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? 3. I HAVE 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN
IF I HAVE BEEN IN A JOB INTERVIEW A FEW CONSTRUCTION
YEARS AGO 4. Is there anything you should not
say during an interview?
2. What kind of questions do you think are common?
WHAT CAN YOU DO? IS THE MOST COMMON WHAT SHOULD NOT BE SAID IN AN INTERVIEW IS: 1
QUESTION WHAT PARTS HAVE YOU WORKED ON? NOT TO SPEAK ILL OF ANYONE NOR OF THE
WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE? PREVIOUS WORK 2 TELLING LIES 3 NOT TO BE SELF-
CENTERED 4 DO NOT CRITICIZE THE OTHER
3. What are good answers to common questions? CANDIDATES OR PEERS
1. I PERFORMED VERY WELL IN THE
CONSTRUCTION AREA
5. What should you wear to a job interview?
2. I HAVE WORKED IN WORKS IN ROAD AND
FORMAL CLOTHING, EXCELLENT PERSONAL
COMPLETION OF FINISHES IN CONSTRUCTIONS
PRESENTATION AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE

B. Vocabulary Preview
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 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
E 9. j) to advance to a better job at a company
H 10.

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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
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. THANKS you for coming to the OFFICE

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

First, tell me a little about your coursework.

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

accounting, marketing, and management classes.

Good. We need people who we can promote to be managers.

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

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

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

What kind of tasks do you perform?

I am required to file documents and help customers.

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

having a book company as an employer?

I really do. I have an aptitude for business.

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

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

Yes, sir, I do. I have been studying from college textbooks for
four years, and I know what students like.
I like your attitude. I still have three 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?

Mr. MICHAELS AND LEE MEET AT MR MICHAELS’ OFFICE

2. What classes did Lee take at university?

The classes lee took in college were the business, accounting, marketing, and management
3. What type of people does Mr. Michaels need?

Mr. Michaels need people who can be promoted to be managers.

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

What lee does at this current book company is file documents and help customers, to study the books a lot so I can
answer various questions.

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 _______
emplayer _____________ 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 manager / required / attitude / hired / employee
/ employer / coursework / tasks / promote /
gopher so I did a lot of little _________ tasks __________ for
aptitude
a lot of people. I had a good _________ attitude
___________ because I wanted to learn more. I learned I had
an ___ aptitude _________________ for sales because I
helped so many people. My boss was required
__________________ to do bigger and more important 10/10
things. I was ________ promoted ___________ 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.

L. good afternoon Angelino sir as this welcome to my office

A. good afternoon sir Lucas very well, thank you very much

L. What was his last job?

A. I was in charge of building a shopping mall and making people do their job

L. What are your prospects with this job offer?

A. I have all the attitude to work and an experience of more than 30 years working in
civil works

L. perfect, and what studies do you have?

A. in the national center of learning sena I made my technician in construction of

buildings

L. I checked your resume and I’m very interested in hiring you to be part of our
company

A. thank you so much for giving me this opportunity

L. we will contact you to request all the documentation for the signing of the contract

A. will be pending for any information that requires

L. SEE YOU LATER, HAVE A NICE DAY

A. you are very kind, thank you very much

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.

Mr. Lee Timson 225 Fox Drive

Bonnville, NY 12345

Mr. William Michaels River Education Books 1530 Fordshackle Street

Bonnville, NY 12345

July 2nd 2020 18/18

_____ dear _________ Mr. Michaels,

Thank you for the _________ time _____ you gave me during my ___ interview
___________.
I enjoyed _____ discussing _________ the book business and ______ talking
________ about the sales representative _________ position _____. After meeting
with you, I am ____ ___sure __________ that I would enjoy the ______ __job
________.

In _______ addition _______ to my educational background, I am a hard

__________ worker ____ with an _____ _aptitude _________ for business. My
experience helping _____ customers _________ will make me a good ________
employee ______ at River Education Books. I will perform all of my tasks and
______ use ________ my good _______ attitude _______ to sell books for your
_______ company _______.

I look forward to hearing from you and I hope that I will be the ____ __person
__________ you hire, Thank you again for your ________ consideration ______.

Sincerely,

Lee Timson