8. How often is Mindy late?

Vocabulary

pleasure to meet you | good – bad | safe – dangerous

slow – fast | hard worker – lazy | early – late | fluently

punctual-on time | skill | speed | hired

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 Vocabulary Builder
Find the word with the opposite meaning in the video.

1 fired _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 late (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 slow_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 dangerously _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5 terrible _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6 bad_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7 late (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8 early_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9 answer_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10 lazy_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Fill-in-the-blanks

Choose the correct word from the answers above to complete the sentences.
You may have to change the form.

1 She always comes to work twenty minutes early.

She is very _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 She works overtime every day.

She’s a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 Mary got a new job.

She was_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ yesterday.

4 Frank speaks perfect French.

He speaks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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 5 Scott always speeds.
He doesn’t drive _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

6 She isn’t very good at typing.

She types very _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

7 He wakes up very _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ every morning.

He gets up at five o’clock every day.

8 He’s a very_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ worker.

He’s late every day.

Grammar

Write the correct form of the adverb of manner.

Example: quick - quickly

1 fast _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 angry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 careful _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 dangerous _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5 clear _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6 calm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7 bad _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8 good _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9 happy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10 sad _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Vocabulary

work overtime | work late overwork

try hard | I will do my best.

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Transcripts: Job Interview

Tony: Please come in! Hi, I’m Tony McKay.

Mindy: Hi, I’m Mindy Parks.

Tony: It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Mindy: It’s a pleasure to meet you too.

Tony: Welcome Mindy. Thank you very much for coming today.

Please have a seat. May I ask you some questions?

Mindy: Yes of course.

Tony: Are you good at typing?

Mindy: Yes, I type very fast.

Tony: I see. Are you a hard worker?

Mindy: Yes, I work hard every day.

Tony: Okay, good! Can you speak Spanish?

Mindy: Yes, I speak Spanish very fluently.

Tony: That’s great. Are you a good driver?

Mindy: Yes, I drive safely. I never speed.

Tony: Excellent. Do you have good computer skills?

Mindy: Yes, I’m good with computers.

Tony: I have one more question Mindy. Are you punctual?

Mindy: Yes Tony. I always arrive to work on time. I’m never late.

Tony: Great! You’re hired!

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Answer Key

Listening Comprehension
1. Yes, she works hard every day.

2. Yes, she always arrives on time, and she is never late.

3. No, she doesn’t. She is a safe driver, and she never speeds.

4. Yes, she can speak Spanish.

5. No, she’s good at typing. She types fast.

6. Yes, Mindy is good with computers.

7. She’s meeting with Tony for a job interview.

8. Mindy is never late. She always arrives on time and is very punctual.

Vocabulary
1. hired 2. early 3. fast 4. safely 5. excellent 6. good 7. early/on time 8. late 9. question

10. hard worker

Vocabulary 2
1. punctual 2. hard worker 3. hired 4. fluently 5. safely 6. slowly 7. early 8. late

Grammar Practice
1. fast 2. angrily 3. carefully 4. dangerously 5. clearly 6. calmly 7. badly 8. well 9. happily

10. sadly

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