English Class - 02 Reference File

Verbs

to ask - responder to answer - dizer

he/she/it asks he/she/it answers
asked* answered*

to help - ajuda to learn - aprender

he/she/it helps he/she/it learns
helped* learned*

*Past Simple Tense verb form

Vocabulary
interviewer - entrevistador hiring manager - gerente de contratação

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issue - problema mistake - erro

feedback - parecer/opinião background - experiência/conhecimento

level - nível standard - padrão/norma

tool - ferramenta income - renda

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wage - remuneração/salário role - função/cargo

overview - visão geral highlight - destaque

Expressions
struggle - ter dificuldade high level - alto nível
skill set - conjunto de habilidades hard skills - habilidades técnicas
self-aware - autoconsciente soft skills - habilidades comportamentais

Sentences
I can help you with this task.

She learned from her dad.

Did he ask you how to describe yourself?

What’s your biggest strength?

What’s your biggest weakness?

What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

In her video, she tells us the three biggest mistakes people make during a job interview.

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What soft skills does the job posting emphasize?

It says here, “Desired skills would include, self motivated and successful track record of making sales into
car dealerships.”

Do you have any weaknesses?

Be honest about your weaknesses.

I am the type of person who is always open to improvement.

I am a fast learner, enthusiastic and hungry to learn.

I am a loyal and trustworthy employee, and I will come into your organization and quickly add value
through my knowledge and experience.

I am disciplined because I focus intently on the tasks I need to complete, and I plan to make sure they are
always done to a high standard.

I am loyal and trustworthy, and I will take great pride representing your business when dealing with
customers or clients.

Regarding my weakness, I can say that I find it difficult asking other people for help. I want to learn my
own way, but of course I realize there is lots of talent within a team, and I need to start asking other people
for guidance whenever I am unsure.

Short Dictionary
Strengths (give a true example)
Industrious
- An industrious person works hard.
Flexible and versatile
- It means you are happy to stay behind late after work if the company needs your help.
Adaptable
- Willing to do duties that are perhaps outside your job description
Collaborator
- When you collaborate with people, you work close to them you support them and you come up
with ways to help the team achieve its goals and responsibilities.
Disciplined and focused
- If you are a disciplined person, everything is always done on time and to the right standard, and the
employer can rely on you to do a good job for them without there being any issues, problems or
mistakes.
Passionate and committed
- It means that you love your job and committed to the organization for the long term.

Weaknesses (explain how you are improving it)

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Public-Speaking / Introverted
- Not very good at public speaking.
Asking other people for help
- Find it hard asking other people for help.
Giving feedback
- Not very good at giving people feedback.
Can't say no to people
- Although it displays a slight lack of confidence this means you are more likely to take on lots of
work in the role.
Inpatient
- When you tend to work at a very fast pace and when other people don't work at the same pace as
you tend to get impatient and frustrated.

Backup
Strengths and weaknesses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahsXdpUJ89U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwzFWmNX7GI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjpmuYn4Vs0 -> 6:21
https://youtu.be/t2MpQuaMn7U
https://youtu.be/gCJsGsZ3hhU
https://youtu.be/UX_dxcjp5Gw (11 weaknesses)

Hard skills
Hard skills são as habilidades técnicas. Ou seja, aquelas competências que podem ser alcançadas, seja
fazendo um curso, lendo um livro, indo a um congresso, etc. Elas podem ser testadas e medidas pelos
recrutadores sem grandes problemas.

Soft skills
Soft skills são as habilidades comportamentais de uma pessoa. Isso inclui características de personalidade e
de temperamento. Elas são mais difíceis de identificar, afinal não podem ser medidas ou testadas de uma
maneira objetiva.

https://blog.estacio.br/futuro-profissional/soft-skills-e-hard-skills/?
gclid=Cj0KCQjwwtWgBhDhARIsAEMcxeDEnDgjlnBnCEjwkHU9JczYUKLLu5tULWahB3EobT2VjShkTfX6AJoaAu
3OEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Flexible and versatile, good collaborator, disciplined and focused

Flexible and good collaborator

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Flexible and versatile and adaptable

Collaborator and resourceful