Prefacing your questions (p.

9)
Providing a clear context (detail and background) to help
the interviewee to understand your questions
1. Here are … Which one do you like better?

2. Research has shown that … Do you agree?

3. There is a common saying that … Tell me an experience in

which you …

4. When we talk about …, what do you think are the most …?

Task 9 Forming open-ended & closed questions (p.10)

Collecting views from LU students on:

Student canteen Favourite celebrity

1. two closed questions

2. three open-ended questions
3. context for some questions

Peer review on the five questions

Giving effective answers – clear & focused
Task 11 Listening (p.12)
Two students in an interview for university admission
Question: Why should people pay so much for a university
education?

Which answer is more effective? Why?

Task 12 Reading some answers (p.12)
Which answer is effective?
1. Which is the best hostel on campus, in your opinion?
2. What are the important qualities of a good website?
3. Who do you particularly admire, and why?
4. Where have you always wanted to visit?
 Effective answer should be … (p.13)
1. relevant to the question
2. well-developed (e.g. by giving examples, reasons)
3. concrete and clear (e.g. by using factual information)
4. coherent (e.g. by using connectives, logical arrangement of details)
Task 13 Interacting with the interviewer (p.13)

1. Showing understanding / listening

2. Asking for clarification
3. Showing miscomprehension
Listening to a job interview
 Task 14 & 15 Interview practice (p.14)
With your partner, take turns to conduct an interview of about 3
minutes using the five questions you have written:
Interviewer:
• listen to the answers carefully
• give brief responses
• ask follow-up questions
• jot down notes

Interviewee:
• listen to the questions carefully
• give relevant, detailed, concrete answers
• organise your answers logically (by using connectives)
 Additional Self-study Materials
(at the end of the unit)
1. Finding the right word to use when Speaking (1)
2. Finding the right word to use when Speaking (2)
3. Effective techniques in conducting an interview
12 questions to find out how much you understand Unit
5:
Interview questions for webpage evaluation project

Guidelines:
 relevant to the purpose
 have open-ended questions mainly
 preface some questions (context)
 one question asked at a time
 clear & specific questions
 questions logically sequenced
Writing questions for your webpage evaluation project
1. Content
 Text
 Images
 Links
 Tables; Graphics
 Authority
 Informative; Coverage
 Purpose; Objectivity
 Currency; Date of creation and last update
2. Layout
 Colour
 Contrast; Emphasis
 Organization; Alignment; Proximity
 Repetition