Lesson introduction

The aim of this lesson is to be able to take part in a basic job interview using appropriate language and simple sentence structures.

Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

• Use key vocabulary related to job interviews
• Ask and answer basic questions about yourself in an interview setting
• Use "and" to connect clauses in your answers
• Write simple sentences with correct punctuation (capital letters and full stops)

Recap from previous lesson

Let's recap from the previous lesson. Click the link below and check the material from our last lesson.

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Warmer

Let's review and practice useful questions using the WordWall activity here below (lesson preparation activity).

Vocabulary

Let's learn some useful words. We are going to learn professional adjectives and skills. We will learn how to build sentneces with the structure below:

Using professional adjectives
Subject + verb To be + professional adjectives
Example: I am punctual.

Using professional skills
Subject + verb To have + professional skills
Example: I have communication skills.

Watch the video below and write the words on your wordbook.

Grammar presentation

To get ready for the activities, click on the link below and read the grammar presentation. 

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Activity 1

Now let's practice the pronunciation.
Complete the tasks below:

• Read aloud the lyrics of the song the song below.
• Play the video and read alongside the song.
• Try to sing if you feel comfortable.

You've got the job
_____________________________________________

Please can you tell me about yourself?
Yes, I can. I am creative, I am hardworking,
I am punctual, I like teamworking.
I am professional, I am reliable.
I have good communication skills.

CHORUS
Please can you tell me about yourself?
What's your name? What's your surname?
Nice to meet you, I am hardworking.
Please can you tell me, what are your skills?
Are you prepared? What are your hobbies?
When can you start? How do you feel?
You've got the job, you've got the job!

Please can you tell me, what are your skills?
I have good writing, and I read books.
I have teamworking and speaking skills.
I never lie, I tell the truth.
I have experience and I’m polite too.
I have good customer service skills.

CHORUS
Please can you tell me about yourself?
What's your name? What's your surname?
Nice to meet you, I am hardworking.
Please can you tell me, what are your skills?
Are you prepared? What are your hobbies?
When can you start? How do you feel?
You've got the job, you've got the job!

Please can you tell me about yourself?
I’m good with people, I work in a team,
I answer the phone and keep things clean.
I write emails and count with care,
And every day I do my best!

CHORUS
Please can you tell me about yourself?
What's your name? What's your surname?
Nice to meet you, I am hardworking.
Please can you tell me, what are your skills?
Are you prepared? What are your hobbies?
When can you start? How do you feel?
You've got the job, you've got the job!

Please can you tell me, what are your hobbies?
I like to read, I like to play,
I go for walks and dance all day.
I draw, I cook, I sing a song,
But when I work, I am very strong!

CHORUS
Please can you tell me about yourself?
What's your name? What's your surname?
Nice to meet you, I am hardworking.
Please can you tell me, what are your skills?
Are you prepared? What are your hobbies?
When can you start? How do you feel?
You've got the job, you've got the job!
_____________________________________________

Activity 2

Now let's practice the pronunciation with the drilling activity below.

• Repeat 3 times "Please can you tell me.."
• Then read the question on the screen

For example:

Please can you tell me, Please can you tell me,
Please can you tell me What's your name?

Activity 3: Controlled practice

Firstly, let's write down our keywords and circle them.
Then, let's think about the interview questions.
At last, let's think about the sentences we need to use to answer the questions. Practice the dialogue in pairs.

Activity 4: Roleplay (Freer activity)

As freer activity, you will complete a job interview role play.
Write down the 7 keywords on a paper, to be used as gudance,
Do not write any sentences or questions, as you should not read during the activity. Repeat the activity until you are happy with the outcome.