ESOL Leeds Entry 2 Interview Techniques

ESOL Leeds 11 (Entry 2 Interview techniques)

Video: good and bad interview
Language skill: express clearly statements of fact and short accounts

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(GOOD INTERVIEW)

Jess: Come in.... Ah Michael.

Mike: Hello.

Jess: Nice to .

Mike: And you.

Jess: Please sit down, so Michael I have some for you today, so firstly tell me about yourself.

Mike: My name is Michael Richmond, I'm twenty-six and I live in Leeds, Harehills and I'm looking for a job.

Jess: worked in a supermarket before?

Mike: Yes, I worked at a supermarket in my hometown.

Jess: So, worked in a supermarket in Leeds before?

Mike: No, I haven't. I've been working in a newsagent.

Jess: Oh right, have you been in Leeds then Michael?

Mike: in Leeds for about six months, I think, yes about six months.

Jess: So what are your then Michael?

Mike: I like working a team, I like working on my own . um, I'm reliable, I'm quite responsible, and I'm quite willing to learn as well.

Jess: And have you done before?

Mike: No, I haven't, but I would be willing to work weekends and maybe some as well.

Jess: Oh good because we do have shifts and shifts.

Mike: Okay.

Jess: Okay?... and lastly any questions?

Mike: Erm, how many days holiday do I get?

Jess: At the moment eighteen days holiday, but there may be another two this year.

Mike: Ah Okay. Is there a canteen?

Jess: There is a staff canteen, most bring their own sandwiches, a vending machine. So Michael, it was lovely meeting you..

Mike: and you.

Jess: We'll cMonday and hopefully you can start straight away..

Mike: Ah... Okay!

Jess: Very nice to meet you, do you remember the way out?

Mike: Yes thank you.

Jess: Okay goodbye Michael.

Mike: Goodbye........ Yes!

(BAD INTERVIEW)

Sophie: Hello!

Jess: Ah, hello.. Sophie Watkinson?

Sophie: Yeah. Hi.

Jess: My name's Jess Brainsby, I'm the here at the supermarket, and I've got some questions to ask you today. Okay, so firstly tell me about yourself.

Sophie: My name is Sophie and I'm for a job.

Jess: Okay. have you ever in a supermarket before?

Sophie: Yup.

Jess: Was that in Leeds?

Sophie: Yup.

Jess: Right... erm... what are your skills?

Sophie: I'm quite hard working.

Jess: Okay. How long have you been in Leeds?

Sophie: Erm I , about a year.

Jess: Right. Could you put the bag on the floor? Is that okay? That's there's more space now. Have you done shift work before?

Sophie: Yes, I hated it, it was horrible.

Jess: Right, because a lot of the work here is early shifts, late shifts, weekend shifts.

Sophie: Ohh. I'd rather work 9 'til five.

Jess: We have training here, are you interested in training?

Sophie: Hmm, I'm not too .

Jess: Okay and finally, any questions?

Sophie: No.

Jess: Right, well for now then Sophie, we'll give you a call on Monday.

Sophie: Right then see ya.

Jess: It was nice to meet .

Sophie: Oh I've forgotten my bag!

Jess: Right, okay, bye! Nice meeting you.

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Find the missing words.

canteen holiday interested looking manager questions work worked working

(GOOD INTERVIEW)

Jess: Come in.... Ah Michael.

Mike: Hello.

Jess: Nice to meet you.

Mike: And you.

Jess: Please sit down, so Michael I have some [1] for you today, so firstly tell me about yourself.

Mike: My name is Michael Richmond, I´m twenty-six and I live in Leeds, Harehills and I´m [2] for a full time job.

Jess: Have you [3] in a supermarket before?

Mike: Yes, I [4] at a supermarket in my hometown.

Jess: So, have you [5] in a supermarket in Leeds before?

Mike: No, I haven´t. I´ve been [6] in a newsagent.

Jess: Oh right, how long have you been in Leeds then Michael?

Mike: I´ve been in Leeds for about six months, I think, yes about six months.

Jess: So what are your skills then Michael?

Mike: I like [7] as part of a team, I like [8] on my own . um, I´m reliable, I´m quite responsible, and I´m quite willing to learn as well.

Jess: And have you done shift [9] before?

Mike: No, I haven´t, but I would be willing to [10] weekends and maybe some evenings as well.

Jess: Oh good because we do have early shifts and late shifts.

Mike: Okay.

Jess: Okay?... and lastly have you got any questions?

Mike: Erm, how many days [11] do I get?

Jess: At the moment we have eighteen days [12] , but there may be another two this year.

Mike: Ah Okay. Is there a canteen?

Jess: There is a staff [13] , most people bring their own sandwiches, there is a vending machine. So Michael, it was lovely meeting you..

Mike: and you.

Jess: We´ll call you Monday and hopefully you can start straight away..

Mike: Ah... Okay!

Jess: Very nice to meet you, do you remember the way out?

Mike: Yes thank you.

Jess: Okay goodbye Michael.

Mike: Goodbye........ Yes!

(BAD INTERVIEW)

Sophie: Hello!

Jess: Ah, hello.. Sophie Watkinson?

Sophie: Yeah. Hi.

Jess: My name´s Jess Brainsby, I´m the [14] here at the supermarket, and I´ve got some [15] to ask you today. Okay, so firstly tell me about yourself.

Sophie: My name is Sophie and I´m [16] for a job.

Jess: Okay. have you ever [17] in a supermarket before?

Sophie: Yup.

Jess: Was that in Leeds?

Sophie: Yup.

Jess: Right... erm... what are your skills?

Sophie: Sometimes I´m quite hard [18] .

Jess: Okay. How long have you been in Leeds?

Sophie: Erm I don´t know, about a year.

Jess: Right. Could you put the bag on the floor? Is that okay? That´s better there´s more space now. Have you done shift [19] before?

Sophie: Yes, I hated it, it was horrible.

Jess: Right, because a lot of the [20] here is early shifts, late shifts, weekend shifts.

Sophie: Ohh. To be honest I´d rather [21] 9 ´til five.

Jess: We have training here, are you [22] in training?

Sophie: Hmm, I´m not too bothered.

Jess: Okay and finally, any questions?

Sophie: No.

Jess: Right, well that´s all for now then Sophie, we´ll give you a call on Monday.

Sophie: Right then see ya.

Jess: It was nice to meet .

Sophie: Oh I´ve forgotten my bag!

Jess: Right, okay, bye! Nice meeting you.

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Find some of the words and phrases learned today but in different sentences.


   1.  
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[002] ' _____ ,' Narinder says, 'it's one of the few  things you can      
[003] But somewhere, when I was  a child, I had  learned  _____ . For  three years I had ridden to win, and now the pro     
[004] Rick decided  _____ . I know of two cases,' he  answered, but it isn't comm     
[005] Better, he thought,  _____  about it. 'If  you must know, it's some rope. I used t     
[006] School, First-class School, Good  School, and School.  _____ ,' said Mr Levy, School is  pretty bad. I think you'll      
[007] 'I'm a human being. I try  _____ , and I want to stay that  way.  Your job would destroy     


	   2.  
  [001] I knew that my imagination was   _____   for most of the trouble.  At Brandham I had imagined      
[002] Lawyers are  _____  for evictions.  "Who did the eviction?" Mister had ask     
[003] Each individual being is  _____  for his  or her own thoughts and actions.  Yury though     
[004] John was also the man who Yury considered to be   _____  for his father's death. Yury believed that he was  an      
[005] King Philip was  _____  for his  success.  When Philip became king of Macedoni     
[006] Alexander grew up quickly into a  _____  and intelligent  young man. When he was sixteen, he wa     
[007] It is more likely that she is  _____ .  Philip had not included his first wife in his plans      


	   3.  
  [001] 'So you just found him dead.  _____  seen a dead  body before?'  'Only on TV.' The cop smil     
[002]  _____  been frightened?                                             
[003] Have you always  worked  with groups?  _____  made a record on your own? P:  Yes,  last  summer. I m     
[004] When I'd finished the piece  he said: ' _____  actually seen a rhinoceros?' GREG  FEARON,  marketing      
[005] George worked for half an  hour, it  would kill him.  _____  seen George work?'  he  added, and he turned to me.  I     
[006] George answered Harris. 'You're  always  asleep.  _____  seen Harris awake,  except at meal times?' George aske     


	   4.  
  [001] The big  publishers can't be  _____  to read old books. The  project  is under the dire     
[002] 'I  can't  be  _____  with things like that.'  Her Aunt Bee looked along the     
[003] The boy did not look  _____  or even surprised to see them.  He got up  from the be     
[004] It's strange, isn't  it, that  Anne never  _____  to put  curtains at the  windows?'  Richards had cleve     
[005] He was used to being outside all day, and had not  _____  to wash  or change his clothes. His face and hands wer     
[006] But his wife had not  _____  to brush her hair or change  her dress. I had to expla     
     


	   5.  
  [001] To march East is a sign of his extraordinary  _____  as a  leader that his soldiers agreed to follow.  Chap     
[002] 'People's  _____  were very important to  them. '    Well, if anyone sho     
[003] His first  job  right out of college. But better  _____ , more education and hard  work will boost his success,     
[004] Holmes used his extraordinary  _____  to see facts  about  the crime that the  police had no     
[005] From my academic work I've picked up some  basic   _____ . The first year it was wierd trying to work a washing      
[006] Rather than being forced to copy the   _____   of adults? But according to th     
[007] They do not need to learn any other  _____  than those they  instinctively learn through play, or

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