Describe a time that you had to change your plan/ you changed your mindTalk about yourself I’m not much of a planner.. Having said that, there was one time when things went south went
Trang 1Describe a time that you had to change your plan/ you changed your mind
Talk about yourself
I’m not much of a planner
Usually just wing it
be spontaneous
This characteristic comes in handy one time when ….
I’m a detail-oriented/ organized person.
Plan everything out in a detailed way
Having said that, there was one time when things went south
went downhill.
When this happened
At the time, I was torn between…
Was on the fence (about), deciding…
What made you change the plan
What the new plan was
At first, I was fixated on
I set my mind on…
After an expected event/ consulting – receiving advice with/from parents/ friends
I eventually had a change of heart.
How you felt about the change
Mixed feelings
Ambivalent feelings
In retrospect
In hindsight
I have no regrets
I never look back
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Do old people often change plans?
No
Conservative
Opposed to changes, esp, sudden ones.
They plan things in a detailed way
(Example?)
Retirement
Inheritance
Do young people like to change plans?
Depends
Some are conservative
Some are liberal/ spontaneous
Always crave for new experiences
Exp:
Job hopping
What are the common reasons when people need to change plans?
Many
Objective reasons
Weather/ shortage of funds/ human resources
Subjective reasons
Have a change of heart
How would you tell your friends when you must change your plan?
There’s no easy way to go about this.
But honesty is key
Apologize and explain the real reason
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What kinds of plans are practical?
I’m not much of a planner
Not the best person to ask
With that being said,
Practical plans are plans that are realistic.
Not too ambitious
Easier to achieve
Celebrate small victories
Have the momentum to keep pushing forward.
Describe a time that someone didn’t tell you the whole truth about something Talk about yourself
Honesty
I’m an honest person
I don’t wanna sound pretentious but
I’d like to think that I’m a person who values honesty
a person with integrity
When someone lies to me
I am quite offended.
And there was one time when…
When this happened
Em là sophomore
What the situation was + Who you were with
Travel/ Shopping/ Study/ Restaurant
luôn có seller and buyer
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at… (where)
Then I was approached by người bán
He was trying to sell me on
Renting this apartment
He said that … was a steal
And that I should wait no more
Shouldn’t ignore this opportunity
Shouldn’t sleep on it.
He was pretty persuasive
Adamant
Pushy
I almost bought it.
I was on the fence about it.
Asked around
It turned out that I was almost deceived/ tricked by him because The price was just half as much
I was very angry
furious
fuming
enraged
And confronted him about it.
Be more careful/ cautious in the future